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ALE YEAH BBQ OH

Power ranking

#428
of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1609
peak 1609

Contests

43
in the data

First seen

2019-03-08
latest 2024-10-30

Best ToY finish

#237
Master 2021

Grand champs

1
0 reserve

Category wins

3
14 podiums

Overall top-10s

10
of 43 contests

Avg finish

top 44%
overall standings

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

681.76 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 677.75 (+4.01)

Walk rate

65%
contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

4
best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Consistency

±11.94
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket
avg 171.73 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.75)

Road miles

8100
mi across 43 mapped stops · furthest 625 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO has finished one call ahead of ALE YEAH BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO has landed one call behind them 3 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 19 of their 22 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of BO B Q BBQ in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

📅 A March team

Something about March: average finish in the top 25% across 3 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.

🃏 Against the odds

Their Grand Championship at Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 (2021-07-16) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 26-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE.

Teams like this (closest power rating, OH first)

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 39 11 0 2 178.8572 147.3940 169.85 top 49%
Pork Ribs 40 8 1 5 178.8572 151.9544 167.75 top 51%
Pork 39 10 0 0 178.3200 155.3828 168.59 top 49%
Brisket 39 20 2 7 180.0000 🔥 155.9084 171.73 top 32%

“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

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
OH90top 48%
KS50top 49%
IN50top 57%
WV41top 25%
KY40top 32%
TN40top 35%
IL20top 29%
MI20top 50%
AL20top 76%
VA10top 13%

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)31top 14%
Medium (20–39)150top 42%
Large (40+)210top 49%

The story so far

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

SeasonContestsGCsCategory winsBest overallAvg overall
2024801 697.0856 682.13
20231001 689.0856 677.71
2022901 695.9312 682.13
2021610 695.9200 684.31
2020400 671.3488 662.58
2019600 677.0056 670.43

