Among the elite
In the top 6% of every rated team in the data
A power rating of 1706 puts them #376 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 6% of the field.
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- 51 rated contests
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
In the top 6% of every rated team in the data
A power rating of 1706 puts them #376 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 6% of the field.
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.
Their power rating has climbed 25 points across 9 contests since 2018-06-22 — from 1681 up to 1706.
Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.
They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival (2018-10-19).
A call in 41 of 51 contests
A top-10 category call in 80% of their 51 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
95.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 686.7772 at Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival — 95.4% of a perfect 720.
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ has finished one call ahead of BURNTOUT BBQ CO 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
2018 was the year it came together: 11 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 6 category wins, at an average finish in the top 25%.
CLARK CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
Ahead in 92% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BRACKEN RACKS BBQ in 22 of their 24 shared contests.
Backdraft BBQ ahead 60% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 21 of 35 shared chicken entries.
Backdraft BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
Something about June: average finish in the top 26% across 14 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,505 miles across 51 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 864 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional).
Their overall lands within ±2.03% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
These two have cooked 18 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 71 contests to 51, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headThis is the highest they've ever been rated, 36 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 59 contests, alongside a 58% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headBoth teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with BURNTOUT BBQ CO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backdraft BBQ | 35 | 15 | 20 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Lost Weekend Grill | 28 | 22 | 6 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 26 | 13 | 13 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 24 | 22 | 2 | 92% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | 24 | 17 | 7 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| WILD HOGS BBQ | 24 | 15 | 9 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | 23 | 15 | 8 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 21 | 14 | 7 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 21 | 12 | 9 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| HONEYMAN BBQ | 19 | 15 | 4 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
| THE CELTIC PIG | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 18 | 7 | 11 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE J'S | 17 | 13 | 4 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | 17 | 12 | 5 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Frank's BBQ Trading Post | 17 | 12 | 5 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 51 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.8572 | 168.09 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 51 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 176.5828 | 157.0972 | 167.79 | top 35% |
| Pork | 51 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 177.7028 | 153.1428 | 166.59 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 51 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 175.4172 | 150.2860 | 164.86 | top 41% |
“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.
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 35 | 0 | top 30% |
| MN | 11 | 0 | top 44% |
| NM | 2 | 0 | top 25% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 31 | 0 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 0 | top 34% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Western BBQ Throwdown | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 44% | 2019-01-11 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 44% | 2017-04-14 |
| Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 18% | 2019-06-21 |
| Buskers, Brews & BBQ | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 29% | 2019-06-07 |
| San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 24% | 2018-08-03 |
| BBBrew For Hope | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 22% | 2018-07-27 |
| Wild West BBQ Cook Off | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 49% | 2018-05-11 |
| LuLu's Brew & Que | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 34% | 2018-04-28 |
| Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 14% | 2017-07-21 |
| Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 13% | 2016-06-24 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 39% | 2014-07-18 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.6 | 8th Annual Big Island BBQ | 2015-08-28 |
| +12.1 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival | 2015-06-26 |
| +11.4 | Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest | 2015-07-24 |
| +11.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-07-18 |
| +11 | Rock'N Western Rendezvous | 2015-05-30 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | 2014-08-01 |
| -8.6 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off | 2018-05-11 |
| -6.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-04-17 |
| -6.5 | LuLu's Brew & Que | 2017-09-29 |
| -6.3 | Minnesota in May | 2013-05-17 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | top 30% | 95.4% | 93.4% |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 100% | top 25% | 95.4% | 93.8% |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 89% | top 31% | 95% | 93.9% |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 25% | 94.7% | 93.3% |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80% | top 38% | 94.9% | 91.6% |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 48% | 93.5% | 91.9% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | top 60% | 93.1% | 90% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-21 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest 🏅 Leadville, CO | 7 / 26 (662.1372) | 14 (163.3944) | 12 (161.0972) | 1 (175.4172) | 9 (162.2284) |
| 2019-06-14 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 4 / 55 (686.7312) | 7 (174.2628) | 5 (175.4056) | 9 (170.8228) | 22 (166.2400) |
| 2019-06-07 | Buskers, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Aurora, CO | 18 / 38 (669.0056) | 15 (169.6800) | 19 (169.1200) | 14 (167.4056) | 18 (162.8000) |
| 2019-01-11 | National Western BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Denver, CO | 14 / 38 (671.2684) | 12 (171.9656) | 20 (166.8344) | 23 (165.0972) | 11 (167.3712) |
| 2018-10-19 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO | 3 / 48 (686.7772) | 1 (177.7028) | 6 (170.8344) | 30 (162.8228) | 1 (175.4172) |
| 2018-09-07 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO | 13 / 32 (669.6000) | 15 (168.5600) | 9 (169.7028) | 19 (163.9544) | 9 (167.3828) |
| 2018-08-03 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO | 13 / 41 (672.4344) | 26 (166.2400) | 21 (164.5372) | 10 (171.9772) | 11 (169.6800) |
| 2018-07-27 | BBBrew For Hope Fort Collins, CO | 7 / 35 (677.5884) | 13 (168.5256) | 13 (167.9772) | 6 (171.4056) | 7 (169.6800) |
| 2018-06-22 | 2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest Leadville, CO | 3 / 31 (681.0400) | 2 (174.2628) | 1 (174.8572) | 15 (164.5256) | 11 (167.3944) |
| 2018-06-15 | 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 17 / 62 (665.5312) | 22 (166.2284) | 31 (159.3600) | 4 (177.7028) | 23 (162.2400) |
| 2018-06-08 | Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO | 3 / 31 (685.0400) | 1 (177.7144) | 2 (174.8572) | 10 (169.6684) | 12 (162.8000) |
| 2018-05-26 | CSU BBQ Showdown Estes Park, CO | 7 / 20 (676.4572) | 4 (174.2628) | 3 (174.8688) | 3 (171.9656) | 17 (155.3600) |
| 2018-05-11 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO | 17 / 26 (652.4228) | 20 (160.5372) | 3 (171.9884) | 17 (159.9428) | 17 (159.9544) |
| 2018-04-28 | LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO | 5 / 40 (683.3372) | 1 (177.7144) | 7 (169.1200) | 15 (169.6684) | 13 (166.8344) |
| 2018-01-05 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 8 / 39 (676.4572) | 1 (180.0000) | 15 (166.2400) | 20 (165.0972) | 17 (165.1200) |
| 2017-09-29 | LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO | 14 / 25 (661.5200) | 19 (166.2400) | 13 (165.0972) | 13 (166.2400) | 11 (163.9428) |
| 2017-09-22 | BBBrew For Hope Ft.Collins, CO | 6 / 25 (680.4456) | 9 (170.8228) | 3 (171.9772) | 7 (170.8228) | 12 (166.8228) |
| 2017-08-04 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO | 7 / 44 (681.5996) | 2 (175.4056) | 10 (171.9656) | 17 (167.9656) | 18 (166.2628) |
| 2017-07-21 | Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 6 / 46 (683.8972) | 13 (170.8344) | 8 (171.4172) | 6 (174.2628) | 13 (167.3828) |
| 2017-06-16 | 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 13 / 59 (677.6456) | 14 (170.8456) | 26 (162.2628) | 3 (176.5600) | 12 (167.9772) |
| 2017-05-26 | *The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival(WFC QUALIFIER) Ruidoso, NM | 8 / 36 (679.3484) | 5 (173.1200) | 19 (165.7028) | 17 (167.9540) | 6 (172.5716) |
| 2017-05-19 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO | 15 / 36 (667.3028) | 2 (176.5600) | 18 (163.9428) | 16 (166.8572) | 18 (159.9428) |
| 2017-04-21 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV | 16 / 30 (681.6228) | 3 (177.7028) | 17 (170.2744) | 15 (170.8572) | 23 (162.7884) |
