Pork Life AL
Rating
1552
peak 1552 · rated over 44 contests
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
54
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#44
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
0
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
14
of 54 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
343.04 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 346.38 (-3.34)
Walk rate
54%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±39.72
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.47 · weakest Brisket (161.67)
Road miles
2972
mi across 54 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi
Schedule strength
73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Purse competed for
$365K
listed at 48 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 16 state-championship entries
Master avg
163.97 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
346.38 / 360
43 Backyard contests · 1 GC
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
🎯 The one to beat
Bentley Que has finished one call ahead of Pork Life 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Modest Meats has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 26 of their 33 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of LWS Smokin Aces in 9 of their 11 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7028 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke on the Falls (2026-04-03).
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, LEE LA Q has out-cooked them in 24 of 35 shared chicken entries.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 34% across 4 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 (2024-05-03) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, NORALA BBQ TEAM.
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 | 33 | 7 | 26 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 31 | 5 | 26 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 28 | 9 | 19 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 28 | 8 | 20 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Modest Meats | 24 | 12 | 12 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | 22 | 11 | 11 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Bentley Que | 22 | 1 | 21 | 5% | ⚔ compare |
| Wee Daddy's BBQ | 21 | 9 | 12 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 21 | 1 | 20 | 5% | ⚔ compare |
| BAMA BOYS BBQ | 18 | 8 | 10 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Say My Name BBQ | 18 | 8 | 10 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 17 | 4 | 13 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | 16 | 8 | 8 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| 931 BBQ | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Electro-Que-ted | 16 | 1 | 15 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 48 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 178.2972 | 153.6228 | 168.47 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 48 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.0972 | 166.73 | top 58% |
| Pork | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 176.0000 | 152.4800 | 164.64 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 161.6572 | 161.67 | top 45% |
“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 | 39 | 1 | top 59% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 55% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 13 | 0 | top 64% |
| Medium (20–39) | 23 | 1 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 44% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Falls | 6 | 2 | 0 | top 74% | 2026-04-03 |
| Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 5 | 5 | 0 | top 54% | 2026-06-05 |
| Poosa Q | 4 | 14 | 0 | top 53% | 2025-06-20 |
| O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 25% | 2025-05-02 |
| Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 30% | 2026-06-12 |
| Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 37% | 2026-03-27 |
| O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 75% | 2025-05-03 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (20 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (47 of 54 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (48 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 (2024-05-03)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 163.97 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 346.38 / 360
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-12 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Falls
- 📣 2019-10-11 — First call · Smokin' & Stokin' Trussville (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2023-08-11 — Career-best overall score (493.6000) · Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)
- 🏆 2024-05-03 — First Grand Championship · O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1
- 🎖️ 2025-03-21 — 25th tracked contest · Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 🎖️ 2026-05-01 — 50th tracked contest · O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1
- 📈 2026-05-01 — Peak power rating (1552) · O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1
- 🔥 2026-06-12 — First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) · Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +19.2 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 2024-05-03 |
| +16.2 | Smoke on the Falls | 2026-04-03 |
| +14.5 | Smoke on the Falls | 2024-04-12 |
| +14.5 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 2026-05-01 |
| +13.8 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-03-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 2025-05-03 |
| -11.7 | Smoke on the Falls | 2019-04-12 |
| -10.4 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #2 | 2023-09-22 |
| -10 | Smoke on the Falls | 2023-04-07 |
| -8.9 | 2nd Annual Oscar Bothwell Memorial Scholarship Rib Rally (One Meat Ribs) | 2022-10-07 |
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 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 70% | top 42% | 97.8% | 95.1% |
| 2025 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55% | top 59% | 96.7% | 93.9% |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 56% | top 43% | 97.1% | 94.7% |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43% | top 72% | 137.1% | 102.9% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% | top 64% | 93.6% | 74.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 90% | 90% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 91% | 132.7% | 110.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 8 / 31 (345.6684) | 23 (165.6684) | 2 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2026-06-05 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 15 / 26 (344.5488) | 12 (170.8344) | 4 (176.5716) | 17 (169.1200) | — |
