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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1498
peak 1504 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2015-06-19
Best ToY finish
#1049
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.54
last 4 Master vs avg 635.54 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±3.58
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.85 · weakest Brisket (156.27)
Road miles
1,824
mi 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
Storylines (3 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 strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of CARNIVORES in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge (2015-06-19).
- last seen 2013-07-05
- back 2015-06-19
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.
ENGINE 51 SMOKERS has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 123 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3297 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3295 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with ENGINE 51 SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3285 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3288 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3296 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 3 | 0 | top 51% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2015-06-19
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.85 · weakest Brisket (156.27)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 2 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
635.54
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
134
80–88 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,824
4 mapped stops · furthest 899 mi
Schedule strength
1519
average field rating faced — tougher than 13% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2013-07-05 → 2015-06-19
Power rating
1498
peak 1504 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- 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
- 2015
- Most recent contest 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.9 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge | 2013-06-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-07-05 |
| -2.2 | 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2015-06-19 |
| -0.9 | South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition | 2013-06-21 |
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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-19 | 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 36 / 58 (633.0172) | 39 (157.6800) | 26 (164.5600) | 22 (163.9772) | 46 (146.8000) |
| 2013-07-05 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI | 19 / 30 (633.7138) | 10 (165.1428) | 20 (155.4286) | 21 (156.5712) | 22 (156.5712) |
| 2013-06-21 | South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO | 13 / 23 (641.7138) | 10 (165.1432) | 18 (153.7140) | 13 (161.7140) | 8 (161.1426) |
| 2013-06-14 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO | 24 / 68 (633.7138) | 17 (163.4284) | 38 (152.5712) | 30 (157.1428) | 17 (160.5714) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1049 (273 pts) | #876 (368 pts) | #1228 (238 pts) | #1145 (258 pts) | #937 (328 pts) |