Chief Grilldaddy & the Hosedraggers AL
Rating
1487
peak 1500
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2020-03-13
latest 2024-09-13
Best ToY finish
#415
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
478.41
last 3 vs career avg 478.41 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±123.84
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.99 · weakest Brisket (151.39)
Road miles
396
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 195 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
LEE LA Q 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 153.0972 | 155.78 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 160.5828 | 167.99 | top 40% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 158.8228 | 159.10 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.3944 | 151.3944 | 151.39 | top 92% |
“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: 2023 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (4 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 478.41
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 326.2516 | 326.25 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 629.5888 | 629.59 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 479.3828 | 479.38 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 27 / 33 (326.2516) | 32 (154.8344) | 11 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-10-21 | Battle for the Bones (ONE MEAT RIBS) Birmingham, AL | — | — | 2 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 34 / 39 (629.5888) | 38 (153.0972) | 23 (166.2744) | 35 (158.8228) | 36 (151.3944) |
| 2020-03-13 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 12 / 23 (479.3828) | 14 (159.4172) | 11 (160.5828) | 13 (159.3828) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #415 (58 pts) | #417 (58 pts) | #303 (128 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #669 (306 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |