High-water mark
667.3372
career-best overall
92.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.3372 at Connecticut Barbecue Challenge — 92.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 12, 2025
Silva Back BBQ
Silva Back BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 19th of 30 at the Connecticut Barbecue Challenge (2025). They are ranked #4187 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Silvaback BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 16, 2025
latest Jul 18, 2026 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.76
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.35 · weakest Chicken (160.18)
Road miles
233
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 67 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.20 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Silva Back BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,195 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1512
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Silva Back BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Silva Back BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,183 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Silva Back BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,168 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,180 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
They were already cooking in 2014, 11 years before Silva Back BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,173 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Level with Silva Back BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,203 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Silva Back BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELJEFE SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HUMPHREY'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 153.6800 | 160.18 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 151.3828 | 164.79 | top 60% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 154.2400 | 165.35 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 156.5256 | 164.89 | top 58% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 64% | Jul 18, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CT
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
77
finished ahead 44 times, behind 108
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
- Most recent contest Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
20255 milestones
- First tracked contest Massachusetts in May (Day 1)
- Peak power rating (1488) Massachusetts in May (Day 1)
- First call Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3372 Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
- Career-best overall score667.3372 Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) | May 16, 2025 |
| -3.1 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | Apr 10, 2026 |
| -2.3 | Mass in May (Day 2) | May 16, 2026 |
| -2.1 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | Jul 12, 2025 |
| -0.9 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | Jul 18, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 68% | 92.5% | 92.3% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 80% | 92.7% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 23 / 36 (666.2060) | 32 (159.3600) | 3 (176) | 31 (164.5716) | 21 (166.2744) |
| May 16, 2026 | Mass in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 21 / 31 (664.4684) | 22 (163.3828) | 13 (170.2628) | 13 (170.2856) | 24 (160.5372) |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 24 / 33 (662.1716) | 26 (166.2400) | 29 (159.4172) | 10 (170.8344) | 20 (165.6800) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 19 / 30 (667.3372) | 28 (158.2400) | 18 (166.8688) | 18 (166.8112) | 2 (175.4172) |
| May 16, 2025 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 26 / 27 (615.8284) | 26 (153.6800) | 27 (151.3828) | 26 (154.2400) | 24 (156.5256) |