SOUTH RYLAND AL
Rating
1557
peak 1557
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
latest 2021-10-08
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 28%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
404.16 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 376.14 (+28.02)
Walk rate
89%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±66.91
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.22 · weakest Pork (163.39)
Road miles
465
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 61 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
HOT COLE'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of SOUTH RYLAND 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Hickory Hangover has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HELL ON SQUEALS in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 23 at their very first tracked contest, Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 160.5256 | 171.22 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 177.1544 | 160.5256 | 167.40 | top 44% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 157.0972 | 163.39 | top 43% |
| 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 | 8 | 0 | top 29% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (8 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 376.14
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 343.9312 | 343.93 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 502.1828 | 418.48 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 339.9888 | 339.99 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 499.9312 | 372.88 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-08 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 14 / 31 (334.7768) | 16 (167.4056) | 11 (167.3712) | — | — |
| 2021-08-06 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 13 / 31 (502.1828) | 4 (175.4056) | 26 (160.5256) | 11 (166.2516) | — |
| 2020-03-06 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Hartselle, AL | 4 / 32 (339.9888) | 11 (167.3944) | 5 (172.5944) | — | — |
| 2019-08-09 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 14 / 26 (499.9312) | 23 (160.5256) | 10 (167.9656) | 6 (171.4400) | — |
| 2019-06-21 | Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Elkmont, AL | 2 / 23 (349.1316) | 4 (171.9772) | 2 (177.1544) | 19 (157.0972) | — |
| 2019-04-19 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 7 / 39 (337.0972) | 4 (172.5600) | 10 (164.5372) | 12 (158.7884) | — |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 6 / 30 (342.8572) | 9 (172.0000) | 8 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2019-03-08 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL | 10 / 34 (335.3600) | 3 (173.7144) | 27 (161.6456) | — | — |
| Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 5 / 23 (343.9312) | 1 (180.0000) | 18 (163.9312) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #102 (307 pts) | #137 (182 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #73 (127 pts) | #59 (182 pts) | — | — |