BRACKEN RACKS BBQ

BRACKEN RACKS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 102 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 26 at the Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 (2021). They are ranked #3238 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,238

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1499

peak 1505 · rated over 102 contests

Contests

102

in the data

First seen

Jun 21, 2013

latest Apr 24, 2026 · 12.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#233

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

17 podiums

Overall top-10s

12% of 102 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

688.5376 / 720

Master · Miles City Cowtown Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.16 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 649.52 (+20.65)

Walk rate

53%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Miles City Cowtown Cookoff

Consistency

±21.79

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.94 · weakest Brisket (157.83)

Road miles

23,619

across 102 mapped stops · furthest 514 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$396K

listed at 38 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 45 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.52 / 720

102 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

688.5376 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.5376 at Miles City Cowtown Cookoff — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 14, 2024

The one to beat

5× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ has finished one call ahead of BRACKEN RACKS BBQ 5 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 their best year

2023 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 52%.

7 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 52%

A tough matchup

63–5 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 93% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 63 of their 68 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.11 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 24%.

Brisket avg 157.83
Chicken avg 165.94
15 calls in 102 entries

A strong matchup

17–6 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 74% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE in 17 of their 23 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Wild West BBQ Cook-Off (May 7, 2021).

last seen Oct 18, 2019
back May 7, 2021

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Chicken nemesis

52 of 68 shared chicken entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 76% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 52 of 68 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

At Ease has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An August team

Top 54% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 54% across 17 contests, versus top 64% the rest of the year.

17 August contests
top 64% the rest of the year

The long haul

23,619 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 23,619 miles across 102 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 514 miles to Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1.

102 mapped stops
furthest 514 mi

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Wild West BBQ Cook-Off every year from 2021 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 10th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#904 (102 pts)	#1064 (72 pts)	#1062 (97 pts)	#926 (107 pts)	#681 (202 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#1108 (70 pts)	#1070 (100 pts)	#1535 (55 pts)	#1037 (105 pts)	#1015 (110 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#255 (851 pts)	#174 (1,141 pts)	#284 (861 pts)	#132 (1,276 pts)	#293 (781 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#287 (766 pts)	#165 (1,126 pts)	#233 (1,011 pts)	#276 (791 pts)	#378 (551 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#345 (668 pts)	#321 (753 pts)	#427 (593 pts)	#231 (973 pts)	#273 (843 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#233 (816 pts)	#228 (856 pts)	#276 (766 pts)	#190 (996 pts)	#231 (866 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#459 (714 pts)	#368 (869 pts)	#333 (949 pts)	#372 (899 pts)	#578 (584 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#414 (841 pts)	#396 (900 pts)	#278 (1,114 pts)	#393 (905 pts)	#359 (953 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#521 (736 pts)	#454 (856 pts)	#571 (701 pts)	#497 (796 pts)	#487 (831 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#491 (826 pts)	#281 (1,201 pts)	#509 (807 pts)	#283 (1,216 pts)	#471 (873 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#330 (1,119 pts)	#255 (1,263 pts)	#246 (1,279 pts)	#291 (1,135 pts)	#329 (1,070 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#696 (514 pts)	#635 (599 pts)	#906 (404 pts)	#597 (654 pts)	#477 (784 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1444 (155 pts)	#1412 (180 pts)	#1437 (180 pts)	#1486 (165 pts)	#1586 (145 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BRACKEN RACKS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

CRESCENT MOON BBQ

#3,225 of the rated field

1500 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1522

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BRACKEN RACKS BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BRACKEN RACKS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jun 18, 2021

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Cold Beer BBQ

#3,223 of the rated field

1500 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1505

Fewer contests behind them than BRACKEN RACKS BBQ has cooked, 21 to 102, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 25, 2026

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ON THE SAUCE

#3,233 of the rated field

1500 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1501

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2022

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M & M Barbeque

#3,236 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1522

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Screamin Nite Hog BBQ

#3,248 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1531

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2024

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Backdraft Cooking Systems

#3,250 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1511

Level with BRACKEN RACKS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2024

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	68	5	63	7%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	64	15	49	23%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	57	8	49	14%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	54	27	27	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	44	5	39	11%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	44	3	41	7%	⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	43	7	36	16%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	35	16	19	46%	⚔ compare
Frank's BBQ Trading Post	33	11	22	33%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	33	1	32	3%	⚔ compare
WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	31	10	21	32%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	29	7	22	24%	⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	29	1	28	3%	⚔ compare
UNCLE J'S	28	9	19	32%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	28	5	23	18%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	102	24	0	6	178.8572	145.0628	165.94	top 54%
Pork Ribs	102	18	0	3	177.1428	143.3716	161.45	top 62%
Pork	102	26	1	4	177.7028	149.6572	164.29	top 56%
Brisket	102	15	2	4	174.3428	20	157.83	top 65%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	7	top 65%
Medium (20–39)	77	top 63%
Large (40+)	18	top 66%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CO	66	top 64%
WY	19	top 55%
KS	7	top 67%
NE	5	top 76%
MT	3	top 58%
OK	2	top 88%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	8	10	top 74%	Apr 24, 2026
National Western BBQ Throwdown	5	21	top 75%	Jan 11, 2019
Harper County Bullseye BBQ	4	18	top 64%	Oct 19, 2018
Griller's Cup	4	12	top 61%	Jul 15, 2016
Central Plains Ribfest	3	14	top 72%	Jun 17, 2022
Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2)	3	24	top 86%	Jun 4, 2022
Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	3	14	top 61%	Aug 16, 2019
San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	3	14	top 61%	Aug 2, 2019
LuLu's Brew & Que	3	18	top 77%	Apr 26, 2019
Boats, Bands, & BBQ	3	17	top 57%	May 19, 2017
Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest	2	16	top 51%	Sep 6, 2024
Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews	2	5	top 33%	Aug 9, 2024
Miles City Cowtown Cookoff	2	9	top 64%	Jun 14, 2024
Smoke & Soul Fest	2	10	top 63%	Oct 6, 2023
Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival	2	12	top 49%	Aug 19, 2022
Smoke & Soul Fest	2	7	top 43%	Sep 13, 2019
Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest	2	13	top 52%	Jun 21, 2019
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2	22	top 71%	Sep 7, 2018
Buskers, Brews & BBQ	2	19	top 70%	Jun 8, 2018
Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest	2	16	top 45%	Jul 21, 2017
Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival	2	7	top 42%	Jun 24, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	15	top 64%	Apr 15, 2016
Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	2	25	top 83%	May 29, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 13 contests

Contests a season 7.8 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 66 of 102 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 60 23 of them more than once

Opponents faced 823 finished ahead 1,166 times, behind 2,034

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Oct 18, 2019 → May 7, 2021

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

20261 milestone

Apr 24 Most recent contest Wild West BBQ Cook-Off

20242 milestones

Jun 14 Career-best overall score688.5376 Miles City Cowtown Cookoff
Sep 6 100th tracked contest Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest

20231 milestone

Jun 16 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Miles City Cowtown Cookoff

20211 milestone

Oct 2 First overall podium Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2

20181 milestone

Jun 8 50th tracked contest Buskers, Brews & BBQ

20152 milestones

Sep 5 Peak power rating (1505) Smokin' Brew BBQ
Oct 16 25th tracked contest Harper County Bullseye BBQ

20145 milestones

Jun 6 First call Boats, Bands & BBQ
Jul 16 First category win (Brisket) Griller's Cup
Jul 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7884 Griller's Cup
Aug 30 10th tracked contest Smokin' Brew BBQ
Sep 6 First overall top-10 Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two

20131 milestone

Jun 21 First tracked contest South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+19	Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2	Oct 2, 2021
+13.4	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews	Aug 11, 2023
+12.7	Smoke & Soul Fest	Sep 13, 2019
+11.1	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	May 12, 2023
+10.8	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival	Jun 26, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	May 10, 2024
-11.4	Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic	Sep 5, 2014
-10.4	Wild West BBQ Cook Off	May 13, 2016
-10.4	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1)	Jun 3, 2022
-9.7	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	May 7, 2021

