A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SKUNK RIVER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SKUNK RIVER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Kickin' Back BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1447
peak 1447 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-10-25
latest 2017-10-27
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
583.09
last 5 Master vs avg 583.09 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.07
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 153.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (142.61)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Master avg
583.09 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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
−10.7
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.74 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 142.61
- Chicken avg 153.34
- 0 calls in 5 entries
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.
106 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5641 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after Kickin' Back BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#5637 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Level with Kickin' Back BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5626 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5634 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5642 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKUNK RIVER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 146.2512 | 153.34 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.2000 | 111.9088 | 142.61 | top 93% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4172 | 122.7656 | 144.21 | top 95% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 129.0972 | 142.94 | top 88% |
“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 95% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 97% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border War Barbeque | 2 | 38 | 0 | top 98% | 2017-10-27 |
| Border War BBQ | 2 | 35 | 0 | top 99% | 2015-10-23 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-10-25 → 2017-10-27
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 153.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (142.61)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
583.09
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
108
7–175 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1576
average field rating faced — tougher than 60% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2016-10-21 → 2017-10-27
Power rating
1447
peak 1447 · #5633 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Border War Barbecue
- Career-best overall score621.0744 Border War Barbecue
- Career-best single call (Brisket)162.2972 Border War Barbecue
- Peak power rating (1490) Border War Barbecue
- 2017
- Most recent contest Border War Barbeque
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Border War BBQ | 2014-10-24 |
| -12 | Border War BBQ | 2015-10-23 |
| -10 | Border War Barbeque | 2016-10-21 |
| -9.7 | Border War Barbecue | 2013-10-25 |
| -9 | Border War Barbeque | 2017-10-27 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 77.2% | 77.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 80.7% | 80.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 77.8% | 77.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-27 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 44 / 46 (555.8056) | 45 (149.6800) | 45 (111.9088) | 44 (150.2512) | 41 (143.9656) |
| 2016-10-21 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 38 / 38 (581.0856) | 38 (146.2512) | 37 (145.7372) | 38 (144.0112) | 36 (145.0860) |
| 2015-10-23 | Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS | 35 / 35 (560.4572) | 35 (151.3944) | 30 (157.2000) | 35 (122.7656) | 35 (129.0972) |
| 2014-10-24 | Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS | 40 / 41 (597.0284) | 28 (161.1200) | 36 (153.0856) | 39 (148.5828) | 41 (134.2400) |
| 2013-10-25 | Border War Barbecue Osawatomie, KS | 23 / 27 (621.0744) | 23 (158.2628) | 26 (145.0972) | 23 (155.4172) | 15 (162.2972) |