A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
LEE LA Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Bama Smokin N Grillin
Bama Smokin N Grillin is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 11th of 28 at the Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024). Also listed in KCBS results as “Bama Smokin-N-Grillin” and “Bama Smokin -N- Grillin”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1502
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Mar 13, 2020
latest Mar 9, 2024 · 4 years on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.62)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Purse competed for
$14K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
329.68 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
474.74 / 540
2 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.9656 | 140.5028 | 158.82 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 147.9316 | 158.62 | top 55% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 162.2856 | 163.99 | top 46% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 54% | Mar 9, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
59
finished ahead 40 times, behind 39
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Mar 13, 2020 → Mar 10, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score329.6800 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1502) Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score482.1828 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9656 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
20202 milestones
- First tracked contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2024 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 11 / 28 (329.6800) | 12 (163.9884) | 10 (165.6916) | 14 (165.1200) | — |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 12 / 31 (482.1828) | 3 (171.9656) | 27 (147.9316) | 12 (162.2856) | — |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 19 / 23 (467.3028) | 21 (140.5028) | 10 (162.2400) | 11 (164.5600) | — |