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Backdraft Cooking Systems

Backdraft Cooking Systems is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 6th of 27 at the Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest (2021). They are ranked #3259 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,259
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1499
peak 1511 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

11
in the data

First seen

Sep 23, 2016
latest Sep 20, 2024 · 8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#575
Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
1 podium

Overall top-10s

1
9% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 62%
overall standings

Best overall

675.9200 / 720
Master · Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

662.82
last 5 Master vs avg 662.72 (+0.10)

Walk rate

27%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428
Pork · Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

Consistency

±10.80
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 168.22 · weakest Chicken (163.49)

Road miles

1,586
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 361 mi

Schedule strength

77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1599)

Purse competed for

$94K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

662.72 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

675.9200 career-best overall

93.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.9200 at Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest — 93.9% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Aug 20, 2021

Their season

2021 their best year

2021 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 51%.

  • 3 contests
  • 1 overall top-10
  • 0 category wins
  • average top 51%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.73 points below their pork, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 9%.

  • Chicken avg 163.49
  • Pork avg 168.22
  • 1 call in 11 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Party Q in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off (Sep 20, 2019).

  • last seen Sep 22, 2017
  • back Sep 20, 2019

Pork nemesis

5 of 7 shared pork entries lost

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork entries.

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The metronome

±1.50% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.50% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 92.0% of a perfect score
  • 11 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2024 ↗ Master #1182 (60 pts) #1242 (60 pts) #1317 (60 pts) #1231 (60 pts) #1163 (70 pts)
2023 ↗ Master #1255 (60 pts) #1319 (60 pts) #1432 (60 pts) #1104 (110 pts) #1249 (70 pts)
2022 ↗ Master #766 (205 pts) #702 (260 pts) #855 (205 pts) #759 (230 pts) #768 (225 pts)
2021 ↗ Master #575 (287 pts) #568 (307 pts) #629 (277 pts) #500 (372 pts) #721 (222 pts)
2019 ↗ Master #1955 (60 pts) #2049 (60 pts) #2026 (60 pts) #2000 (65 pts) #2010 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Q-HUTTA
#3,272 of the rated field
1499 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
9%
Peak
1508

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 7 years before Backdraft Cooking Systems's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 11 contests
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Idle Times
#3,264 of the rated field
1499 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
8%
Peak
1509

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen May 2, 2025
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BOYS IN BLUE BARBECUE
#3,280 of the rated field
1499 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1513

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen May 31, 2019
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Black Sail BBQ
#3,255 of the rated field
1499 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1501

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 10 contests
  • last seen Sep 30, 2026
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DRIFTERS Q
#3,251 of the rated field
1499 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
10%
Peak
1516

Level with Backdraft Cooking Systems on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 10 contests
  • last seen Sep 25, 2026
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Screamin Nite Hog BBQ
#3,257 of the rated field
1499 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
23%
Peak
1531

They've been 1531 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Aug 30, 2024
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
Party Q 6 6 0 100% ⚔ compare
Serial Grillers 6 4 2 67% ⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare
HEFTY LEFTY BBQ 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
Rusty Pig BBQ 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
Get Your Grill On 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare
Dewey Smokem & Howe 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SAUCED 5 3 2 60% ⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 11 1 0 0 174.8572 151.9312 163.49 top 66%
Pork Ribs 11 2 0 0 174.2744 154.2400 165.79 top 58%
Pork 11 1 0 1 177.1428 161.6456 168.22 top 50%
Brisket 11 0 0 0 172.5600 158.2056 165.22 top 52%

“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)30top 55%
Large (40+)80top 64%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
IL80top 67%
KS20top 61%
MO10top 22%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 3 31 0 top 71% Sep 20, 2024
Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff 2 24 0 top 50% Sep 22, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 3 contests
Contests a season 1.6 across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in IL 8 of 11 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited 8 2 of them more than once
Opponents faced 394 finished ahead 227 times, behind 388
Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 22, 2017 → Sep 20, 2019

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

20241 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20231 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20214 milestones
  1. First overall top-10 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
  2. Career-best overall score675.9200 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
  3. Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
  4. Peak power rating (1511) Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
20163 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
  2. First call Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
  3. First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.2056 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+12Cape Jaycees BBQ FestAug 20, 2021
+7.3Murphysboro BBQ CookoffSep 23, 2016
+0.5Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the LardSep 21, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-5.7Murphysboro BBQ Cook OffSep 20, 2019
-5.7Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the LardSep 20, 2024
-2.9Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-OffSep 24, 2021
-1.8Smoke in the SpringApr 9, 2021
-1.6EffingHAM-JAMJul 22, 2022

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)
20241000 0% top 81% 92% 92%
20231000 0% top 62% 92.3% 92.3%
20223000 0% top 68% 93.2% 92%
20213010 67% top 51% 93.9% 92.8%
20191000 0% top 78% 88.8% 88.8%
20171000 0% top 62% 91.5% 91.5%
20161000 100% top 38% 93.6% 93.6%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Sep 20, 2024 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL 47 / 58 (662.6968) 54 (159.9428) 28 (170.8228) 51 (161.6456) 23 (170.2856)
Sep 21, 2023 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL 31 / 50 (664.4228) 43 (157.0972) 33 (166.2400) 15 (171.9656) 23 (169.1200)
Sep 23, 2022 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL 32 / 46 (670.7200) 14 (174.8572) 25 (169.6800) 27 (167.9772) 37 (158.2056)
Jul 22, 2022 EffingHAM-JAM 🏅 Effingham, IL 18 / 25 (666.1832) 18 (165.0972) 18 (165.6916) 13 (167.3828) 14 (168.0116)
Apr 29, 2022 Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS 49 / 77 (650.0912) 67 (155.3716) 29 (170.8344) 43 (165.6684) 47 (158.2168)
Sep 24, 2021 Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL 28 / 39 (654.7084) 10 (171.4172) 31 (160.5372) 29 (163.3712) 29 (159.3828)
Aug 20, 2021 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO 6 / 27 (675.9200) 13 (165.6800) 7 (169.1200) 2 (177.1428) 15 (163.9772)
Apr 9, 2021 Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS 62 / 105 (673.0400) 43 (171.4056) 98 (157.0972) 33 (171.9772) 26 (172.5600)
Sep 20, 2019 Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL 42 / 54 (639.2568) 50 (151.9312) 51 (154.2400) 24 (168.5256) 29 (164.5600)
Sep 22, 2017 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL 34 / 55 (658.6856) 51 (158.2172) 33 (165.1084) 40 (163.9428) 11 (171.4172)
Sep 23, 2016 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL 24 / 64 (674.2056) 36 (167.3828) 7 (174.2744) 21 (170.8228) 40 (161.7256)

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