A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BACKDRAFT BBQ NC
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1481 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2018-05-18
latest 2021-10-08
Best ToY finish
#1147
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.99
last 3 Master vs avg 636.99 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.50
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.63 · weakest Brisket (154.82)
Road miles
42
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Purse competed for
$28K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.99 / 720
3 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
2.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.4 years, then back at Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down (2021-10-08).
- last seen 2019-05-17
- back 2021-10-08
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.
BACKDRAFT BBQ NC has 3 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.
#4098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 7 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4116 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Level with BACKDRAFT BBQ NC on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4072 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after BACKDRAFT BBQ NC did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#4089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4077 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 151.9200 | 158.25 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 159.3716 | 161.29 | top 63% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 161.6572 | 162.63 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0972 | 150.2516 | 154.82 | top 77% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 87% | 2019-05-17 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.4 yrs
2018-05-18 → 2021-10-08
Busiest season
2021
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.63 · weakest Brisket (154.82)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
636.99
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
66
17–80 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
42
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1585
average field rating faced — tougher than 67% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$28,100
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.4 yrs
2019-05-17 → 2021-10-08
Power rating
1481
peak 1481 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2018
- First tracked contest Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)164.5600 Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
- Peak power rating (1492) Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
- 2021
- Career-best overall score644.3888 Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
- Most recent contest Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival | 2019-05-17 |
| -8 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | 2018-05-18 |
| -2.4 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 2021-10-08 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-08 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC | 19 / 26 (644.3888) | 23 (160.5372) | 19 (159.3716) | 17 (163.3828) | 16 (161.0972) |
| 2019-05-17 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC | 32 / 36 (635.3372) | 30 (162.2856) | 25 (159.9428) | 22 (162.8572) | 32 (150.2516) |
| 2018-05-18 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC | 32 / 38 (631.2344) | 36 (151.9200) | 18 (164.5600) | 25 (161.6572) | 31 (153.0972) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1147 (81 pts) | #1283 (61 pts) | #1229 (81 pts) | #1141 (91 pts) | #1104 (96 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #1933 (75 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1844 (95 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |