High-water mark
665.0284
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.0284 at Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 30, 2014
Speed of Heat BBQ
Speed of Heat BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 10th of 34 at the Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown (2014). They are ranked #2785 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
peak 1517 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 30, 2014
latest Jun 21, 2019 · 5.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.61 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 649.68 (-3.07)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.35 · weakest Brisket (160.82)
Road miles
371
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 50 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
649.68 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Speed of Heat BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,799 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,797 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
They turned up 6 years after Speed of Heat BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#2,802 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
Level with Speed of Heat BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,788 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1517
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,796 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1525
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,800 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1520
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 5 years before Speed of Heat BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Weekend Grill | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Backdraft BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| CRAZY COYOTE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 158.8228 | 164.35 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 149.0744 | 162.82 | top 49% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 150.7884 | 161.69 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 168.5600 | 152.4912 | 160.82 | top 42% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 54% | Aug 14, 2015 |
| Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 43% | May 29, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
124
finished ahead 101 times, behind 89
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jun 3, 2016 → Jun 21, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest
20151 milestone
- Peak power rating (1517) Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
20146 milestones
- First tracked contest Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
- First call Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
- First overall top-10 Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0284 Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
- Career-best overall score665.0284 Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8344 Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.4 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown | May 30, 2014 |
| +7.3 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge | Aug 15, 2014 |
| +3.3 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest | Jun 21, 2019 |
| +0.7 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown | May 29, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.9 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge | Aug 14, 2015 |
| -1.4 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown | Jun 3, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 67% | 89% | 88.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 92.4% | 91.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2019 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest 🏅 Leadville, CO | 12 / 26 (653.5884) | 17 (158.8228) | 6 (167.4056) | 6 (168.5372) | 10 (158.8228) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO | 18 / 30 (648.4916) | 22 (162.2400) | 19 (162.2744) | 24 (155.4172) | 3 (168.5600) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO | 24 / 31 (631.8512) | 19 (163.4400) | 27 (149.0744) | 10 (166.8456) | 25 (152.4912) |
| May 29, 2015 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO | 18 / 32 (640.9596) | 14 (167.9772) | 21 (160.5256) | 29 (150.7884) | 11 (161.6684) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO | 13 / 43 (658.1600) | 21 (162.8228) | 5 (170.8344) | 19 (162.8228) | 17 (161.6800) |
| May 30, 2014 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO | 10 / 34 (665.0284) | 10 (170.8228) | 14 (166.8228) | 6 (165.7028) | 16 (161.6800) |