Bad Dog's BBQ AL
Rating
1452
peak 1452 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2024-09-27
latest 2025-03-21
Best ToY finish
#215
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 97%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
301.68
last 4 Backyard vs avg 301.68 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.01
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 151.69 · weakest Chicken (149.99)
Road miles
223
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 93 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Purse competed for
$58K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
301.68 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Modest Meats has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1316 | 138.8340 | 149.99 | top 96% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 135.9428 | 151.69 | top 92% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 99% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 301.68 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2024-09-27 — First tracked contest · Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2024-09-27 — Career-best overall score (310.2628) · Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2024-09-27 — Peak power rating (1491) · Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-10-18 |
| -12.2 | Poosa Q | 2024-10-04 |
| -12 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-03-21 |
| -9.4 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-09-27 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 86.2% | 83.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 43 / 43 (309.0856) | 43 (154.2856) | 40 (154.8000) | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 50 / 50 (293.0744) | 43 (157.1316) | 50 (135.9428) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 58 / 59 (294.3084) | 58 (138.8340) | 54 (155.4744) | — | — |
| 2024-09-27 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Clanton, AL | 16 / 18 (310.2628) | 18 (149.7028) | 15 (160.5600) | — | — |
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 | #368 (60 pts) | #371 (60 pts) | #380 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #215 (208 pts) | #229 (198 pts) | #227 (213 pts) | — | — |