A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Crazy Heifer BBQ Team
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-05-30
latest 2018-04-28
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.15 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 633.00 (+1.15)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.76
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.49 · weakest Brisket (148.50)
Road miles
146
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 76 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Master avg
633.00 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
−17.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.99 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Brisket avg 148.50
- Pork avg 165.49
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest (2016-07-22).
- last seen 2014-08-15
- back 2016-07-22
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.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4850 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4894 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after Crazy Heifer BBQ Team did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#4859 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Level with Crazy Heifer BBQ Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4884 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4864 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backdraft BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Lost Weekend Grill | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 152.5260 | 162.08 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 150.8344 | 156.92 | top 71% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 154.2400 | 165.49 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 141.6572 | 148.50 | top 85% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 79% | 2017-07-21 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.9 yrs
2014-05-30 → 2018-04-28
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.49 · weakest Brisket (148.50)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
633.00
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
131
51–167 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
146
6 mapped stops · furthest 76 mi
Schedule strength
1553
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2014-08-15 → 2016-07-22
Power rating
1465
peak 1465 · #4871 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
- First call Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.9656 Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1495) Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
- 2017
- Career-best overall score642.6972 Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest
- 2018
- Most recent contest LuLu's Brew & Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.4 | Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest | 2016-07-22 |
| -7.1 | LuLu's Brew & Que | 2018-04-28 |
| -6.6 | Buskers, Brews & BBQ | 2017-06-09 |
| -5.2 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown | 2014-05-30 |
| -4.6 | Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest | 2017-07-21 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 89.3% | 88% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 89% | 89% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 70% | 88.1% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-28 | LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO | 34 / 40 (629.0056) | 28 (161.7256) | 33 (155.3600) | 33 (154.2400) | 29 (157.6800) |
| 2017-07-21 | Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 35 / 46 (642.6972) | 19 (168.5600) | 39 (153.0628) | 23 (167.3944) | 35 (153.6800) |
| 2017-06-09 | Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO | 21 / 26 (624.4116) | 14 (166.2628) | 22 (152.5144) | 12 (163.9772) | 24 (141.6572) |
| 2016-07-22 | Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 29 / 35 (640.4800) | 22 (163.4628) | 12 (168.0000) | 17 (166.8228) | 35 (142.1944) |
| 2014-08-15 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO | 29 / 43 (634.1492) | 37 (152.5260) | 19 (161.7260) | 11 (168.5600) | 31 (151.3372) |
| 2014-05-30 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO | 25 / 34 (627.2344) | 24 (159.9544) | 32 (150.8344) | 4 (171.9656) | 32 (144.4800) |