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.
BOBS SMOKEHOUSE BBQ
BOBS SMOKEHOUSE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 26th of 26 at the Wild West BBQ (2015). They finished #2212 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 8, 2015
latest Jun 16, 2017 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.70
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.69 · weakest Brisket (144.37)
Road miles
213
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Master avg
622.55 / 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 155.9656 | 165.69 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6688 | 150.8228 | 155.83 | top 72% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 135.3828 | 156.67 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5372 | 135.9316 | 144.37 | top 84% |
“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 100% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
110
finished ahead 59 times, behind 138
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
20161 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1200 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
20154 milestones
- First tracked contest Wild West BBQ
- First call Wild West BBQ
- Peak power rating (1487) Wild West BBQ
- Career-best overall score631.7944 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | Wild West BBQ | May 8, 2015 |
| -2.8 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | Jun 17, 2016 |
| -2.2 | 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge | Jun 19, 2015 |
| -1.6 | 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | Jun 16, 2017 |
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 66% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 69% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 87.7% | 86.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2017 | 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 39 / 59 (619.7944) | 26 (165.7028) | 28 (161.6688) | 43 (156.4912) | 51 (135.9316) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 40 / 58 (630.7656) | 47 (155.9656) | 40 (154.3200) | 9 (173.1200) | 48 (147.3600) |
| Jun 19, 2015 | 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 37 / 58 (631.7944) | 10 (171.9772) | 41 (156.5028) | 26 (161.6800) | 51 (141.6344) |
| May 8, 2015 | Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO | 26 / 26 (607.8628) | 7 (169.1200) | 26 (150.8228) | 26 (135.3828) | 20 (152.5372) |