Giant slayer
54
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 54-team field at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ.
- 2019-05-03
Uncle Redstone
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1511
peak 1523 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2014-09-19
latest 2024-10-18
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
323.35 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 326.52 (-3.17)
Walk rate
31%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.49
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.74 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.67)
Road miles
98
mi across 13 mapped stops
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Purse competed for
$42K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
316.48 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
326.52 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 1 GC
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.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (7 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
High-water mark
342.3888
career-best overall
95.1% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 342.3888 at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ — 95.1% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- 2019-05-03
State champions
1
state championships won
They've taken 1 state championship from 3 entries at contests carrying the title.
- 3 state-championship entries
A tough matchup
5–1
behind in the head-to-head
Hickory Hangover ahead in 83% of their meetings
Hickory Hangover has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Boob-B-Q in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
2.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2021-08-13).
- last seen 2019-06-07
- back 2021-08-13
Boom or bust
±16.67%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±16.67% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 84.0% of a perfect score
- best 95.1%
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
98 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2810 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than Uncle Redstone has cooked, 7 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#2804 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#2811 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 9 years before Uncle Redstone's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2796 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
Level with Uncle Redstone on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2791 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than Uncle Redstone has cooked, 6 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#2814 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Uncle Redstone's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Hangover | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Boob-B-Q | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Boss Hawgs | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Boar on the Floor | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweaty Pig | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Gustoso BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTSY-Q | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SportsPage Smokers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Happy Grillmore | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Los Diablos | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.0000 | 153.6340 | 163.74 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.6060 | 147.9428 | 162.67 | top 53% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 93% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 1 | top 37% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 81% | 2022-09-08 |
The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10.1 yrs
2014-09-19 → 2024-10-18
Busiest season
2019
2 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
1.2
across 11 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
13 of 13 contests
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.74 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.67)
Walk rate
31%
a top-10 call in 4 of 13 contests
Overall top-10 rate
8%
1 of 13 contests
Wins it all
8%
1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve
First title
2019-05-03
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Master average
316.48
out of 720 · 1 contest · 0 GCs
Backyard average
326.52
out of 360 · 6 contests · 1 GC
Opponents faced
384
311–250 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
98
13 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1523
average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$42,250
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
2019-06-07 → 2021-08-13
Power rating
1511
peak 1523 · #2800 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)
- First call I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)
- 2019
- First overall top-10 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First overall podium The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First Grand Championship The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First state championship The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score342.3888 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Biggest field won (54 teams) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best overall score342.3888 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.6060 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- 2021
- 10th tracked contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Peak power rating (1523) Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- 2024
- Most recent contest WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2019-05-03 |
| +9.6 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2021-08-13 |
| +1.3 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-10-20 |
| +1.1 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2019-06-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2022-09-08 |
| -4.9 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest | 2014-09-19 |
| -0.7 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-10-18 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 137% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 24% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 95.1% | 93.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 44% | 44% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-18 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 27 / 50 (330.2056) | 27 (164.5372) | 27 (165.6684) | — | — |
| 2023-10-20 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 24 / 50 (327.3828) | 7 (172.0000) | 41 (155.3828) | — | — |
| 2022-09-08 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 48 / 35 (301.5768) | 41 (153.6340) | 49 (147.9428) | — | — |
| 2021-08-13 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 12 / 49 (324.4912) | 18 (161.6684) | 11 (162.8228) | — | — |
| 2019-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 12 / 25 (333.0740) | 12 (164.5140) | 9 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2019-05-03 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 1 / 54 (342.3888) | 3 (169.7828) | 3 (172.6060) | — | — |
| 2018-05-04 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017-05-05 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-05-06 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-05-01 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-09-19 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL | 44 / 75 (316.4800) | — | — | — | — |
| 2013-09-13 | Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013-08-17 | I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) New Hope, AL | — | 13 (160.0228) | 8 (165.7256) | — | — |