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0	100%	top 56%	91.2%	91.2%
2025	1	0	0	0%	top 73%	92.4%	92.4%
2024	8	3	0	88%	top 57%	95.6%	91.6%
2023	7	3	0	86%	top 52%	94.5%	93.7%
2022	9	0	0	44%	top 74%	93.9%	90.4%
2021	9	1	0	56%	top 63%	95.2%	90.6%
2019	9	1	0	33%	top 70%	92.6%	88.9%
2018	12	0	0	42%	top 63%	93.3%	89.8%
2017	9	0	0	44%	top 67%	92%	89.4%
2016	12	0	1	42%	top 67%	92.5%	89.9%
2015	13	3	1	54%	top 54%	92.8%	90.2%
2014	9	1	1	78%	top 69%	94.4%	89.4%
2013	3	0	0	0%	top 70%	88.6%	87.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 24, 2026	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	15 / 27 (656.4000)	21 (156.5028)	16 (162.8000)	14 (166.2400)	4 (170.8572)
Apr 25, 2025	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	22 / 30 (665.6232)	16 (169.7028)	28 (159.9660)	15 (168.5372)	14 (167.4172)
Sep 6, 2024	Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO	16 / 36 (677.6000)	12 (173.1200)	21 (166.8344)	8 (175.4056)	28 (162.2400)
Aug 16, 2024	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	17 / 29 (679.8860)	19 (166.2400)	12 (171.9888)	3 (176.5600)	19 (165.0972)
Aug 9, 2024	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	14 / 29 (671.3032)	13 (169.6800)	14 (166.2632)	4 (173.7028)	22 (161.6572)
Jul 26, 2024	Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Laramie, WY	8 / 17 (674.1600)	11 (168.5484)	13 (165.0972)	5 (175.4172)	13 (165.0972)
Jul 12, 2024	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	15 / 26 (677.0628)	11 (171.9656)	20 (166.2860)	12 (171.4056)	14 (167.4056)
Jun 28, 2024	The Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO	10 / 25 (674.8120)	2 (176.0116)	8 (170.3204)	20 (163.3944)	17 (165.0856)
Jun 14, 2024	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT	9 / 16 (688.5376)	3 (176)	11 (166.8460)	9 (172.5600)	3 (173.1316)
May 10, 2024	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	29 / 29 (533.6228)	12 (170.8112)	12 (168.5488)	4 (174.2628)	29 (20)
Oct 6, 2023	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	10 / 28 (677.6116)	2 (174.8572)	4 (174.2744)	19 (165.6800)	19 (162.8000)
Aug 25, 2023	Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show 🏅 Liberal, KS	14 / 19 (673.6108)	12 (168.5484)	2 (175.4400)	13 (170.2512)	18 (159.3712)
Aug 11, 2023	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	5 / 27 (680.4804)	11 (169.6800)	9 (169.7032)	4 (173.7028)	14 (167.3944)
Jun 30, 2023	Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO	25 / 35 (666.1372)	10 (171.9772)	24 (165.1316)	25 (166.2284)	29 (162.8000)
Jun 16, 2023	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT	16 / 22 (676.4688)	3 (178.8572)	21 (161.6688)	19 (166.8344)	13 (169.1084)
May 27, 2023	Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO	21 / 37 (672.9940)	14 (171.9656)	14 (172.5600)	32 (163.3828)	30 (165.0856)
May 12, 2023	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	10 / 30 (676.4344)	6 (173.1200)	5 (171.9772)	4 (175.4172)	26 (155.9200)
Oct 22, 2022	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Westminster, CO	18 / 31 (668.4112)	22 (163.9544)	17 (168.5256)	4 (174.2628)	24 (161.6684)
Oct 21, 2022	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Westminster, CO	18 / 32 (663.9084)	13 (170.2628)	28 (159.9544)	25 (165.1428)	12 (168.5484)
Oct 7, 2022	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	26 / 29 (633.4856)	24 (161.1200)	22 (161.6916)	27 (157.0628)	23 (153.6112)
Aug 19, 2022	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	12 / 29 (675.8972)	10 (173.7144)	18 (164.5372)	5 (174.2628)	15 (163.3828)
Jul 1, 2022	The Art of BBQ 🏅 Sterling, CO	23 / 28 (638.6856)	18 (163.4056)	28 (143.3716)	14 (168.5372)	19 (163.3712)
Jun 17, 2022	Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE	25 / 29 (655.2804)	21 (167.3944)	26 (153.0860)	23 (163.9428)	8 (170.8572)
Jun 4, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 🏅 Greeley, CO	31 / 34 (637.5660)	29 (161.0972)	33 (147.3604)	12 (168.5828)	27 (160.5256)
