Codeman's BBQ AL
Rating
1482
peak 1482
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2023-09-08
latest 2024-09-06
Best ToY finish
#211
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
328.50
last 4 vs career avg 328.50 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.81
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.97 · weakest Chicken (163.28)
Road miles
138
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 41 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Deviant Smoke has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of LWS Smokin Aces in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 156.5372 | 163.28 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 160.5144 | 164.97 | top 61% |
| 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 84% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 71% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 328.50
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 334.8000 | 332.31 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 317.0516 | 317.05 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 11 (162.2516) | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 20 / 27 (334.8000) | 21 (163.3828) | 15 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 20 / 27 (330.2056) | 21 (163.9312) | 13 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 25 / 38 (331.9316) | 16 (170.2744) | 29 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 16 / 19 (317.0516) | 17 (156.5372) | 12 (160.5144) | — | — |
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 | #211 (214 pts) | #162 (360 pts) | #186 (274 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | #1061 (111 pts) | — | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #310 (84 pts) | #293 (109 pts) | — | — |