A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
BONEHEAD BROTHERS BBQ TEAM
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2015-06-26
latest 2016-07-22
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.99 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 638.58 (+5.41)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.88
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.75 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.63)
Road miles
290
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Master avg
638.58 / 720
7 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
−7.1
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.11 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.
- Pork Ribs avg 155.63
- Brisket avg 162.75
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE in 4 of their 4 shared 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.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4211 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BONEHEAD BROTHERS BBQ TEAM)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BONEHEAD BROTHERS BBQ TEAM has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4212 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4181 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Level with BONEHEAD BROTHERS BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4204 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4167 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4170 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, 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 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Lost Weekend Grill | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BELLY RUB'N BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CRAZY COYOTE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 303 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNTOUT BBQ CO | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 153.1772 | 159.00 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6572 | 143.9772 | 155.63 | top 70% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 152.5484 | 161.20 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 150.8116 | 162.75 | top 45% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 61% | 2016-06-24 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2015-06-26 → 2016-07-22
Busiest season
2016
4 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 162.75 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.63)
Walk rate
43%
a top-10 call in 3 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
638.58
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
146
88–169 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
290
7 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi
Schedule strength
1551
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
Power rating
1479
peak 1479 · #4191 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival
- Peak power rating (1493) Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival
- First call Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6224 Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest
- 2016
- Career-best overall score654.1256 Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival
- Most recent contest Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.2 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival | 2016-06-24 |
| +2.1 | Smokin' Brew BBQ | 2015-09-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest | 2015-07-24 |
| -6.6 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival | 2015-06-26 |
| -6.4 | National Western BBQ Throwdown | 2016-01-08 |
| -6.2 | Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest | 2016-07-22 |
| -0.5 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2016-06-17 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 68% | 90.9% | 89.2% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 69% | 90.4% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-22 | Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 28 / 35 (647.2916) | 30 (159.9888) | 30 (155.9316) | 26 (164.5600) | 15 (166.8112) |
| 2016-06-24 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO | 16 / 33 (654.1256) | 25 (159.3484) | 19 (161.1200) | 4 (172.5600) | 19 (161.0972) |
| 2016-06-17 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 36 / 58 (642.7084) | 49 (154.2628) | 39 (155.3600) | 26 (166.2400) | 15 (166.8456) |
| 2016-01-08 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 29 / 36 (625.0288) | 29 (155.9772) | 18 (161.6572) | 30 (154.2972) | 30 (153.0972) |
| 2015-09-05 | Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO | 26 / 49 (650.7776) | 25 (166.2628) | 39 (151.9776) | 23 (162.8000) | 10 (169.7372) |
| 2015-07-24 | Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 21 / 26 (649.6224) | 19 (163.9884) | 18 (159.4056) | 25 (155.4056) | 7 (170.8228) |
| 2015-06-26 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO | 20 / 27 (600.5144) | 21 (153.1772) | 21 (143.9772) | 23 (152.5484) | 16 (150.8116) |