Always Forward BBQ TX
Rating
1537
peak 1537 · rated over 4 contests
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2023-09-08
latest 2025-09-12
Best ToY finish
#708
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 24%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
685.14
last 3 Master vs avg 685.14 (+0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±6.32
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 176.00 · weakest Brisket (165.89)
Road miles
41
mi across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Purse competed for
$135K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
685.14 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
333.61 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Meatshots BBQ has finished one call ahead of Always Forward BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of CHICKEN FRIED BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff is their spot: an average finish in the top 12% across 3 visits.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 12% across 3 contests, versus top 24% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TX first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 165.0856 | 171.56 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4516 | 168.0000 | 169.28 | top 44% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 174.8456 | 176.00 | top 9% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 161.0972 | 165.89 | top 39% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 12% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 12% | 2025-09-12 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TX (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 685.14 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 333.61 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-09-08 — First tracked contest · Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- 📣 2024-07-12 — First call · NSDDF presents the Inaugural Baylor Backyard BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2024-09-13 — Career-best overall score (692.5604) · Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- 📈 2025-09-12 — Peak power rating (1537) · Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.1 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2024-09-13 |
| +13.3 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2025-09-12 |
| +10.4 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2023-09-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.1 | NSDDF presents the Inaugural Baylor Backyard BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-07-12 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 10% | 95.2% | 95.2% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 96.2% | 94.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 20% | 94% | 94% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-12 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 9 / 92 (685.7372) | 15 (172.5600) | 44 (168.0000) | 3 (178.2972) | 31 (166.8800) |
| 2024-09-13 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 4 / 67 (692.5604) | 5 (176.5716) | 20 (171.4516) | 7 (174.8572) | 15 (169.6800) |
| 2024-07-12 | NSDDF presents the Inaugural Baylor Backyard BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Tomball, TX | 6 / 10 (333.6112) | 7 (165.0856) | 6 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 20 / 99 (677.1200) | 18 (172.0228) | 37 (169.1544) | 12 (174.8456) | 60 (161.0972) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #802 (145 pts) | #1041 (110 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #683 (235 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #708 (210 pts) | #800 (185 pts) | #1213 (85 pts) | #839 (165 pts) | #1011 (110 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1148 (85 pts) | #1175 (95 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #964 (125 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |