A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
T Daddys BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
T Daddys BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
CARNIVORES GOLD
CARNIVORES GOLD is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2021. Their best overall finish is 9th of 49 at the Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) (2021). They are ranked #4347 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
peak 1476 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 11, 2021
latest Oct 16, 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.70
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.39 · weakest Pork (148.50)
Road miles
354
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 143 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Purse competed for
$24K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
618.69 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
315.94 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CARNIVORES GOLD, each with one reason worth a look.
152 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,363 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,357 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with CARNIVORES GOLD on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,354 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before CARNIVORES GOLD's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,338 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,352 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,368 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before CARNIVORES GOLD's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 149.1428 | 158.39 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5256 | 145.0628 | 155.50 | top 67% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.0972 | 147.8972 | 148.50 | top 98% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5144 | 158.2744 | 159.39 | top 68% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 90% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
WI
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
168
finished ahead 75 times, behind 178
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20217 milestones
- First tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1
- First call Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one)
- First overall top-10 Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.9772 Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one)
- Peak power rating (1499) Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one)
- Career-best overall score624.3316 Puckaway Pigfest
- Most recent contest Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.2 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | Jun 25, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) | Oct 16, 2021 |
| -13.1 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | Jun 11, 2021 |
| -8.6 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 10, 2021 |
| -0.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | Oct 15, 2021 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 36 / 36 (302.2172) | 31 (157.1544) | 36 (145.0628) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 23 / 40 (322.8000) | 18 (162.2744) | 24 (160.5256) | — | — |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 24 / 30 (624.3316) | 23 (159.3828) | 21 (156.5372) | 29 (147.8972) | 17 (160.5144) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 9 / 49 (322.8000) | 6 (163.9772) | 11 (158.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 52 / 52 (613.0516) | 51 (149.1428) | 44 (156.5372) | 52 (149.0972) | 41 (158.2744) |