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
GRANNY'S BAR-B-GURUS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 19th of 23 at the South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition (2013). They finished #1954 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest May 19, 2017 · 3.9 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 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.12
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.58 · weakest Brisket (141.53)
Road miles
156
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Master avg
621.37 / 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 | #1954 (78 pts) | #1992 (88 pts) | #1664 (143 pts) | #2562 (63 pts) | #2481 (68 pts) |
By 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' Brew BBQ | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 63% | Sep 5, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
116
finished ahead 48 times, behind 109
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Aug 30, 2013 → Sep 5, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Boats, Bands, & BBQ
20135 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -7.9 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ | May 19, 2017 |
| -3.4 | Smokin' Brew BBQ | Sep 5, 2015 |
| -0.2 | Smokin' Brew BBQ | Aug 30, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2017 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO | 30 / 36 (613.0060) | 28 (159.9884) | 32 (154.8344) | 32 (154.2400) | 32 (143.9432) |
| Sep 5, 2015 | Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO | 34 / 49 (631.3600) | 46 (149.1084) | 10 (169.1544) | 28 (160.5716) | 36 (152.5256) |
| Aug 30, 2013 | Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO | 30 / 53 (638.2400) | 8 (171.9884) | 19 (166.3200) | 33 (157.7144) | 48 (142.2172) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO | 19 / 23 (602.8568) | 17 (160) | 8 (164) | 22 (151.4284) | 21 (127.4284) |