High-water mark
664.4228
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.4228 at Barnesville BBQ & Blues — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-04-21
BITE BACK BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1461
peak 1461 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2015-09-19
latest 2018-06-01
Best ToY finish
#1722
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
622.25 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 610.56 (+11.70)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±31.22
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.20 · weakest Brisket (149.93)
Road miles
1,602
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 712 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Master avg
610.56 / 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Top Gun Barbecue ahead in 100% of their meetings
Top Gun Barbecue has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.27 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.
- Brisket avg 149.93
- Pork avg 157.20
- 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 A-QUE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5082 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BITE BACK BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BITE BACK BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5043 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
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#5078 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Level with BITE BACK BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5050 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
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#5061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
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-head#5054 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after BITE BACK BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BEARDED ONE BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Top Gun Barbecue | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire Ants BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Hot Rod's BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKOPOLIS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEKEND SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DANTE'S INFERNO | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BRISKET BURNERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 144.5256 | 152.94 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 128.5028 | 150.49 | top 76% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 141.1084 | 157.20 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 138.2172 | 149.93 | top 79% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
| NJ | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 81% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Que for the Troops | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 59% | 2018-06-01 |
| * Que by the Sea | 2 | 38 | 0 | top 91% | 2016-09-17 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.7 yrs
2015-09-19 → 2018-06-01
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
3 of 7 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 157.20 · weakest Brisket (149.93)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
610.56
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
179
75–266 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,602
7 mapped stops · furthest 712 mi
Schedule strength
1550
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
Power rating
1461
peak 1461 · #5059 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Que by the Sea
- Peak power rating (1487) Que by the Sea
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4228 Barnesville BBQ & Blues
- Career-best overall score664.4228 Barnesville BBQ & Blues
- 2018
- First call Que for the Troops
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.6800 Que for the Troops
- Most recent contest Que for the Troops
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.7 | Que for the Troops | 2018-06-01 |
| +1.5 | Barnesville BBQ & Blues | 2017-04-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Que for the Troops | 2016-06-03 |
| -12.7 | Que by the Sea | 2015-09-19 |
| -8.6 | NYC BBQ Cookoff | 2017-04-07 |
| -8.1 | * Que by the Sea | 2016-09-17 |
| -5.4 | Que for the Troops | 2017-06-02 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 90% | 90% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 92.3% | 86.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 83.2% | 82.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 80.1% | 80.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-01 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 25 / 61 (647.8516) | 24 (165.1316) | 36 (157.0744) | 6 (169.6800) | 45 (155.9656) |
| 2017-06-02 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 49 / 63 (614.7084) | 58 (144.5372) | 47 (155.9656) | 27 (161.6684) | 46 (152.5372) |
| 2017-04-21 | Barnesville BBQ & Blues Barnsville, GA | 18 / 29 (664.4228) | 18 (165.0972) | 14 (168.5600) | 16 (168.5256) | 22 (162.2400) |
| 2017-04-07 | NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 38 / 43 (585.5080) | 38 (144.5256) | 37 (147.9312) | 40 (141.6456) | 30 (151.4056) |
| 2016-09-17 | * Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 38 / 44 (598.7776) | 40 (145.0856) | 37 (145.1316) | 11 (162.2972) | 32 (146.2632) |
| 2016-06-03 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 66 / 67 (585.6688) | 42 (158.8344) | 67 (128.5028) | 41 (155.4516) | 60 (142.8800) |
| 2015-09-19 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 39 / 41 (576.9712) | 38 (147.3828) | 33 (150.2628) | 40 (141.1084) | 39 (138.2172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #1982 (65 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #1380 (175 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1799 (120 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1883 (120 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1522 (190 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |