Traditions BBQ AL
Rating
1512
peak 1514
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2022-09-08
latest 2024-05-04
Best ToY finish
#885
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.13 · weakest Chicken (164.83)
Road miles
81
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 52 mi
Storylines
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 35 at their very first tracked contest, Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2022-09-08).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 164.5600 | 164.83 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 165.6916 | 171.13 | top 31% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 168.5372 | 168.54 | top 41% |
| 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: 2024 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AL (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 335.95
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
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 330.7888 | 330.79 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 341.1200 | 341.12 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-04 | The Great Alabama Public Television BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Birmingham, AL | — | — | — | 7 (168.5372) | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 16 / 26 (330.7888) | 17 (165.0972) | 14 (165.6916) | — | — |
| 2022-09-08 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 5 / 35 (341.1200) | 17 (164.5600) | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #897 (366 pts) | #612 (631 pts) | #979 (356 pts) | #959 (371 pts) | #715 (516 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #885 (335 pts) | #920 (350 pts) | #942 (330 pts) | #1102 (275 pts) | #761 (425 pts) |