A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
RESQUE JOES BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2016-07-22
latest 2019-06-14
Best ToY finish
#1221
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.17 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 638.43 (+2.74)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.96
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.07 · weakest Brisket (155.84)
Road miles
1,379
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 531 mi
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.43 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
The weak link
−8.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.23 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.
- Brisket avg 155.84
- Chicken avg 164.07
- 0 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
1.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at LuLu's Brew & Que (2018-04-28).
- last seen 2016-07-22
- back 2018-04-28
Chicken nemesis
8 of 8
shared chicken entries lost
Backdraft BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±2.22%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.22% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 88.7% of a perfect score
- 8 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.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4540 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4562 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before RESQUE JOES BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4526 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4535 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with RESQUE JOES BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4554 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4541 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after RESQUE JOES BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backdraft BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE J'S | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Frank's BBQ Trading Post | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HONEYMAN BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SHB Customs | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNTOUT BBQ CO | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0456 | 157.1200 | 164.07 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173.7716 | 151.3600 | 161.76 | top 60% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4628 | 144.5484 | 156.76 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 146.8000 | 155.84 | top 77% |
“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 | 6 | 0 | top 69% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 79% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.9 yrs
2016-07-22 → 2019-06-14
Busiest season
2019
4 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
6 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.07 · weakest Brisket (155.84)
Walk rate
38%
a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
638.43
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
180
85–267 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,379
8 mapped stops · furthest 531 mi
Schedule strength
1587
average field rating faced — tougher than 69% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$15,750
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
2016-07-22 → 2018-04-28
Power rating
1472
peak 1472 · #4548 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest
- First call Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.5088 Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score655.5088 Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7716 Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1499) Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest
- 2019
- Most recent contest 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.5 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2019-06-14 |
| +0.2 | BBBrew For Hope | 2018-07-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | 2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest | 2018-06-22 |
| -6.5 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 | 2019-03-23 |
| -5.9 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 | 2019-03-22 |
| -3.3 | LuLu's Brew & Que | 2018-04-28 |
| -3.1 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 2019-05-10 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 79% | 89.8% | 89% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 71% | 89.8% | 87.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 63% | 91% | 91% |
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 | 35 / 55 (645.0056) | 34 (162.8572) | 36 (159.9772) | 38 (157.0512) | 23 (165.1200) |
| 2019-05-10 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 20 / 28 (638.8000) | 7 (171.4744) | 15 (163.4172) | 27 (149.6456) | 23 (154.2628) |
| 2019-03-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 58 / 62 (646.7996) | 56 (162.2512) | 48 (163.9656) | 36 (167.4628) | 61 (153.1200) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 65 / 74 (631.3256) | 68 (157.1200) | 60 (158.8116) | 72 (150.7884) | 42 (164.6056) |
| 2018-07-27 | BBBrew For Hope Fort Collins, CO | 21 / 35 (643.9200) | 8 (172.0456) | 25 (158.2400) | 24 (157.6800) | 27 (155.9544) |
| 2018-06-22 | 2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest Leadville, CO | 26 / 31 (599.8284) | 23 (157.1200) | 24 (151.3600) | 27 (144.5484) | 26 (146.8000) |
| 2018-04-28 | LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO | 28 / 40 (646.2860) | 24 (163.4172) | 19 (164.5372) | 18 (166.8800) | 37 (151.4516) |
| 2016-07-22 | Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 22 / 35 (655.5088) | 17 (166.2972) | 1 (173.7716) | 30 (160.0228) | 29 (155.4172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1832 (78 pts) | #1405 (158 pts) | #1774 (103 pts) | #2559 (53 pts) | #1997 (63 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1221 (196 pts) | #1041 (286 pts) | #1259 (211 pts) | #1228 (216 pts) | #1384 (176 pts) |