High-water mark
672.5256
career-best overall
93.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.5256 at 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska — 93.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 16, 2013
BABY BACK BBQ
BABY BACK BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 11th of 43 at the 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska (2013). They are ranked #3602 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
peak 1509 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Aug 16, 2013
latest Sep 25, 2015 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.92 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 650.35 (-4.43)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.86
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.07 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.81)
Road miles
1,139
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 559 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$7,550
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
650.35 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BABY BACK BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
150 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,621 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1491
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,587 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1491
Level with BABY BACK BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,632 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1491
They turned up 6 years after BABY BACK BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#3,609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,591 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,589 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1491
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK PATROL BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1656 | 150.7540 | 162.35 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 137.5656 | 160.81 | top 53% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.2856 | 154.2400 | 166.07 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 156.0116 | 161.12 | top 64% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 66% | Sep 5, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NE
7 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
114
finished ahead 76 times, behind 113
Longest layoff
3.2 yrs
Jun 24, 2016 → Aug 31, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- First call 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.5256 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- Career-best overall score672.5256 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2856 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- Peak power rating (1509) 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9 | 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska | Aug 16, 2013 |
| +1.1 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Aug 30, 2014 |
| +0.9 | 23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska | Aug 14, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Aug 31, 2013 |
| -3.6 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Sep 5, 2015 |
| -2.6 | Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo | Sep 25, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 67% | 90.8% | 90.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 59% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 93.4% | 89.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2019 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo Omaha, NE | 12 / 18 (650.7544) | 14 (159.4172) | 4 (168.5600) | 13 (161.0972) | 13 (161.6800) |
| Sep 5, 2015 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 23 / 31 (648.4000) | 13 (168.5256) | 30 (154.2056) | 7 (169.1316) | 24 (156.5372) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | 23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE | 25 / 42 (653.5772) | 37 (150.7540) | 27 (161.1316) | 14 (169.6916) | 11 (172) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 17 / 29 (654.7772) | 23 (159.3600) | 3 (171.4172) | 9 (167.9884) | 20 (156.0116) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 31 / 32 (622.0912) | 14 (169.1656) | 32 (137.5656) | 31 (154.2400) | 24 (161.1200) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE | 11 / 43 (672.5256) | 21 (166.8572) | 10 (172) | 3 (174.2856) | 28 (159.3828) |