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BACK FROM THE DEAD

BACK FROM THE DEAD is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 19th of 25 at the Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (2021). They are ranked #5938 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,938
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1437
peak 1437 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

11
in the data

First seen

Sep 18, 2015
latest Sep 20, 2024 · 9 years on the trail

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0
0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 87%
overall standings

Best overall

646.7088 / 720
Master · Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

624.62 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 598.23 (+26.40)

Walk rate

9%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.7144
Brisket · Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off

Consistency

±54.50
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 154.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.46)

Road miles

0
across 11 mapped stops

Schedule strength

74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)

Purse competed for

$99K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

598.23 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Triangle S BBQ has finished one call ahead of BACK FROM THE DEAD 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

STEELE FAMILY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

STEELE FAMILY BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (Sep 10, 2021).

  • last seen Sep 20, 2019
  • back Sep 10, 2021

Pork nemesis

9 of 9 shared pork entries lost

BUTCHER BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BLUE COLLAR BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±7.57% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.57% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

  • averages 83.1% of a perfect score
  • best 89.8%

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off every year from 2021 to 2024 — the contest they never miss.

  • 4 visits in all
  • best finish 19th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BACK FROM THE DEAD, each with one reason worth a look.

56 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

RAGING MEAT SWEATS
#5,930 of the rated field
1437 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1501

They've been 1501 at their best, 64 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 10 contests
  • last seen Aug 25, 2017
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BRANDYWINE SMOKERS
#5,945 of the rated field
1437 power rating
Contests
8
GCs
0
Top-10s
13%
Peak
1437

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 8 contests
  • last seen Jun 30, 2023
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PORK-U-UP
#5,948 of the rated field
1437 power rating
Contests
8
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1437

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before BACK FROM THE DEAD's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 8 contests
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PIGS IN PERIL
#5,931 of the rated field
1437 power rating
Contests
8
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1437

Level with BACK FROM THE DEAD on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 8 contests
  • last seen Aug 24, 2018
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Smokin Fat Racks
#5,943 of the rated field
1437 power rating
Contests
8
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1437

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 8 contests
  • last seen Jun 1, 2018
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Brewskies BBQ
#5,936 of the rated field
1437 power rating
Contests
7
GCs
0
Top-10s
14%
Peak
1506

They turned up 7 years after BACK FROM THE DEAD did, first appearing in 2022.

  • rated over 7 contests
  • last seen Apr 24, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
STEELE FAMILY BBQ 9 0 9 0% ⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ 9 0 9 0% ⚔ compare
COOKSHACK 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
TRIANGLE S BAR B Q 7 4 3 57% ⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
DR. NORDY'S BBQ 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
HOLLOW Q 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN DAN 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
BURNIN' SANDS BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 8 0 0 0 166.2400 132.5028 153.89 top 78%
Pork Ribs 9 0 0 0 160.5372 139.3488 152.46 top 82%
Pork 9 0 0 0 168.5600 149.6456 154.51 top 83%
Brisket 9 1 0 0 169.7144 144.5256 154.46 top 77%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)80top 85%
Large (40+)10top 100%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 4 19 0 top 84% Sep 20, 2024
Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off 4 21 0 top 89% Sep 20, 2019

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 11 seasons in the data
Most contests held in OK 11 of 11 contests
Contests visited 3 2 of them more than once
Opponents faced 146 finished ahead 36 times, behind 251
Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 20, 2019 → Sep 10, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cookoff
20251 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
20221 milestone
  1. Career-best overall score646.7088 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
20212 milestones
  1. First call Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
  2. Career-best single call (Brisket)169.7144 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
20152 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff
  2. Peak power rating (1490) Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-12.1Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-OffSep 16, 2016
-10Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-OffSep 20, 2019
-9.8Cherokee Strip BBQ CookoffSep 18, 2015
-8.5Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-OffSep 15, 2023
-7.6Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-OffSep 20, 2024

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20261000 0% — — —
20251000 0% — — —
20241000 0% top 81% 86.5% 86.5%
20231000 0% top 96% 84.9% 84.9%
20221000 0% top 82% 89.8% 89.8%
20211000 100% top 76% 88.6% 88.6%
20191000 0% top 96% 84% 84%
20181000 0% top 72% 86.3% 86.3%
20171000 0% top 87% 82% 82%
20161000 0% top 100% 62.8% 62.8%
20151000 0% top 91% 82.9% 82.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Sep 18, 2026 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cookoff 🏅 Ponca City, OK — — — — —
Sep 19, 2025 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK — — — — —
Sep 20, 2024 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK 21 / 26 (622.6404) 19 (161.1088) 23 (151.3716) 21 (153.6228) 21 (156.5372)
Sep 15, 2023 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK 25 / 26 (611.1888) 16 (166.2400) 26 (139.3488) 25 (149.6456) 22 (155.9544)
Sep 16, 2022 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK 32 / 39 (646.7088) 25 (166.2400) 31 (158.2516) 21 (168.5600) 32 (153.6572)
Sep 10, 2021 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK 19 / 25 (637.5884) 21 (152.5484) 21 (158.2056) 22 (157.1200) 8 (169.7144)
Sep 20, 2019 Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK 27 / 28 (604.9940) 23 (150.2628) 16 (160.5372) 25 (149.6684) 27 (144.5256)
Sep 21, 2018 Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK 21 / 29 (621.6688) 18 (159.9884) 20 (157.6688) 25 (150.2744) 22 (153.7372)
Sep 15, 2017 Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK 33 / 38 (590.2056) 37 (132.5028) 35 (144.5484) 27 (159.4400) 29 (153.7144)
Sep 16, 2016 Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK 43 / 43 (451.9200) — 43 (143.9200) 39 (152.5600) 30 (155.4400)
Sep 18, 2015 Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff Ponca City, OK 29 / 32 (597.1312) 31 (142.2284) 21 (158.3200) 28 (149.7028) 31 (146.8800)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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