205 Smoke AL
Rating
1584
peak 1584 · rated over 11 contests
Best runs
5
straight top-10s
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2022-09-16
latest 2026-06-05
Best ToY finish
#60
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
346.25 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 344.58 (+1.67)
Walk rate
53%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±6.22
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.95 · weakest Pork (169.68)
Road miles
402
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 67 mi
Schedule strength
83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Purse competed for
$57K
listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
344.58 / 360
11 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
NORALA BBQ TEAM has finished one call ahead of 205 Smoke 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Rollin Smoke BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Rollin Smoke BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 10 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-03-22).
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE LA Q | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Wee Daddy's BBQ | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Life | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Bentley Que | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Electro-Que-ted | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Modest Meats | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Say My Name BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Southern Swine | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 165.0856 | 171.98 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 167.3828 | 172.95 | top 36% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 167.3828 | 169.68 | top 58% |
| 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 38% |
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) | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 44% | 2026-03-27 |
| Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 17% | 2026-06-05 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (15 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (13 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 344.58 / 360
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-09-16 — First tracked contest · Mission Q (Backyard Only)
- 📣 2025-08-01 — First call · Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 🔥 2025-09-12 — First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) · Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2025-09-12 — Career-best overall score (354.8572) · Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2026-06-05 — Peak power rating (1584) · Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.6 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-09-12 |
| +14.1 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2026-06-05 |
| +14 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-09-05 |
| +12.1 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-08-01 |
| +11.9 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2025-09-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.7 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 2022-09-16 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33% | top 26% | 98.1% | 96% |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 70% | top 30% | 98.6% | 96.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 93.5% | 93.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
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 | 3 / 26 (353.1200) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (173.1200) | 13 (171.4056) | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 15 / 36 (338.2056) | 12 (170.8228) | 20 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 11 / 43 (345.6916) | 13 (174.2628) | 15 (171.4288) | — | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) Cleveland, AL | 8 / 16 (345.6800) | 7 (175.4172) | 9 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cleveland, AL | — | 2 (176.5716) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Cleveland, AL | — | — | — | 15 (167.3828) | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cleveland, AL | — | — | 7 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 7 / 30 (348.5372) | 10 (173.1200) | 7 (175.4172) | 18 (170.2628) | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 3 / 28 (354.8572) | 11 (174.8572) | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Battle of the Bones" (ONE MEAT RIBS) Guntersville, AL | — | — | 12 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 6 / 29 (346.2284) | 25 (168.5256) | 1 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-08-01 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 6 / 23 (347.3944) | 11 (170.8228) | 2 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 22 / 43 (337.0744) | 27 (166.2400) | 14 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 21 / 38 (336.4912) | 30 (165.0856) | 13 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2022-09-16 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 13 / 18 (337.1088) | 15 (167.9772) | 11 (169.1316) | — | — |
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 | #93 (462 pts) | #90 (517 pts) | #135 (307 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #60 (856 pts) | #68 (769 pts) | #29 (1123 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #687 (252 pts) | #698 (263 pts) | #1067 (99 pts) | — |