| 2026-05-15 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 21 / 29 (332.4800) | 14 (170.8228) | 20 (161.6572) | 9 (169.6684) | — |
| 2026-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Cleveland, AL | 10 / 15 (343.9544) | 9 (173.1316) | 9 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Cleveland, AL | 3 / 17 (348.5372) | 6 (173.1200) | 4 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 2 / 36 (352.0116) | 3 (177.1544) | 3 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 26 / 43 (335.9200) | 29 (167.3828) | 21 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 45 (168.5140) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 36 / 125 (335.9084) | 41 (166.2400) | 26 (169.6684) | 4 (176.0000) | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 76 (160.5144) | — | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) Cleveland, AL | 14 / 16 (337.0856) | 6 (176.5600) | 15 (160.5256) | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cleveland, AL | — | 21 (166.2400) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Cleveland, AL | — | — | — | 18 (166.2400) | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cleveland, AL | — | — | 24 (160.4912) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Friday Night Chicken Fight" (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Clanton, AL | — | 9 (167.9656) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Clanton, AL | 11 / 15 (340.5256) | 10 (168.5484) | 6 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) Glencoe, AL | 5 / 22 (342.8000) | 3 (173.1200) | 11 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Don't Burn the Brisket" (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Glencoe, AL | — | — | — | — | 14 (161.6572) |
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 24 / 30 (330.1944) | 20 (169.6800) | 24 (160.5144) | 29 (160.5028) | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 21 / 28 (335.4060) | 4 (178.2972) | 28 (157.1088) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Lakeside Pork Fest" (ONE MEAT PORK) Guntersville, AL | — | — | — | 13 (162.7884) | — |
| 2025-09-12 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Battle of the Bones" (ONE MEAT RIBS) Guntersville, AL | — | — | 7 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 6 (174.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 23 / 29 (337.0744) | 8 (175.4288) | 27 (161.6456) | — | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 28 / 42 (329.6228) | 23 (169.6684) | 35 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2025-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 22 / 23 (331.3256) | 16 (168.5256) | 22 (162.8000) | 21 (163.9428) | — |
| 2025-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 13 / 28 (339.3716) | 8 (170.8344) | 17 (168.5372) | 9 (170.8228) | — |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 9 / 32 (343.3828) | 7 (174.8456) | 9 (168.5372) | 2 (173.1200) | 5 (161.6916) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 14 / 31 (342.7884) | 14 (173.1084) | 14 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 6 / 43 (347.9772) | 5 (177.7028) | 17 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 37 / 59 (334.8000) | 45 (162.2400) | 17 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 8 / 18 (342.2284) | 3 (174.8456) | 10 (167.3828) | 17 (159.3712) | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 13 / 27 (341.0972) | 18 (169.1084) | 13 (171.9888) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) Shelbyville, TN | 11 / 17 (342.2400) | 3 (177.1428) | 12 (165.0972) | 16 (159.3716) | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 12 / 35 (340.5028) | 13 (170.8228) | 12 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-05-04 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 11 / 20 (340.5144) | 12 (168.5372) | 10 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 1 / 27 (349.6916) | 3 (175.4172) | 4 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 5 / 31 (345.7032) | 13 (169.1316) | 2 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2024-04-05 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 9 / 16 (331.3488) | 12 (165.0972) | 11 (166.2516) | 15 (152.4800) | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 46 / 73 (324.4800) | 51 (160.5144) | 37 (163.9656) | — | — |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #2 Oneonta, AL | 11 / 11 (315.2800) | 11 (153.6228) | 9 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1 Oneonta, AL | 14 / 18 (327.9200) | 16 (161.0856) | 9 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, AL | 11 / 17 (323.8740) | 13 (156.4912) | 9 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 23 / 35 (493.6000) | 12 (170.8228) | 23 (162.8228) | 31 (159.9544) | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 38 / 39 (316.4228) | 37 (160.5028) | 39 (155.9200) | — | — |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 22 / 65 (490.7200) | 27 (162.2400) | 13 (166.8228) | 28 (161.6572) | — |
| 2022-12-01 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 6 / 13 (335.9200) | 7 (171.9772) | 11 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2022-10-07 | 2nd Annual Oscar Bothwell Memorial Scholarship Rib Rally (One Meat Ribs) Oneonta, AL | 5 / 6 (163.9660) | — | 5 (163.9660) | — | — |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 14 / 72 (337.1316) | 26 (166.8344) | 11 (170.2972) | — | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 37 / 34 (319.3260) | 45 (157.0744) | 34 (162.2516) | — | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 31 / 38 (323.8856) | 38 (159.3484) | 26 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 24 / 28 (328.5372) | 20 (166.8228) | 31 (161.7144) | — | — |
| 2019-10-11 | Smokin' & Stokin' Trussville (BACKYARD ONLY) Trussville, AL | 9 / 17 (477.6576) | 6 (159.4060) | 14 (153.6572) | 2 (164.5944) | — |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 39 / 30 (314.7544) | 33 (161.6572) | 42 (153.0972) | — | — |
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 | #44 (840 pts) | #62 (693 pts) | #21 (1005 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | #974 (60 pts) | #1013 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #74 (704 pts) | #53 (925 pts) | #93 (661 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #564 (352 pts) | #809 (203 pts) | #771 (182 pts) | #1050 (99 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #64 (838 pts) | #50 (892 pts) | #67 (812 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #107 (572 pts) | #110 (612 pts) | — | — |