A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE THIS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE THIS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BACKWOODS BBQ SHACK
BACKWOODS BBQ SHACK is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 28th of 34 at the Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show (2016). They finished #1492 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1464
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 15, 2016
latest Apr 14, 2017 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.53 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.80)
Road miles
245
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Master avg
615.83 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5944 | 133.0972 | 153.83 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4288 | 145.6344 | 151.80 | top 87% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 150.8000 | 157.53 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 145.6572 | 152.68 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 93% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
112
finished ahead 15 times, behind 154
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
20164 milestones
- First tracked contest 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1489) 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score637.6116 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.2628 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | WNC BBQ Festival- | Jul 22, 2016 |
| -10.8 | 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 15, 2016 |
| -8.7 | 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 14, 2017 |
| -5.6 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Aug 12, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 88.6% | 85.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2017 | 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC | 44 / 49 (623.2228) | 38 (162.2400) | 39 (150.7888) | 47 (154.8112) | 43 (155.3828) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 28 / 34 (637.6116) | 24 (164.5944) | 34 (145.6344) | 20 (166.2628) | 21 (161.1200) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | WNC BBQ Festival- Maggie Valley, NC | 48 / 49 (614.1604) | 48 (155.3828) | 41 (159.4288) | 48 (150.8000) | 49 (148.5488) |
| Apr 15, 2016 | 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC | 38 / 41 (588.3316) | 39 (133.0972) | 35 (151.3372) | 30 (158.2400) | 38 (145.6572) |