A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
OREGON TRAIL
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
2015-07-17
latest 2015-09-18
Best ToY finish
#808
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
622.25
last 5 Master vs avg 622.70 (-0.46)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.84
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.06 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.78)
Road miles
1,792
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 414 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Master avg
622.70 / 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
−12.3
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.28 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.
- Pork Ribs avg 149.78
- Pork avg 162.06
- 0 calls in 6 entries
Going the wrong way
-26
rating points in a year
The rating has slipped 26 points across 6 contests since 2015-07-17 — from 1495 down to 1469.
- 6 contests since 2015-07-17
- now 1469
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.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4622 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to OREGON TRAIL)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team OREGON TRAIL has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#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 7 years after OREGON TRAIL 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 OREGON TRAIL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4671 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ 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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backdraft BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 151.3484 | 156.72 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.2000 | 136.5028 | 149.78 | top 85% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 146.7772 | 162.06 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 144.5144 | 154.15 | top 72% |
“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 | 3 | 0 | top 83% |
| WY | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.2 yrs
2015-07-17 → 2015-09-18
Busiest season
2015
6 contests
Cooks most in
CO
3 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.06 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.78)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
622.70
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
136
43–141 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,792
6 mapped stops · furthest 414 mi
Schedule strength
1558
average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests
Power rating
1469
peak 1469 · #4643 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Griller's Cup
- First call Griller's Cup
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.7028 Griller's Cup
- Peak power rating (1495) Griller's Cup
- Career-best overall score645.0740 BBQ on the Bricks
- Most recent contest BBQ on the Bricks
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.7 | BBQ on the Bricks | 2015-09-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili | 2015-07-31 |
| -6.1 | Smokin' Brew BBQ | 2015-09-05 |
| -6 | Smokin' on the Prairie | 2015-08-07 |
| -5.1 | Griller's Cup | 2015-07-17 |
| -3.4 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | 2015-09-11 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 77% | 89.6% | 86.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-18 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 14 / 25 (645.0740) | 17 (156.5256) | 18 (154.2856) | 6 (167.4172) | 10 (166.8456) |
| 2015-09-11 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO | 23 / 32 (636.9364) | 22 (158.2628) | 24 (152.4912) | 13 (166.2168) | 20 (159.9656) |
| 2015-09-05 | Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO | 39 / 49 (615.2800) | 44 (151.3484) | 43 (146.8228) | 25 (162.2744) | 33 (154.8344) |
| 2015-08-07 | Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY | 21 / 26 (625.0400) | 20 (156.5372) | 19 (161.2000) | 20 (159.9428) | 24 (147.3600) |
| 2015-07-31 | SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili Alamosa, CO | 28 / 29 (588.9144) | 21 (161.1200) | 29 (136.5028) | 28 (146.7772) | 25 (144.5144) |
| 2015-07-17 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 22 / 29 (624.9828) | 25 (156.5256) | 29 (147.3600) | 6 (169.7028) | 25 (151.3944) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #808 (426 pts) | #850 (426 pts) | #898 (396 pts) | #601 (641 pts) | #837 (431 pts) |