A tough matchup
6–1
behind in the head-to-head
Backdraft BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings
Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
SWINE SHACK
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1458
peak 1458 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2014-06-20
latest 2017-08-04
Best ToY finish
#2105
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.32 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 625.98 (+6.34)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.61
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.65 · weakest Brisket (148.11)
Road miles
779
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 84 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Master avg
625.98 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
−15.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.55 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 148.11
- Chicken avg 163.65
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Service Dog BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest (2017-07-21).
- last seen 2015-09-05
- back 2017-07-21
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.
113 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5181 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after SWINE SHACK did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#5162 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5184 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Level with SWINE SHACK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5175 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1502 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5187 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, 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 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LOS NERDS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Lost Weekend Grill | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 154.2516 | 163.65 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 146.8344 | 153.75 | top 82% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 150.2628 | 160.47 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6572 | 137.6916 | 148.11 | top 85% |
“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 86% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 74% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2014-06-20 → 2017-08-04
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.65 · weakest Brisket (148.11)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
625.98
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
144
60–208 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
779
7 mapped stops · furthest 84 mi
Schedule strength
1551
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2015-09-05 → 2017-07-21
Power rating
1458
peak 1458 · #5168 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1488) 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0060 San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ
- Career-best overall score657.0060 San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2628 San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ
- Most recent contest San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.7 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ | 2017-08-04 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition | 2014-06-20 |
| -10.7 | The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition | 2014-08-01 |
| -7.5 | Smokin' Brew BBQ | 2014-08-30 |
| -7 | Smokin' Brew BBQ | 2015-09-05 |
| -4 | SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili | 2015-07-31 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 91.3% | 90.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 87% | 86% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86% | 85.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-04 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO | 27 / 44 (657.0060) | 17 (170.2628) | 29 (162.8344) | 24 (166.2516) | 34 (157.6572) |
| 2017-07-21 | Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 32 / 46 (646.7320) | 18 (168.5828) | 33 (158.8116) | 20 (167.9772) | 40 (151.3604) |
| 2015-09-05 | Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO | 41 / 49 (611.9548) | 41 (154.2516) | 42 (146.8344) | 15 (165.7372) | 45 (145.1316) |
| 2015-07-31 | SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili Alamosa, CO | 22 / 29 (626.6512) | 13 (168.5828) | 28 (147.9428) | 14 (165.6684) | 26 (144.4572) |
| 2014-08-30 | Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO | 39 / 48 (619.2456) | 39 (155.3944) | 40 (153.6456) | 43 (152.5484) | 31 (157.6572) |
| 2014-08-01 | The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition Alamosa, CO | 29 / 31 (606.1372) | 20 (164.5372) | 29 (149.0856) | 26 (154.8228) | 30 (137.6916) |
| 2014-06-20 | 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO | 25 / 28 (614.1024) | 19 (163.9656) | 21 (157.0856) | 27 (150.2628) | 24 (142.7884) |
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 | #2105 (69 pts) | #1913 (114 pts) | #2812 (54 pts) | #1972 (109 pts) | #2814 (54 pts) |