A&J Catering AL
Rating
1504
peak 1504
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2024-03-09
latest 2025-03-07
Best ToY finish
#297
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.27 · weakest Pork (158.53)
Road miles
0
mi across 2 mapped stops
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 162.2744 | 166.27 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4288 | 157.6572 | 162.54 | top 64% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 149.6340 | 158.53 | top 68% |
| 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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AL (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 328.81
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 337.6916 | 337.69 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 319.9316 | 319.93 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-07 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 12 / 30 (337.6916) | 10 (170.2628) | 16 (167.4288) | 11 (167.4284) | — |
| 2024-03-09 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 18 / 28 (319.9316) | 13 (162.2744) | 21 (157.6572) | 28 (149.6340) | — |
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 | #297 (120 pts) | #290 (130 pts) | #340 (100 pts) | — | — |