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
SMOKIN' DESIRE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 20th of 31 at the 3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest (2019). They finished #1687 in the 2022 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
Sep 2, 2017
latest Sep 10, 2022 · 5 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 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.47
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.29 · weakest Brisket (144.68)
Road miles
204
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Master avg
598.05 / 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)
| 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) |
Overall rank by season
By 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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
89
finished ahead 16 times, behind 110
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Aug 31, 2019 → Sep 10, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)162.8800 Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest
20191 milestone
- Career-best overall score621.1088 3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1487) 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.1 | 3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest | Aug 31, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Springbreak BBQ Contest | Mar 24, 2018 |
| -12.8 | 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest | Sep 2, 2017 |
| -10.1 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest | Sep 10, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2022 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest Dongen | 26 / 28 (605.0856) | 18 (162.8800) | 17 (158.8456) | 27 (145.1200) | 26 (138.2400) |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland | 20 / 31 (621.1088) | 18 (162.2628) | 22 (152.0344) | 23 (154.8344) | 22 (151.9772) |
| Mar 24, 2018 | Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium | 38 / 39 (570.1488) | 22 (159.4628) | 39 (130.2288) | 37 (140.5028) | 36 (139.9544) |
| Sep 2, 2017 | 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland | 30 / 32 (595.8516) | 29 (156.5716) | 29 (150.8228) | 31 (139.9200) | 25 (148.5372) |