Raise the Steaks AL
Rating
1496
peak 1511 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2021-09-24
latest 2023-08-11
Best ToY finish
#1065
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.41 · weakest Brisket (155.70)
Road miles
22404
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 11228 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
633.70 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
499.29 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 27 at their very first tracked contest, BBQ Boogie & Blues (2021-09-24).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.5828 | 162.7884 | 167.41 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 154.8572 | 160.68 | top 60% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 145.6572 | 160.55 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 150.2856 | 155.70 | top 65% |
“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 | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 54% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (1 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 633.70 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 499.29 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-09-24 — First tracked contest · BBQ Boogie & Blues
- 📣 2021-09-24 — First call · BBQ Boogie & Blues
- 📈 2021-09-24 — Peak power rating (1511) · BBQ Boogie & Blues
- ⭐ 2022-10-21 — Career-best overall score (642.3316) · Brew N Que - LITE EDITION
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.2 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | 2021-09-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6 | Brew N Que Perth 2021 | 2021-12-03 |
| -4.7 | Brew N Que - LITE EDITION | 2022-10-21 |
| -4.7 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2023-08-11 |
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 74% | 136.6% | 136.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 140.8% | 113.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 26 / 35 (491.8400) | 19 (168.5372) | 28 (159.3600) | 22 (163.9428) | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Brew N Que - LITE EDITION Brigadoon, 6010 | 10 / 15 (642.3316) | 7 (165.7372) | 13 (154.8572) | 8 (160.6172) | 9 (161.1200) |
| 2021-12-03 | Brew N Que Perth 2021 Claremont, 6010 | 16 / 23 (625.0744) | 3 (172.5828) | 12 (156.5488) | 22 (145.6572) | 16 (150.2856) |
| 2021-09-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 5 / 27 (506.7312) | 11 (162.7884) | 6 (171.9656) | 4 (171.9772) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1065 (115 pts) | #958 (145 pts) | #1240 (100 pts) | #996 (135 pts) | #1001 (125 pts) |