Jun 3, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 🏅 Greeley, CO	31 / 33 (626.0228)	32 (153.0744)	33 (149.6344)	21 (161.6340)	23 (161.6800)
May 6, 2022	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	21 / 33 (660.9940)	17 (168.5600)	27 (157.6456)	16 (165.6684)	10 (169.1200)
Oct 2, 2021	Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 Casper, WY	3 / 26 (685.7028)	20 (165.6800)	4 (175.4172)	9 (170.2628)	3 (174.3428)
Oct 1, 2021	Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY	22 / 27 (658.1940)	24 (161.6684)	9 (169.7256)	15 (166.2516)	22 (160.5484)
Aug 20, 2021	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	17 / 30 (660.9944)	8 (173.1316)	24 (154.2172)	9 (169.6800)	17 (163.9656)
Aug 13, 2021	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	22 / 42 (654.1604)	3 (176.5600)	36 (155.3716)	5 (172.5600)	33 (149.6688)
Aug 6, 2021	SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	15 / 42 (675.9544)	31 (164.5716)	24 (166.8228)	9 (173.1200)	9 (171.4400)
Jun 19, 2021	Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 🏅 Holdrege, NE	28 / 36 (661.0400)	31 (162.8228)	24 (166.2400)	18 (169.1428)	26 (162.8344)
Jun 18, 2021	Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 🏅 Holdrege, NE	35 / 40 (634.7428)	19 (172)	36 (152.5028)	34 (156.5144)	36 (153.7256)
Jun 4, 2021	Greeley Blues Jam 🏅 Greeley, CO	24 / 33 (639.8400)	23 (162.8344)	29 (154.2400)	22 (161.0856)	18 (161.6800)
May 7, 2021	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	32 / 35 (598.0572)	26 (158.2400)	26 (154.2516)	28 (153.6228)	32 (131.9428)
Oct 18, 2019	Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO	26 / 46 (652.4340)	21 (167.4056)	9 (170.2972)	23 (165.6684)	40 (149.0628)
Sep 13, 2019	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	7 / 28 (666.8120)	2 (174.8572)	5 (168.0116)	6 (169.6800)	19 (154.2632)
Aug 16, 2019	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	19 / 30 (641.6000)	14 (164.5372)	16 (163.4172)	15 (162.8456)	22 (150.8000)
Aug 2, 2019	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	42 / 54 (635.8860)	40 (162.2516)	28 (166.3316)	28 (166.2400)	50 (141.0628)
Jun 21, 2019	Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest 🏅 Leadville, CO	13 / 26 (653.5312)	10 (166.2400)	3 (169.1200)	3 (171.9656)	21 (146.2056)
Apr 26, 2019	LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO	34 / 40 (627.8404)	38 (153.0628)	33 (155.4060)	19 (166.8800)	33 (152.4916)
Mar 23, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	53 / 62 (651.8516)	38 (167.9888)	43 (165.6684)	47 (165.0972)	62 (153.0972)
Mar 22, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	67 / 74 (623.2804)	45 (167.4172)	67 (153.7032)	69 (154.2056)	69 (147.9544)
Jan 11, 2019	National Western BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Denver, CO	37 / 38 (607.2460)	32 (160.5716)	38 (143.3716)	30 (159.3600)	36 (143.9428)
Oct 19, 2018	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	20 / 33 (659.9312)	19 (168.5372)	22 (161.6912)	21 (163.9772)	19 (165.7256)
Sep 14, 2018	Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY	17 / 28 (646.1712)	13 (169.1428)	8 (168.0344)	11 (160.5028)	27 (148.4912)
Sep 7, 2018	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO	22 / 32 (635.2112)	22 (162.2400)	25 (157.1084)	20 (163.9428)	26 (151.9200)
Aug 17, 2018	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	20 / 30 (642.1144)	21 (159.3944)	3 (177.1428)	22 (161.0856)	26 (144.4916)
Aug 3, 2018	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	14 / 41 (671.8860)	4 (176.5716)	27 (162.2516)	23 (166.2400)	17 (166.8228)
Jul 27, 2018	BBBrew For Hope Fort Collins, CO	20 / 35 (651.3600)	27 (161.1428)	22 (162.2860)	22 (161.6684)	11 (166.2628)
Jun 22, 2018	2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest Leadville, CO	17 / 31 (634.0224)	17 (160.5372)	15 (161.0740)	19 (157.0512)	19 (155.3600)
Jun 15, 2018	Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE	27 / 35 (646.7428)	30 (159.3600)	29 (161.1544)	20 (167.3712)	28 (158.8572)
Jun 8, 2018	Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO	21 / 31 (626.6624)	23 (158.8228)	21 (159.3600)	30 (150.8228)	20 (157.6568)
May 11, 2018	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	20 / 26 (647.8396)	26 (146.7772)	7 (168.5484)	5 (169.7028)	12 (162.8112)
Apr 28, 2018	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	29 / 40 (640.4120)	26 (162.8000)	15 (166.8344)	32 (155.3832)	34 (155.3944)
Jan 5, 2018	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	24 / 39 (656.4000)	26 (162.8000)	21 (162.8228)	28 (158.2172)	6 (172.5600)
Oct 20, 2017	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	38 / 47 (645.5540)	19 (171.4172)	28 (166.2400)	35 (162.2284)	44 (145.6684)
Sep 29, 2017	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	18 / 25 (642.1372)	20 (165.0856)	15 (163.9888)	16 (163.4056)	20 (149.6572)
Sep 22, 2017	Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY	11 / 18 (649.6000)	13 (163.4056)	11 (161.6916)	13 (162.2400)	10 (162.2628)
Aug 4, 2017	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	31 / 44 (646.7424)	6 (173.7028)	39 (157.0856)	31 (162.2512)	39 (153.7028)
Jul 21, 2017	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	20 / 46 (662.7080)	31 (164.5256)	18 (165.6912)	4 (175.4056)	33 (157.0856)
Jun 16, 2017	Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE	14 / 27 (638.0916)	21 (155.3716)	22 (152.5028)	17 (159.3600)	4 (170.8572)
Jun 9, 2017	Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO	19 / 26 (634.6740)	12 (167.3712)	18 (160.5484)	24 (151.3372)	18 (155.4172)
May 19, 2017	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	20 / 36 (650.1376)	16 (167.3944)	25 (159.3944)	31 (156.5144)	15 (166.8344)
Jan 6, 2017	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	35 / 38 (620.9480)	29 (159.3716)	36 (148.5140)	30 (159.9884)	34 (153.0740)
Oct 14, 2016	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	23 / 38 (666.1828)	38 (152.5256)	30 (162.8344)	1 (177.7028)	5 (173.1200)
Sep 9, 2016	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	34 / 49 (643.9196)	22 (166.2512)	40 (158.8688)	39 (157.6684)	27 (161.1312)
Aug 19, 2016	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	14 / 26 (663.8400)	14 (167.3828)	17 (159.3600)	6 (170.8344)	8 (166.2628)
Jul 29, 2016	SanLuis Valley Beat The Heat Brew BBQ & Chili Challenge Alamosa, CO	20 / 27 (650.6624)	15 (168.5256)	24 (160.5256)	20 (162.8228)	20 (158.7884)
Jul 22, 2016	Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	16 / 35 (662.7428)	4 (173.1200)	19 (164.5600)	14 (167.3944)	28 (157.6684)
Jul 15, 2016	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	20 / 27 (653.0512)	11 (166.8228)	13 (168.5600)	23 (155.3828)	15 (162.2856)
Jun 24, 2016	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO	19 / 33 (646.6624)	10 (169.6684)	24 (157.6572)	12 (165.6684)	27 (153.6684)
Jun 10, 2016	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	17 / 30 (650.7768)	7 (169.6684)	14 (164.5828)	22 (158.8228)	23 (157.7028)
Jun 3, 2016	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	24 / 30 (632.4460)	18 (165.1088)	26 (150.7884)	11 (164.5944)	24 (151.9544)
May 13, 2016	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	31 / 33 (624.4112)	22 (162.8572)	28 (154.7884)	33 (151.3712)	26 (155.3944)
Apr 15, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO	22 / 28 (623.9316)	11 (167.9656)	24 (153.1544)	17 (161.1200)	28 (141.6916)
Jan 8, 2016	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	21 / 36 (646.6624)	21 (163.9428)	16 (163.3712)	17 (162.8228)	25 (156.5256)
Oct 16, 2015	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	18 / 34 (660.5712)	14 (169.7028)	22 (161.7028)	27 (160.5828)	12 (168.5828)
