A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
GRANNY'S BAR-B-GURUS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-06-21
latest 2017-05-19
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
621.37
last 4 Master vs avg 621.37 (-0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.12
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.58 · weakest Brisket (141.53)
Road miles
156
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Master avg
621.37 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smokin' Brew BBQ (2015-09-05).
- last seen 2013-08-30
- back 2015-09-05
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.
GRANNY'S BAR-B-GURUS 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 144 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.
#4191 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to GRANNY'S BAR-B-GURUS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GRANNY'S BAR-B-GURUS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
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#4143 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Level with GRANNY'S BAR-B-GURUS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after GRANNY'S BAR-B-GURUS did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#4151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
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#4144 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 149.1084 | 160.27 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 154.8344 | 163.58 | top 45% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5716 | 151.4284 | 155.99 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5256 | 127.4284 | 141.53 | top 86% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' Brew BBQ | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 63% | 2015-09-05 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.9 yrs
2013-06-21 → 2017-05-19
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 163.58 · weakest Brisket (141.53)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 3 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
621.37
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
116
48–109 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
156
4 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi
Schedule strength
1537
average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2013-08-30 → 2015-09-05
Power rating
1479
peak 1479 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
- First call South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1491) South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score638.2400 Smokin' Brew BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9884 Smokin' Brew BBQ
- 2017
- Most recent contest Boats, Bands, & BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition | 2013-06-21 |
| -7.9 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ | 2017-05-19 |
| -3.4 | Smokin' Brew BBQ | 2015-09-05 |
| -0.2 | Smokin' Brew BBQ | 2013-08-30 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 69% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 88.6% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-19 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO | 30 / 36 (613.0060) | 28 (159.9884) | 32 (154.8344) | 32 (154.2400) | 32 (143.9432) |
| 2015-09-05 | Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO | 34 / 49 (631.3600) | 46 (149.1084) | 10 (169.1544) | 28 (160.5716) | 36 (152.5256) |
| 2013-08-30 | Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO | 30 / 53 (638.2400) | 8 (171.9884) | 19 (166.3200) | 33 (157.7144) | 48 (142.2172) |
| 2013-06-21 | South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO | 19 / 23 (602.8568) | 17 (160.0000) | 8 (164.0000) | 22 (151.4284) | 21 (127.4284) |
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 | #1954 (78 pts) | #1992 (88 pts) | #1664 (143 pts) | #2562 (63 pts) | #2481 (68 pts) |