A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
ENGINE 51 SMOKERS
ENGINE 51 SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 13th of 23 at the South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition (2013). They finished #1049 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2013
latest Jun 19, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±3.58
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.85 · weakest Brisket (156.27)
Road miles
1,824
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 899 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
635.54 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1049 (273 pts) | #876 (368 pts) | #1228 (238 pts) | #1145 (258 pts) | #937 (328 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.1432 | 157.6800 | 162.85 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 152.5712 | 156.57 | top 61% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 156.5712 | 159.85 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1426 | 146.8000 | 156.27 | top 53% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
134
finished ahead 80 times, behind 88
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jul 5, 2013 → Jun 19, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Colorado Barbecue Challenge
- Peak power rating (1504) Colorado Barbecue Challenge
- First call South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score641.7138 South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.1432 South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.9 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge | Jun 14, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 5, 2013 |
| -2.2 | 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge | Jun 19, 2015 |
| -0.9 | South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition | Jun 21, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 52% | 89.1% | 88.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2015 | 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 36 / 58 (633.0172) | 39 (157.6800) | 26 (164.5600) | 22 (163.9772) | 46 (146.8000) |
| Jul 5, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI | 19 / 30 (633.7138) | 10 (165.1428) | 20 (155.4286) | 21 (156.5712) | 22 (156.5712) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO | 13 / 23 (641.7138) | 10 (165.1432) | 18 (153.7140) | 13 (161.7140) | 8 (161.1426) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO | 24 / 68 (633.7138) | 17 (163.4284) | 38 (152.5712) | 30 (157.1428) | 17 (160.5714) |