A tough matchup
9–1
behind in the head-to-head
Backdraft BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings
Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.
Q/TANG CLAN
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1491
peak 1506 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2019-06-14
Best ToY finish
#1666
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.66 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 641.84 (+1.81)
Walk rate
21%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.88
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.09 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.97)
Road miles
6,152
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 741 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
641.84 / 720
14 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 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 strong matchup
7–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of CARNIVORES in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Brisket nemesis
8 of 10
shared brisket entries lost
Backdraft BBQ ahead 80% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared brisket entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
PORKY'S PIT CREW has landed one call behind them 2 times.
A June team
Top 43%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 43% across 7 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.
- 7 June contests
- top 60% the rest of the year
The long haul
6,152
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,152 miles across 14 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 741 miles to Minnesota in May.
- 14 mapped stops
- furthest 741 mi
The metronome
±1.93%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.93% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 89.1% of a perfect score
- 14 contests
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.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
4–0 in 4 shared contests (100% to Q/TANG CLAN)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Q/TANG CLAN ahead 4–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#3577 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1526
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1526 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3602 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3565 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#3593 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3594 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Level with Q/TANG CLAN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backdraft BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| Q LIVE CREW | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKY'S PIT CREW | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TRIGGERS | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CARNIVORES | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| 1 2 BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARENCE | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Lost Weekend Grill | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| SHB Customs | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Floyd | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE JUMPERS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| LOS NERDS | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 153.1200 | 160.71 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.3200 | 139.9772 | 158.97 | top 59% |
| Pork | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 143.3256 | 161.07 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.3200 | 155.4172 | 161.09 | top 50% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 10 | 0 | top 49% |
| MN | 4 | 0 | top 87% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 56% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Western BBQ Throwdown | 3 | 17 | 0 | top 65% | 2017-01-06 |
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 51 | 0 | top 86% | 2016-05-13 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2019-06-14
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
10 of 14 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
11
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
14 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 161.09 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.97)
Walk rate
21%
a top-10 call in 3 of 14 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 14 contests
Master average
641.84
out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
356
301–426 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
6,152
14 mapped stops · furthest 741 mi
Schedule strength
1554
average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$15,750
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Power rating
1491
peak 1506 · #3583 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Colorado Barbecue Challenge
- First call Colorado Barbecue Challenge
- Peak power rating (1506) Colorado Barbecue Challenge
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8972 National Western BBQ Throwdown
- 2017
- 10th tracked contest National Western BBQ Throwdown
- 2019
- Career-best overall score660.4916 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
- Most recent contest 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.7 | 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2017-06-16 |
| +6.1 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge | 2013-06-14 |
| +5.9 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2019-06-14 |
| +5.2 | 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2015-06-19 |
| +5 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2016-06-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Minnesota in May | 2014-05-16 |
| -10.9 | Minnesota in May | 2015-05-15 |
| -9.5 | Minnesota in May | 2016-05-13 |
| -9.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-07-21 |
| -7.3 | National Western BBQ Throwdown | 2017-01-06 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 91.2% | 88.6% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 58% | 91.4% | 89.9% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 63% | 90.5% | 89% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 89.7% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-14 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 25 / 55 (660.4916) | 16 (171.4172) | 24 (164.5716) | 28 (165.0972) | 34 (159.4056) |
| 2018-06-15 | 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 32 / 62 (644.4228) | 44 (155.3600) | 28 (162.2628) | 32 (163.9428) | 18 (162.8572) |
| 2017-07-21 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Eagan, MN | 27 / 30 (631.9884) | 28 (154.8572) | 27 (154.2628) | 13 (165.1656) | 23 (157.7028) |
| 2017-06-16 | 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 22 / 59 (656.4116) | 28 (165.6800) | 34 (159.3600) | 25 (166.8344) | 19 (164.5372) |
| 2017-01-06 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 33 / 38 (624.9712) | 34 (153.6456) | 23 (162.3200) | 37 (143.3256) | 12 (165.6800) |
| 2016-06-17 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 26 / 58 (658.1596) | 20 (168.5484) | 36 (158.8228) | 14 (170.8228) | 31 (159.9656) |
| 2016-05-13 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 59 / 71 (630.8116) | 59 (157.6800) | 49 (159.4516) | 54 (158.2628) | 53 (155.4172) |
| 2016-01-08 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 17 / 36 (653.1316) | 19 (164.5600) | 5 (170.3200) | 27 (155.9544) | 20 (162.2972) |
| 2015-06-19 | 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 24 / 58 (650.2512) | 32 (162.2628) | 48 (148.5600) | 12 (169.1084) | 9 (170.3200) |
| 2015-05-15 | Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN | 53 / 60 (620.5944) | 53 (153.1200) | 46 (156.5716) | 54 (154.8684) | 49 (156.0344) |
| 2015-01-09 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 24 / 40 (651.8972) | 18 (167.9772) | 28 (159.9884) | 21 (163.3828) | 24 (160.5488) |
| 2014-06-13 | 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 27 / 55 (646.1480) | 40 (157.6684) | 26 (161.6796) | 18 (167.4056) | 29 (159.3944) |
| 2014-05-16 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 51 / 58 (617.6800) | 39 (158.2512) | 57 (139.9772) | 36 (161.1428) | 37 (158.3088) |
| 2013-06-14 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO | 20 / 68 (638.8576) | 30 (158.8572) | 10 (167.4290) | 46 (149.7142) | 12 (162.8572) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1666 (130 pts) | #1945 (115 pts) | #1970 (115 pts) | #1536 (175 pts) | #1623 (155 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1736 (145 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1613 (175 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |