A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
HELPING U BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
HELPING U BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
BACK ALLEY BUTT RUBBERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1456
peak 1456 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-07-19
latest 2017-07-21
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
625.33 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 623.48 (+1.85)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.98
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.04 · weakest Brisket (149.76)
Road miles
24
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Master avg
623.48 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
−9.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.28 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 149.76
- Pork Ribs avg 159.04
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BODACIOUS BUTTS AND BONES in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
OL SMOKEY has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
125 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5283 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
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#5248 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after BACK ALLEY BUTT RUBBERS did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#5261 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Level with BACK ALLEY BUTT RUBBERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5266 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
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#5268 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
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-head#5257 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELPING U BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK GONE WYLDE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG STACKS BARBEQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JAESTAR BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LEEPS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1772 | 154.8572 | 157.92 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 149.6916 | 159.04 | top 63% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 153.1428 | 156.76 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5256 | 139.9200 | 149.76 | top 81% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 78% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RiverFest Red White and Que | 3 | 26 | 0 | top 74% | 2016-07-15 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-07-19 → 2017-07-21
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 159.04 · weakest Brisket (149.76)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
623.48
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
134
48–195 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
24
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1539
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2016-07-15 → 2017-07-21
Power rating
1456
peak 1456 · #5263 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest RiverFest Red White and Que
- Peak power rating (1491) RiverFest Red White and Que
- Career-best overall score637.1200 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.0000 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- 2017
- Most recent contest Riverfest Community Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska | 2014-08-15 |
| -10.3 | Riverfest Community Festival | 2017-07-21 |
| -9.2 | RiverFest Red White and Que | 2013-07-19 |
| -6.5 | 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska | 2013-08-16 |
| -3.2 | RiverFest Red White and Que | 2016-07-15 |
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% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 88.5% | 86.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-21 | Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE | 44 / 46 (600.5032) | 35 (157.1544) | 42 (149.6916) | 39 (153.7372) | 41 (139.9200) |
| 2016-07-15 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 32 / 45 (633.0628) | 26 (161.1772) | 33 (155.9772) | 38 (155.3828) | 27 (160.5256) |
| 2015-07-17 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 31 / 45 (634.2744) | 25 (160.6172) | 15 (166.2972) | 35 (155.9772) | 36 (151.3828) |
| 2014-08-15 | 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE | 36 / 38 (621.6800) | 35 (154.8572) | 29 (157.1428) | 29 (159.4400) | 32 (150.2400) |
| 2013-08-16 | 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE | 32 / 43 (637.1200) | 35 (155.4284) | 17 (168.0000) | 31 (162.8572) | 38 (150.8344) |
| 2013-07-19 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 26 / 32 (614.2284) | 24 (158.2856) | 21 (157.1428) | 26 (153.1428) | 27 (145.6572) |