Backend Heat

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5187

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1458

peak 1458 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-11-15

latest 2021-03-05

Best ToY finish

#551

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 84%

overall standings

Best overall

673.5656 / 720

Master · Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.76 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.47 (+1.29)

Walk rate

17%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±16.48

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.43 · weakest Pork (157.37)

Road miles

301

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 65 mi

Schedule strength

77%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1599)

Purse competed for

$53K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

644.47 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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.

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
2021-02-05

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN ahead in 100% of their meetings

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.1 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.06 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.

Pork avg 157.37
Chicken avg 164.43
0 calls in 6 entries

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Willingham's has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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.

119 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BIG D BBQ

#5205 of the rated field

1457 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1457

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Backend Heat)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Backend Heat has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2024-07-19

⚔ Head-to-head

Ultimate Flippin Grillers

#5175 of the rated field

1458 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1502 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-09-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Jack & Place

#5206 of the rated field

1457 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1457

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-09-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Fractured Ribs Social Club

#5198 of the rated field

1457 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

No shared contest yet.

Level with Backend Heat on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2023-09-22

⚔ Head-to-head

TRAINWRECK SMOKING COMPANY

#5174 of the rated field

1458 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1458

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2020-10-16

⚔ Head-to-head

LAZY BOYZ BBQ

#5192 of the rated field

1458 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1458

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2020-04-06

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar 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	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	1	176.5600	146.1944	164.43	top 64%
Pork Ribs	6	0	171.4172	153.0628	163.76	top 68%
Pork	6	0	165.0972	147.8972	157.37	top 88%
Brisket	6	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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 86%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 81%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	47	0	top 80%	2021-03-05

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.3 yrs 2019-11-15 → 2021-03-05

Busiest season 2020 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 5 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.43 · weakest Pork (157.37)

Walk rate 17% a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 6 contests

Master average 644.47 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 238 50–374 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 301 6 mapped stops · furthest 65 mi

Schedule strength 1599 average field rating faced — tougher than 77% of rated contests

Purse competed for $52,800 listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 5 state-championship entries

Power rating 1458 peak 1458 · #5187 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2019
Nov 15 First tracked contest Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown
Nov 15 Peak power rating (1488) Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown
2020
Mar 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4456 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
2021
Feb 5 First call Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL)
Feb 5 Career-best overall score673.5656 Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL)
Feb 5 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL)
Mar 5 Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.6	Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL)	2021-02-05

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.5	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown	2019-11-15
-8.9	Hawgin On Lanier	2020-07-31
-8.7	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2021-03-05
-8.4	Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2020-02-07
-7.5	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2020-03-06

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	2	50%	top 72%	93.6%	90.9%
2020	3	0%	top 86%	90.6%	88.9%
2019	1	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
2021-03-05	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	67 / 81 (635.1768)	65 (161.0856)	46 (165.6684)	81 (147.8972)	61 (160.5256)
2021-02-05	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)
2020-07-31	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA	46 / 55 (647.2796)	23 (171.4056)	13 (171.4172)	55 (150.7884)	52 (153.6684)
2020-03-06	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	47 / 61 (652.4456)	35 (166.8344)	43 (165.6684)	51 (162.2628)	55 (157.6800)
2020-02-07	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)
2019-11-15	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cedartown, GA	35 / 35 (638.0340)	32 (164.5256)	34 (153.0628)	30 (161.6456)	32 (158.8000)

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	#846 (146 pts)	#685 (241 pts)	#1084 (116 pts)	#866 (151 pts)	#913 (131 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#551 (177 pts)	#550 (187 pts)	#488 (237 pts)	#576 (177 pts)	#581 (177 pts)