A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
G'DADDY'S BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1475 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-08-14
latest 2017-06-09
Best ToY finish
#1314
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.45
last 5 Master vs avg 630.45 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.29
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.03 · weakest Brisket (146.78)
Road miles
1,338
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 558 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Master avg
630.45 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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
−19.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 19.24 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 146.78
- Chicken avg 166.03
- 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.
146 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4382 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to G'DADDY'S BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team G'DADDY'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4383 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1515
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to G'DADDY'S BBQ)
They've been 1515 at their best, 40 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4377 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1475
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to G'DADDY'S BBQ)
17 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where G'DADDY'S BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#4348 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with G'DADDY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after G'DADDY'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#4379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 156.5144 | 166.03 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 151.4060 | 157.10 | top 70% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 147.3600 | 160.53 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.0972 | 131.9088 | 146.78 | top 86% |
“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 75% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.8 yrs
2015-08-14 → 2017-06-09
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
3 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.03 · weakest Brisket (146.78)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
630.45
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
693
149–578 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,338
5 mapped stops · furthest 558 mi
Schedule strength
1552
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
2016-01-08 → 2017-06-09
Power rating
1475
peak 1475 · #4359 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1494) Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge
- First call Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll
- Career-best overall score644.9944 Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5944 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- 2017
- Most recent contest Buskers, Brews & BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | Buskers, Brews & BBQ | 2017-06-09 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.8 | National Western BBQ Throwdown | 2016-01-08 |
| -7.1 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
| -6.1 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge | 2015-08-14 |
| -3.3 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll | 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)
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 | 100% | top 58% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 83% | 83% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 72% | 89.6% | 88.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-09 | Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO | 15 / 26 (643.8400) | 16 (165.1200) | 13 (163.4056) | 10 (164.5372) | 21 (150.7772) |
| 2016-01-08 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 33 / 36 (597.4288) | 17 (165.0856) | 31 (153.0744) | 33 (147.3600) | 36 (131.9088) |
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 437 / 606 (633.0060) | 75 (172.5944) | 515 (151.4060) | 455 (157.6684) | 481 (151.3372) |
| 2015-09-11 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 22 / 32 (644.9944) | 9 (170.8228) | 22 (159.9544) | 9 (167.4172) | 29 (146.8000) |
| 2015-08-14 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO | 23 / 31 (632.9604) | 27 (156.5144) | 19 (157.6688) | 14 (165.6800) | 24 (153.0972) |
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 | #1977 (101 pts) | #2062 (96 pts) | #2003 (111 pts) | #1769 (126 pts) | #2190 (71 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2124 (100 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1314 (198 pts) | #1192 (258 pts) | #1341 (218 pts) | #1066 (313 pts) | #1466 (178 pts) |