BACKYARD BURNERS

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5760

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1442

peak 1442 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-22

latest 2016-06-10

Best ToY finish

#979

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 77%

overall standings

Best overall

640.5256 / 720

Master · 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

599.37 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 598.57 (+0.81)

Walk rate

11%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

166.2856

Pork · 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash

Consistency

±19.20

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 155.88 · weakest Pork (145.83)

Road miles

2,197

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 1538 mi

Schedule strength

18%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)

Master avg

598.57 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.0 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.04 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 11%.

Pork avg 145.83
Chicken avg 155.88
0 calls in 9 entries

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.

An August team

Top 68% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 68% across 3 contests, versus top 77% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 77% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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.

70 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Moshpit BBQ

#5768 of the rated field

1442 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to BACKYARD BURNERS)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — BACKYARD BURNERS ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2016-08-12

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE-N-SUDS

#5769 of the rated field

1442 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2016-08-05

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BARK SHARK BBQ

#5755 of the rated field

1443 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2015-06-19

⚔ Head-to-head

IRON BULL BBQ

#5763 of the rated field

1442 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2016-07-08

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Biohazard BBQ

#5772 of the rated field

1442 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

No shared contest yet.

Level with BACKYARD BURNERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2015-07-24

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BILLY MAC BBQ

#5761 of the rated field

1442 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1442

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2024-05-31

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BOHEMIAN BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
FLYING PORKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
FINN'S FINEST BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	164.5944	145.1428	155.88	top 63%
Pork Ribs	9	0	163.9656	138.2400	147.35	top 76%
Pork	9	0	166.2856	120.5712	145.83	top 73%
Brisket	9	0	162.8570	138.8688	149.51	top 66%

“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	Avg finish
MD	5	top 73%
DE	2	top 84%
VA	1	top 93%
TX	1	top 71%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 95%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 73%

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.2 yrs 2013-03-22 → 2016-06-10

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MD 5 of 9 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 155.88 · weakest Pork (145.83)

Walk rate 11% a top-10 call in 1 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 9 contests

Master average 598.57 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 359 140–399 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,197 9 mapped stops · furthest 1,538 mi

Schedule strength 1526 average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests

Power rating 1442 peak 1442 · #5760 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Mar 22 First tracked contest Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
Mar 22 First call Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
Mar 22 Peak power rating (1493) Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
2015
Aug 14 Career-best overall score640.5256 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 14 Career-best single call (Pork)166.2856 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
2016
Jun 10 Most recent contest The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+0.1	14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash	2015-08-14

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.7	Que & Cruz	2013-07-19
-11.9	Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival	2015-05-29
-8.8	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park	2016-06-10
-6.7	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair	2014-04-11
-6.6	Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship	2013-03-22

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0%	top 90%	82.2%	82.2%
2015	2	0%	top 82%	89%	84%
2014	2	0%	top 76%	83.9%	83%
2013	4	25%	top 73%	84.8%	83%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-06-10	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE	35 / 39 (592.0004)	34 (150.8800)	37 (139.9772)	33 (154.3088)	31 (146.8344)
2015-08-14	14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	29 / 46 (640.5256)	24 (164.5944)	25 (163.9656)	18 (166.2856)	38 (145.6800)
2015-05-29	Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD	32 / 32 (569.0172)	30 (151.9772)	32 (138.2400)	32 (133.1200)	29 (145.6800)
2014-08-08	MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD	40 / 54 (603.9084)	20 (162.8456)	22 (162.3200)	54 (129.6456)	36 (149.0972)
2014-04-11	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	86 / 109 (591.4056)	89 (147.4284)	96 (139.9544)	70 (152.0344)	59 (151.9884)
2013-08-09	12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	40 / 60 (607.4516)	15 (163.4400)	35 (153.1544)	36 (151.9884)	51 (138.8688)
2013-07-19	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	42 / 45 (581.6452)	38 (152.0000)	42 (138.2740)	43 (138.8112)	28 (152.5600)
2013-04-19	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	64 / 106 (610.2858)	96 (145.1428)	76 (147.4286)	15 (165.7142)	60 (152.0002)
2013-03-22	Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship Midland, TX	42 / 59 (590.8570)	8 (164.5714)	50 (142.8574)	59 (120.5712)	12 (162.8570)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1828 (117 pts)	#1767 (122 pts)	#1888 (117 pts)	#1625 (152 pts)	#1892 (117 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1589 (150 pts)	#1558 (175 pts)	#1585 (165 pts)	#1668 (150 pts)	#1664 (150 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#979 (295 pts)	#745 (440 pts)	#1051 (295 pts)	#923 (345 pts)	#871 (360 pts)