High-water mark
681.1088
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.1088 at Smoke & Soul Fest — 94.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 13, 2019
The Eagle BBQ Colorado
The Eagle BBQ Colorado is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 28 at the Smoke & Soul Fest (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #3270 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
peak 1501 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2019
latest Sep 20, 2019
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.76
last 5 Master vs avg 644.35 (+0.40)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.02
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.85 · weakest Chicken (156.87)
Road miles
736
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 238 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$66K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
644.35 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #476 (687 pts) | #614 (557 pts) | #400 (837 pts) | #391 (867 pts) | #523 (642 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The Eagle BBQ Colorado, each with one reason worth a look.
108 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,271 of the rated field
- Contests
- 110
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1620
1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to The Eagle BBQ Colorado)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — WILD HOGS BBQ ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1520
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,265 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before The Eagle BBQ Colorado's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,284 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1511
Level with The Eagle BBQ Colorado on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,273 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,267 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1499
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Weekend Grill | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HONEYMAN BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Backdraft BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE J'S | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Frank's BBQ Trading Post | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2860 | 140 | 156.87 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.8572 | 151.3372 | 164.70 | top 49% |
| Pork | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 170.8228 | 157.1084 | 165.85 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 145.1088 | 156.93 | top 61% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
CO
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
139
finished ahead 88 times, behind 135
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
201911 milestones
- First tracked contest Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
- First call Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3028 Buskers, Brews & BBQ
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Smoke & Soul Fest
- First overall top-10 Smoke & Soul Fest
- First overall podium Smoke & Soul Fest
- First Reserve Championship Smoke & Soul Fest
- Career-best overall score681.1088 Smoke & Soul Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8572 Smoke & Soul Fest
- Peak power rating (1501) Smoke & Soul Fest
- Most recent contest Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.7 | Smoke & Soul Fest | Sep 13, 2019 |
| +0.9 | Buskers, Brews & BBQ | Jun 7, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.8 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | May 10, 2019 |
| -6.2 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day | Aug 9, 2019 |
| -2.4 | Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival | Sep 20, 2019 |
| -2.3 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest | Jun 21, 2019 |
| -1 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | Jun 14, 2019 |
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2019 | Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Grand Lake, CO | 17 / 25 (640.9488) | 25 (149.0516) | 5 (170.8572) | 9 (168.5256) | 19 (152.5144) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 2 / 28 (681.1088) | 5 (170.2860) | 1 (174.8572) | 3 (170.8228) | 9 (165.1428) |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO | 25 / 30 (636.4116) | 25 (160.5144) | 12 (169.1200) | 20 (161.6684) | 27 (145.1088) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest 🏅 Leadville, CO | 17 / 26 (622.6512) | 15 (162.8572) | 20 (151.3372) | 17 (157.1084) | 17 (151.3484) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 36 / 55 (642.6628) | 41 (156.5260) | 33 (162.7884) | 23 (166.8456) | 37 (156.5028) |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Buskers, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Aurora, CO | 22 / 38 (651.3028) | 28 (158.8228) | 25 (165.7028) | 10 (170.2628) | 26 (156.5144) |
| May 10, 2019 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 23 / 28 (635.3828) | 28 (140) | 22 (158.2400) | 10 (165.7372) | 7 (171.4056) |