LWS Smokin Aces AL
Rating
1449
peak 1449 · rated over 16 contests
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2022-05-05
latest 2026-06-05
Best ToY finish
#118
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
330.76 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 327.06 (+3.70)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.82
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.56 · weakest Pork (161.24)
Road miles
893
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 113 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$101K
listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
327.06 / 360
16 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Modest Meats has finished one call ahead of LWS Smokin Aces 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Bentley Que has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of JT'S SMOKE SHACK in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Bentley Que has out-cooked them in 12 of 13 shared chicken entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Que | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Life | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Modest Meats | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wee Daddy's BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bonnie Blue BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLY SMOKIN!!! | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Budget BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Small Batch BBQ - TN | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Ghost Hill BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 152.5372 | 163.56 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 145.0744 | 163.50 | top 69% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 153.0744 | 161.24 | top 69% |
| 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 15 | 0 | top 76% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 68% | 2026-03-27 |
| Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 70% | 2025-10-10 |
| O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 86% | 2025-05-03 |
| O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 71% | 2025-05-02 |
| Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 94% | 2024-09-06 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (15 of 16 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (16 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 327.06 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-05-05 — First tracked contest · Poosa Q
- 📈 2022-05-05 — Peak power rating (1493) · Poosa Q
- 📣 2024-09-27 — First call · Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2026-05-15 — Career-best overall score (341.6456) · High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.5 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-09-27 |
| +6.9 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-05-15 |
| +3.1 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 2025-05-02 |
| +1.6 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-03-22 |
| +1.5 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2026-06-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-09-08 |
| -9.8 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 2026-05-01 |
| -9.4 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-09-06 |
| -7.9 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-09-05 |
| -7.7 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 2024-05-03 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 72% | 94.9% | 92.4% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 93.3% | 91.7% |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20% | top 72% | 94.3% | 91.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 89.2% | 86.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 17 / 26 (340.4912) | 12 (173.1084) | 19 (167.3828) | 9 (173.1084) | — |
| 2026-05-15 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 13 / 29 (341.6456) | 15 (170.8228) | 13 (170.8228) | 16 (158.2628) | — |
| 2026-05-01 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Cleveland, AL | 17 / 17 (321.6116) | 17 (154.2172) | 15 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 34 / 43 (326.7428) | 31 (165.0972) | 33 (161.6456) | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 20 / 30 (323.3260) | 22 (162.8000) | 22 (160.5260) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 27 / 29 (326.7772) | 27 (166.2744) | 28 (160.5028) | — | — |
| 2025-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 20 / 23 (334.7888) | 14 (168.5372) | 20 (166.2516) | 22 (153.0744) | — |
| 2025-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 16 / 28 (335.9544) | 18 (167.4172) | 16 (168.5372) | 25 (160.5028) | — |
| 2024-09-27 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Clanton, AL | 7 / 18 (339.3600) | 13 (163.9428) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 25 / 27 (319.3260) | 26 (158.8000) | 25 (160.5260) | — | — |
| 2024-05-04 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 17 / 20 (327.8972) | 18 (159.3716) | 16 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 23 / 27 (327.3488) | 25 (158.2288) | 11 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 22 / 38 (335.9656) | 20 (168.5372) | 19 (167.4284) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 18 / 19 (309.0284) | 14 (163.9540) | 18 (145.0744) | — | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 28 / 38 (321.0740) | 27 (163.3828) | 29 (157.6912) | — | — |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 48 / 72 (301.6572) | 48 (152.5372) | 48 (149.1200) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #118 (347 pts) | #119 (362 pts) | #127 (347 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #168 (305 pts) | #164 (315 pts) | #179 (295 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #183 (274 pts) | #190 (269 pts) | #158 (354 pts) | — | — |