Sep 18, 2015	2015 Colorado Rockies Championship Denver, CO	35 / 35 (634.6972)	33 (163.9544)	35 (150.8572)	30 (165.0856)	35 (154.8000)
Sep 5, 2015	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	18 / 49 (665.6000)	19 (168.5600)	12 (169.1200)	14 (167.4172)	27 (160.5028)
Aug 14, 2015	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	8 / 31 (662.7312)	7 (170.8344)	15 (160.5484)	9 (167.3828)	13 (163.9656)
Jul 24, 2015	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	10 / 26 (668.4228)	8 (171.9656)	11 (165.0856)	14 (167.9772)	16 (163.3944)
Jul 17, 2015	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	17 / 29 (641.5540)	14 (166.8344)	16 (162.8456)	24 (154.7768)	19 (157.0972)
Jun 26, 2015	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO	7 / 27 (654.2404)	19 (155.9888)	5 (164)	5 (166.2400)	1 (168.0116)
Jun 19, 2015	Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off Miles City, MT	12 / 26 (650.2284)	8 (165.1428)	7 (169.7256)	18 (156.5256)	12 (158.8344)
Jun 5, 2015	Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO	16 / 30 (654.1716)	13 (164.5488)	11 (164.5372)	3 (174.2972)	28 (150.7884)
May 29, 2015	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	25 / 32 (620.3312)	12 (168.5256)	29 (149.6456)	28 (152.5028)	23 (149.6572)
May 8, 2015	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	19 / 26 (637.4968)	20 (162.2284)	10 (165.0856)	15 (162.2284)	24 (147.9544)
Apr 17, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO	15 / 30 (643.8744)	6 (167.4056)	6 (167.3944)	27 (153.6800)	22 (155.3944)
Jan 9, 2015	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	27 / 40 (644.4344)	19 (167.9772)	23 (163.4172)	33 (156.5256)	30 (156.5144)
Sep 6, 2014	Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two Garden City, KS	6 / 15 (679.4056)	4 (174.8456)	7 (169.1544)	9 (168)	7 (167.4056)
Sep 5, 2014	Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic Garden City, KS	14 / 14 (630.0572)	12 (166.2628)	14 (152.4916)	14 (149.6572)	10 (161.6456)
Aug 30, 2014	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	29 / 48 (643.8052)	9 (171.9656)	28 (158.7884)	36 (156.5484)	33 (156.5028)
Aug 22, 2014	Bootleggin' BBQ Garden City, CO	13 / 17 (665.0284)	13 (164.5256)	13 (164)	6 (171.9656)	12 (164.5372)
Jul 16, 2014	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	12 / 26 (662.7884)	6 (173.7028)	21 (152.5144)	18 (164.5828)	1 (171.9884)
Jun 20, 2014	2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO	18 / 28 (643.3260)	18 (165.0856)	27 (148.0004)	9 (166.2628)	13 (163.9772)
Jun 6, 2014	Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO	17 / 29 (627.6916)	10 (169.1316)	23 (143.8400)	21 (151.9200)	11 (162.8000)
May 30, 2014	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	30 / 34 (615.8056)	34 (145.0628)	33 (147.3600)	21 (160.5484)	15 (162.8344)
Apr 18, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Denver, CO	26 / 30 (627.9432)	28 (153.6684)	26 (155.3944)	12 (165.7488)	28 (153.1316)
Sep 13, 2013	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	31 / 42 (633.0628)	31 (158.2856)	20 (161.1200)	29 (158.2628)	26 (155.3944)
Jul 19, 2013	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	21 / 33 (638.2508)	27 (155.3940)	22 (158.2628)	17 (161.7484)	11 (162.8456)
Jun 21, 2013	South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO	17 / 23 (618.2854)	12 (162.8570)	17 (154.8570)	15 (160)	19 (140.5714)

BRACKEN RACKS BBQ

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Power ranking

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Avg finish

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Walk rate

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Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

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Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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The weak link

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