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2024-10-30 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS
2024-10-30 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS 101 / 444 (687.3484) 160 (171.9772) 238 (169.1200) 75 (174.2856) 102 (171.9656)
2024-09-20 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL 9 / 58 (697.0856) 7 (178.8572) 45 (166.2284) 8 (176.0000) 7 (176.0000)
2024-09-06 Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wadsworth, OH 11 / 30 (685.0744) 3 (177.7028) 24 (162.2632) 8 (172.5600) 6 (172.5484)
2024-07-19 The Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH 18 / 33 (665.0628) 14 (169.6800) 27 (158.8344) 25 (162.2628) 5 (174.2856)
2024-06-14 Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV 15 / 30 (674.2284) 6 (173.7028) 24 (161.1428) 11 (170.2628) 13 (169.1200)
2024-05-10 Derby Park Que Off Louisville, KY 7 / 21 (686.1712) 8 (173.1084) 13 (167.3828) 13 (167.9772) 1 (177.7028)
2024-04-19 GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI 30 / 62 (679.9196) 22 (172.5484) 42 (165.0972) 38 (167.9884) 8 (174.2856)
2023-09-27 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS 166 / 487 (680.6172) 333 (164.5944) 285 (166.2972) 17 (178.3200) 120 (171.4056)
2023-09-27 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS 140 / 211 (677.5996) 142 (168.5600) 187 (165.0856) 53 (174.2628) 114 (169.6912)
2023-09-27 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS
2023-09-21 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL 21 / 50 (681.6112) 18 (171.9772) 21 (172.5600) 44 (160.4912) 7 (176.5828)
2023-09-08 Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY 13 / 33 (679.3140) 16 (170.2856) 10 (171.9772) 20 (168.5256) 16 (168.5256)
2023-07-21 The Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH 17 / 32 (671.8972) 21 (167.4056) 19 (163.9544) 21 (166.2628) 5 (174.2744)
2023-06-16 Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV 7 / 28 (689.0856) 17 (168.5256) 15 (166.2972) 5 (174.2628) 1 (180.0000)
2023-05-05 Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition Westland, MI 13 / 25 (678.2284) 13 (171.4056) 23 (163.3828) 6 (172.0000) 10 (171.4400)
2023-04-28 Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH 20 / 42 (663.3484) 26 (164.5256) 18 (164.0000) 30 (161.1200) 4 (173.7028)
2023-04-28 Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Marietta, OH 2 (174.2744)
2022-11-12 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL 50 / 61 (679.9432) 37 (171.9772) 48 (167.9772) 44 (168.5716) 37 (171.4172)
2022-11-11 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL 63 / 91 (670.7540) 69 (167.3712) 7 (176.5716) 80 (162.8684) 70 (163.9428)
2022-10-01 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS
2022-09-29 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS 131 / 249 (680.4456) 138 (170.8228) 156 (169.1200) 182 (167.3828) 63 (173.1200)
2022-09-29 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS 356 / 505 (651.3368) 495 (147.3940) 427 (158.2400) 199 (169.1200) 24 (176.5828)
2022-09-09 Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY 5 / 32 (691.9428) 9 (174.2628) 13 (172.0116) 16 (167.9656) 2 (177.7028)
2022-07-15 Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA 4 / 31 (695.9312) 23 (169.1084) 1 (178.8572) 17 (170.8228) 3 (177.1428)
2022-04-22 Downtown BBQ Throwdown Ripley, WV 3 / 17 (694.7656) 7 (170.8112) 3 (174.2744) 4 (173.1200) 3 (176.5600)
2022-03-18 Smoke on The Shores Lebanon, TN 10 / 63 (691.9200) 14 (175.4056) 11 (173.1200) 40 (165.6800) 2 (177.7144)
2021-10-08 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN 44 / 70 (675.9312) 51 (166.2284) 46 (169.1428) 49 (166.8228) 15 (173.7372)
2021-09-04 Destination Outlets Labor Day BBQ Championship Jeffersonville, OH 3 / 15 (691.9200) 9 (171.9656) 3 (174.8572) 4 (174.2744) 7 (170.8228)
2021-07-16 Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 Morgantown, WV 1 / 18 (695.9200) 2 (177.7028) 3 (174.2744) 9 (169.6800) 2 (174.2628)
2021-06-19 Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 Franklin, IN 13 / 37 (679.3944) 24 (168.5600) 23 (166.2972) 5 (173.7144) 13 (170.8228)
2021-06-18 Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN 26 / 51 (671.9200) 43 (163.3944) 15 (170.2628) 18 (169.7028) 26 (168.5600)
2021-03-19 Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN 9 / 57 (690.7656) 29 (169.1084) 22 (170.8228) 15 (171.9772) 4 (178.8572)
2020-09-18 Smokin in the Hills Hillsboro, OH 18 / 41 (671.3028) 15 (171.9656) 14 (167.4060) 13 (169.1200) 30 (162.8112)
2020-08-14 Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN 34 / 50 (665.0056) 25 (167.4172) 22 (167.9772) 34 (166.8228) 39 (162.7884)
2020-06-20 Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN 29 / 63 (671.3488) 40 (167.9656) 59 (158.2516) 9 (173.1544) 15 (171.9772)
2020-06-19 Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN 60 / 69 (642.6628) 31 (167.9772) 66 (151.9544) 39 (166.8228) 62 (155.9084)
2019-10-04 Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY 17 / 42 (669.5428) 7 (173.1200) 17 (168.5256) 40 (157.0744) 9 (170.8228)
2019-09-20 Smokin in The Hills 20 / 38 (667.8856) 4 (176.5600) 20 (166.2628) 36 (155.3828) 10 (169.6800)
2019-08-30 PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival Hilliard, OH 18 / 28 (669.5540) 19 (168.5372) 18 (167.9772) 13 (169.6800) 23 (163.3596)
2019-08-02 Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition CINCINNATI, OH 18 / 31 (666.1600) 8 (172.5600) 16 (164.5372) 27 (159.3828) 9 (169.6800)
2019-07-12 Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH 18 / 33 (672.4344) 25 (163.9428) 15 (168.5372) 8 (170.8344) 12 (169.1200)
2019-03-08 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Nashville, TN 30 / 67 (677.0056) 47 (165.0972) 8 (174.8572) 32 (168.5256) 36 (168.5256)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2024 ↗ Master #302 (739 pts) #242 (954 pts) #511 (464 pts) #313 (714 pts) #177 (1119 pts)
2023 ↗ Master #239 (888 pts) #292 (778 pts) #205 (1086 pts) #244 (903 pts) #127 (1303 pts)
2022 ↗ Master #261 (860 pts) #401 (590 pts) #293 (865 pts) #408 (570 pts) #199 (1090 pts)
2021 ↗ Master #237 (808 pts) #367 (553 pts) #306 (688 pts) #289 (708 pts) #252 (778 pts)
2020 ↗ Master #397 (275 pts) #401 (290 pts) #394 (310 pts) #324 (385 pts) #407 (290 pts)
2019 ↗ Master #634 (517 pts) #472 (727 pts) #547 (637 pts) #670 (502 pts) #505 (667 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #391 (875 pts) #417 (865 pts) #511 (730 pts) #638 (585 pts) #419 (850 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #728 (518 pts) #723 (558 pts) #676 (603 pts) #776 (518 pts) #557 (703 pts)

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