A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Backcorner BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Backcorner BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SMOKIN' DESIRE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1464 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2017-09-02
latest 2022-09-10
Best ToY finish
#1687
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
598.05
last 4 Master vs avg 598.05 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.47
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.29 · weakest Brisket (144.68)
Road miles
204
mi across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Master avg
598.05 / 720
4 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 comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest (2022-09-10).
- last seen 2019-08-31
- back 2022-09-10
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.
SMOKIN' DESIRE has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 139 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN' DESIRE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN' DESIRE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4942 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1464
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN' DESIRE)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4928 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4947 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN' DESIRE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4934 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4914 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8800 | 156.5716 | 160.29 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8456 | 130.2288 | 147.98 | top 81% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8344 | 139.9200 | 145.09 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9772 | 138.2400 | 144.68 | 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.
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2017-09-02 → 2022-09-10
Busiest season
2022
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.29 · weakest Brisket (144.68)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
598.05
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
89
16–110 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
204
4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1550
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2019-08-31 → 2022-09-10
Power rating
1464
peak 1464 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1487) 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest
- 2019
- Career-best overall score621.1088 3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest
- 2022
- Career-best single call (Chicken)162.8800 Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.1 | 3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest | 2019-08-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.5 | Springbreak BBQ Contest | 2018-03-24 |
| -12.8 | 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest | 2017-09-02 |
| -10 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest | 2022-09-10 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 84% | 84% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 79.2% | 79.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-10 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 26 / 28 (605.0856) | 18 (162.8800) | 17 (158.8456) | 27 (145.1200) | 26 (138.2400) |
| 2019-08-31 | 3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland, 3891 DM | 20 / 31 (621.1088) | 18 (162.2628) | 22 (152.0344) | 23 (154.8344) | 22 (151.9772) |
| 2018-03-24 | Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium , 3920 | 38 / 39 (570.1488) | 22 (159.4628) | 39 (130.2288) | 37 (140.5028) | 36 (139.9544) |
| 2017-09-02 | 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland, | 30 / 32 (595.8516) | 29 (156.5716) | 29 (150.8228) | 31 (139.9200) | 25 (148.5372) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1687 (53 pts) | #1240 (88 pts) | #1283 (93 pts) | #1682 (53 pts) | #1682 (53 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1809 (81 pts) | #1851 (91 pts) | #1963 (71 pts) | #1993 (66 pts) | #1940 (71 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #1925 (75 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2814 (57 pts) | #2827 (57 pts) | #2830 (57 pts) | #2821 (57 pts) | #2813 (57 pts) |