High-water mark
645.0400
career-best overall
179.2% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 645.0400 at Lakeland Pig Festival — 179.2% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- 2020-01-24
BAMBOO WARRIORS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1504
peak 1504 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2019-01-25
latest 2022-11-18
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.95 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 628.07 (+3.88)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.42
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.21 · weakest Brisket (152.03)
Road miles
115
mi across 11 mapped stops
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Purse competed for
$135K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 7 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
628.07 / 360
7 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
5–2
behind in the head-to-head
Accutech BBQ ahead in 71% of their meetings
Accutech BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.18 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 29% of the time against 29%.
- Brisket avg 152.03
- Pork Ribs avg 160.21
- 2 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
5–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 83% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of K & E's Little Smokers in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
The comeback
3.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.8 years, then back at Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam (2017-11-17).
- last seen 2014-01-23
- back 2017-11-17
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.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3060 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than BAMBOO WARRIORS has cooked, 7 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#3048 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Level with BAMBOO WARRIORS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3076 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before BAMBOO WARRIORS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3069 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3070 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before BAMBOO WARRIORS's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#3052 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accutech BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Cooters N Smoke | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| K & E's Little Smokers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | 6 | 4 | 1 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Double Barrel Smokers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Fantasy Q | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Ain't EZ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 150.2056 | 156.61 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 154.2172 | 160.21 | top 39% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 147.3712 | 159.21 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 160.5256 | 141.6800 | 152.03 | top 47% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 3 | 18 | 0 | top 53% | 2022-01-28 |
| Plant City Pig Jam | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 44% | 2022-11-18 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.8 yrs
2019-01-25 → 2022-11-18
Busiest season
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
FL
11 of 11 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 160.21 · weakest Brisket (152.03)
Walk rate
36%
a top-10 call in 4 of 11 contests
Overall top-10 rate
9%
1 of 11 contests
Backyard average
628.07
out of 360 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
302
235–280 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
115
11 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1541
average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$134,510
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 7 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3.8 yrs
2014-01-23 → 2017-11-17
Power rating
1504
peak 1504 · #3062 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest The Tiger Town Pig Festival
- 2019
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score609.4972 Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call Plant City Pig Jam
- 2020
- Career-best overall score645.0400 Lakeland Pig Festival
- 2022
- First overall top-10 Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest
- 10th tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- Peak power rating (1504) Lakeland Pig Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.6800 Plant City Pig Jam
- Most recent contest Plant City Pig Jam
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.1 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2020-01-24 |
| +3.8 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest | 2022-01-07 |
| +3 | Plant City Pig Jam | 2019-11-22 |
| +0.6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2022-01-28 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2019-01-25 |
| -1.8 | Plant City Pig Jam | 2021-11-19 |
| -0.2 | Plant City Pig Jam | 2022-11-18 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 43% | 176.5% | 174.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 174.7% | 174.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 34% | 179.2% | 179.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 57% | 174.2% | 171.8% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-18 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 13 / 25 (635.2344) | 20 (150.2056) | 11 (162.2516) | 5 (169.6800) | 12 (153.0972) |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 29 / 60 (619.8748) | 34 (153.7032) | 24 (159.3944) | 12 (165.0972) | 37 (141.6800) |
| 2022-01-07 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 🏅 Lake Wales, FL | 8 / 29 (630.7088) | 9 (151.9544) | 6 (161.1432) | 5 (163.3940) | 9 (154.2172) |
| 2021-11-19 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 17 / 37 (628.9028) | 10 (162.2400) | 19 (154.2172) | 19 (151.9200) | 9 (160.5256) |
| 2020-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 18 / 53 (645.0400) | 34 (157.1200) | 19 (164.5716) | 12 (166.2284) | 21 (157.1200) |
| 2019-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 14 / 39 (627.2460) | 8 (162.2400) | 6 (165.7028) | 23 (150.8116) | 24 (148.4916) |
| 2019-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 45 / 58 (609.4972) | 37 (158.8000) | 38 (154.2172) | 43 (147.3712) | 37 (149.1088) |
| 2018-11-16 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017-11-17 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-01-23 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |