High-water mark
664.4688
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.4688 at Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-04-11
BAD BACKS & BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-02-22
latest 2017-06-23
Best ToY finish
#2062
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.23
last 5 Master vs avg 648.23 (-0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.46
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.48 · weakest Chicken (160.30)
Road miles
332
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 191 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Master avg
648.23 / 720
5 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN BUTT CREW ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN BUTT CREW has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.2
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.17 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Chicken avg 160.30
- Pork avg 165.48
- 0 calls in 5 entries
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.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4848 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4869 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Level with BAD BACKS & BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4862 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4849 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4857 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1502 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN BUTT CREW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 153.7142 | 160.30 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0002 | 157.0972 | 161.34 | top 76% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 158.8572 | 165.48 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 151.9316 | 161.11 | top 71% |
“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.
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.3 yrs
2013-02-22 → 2017-06-23
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.48 · weakest Chicken (160.30)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
648.23
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
110
25–124 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
332
5 mapped stops · furthest 191 mi
Schedule strength
1575
average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2013-02-22 → 2014-04-11
Power rating
1465
peak 1465 · #4861 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1489) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4688 Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score664.4688 Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2628 Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest
- 2017
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-02-22 |
| -10.7 | Smoke on the Falls | 2015-04-10 |
| -6.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-06-23 |
| -5.8 | Barber Q Battle | 2016-05-20 |
| -0.1 | Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest | 2014-04-11 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 87% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 62% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 86% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-23 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL | 25 / 28 (647.2572) | 20 (169.6800) | 27 (157.0972) | 25 (160.5372) | 25 (159.9428) |
| 2016-05-20 | Barber Q Battle Birmingham, AL | 26 / 30 (651.3144) | 27 (160.5372) | 23 (165.7028) | 8 (173.1428) | 28 (151.9316) |
| 2015-04-10 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 33 / 34 (637.5312) | 32 (158.1940) | 31 (157.0972) | 28 (162.8456) | 30 (159.3944) |
| 2014-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL | 21 / 34 (664.4688) | 32 (159.3944) | 27 (158.8116) | 9 (172.0000) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2013-02-22 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL | 25 / 29 (640.5716) | 27 (153.7142) | 10 (168.0002) | 27 (158.8572) | 20 (160.0000) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2922 (53 pts) | #2163 (78 pts) | #2912 (53 pts) | #2908 (53 pts) | #2904 (53 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2910 (55 pts) | #2916 (55 pts) | #2319 (65 pts) | #1738 (150 pts) | #2921 (55 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2713 (59 pts) | #2714 (59 pts) | #2716 (59 pts) | #2733 (59 pts) | #2741 (59 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2062 (79 pts) | #2729 (59 pts) | #2733 (59 pts) | #1756 (144 pts) | #1556 (174 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2671 (54 pts) | #2676 (54 pts) | #1756 (129 pts) | #2672 (54 pts) | #2016 (79 pts) |