| 2017-04-14 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO | 8 / 30 (670.1824) | 6 (174.2628) | 9 (170.2856) | 21 (159.9312) | 9 (165.7028) |
| 2016-07-29 | SanLuis Valley Beat The Heat Brew BBQ & Chili Challenge Alamosa, CO | 11 / 27 (671.2684) | 7 (170.8228) | 7 (169.6684) | 14 (169.6800) | 16 (161.0972) |
| 2016-07-22 | Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 5 / 35 (681.6228) | 8 (170.8572) | 4 (171.9772) | 16 (166.8228) | 3 (171.9656) |
| 2016-06-24 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO | 4 / 33 (682.1944) | 2 (175.4400) | 9 (167.3944) | 6 (169.6800) | 4 (169.6800) |
| 2016-06-17 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 15 / 58 (668.5140) | 40 (159.9428) | 11 (170.8456) | 10 (171.4284) | 16 (166.2972) |
| 2016-05-13 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO | 11 / 33 (661.0168) | 23 (162.8228) | 24 (159.9656) | 15 (165.1084) | 1 (173.1200) |
| 2016-04-15 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO | 7 / 28 (666.1368) | 7 (171.9656) | 9 (167.4056) | 19 (160.5256) | 8 (166.2400) |
| 2015-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN | 14 / 26 (665.0284) | 24 (157.0856) | 18 (163.9772) | 2 (175.4056) | 11 (168.5600) |
| 2015-08-28 | 8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 6 / 55 (683.3144) | 9 (171.9772) | 1 (176.5600) | 12 (170.8228) | 27 (163.9544) |
| 2015-07-24 | Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 5 / 26 (677.6228) | 22 (160.5144) | 2 (176.5828) | 2 (173.7028) | 12 (166.8228) |
| 2015-07-03 | Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM | 12 / 44 (648.4572) | 26 (154.8228) | 5 (170.8456) | 27 (155.9544) | 7 (166.8344) |
| 2015-06-26 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO | 4 / 27 (662.2060) | 5 (170.8572) | 4 (164.5716) | 9 (164.5372) | 8 (162.2400) |
| 2015-06-19 | 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 22 / 58 (654.7316) | 36 (161.0972) | 16 (166.8572) | 40 (155.9428) | 8 (170.8344) |
| 2015-06-05 | Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO | 10 / 30 (663.3148) | 15 (163.9660) | 8 (167.3944) | 21 (161.0972) | 6 (170.8572) |
| 2015-05-30 | Rock'N Western Rendezvous Loveland, CO | 11 / 38 (670.1944) | 18 (167.4172) | 17 (163.3944) | 5 (172.5600) | 17 (166.8228) |
| 2015-04-17 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO | 24 / 30 (626.5944) | 23 (155.9200) | 14 (162.2516) | 25 (154.7656) | 24 (153.6572) |
| 2015-01-09 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 30 / 40 (640.8912) | 32 (161.0740) | 30 (159.3600) | 15 (169.1200) | 35 (151.3372) |
| 2014-08-22 | Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 19 / 54 (672.5140) | 21 (170.8228) | 30 (165.1084) | 30 (164.0228) | 14 (172.5600) |
| 2014-08-01 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI | 29 / 30 (636.3196) | 28 (158.2172) | 28 (159.9428) | 29 (154.7540) | 23 (163.4056) |
| 2014-07-18 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN | 6 / 30 (673.0744) | 14 (165.7144) | 4 (172.5600) | 15 (165.6800) | 7 (169.1200) |
| 2014-07-11 | The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN | 14 / 26 (653.0056) | 11 (165.1544) | 3 (171.4172) | 22 (158.2056) | 19 (158.2284) |
| 2014-06-27 | Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN | 15 / 50 (672.4912) | 25 (166.2628) | 9 (170.8228) | 20 (167.4056) | 20 (168.0000) |
| 2014-05-30 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 35 / 67 (662.7660) | 22 (170.2744) | 37 (165.1316) | 42 (163.9544) | 36 (163.4056) |
| 2013-08-23 | 6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 16 / 50 (670.2284) | 9 (172.5600) | 11 (169.7028) | 24 (166.2972) | 21 (161.6684) |
| 2013-07-26 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 48 / 66 (638.7200) | 38 (163.4172) | 51 (157.0972) | 38 (162.2628) | 50 (155.9428) |
| 2013-07-12 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN | 17 / 29 (640.5372) | 18 (158.8688) | 9 (167.9772) | 26 (153.1428) | 18 (160.5484) |
| 2013-06-15 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN | 44 / 68 (652.5716) | 36 (166.8572) | 51 (160.5714) | 10 (174.8570) | 61 (150.2860) |
| 2013-05-17 | Minnesota in May Faribault, MN | 35 / 49 (638.8570) | 46 (150.8572) | 13 (168.0000) | 38 (159.4284) | 30 (160.5714) |
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #570 (576 pts) | #674 (506 pts) | #708 (476 pts) | #574 (606 pts) | #752 (436 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #276 (1153 pts) | #267 (1188 pts) | #321 (1023 pts) | #407 (883 pts) | #316 (1038 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1945 (115 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #1296 (235 pts) | #1771 (125 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #435 (911 pts) | #470 (856 pts) | #479 (841 pts) | #576 (711 pts) | #351 (1076 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #304 (1164 pts) | #472 (829 pts) | #200 (1429 pts) | #239 (1249 pts) | #369 (999 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #586 (636 pts) | #693 (546 pts) | #500 (796 pts) | #779 (476 pts) | #599 (611 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #835 (364 pts) | #812 (399 pts) | #764 (434 pts) | #899 (359 pts) | #920 (334 pts) |