The comeback
2.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Capital BBQ Festival (2017-08-05).
- last seen 2014-09-05
- back 2017-08-05
Baby Got Rack
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1490
peak 1490 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-10-18
latest 2017-08-05
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
620.46
last 3 Master vs avg 620.46 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.96
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.15 · weakest Brisket (142.52)
Road miles
1,980
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 1964 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Master avg
620.46 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
Baby Got Rack has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 160 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Baby Got Rack did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3651 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with Baby Got Rack on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3618 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3641 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3639 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 160.6056 | 161.15 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6684 | 154.8000 | 158.23 | top 72% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4288 | 135.3596 | 149.39 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2512 | 130.7884 | 142.52 | top 83% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ON | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.8 yrs
2013-10-18 → 2017-08-05
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
ON
1 of 3 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
2 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.15 · weakest Brisket (142.52)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
1 of 3 contests
Master average
620.46
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
107
40–66 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,980
3 mapped stops · furthest 1,964 mi
Schedule strength
1539
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
2014-09-05 → 2017-08-05
Power rating
1490
peak 1490 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Cowboy Up at the PRCA Rodeo & BBQ
- Peak power rating (1492) Cowboy Up at the PRCA Rodeo & BBQ
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Pork)163.4288 Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll
- 2017
- First overall top-10 Capital BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score638.7772 Capital BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Capital BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9 | Capital BBQ Festival | 2017-08-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll | 2014-09-05 |
| -7.6 | Cowboy Up at the PRCA Rodeo & BBQ | 2013-10-18 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 17% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 85% | 85% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-05 | Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON | 7 / 42 (638.7772) | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-09-05 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 24 / 26 (610.7088) | 17 (161.6916) | 22 (154.8000) | 15 (163.4288) | 25 (130.7884) |
| 2013-10-18 | Cowboy Up at the PRCA Rodeo & BBQ Lancaster, CA | 33 / 41 (611.8848) | 25 (160.6056) | 24 (161.6684) | 41 (135.3596) | 29 (154.2512) |