Blackwater BBQ AL
Rating
1484
peak 1484 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2022-04-08
latest 2023-10-13
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
321.46
last 3 Backyard vs avg 321.46 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.27
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.94 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.52)
Road miles
44
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
321.46 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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 | 171.4288 | 157.6800 | 164.94 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 149.0628 | 156.52 | top 94% |
| 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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 68% | 2023-10-13 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 321.46 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-04-08 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Falls
- 📈 2022-04-08 — Peak power rating (1490) · Smoke on the Falls
- ⭐ 2023-10-13 — Career-best overall score (330.8000) · Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | Smoke on the Falls | 2022-04-08 |
| -5.8 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 2022-10-07 |
| -0.2 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 2023-10-13 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 104% | 89% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-13 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 16 / 27 (330.8000) | 17 (165.7028) | 18 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 29 / 38 (320.4916) | 11 (171.4288) | 34 (149.0628) | — | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 45 / 34 (313.0744) | 42 (157.6800) | 43 (155.3944) | — | — |