A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
PATRIOT'S BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-03-29
latest 2016-06-24
Best ToY finish
#1689
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
625.99 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 622.99 (+3.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.85
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.39 · weakest Brisket (150.23)
Road miles
179
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 57 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
622.99 / 720
6 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.
The weak link
−11.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.15 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 150.23
- Pork avg 161.39
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
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.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4628 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4655 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after PATRIOT'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4647 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Level with PATRIOT'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4654 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4630 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1504 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4650 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1515 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backdraft BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Lost Weekend Grill | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| 303 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 147.4176 | 153.96 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 145.0744 | 157.41 | top 58% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 155.9998 | 161.39 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 141.1426 | 150.23 | top 76% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 71% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 67% | 2016-06-24 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.2 yrs
2013-03-29 → 2016-06-24
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.39 · weakest Brisket (150.23)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
622.99
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
153
70–178 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
179
6 mapped stops · furthest 57 mi
Schedule strength
1531
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
2013-03-29 → 2014-08-30
Power rating
1469
peak 1469 · #4635 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1487) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.8456 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge
- 2016
- Career-best overall score640.3656 Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival
- Most recent contest Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-03-29 |
| -5.3 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2016-06-17 |
| -4.5 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival | 2015-06-26 |
| -4.3 | 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2015-06-19 |
| -2.5 | Smokin' Brew BBQ | 2014-08-30 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 88.9% | 87.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 86.7% | 85.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-24 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO | 21 / 33 (640.3656) | 28 (153.0628) | 17 (161.6800) | 15 (163.9428) | 18 (161.6800) |
| 2016-06-17 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 45 / 58 (616.8800) | 35 (162.8000) | 52 (145.0744) | 38 (159.9428) | 44 (149.0628) |
| 2015-06-26 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO | 19 / 27 (609.6120) | 25 (147.4176) | 18 (152.5944) | 12 (161.6572) | 20 (147.9428) |
| 2015-06-19 | 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 41 / 58 (624.4224) | 50 (148.5372) | 17 (166.8456) | 32 (159.9540) | 43 (149.0856) |
| 2014-08-30 | Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO | 31 / 48 (638.6856) | 36 (159.9540) | 27 (159.4056) | 18 (166.8344) | 38 (152.4916) |
| 2013-03-29 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Thornton, CO | 27 / 30 (607.9996) | 29 (152.0000) | 17 (158.8572) | 17 (155.9998) | 29 (141.1426) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1689 (138 pts) | #2004 (118 pts) | #1683 (158 pts) | #1652 (168 pts) | #1674 (153 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2650 (55 pts) | #2658 (55 pts) | #1936 (95 pts) | #1974 (95 pts) | #2661 (55 pts) |