High-water mark
673.5656
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.5656 at Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Feb 5, 2021
Backend Heat
Backend Heat is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 19th of 31 at the Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) (2021). They are ranked #5221 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “BACK END HEAT”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1458
peak 1458 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Nov 15, 2019
latest Mar 5, 2021 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.76 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 644.47 (+1.29)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.48
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.43 · weakest Pork (157.37)
Road miles
301
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 65 mi
Schedule strength
77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1600)
Purse competed for
$53K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
644.47 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Backend Heat, each with one reason worth a look.
119 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,239 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,211 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Level with Backend Heat on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,228 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,227 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,230 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Backend Heat's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,209 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Backend Heat's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peckerwood Country Club | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-INATOR! | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| FYC BARBEQUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ATLANTA BBQ STORE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewbabys BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Angry Jack BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 146.1944 | 164.43 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 153.0628 | 163.76 | top 68% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 147.8972 | 157.37 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 153.6684 | 158.90 | top 83% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 | 47 | 0 | top 80% | Mar 5, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2020
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
238
finished ahead 50 times, behind 374
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20214 milestones
- First call Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score673.5656 Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL)
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20201 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4456 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1488) Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.6 | Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) | Feb 5, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown | Nov 15, 2019 |
| -8.9 | Hawgin On Lanier | Jul 31, 2020 |
| -8.7 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 5, 2021 |
| -8.4 | Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Feb 7, 2020 |
| -7.5 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 6, 2020 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 93.6% | 90.9% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 90.6% | 88.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2021 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 67 / 81 (635.1768) | 65 (161.0856) | 46 (165.6684) | 81 (147.8972) | 61 (160.5256) |
| Feb 5, 2021 | Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA | 19 / 31 (673.5656) | 5 (176.5600) | 25 (166.8228) | 18 (165.0972) | 22 (165.0856) |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA | 46 / 55 (647.2796) | 23 (171.4056) | 13 (171.4172) | 55 (150.7884) | 52 (153.6684) |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 47 / 61 (652.4456) | 35 (166.8344) | 43 (165.6684) | 51 (162.2628) | 55 (157.6800) |
| Feb 7, 2020 | Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Young Harris, GA | 31 / 32 (620.3200) | 32 (146.1944) | 25 (159.9428) | 32 (156.5256) | 25 (157.6572) |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cedartown, GA | 35 / 35 (638.0340) | 32 (164.5256) | 34 (153.0628) | 30 (161.6456) | 32 (158.8000) |