BLOW-N-SMOKE AL
Rating
1440
peak 1440 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2022-10-07
latest 2025-05-03
Best ToY finish
#271
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
314.98 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 353.61 (-38.63)
Walk rate
11%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±73.44
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.92 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.12)
Road miles
514
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 135 mi
Schedule strength
74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
353.61 / 360
9 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
NORALA BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Modest Meats | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bentley Que | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Small Batch BBQ - TN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Life | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Bonnie Blue BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Rocket Barbecue | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 Swine Crew | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wee Daddy's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 147.9428 | 162.18 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 134.2284 | 155.12 | top 78% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 153.0628 | 162.92 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 8 | 0 | top 87% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 87% | 2025-05-02 |
| Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 93% | 2024-10-11 |
| Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 86% | 2024-09-20 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (8 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 353.61 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-10-07 — First tracked contest · Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
- 📈 2023-03-17 — Peak power rating (1491) · Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- ⭐ 2023-08-11 — Career-best overall score (492.4460) · Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)
- 📣 2025-05-03 — First call · O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.7 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2023-03-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2024-10-11 |
| -11.1 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2024-09-20 |
| -9.7 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 2022-10-07 |
| -8.8 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-04-28 |
| -8.1 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 2025-05-02 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 86% | 93.6% | 91.5% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 91.2% | 84.8% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 136.8% | 120.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 86% | 86% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 18 / 23 (337.0744) | 21 (163.9428) | 10 (173.1316) | 9 (173.1084) | — |
| 2025-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 26 / 28 (321.6116) | 21 (167.3828) | 27 (154.2288) | 28 (153.0628) | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 38 / 38 (282.1712) | 37 (147.9428) | 38 (134.2284) | — | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 18 / 18 (305.5540) | 17 (159.9540) | 18 (145.6000) | 15 (161.6572) | — |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 22 / 27 (328.4916) | 22 (163.3944) | 19 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 25 / 35 (492.4460) | 30 (163.3828) | 21 (165.1088) | 20 (163.9544) | — |
| 2023-04-28 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 31 / 36 (483.8516) | 32 (160.5372) | 29 (160.5144) | 27 (162.8000) | — |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 37 / 80 (321.6804) | 27 (166.8344) | 39 (154.8460) | — | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 33 / 38 (309.5772) | 19 (166.2744) | 38 (143.3028) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #284 (136 pts) | #279 (141 pts) | #257 (176 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #271 (145 pts) | #275 (150 pts) | #261 (160 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #221 (180 pts) | #205 (200 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #295 (90 pts) | #332 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1883 (120 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1258 (221 pts) | #1688 (136 pts) | #1559 (166 pts) | #880 (411 pts) | #1344 (206 pts) |