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.
BIRDMAN BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1481 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-07-19
latest 2017-06-09
Best ToY finish
#1970
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.01
last 3 Master vs avg 618.01 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.35
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.85 · weakest Pork (150.84)
Road miles
145
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 125 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
618.01 / 720
3 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
3.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.8 years, then back at Buskers, Brews & BBQ (2017-06-09).
- last seen 2013-08-30
- back 2017-06-09
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.
BIRDMAN BBQ has 3 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 121 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.
#4072 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after BIRDMAN BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#4061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
Level with BIRDMAN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4065 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4058 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4046 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5484 | 150.8344 | 153.89 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 149.7144 | 158.85 | top 67% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4284 | 142.8228 | 150.84 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 150.2172 | 154.43 | top 70% |
“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 | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
| WY | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.9 yrs
2013-07-19 → 2017-06-09
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 158.85 · weakest Pork (150.84)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
618.01
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
89
33–76 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
145
3 mapped stops · furthest 125 mi
Schedule strength
1532
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3.8 yrs
2013-08-30 → 2017-06-09
Power rating
1481
peak 1481 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Griller's Cup
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)164.5256 Griller's Cup
- Career-best overall score643.4168 Smokin' Brew BBQ
- Peak power rating (1491) Smokin' Brew BBQ
- 2017
- Most recent contest Buskers, Brews & BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.1 | Smokin' Brew BBQ | 2013-08-30 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | Griller's Cup | 2013-07-19 |
| -9.5 | Buskers, Brews & BBQ | 2017-06-09 |
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 88% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 89.4% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-09 | Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO | 23 / 26 (593.5888) | 24 (150.8344) | 25 (149.7144) | 26 (142.8228) | 22 (150.2172) |
| 2013-08-30 | Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO | 28 / 53 (643.4168) | 40 (156.5484) | 31 (162.2972) | 22 (163.4284) | 23 (161.1428) |
| 2013-07-19 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 28 / 33 (617.0172) | 29 (154.2972) | 15 (164.5256) | 32 (146.2744) | 27 (151.9200) |
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 | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2003 (90 pts) | #1973 (85 pts) |