1 2 BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6240

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1409

peak 1409 · rated over 18 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-14

latest 2024-08-09

Best ToY finish

#966

Master 2024

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

638.7428 / 720

Master · Frisco BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

626.12 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 614.62 (+11.49)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0000

Chicken · Colorado BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±16.37

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.72 · weakest Brisket (149.42)

Road miles

2,240

mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 536 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)

Purse competed for

$59K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

614.62 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.30 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 6%.

Brisket avg 149.42
Chicken avg 157.72
0 calls in 18 entries

A strong matchup

7–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 70% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CARNIVORES in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

The comeback

2.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at Frisco BBQ Challenge (2022-06-16).

last seen 2019-09-20
back 2022-06-16

Chicken nemesis

11 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 13 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Finger Sucking Good has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.27% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.27% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 85.4% of a perfect score
18 contests

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Porkaholics Barbeque

#6242 of the rated field

1409 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2018-07-12

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BUTT BROS BBQ

#6239 of the rated field

1410 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1410

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before 1 2 BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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Kick Back BBQ

#6241 of the rated field

1409 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-07-03

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Rack Em Up

#6238 of the rated field

1410 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1500

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2024-08-03

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Rubbin It Raw

#6243 of the rated field

1409 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-06-21

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G. Henn BBQ

#6247 of the rated field

1409 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

No shared contest yet.

Level with 1 2 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2024-10-11

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
CARNIVORES	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
3 LIL' MACS BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
Q LIVE CREW	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
THE CELTIC PIG	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
303 BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Pig Floyd	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PORKY'S PIT CREW	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE JUMPERS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	1	172.0000	144.5256	157.72	top 71%
Pork Ribs	18	0	167.9772	144.5714	155.71	top 70%
Pork	18	0	163.9544	139.4056	151.77	top 83%
Brisket	18	0	158.8228	132.4916	149.42	top 80%

“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
CO	17	0	top 78%
NV	1	0	top 100%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 81%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 77%

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	18	0	top 73%	2016-06-24

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 11.2 yrs 2013-06-14 → 2024-08-09

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 10 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CO 17 of 18 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 17 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 18 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 157.72 · weakest Brisket (149.42)

Walk rate 6% a top-10 call in 1 of 18 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 18 contests

Master average 614.62 out of 720 · 18 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 351 169–593 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,240 18 mapped stops · furthest 536 mi

Schedule strength 1560 average field rating faced — tougher than 46% of rated contests

Purse competed for $59,201 listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 6 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.7 yrs 2019-09-20 → 2022-06-16

Power rating 1409 peak 1409 · #6240 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 14 First tracked contest Colorado Barbecue Challenge
Jun 14 Peak power rating (1494) Colorado Barbecue Challenge
2014
Jun 20 First call 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
2017
Jun 16 10th tracked contest 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
2022
Jun 16 Career-best overall score638.7428 Frisco BBQ Challenge
2023
Jun 16 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0000 Colorado BBQ Challenge
2024
Aug 9 Most recent contest Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.5	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	2018-06-15
+3.9	Frisco BBQ Challenge	2022-06-16

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.7	Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival	2019-09-20
-8.7	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2016-09-09
-8.2	Down Town Barbecue Throwdown	2018-12-14
-8	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2013-09-13
-7.7	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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	2	0%	top 84%	88.2%	88.2%
2023	1	0%	top 83%	86.2%	86.2%
2022	1	0%	top 57%	88.7%	88.7%
2019	2	0%	top 91%	83.5%	82.8%
2018	2	0%	top 77%	88.6%	85.6%
2017	1	0%	top 86%	81.2%	81.2%
2016	3	0%	top 85%	87.1%	85.3%
2015	2	0%	top 73%	85.5%	84.7%
2014	2	50%	top 73%	86.8%	86.5%
2013	2	0%	top 71%	84.6%	84.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024-08-09	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	24 / 29 (634.7888)	22 (160.5716)	20 (162.2744)	24 (156.5600)	26 (155.3828)
2024-05-10	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	25 / 29 (635.2232)	17 (167.4172)	24 (158.8232)	27 (155.3484)	27 (153.6344)
2023-06-16	Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	35 / 42 (620.9368)	15 (172.0000)	40 (146.2284)	36 (154.7884)	38 (147.9200)
2022-06-16	Frisco BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	21 / 37 (638.7428)	23 (167.4056)	13 (167.9772)	27 (158.2628)	35 (145.0972)
2019-09-20	Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Grand Lake, CO	24 / 25 (600.8912)	23 (149.6456)	17 (161.0856)	24 (145.0628)	22 (145.0972)
2019-06-14	26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	47 / 55 (591.8284)	50 (146.8000)	45 (150.8000)	50 (139.4056)	40 (154.8228)
2018-12-14	Down Town Barbecue Throwdown Las Vegas, NV	32 / 32 (595.2224)	32 (150.8572)	32 (151.3368)	31 (146.8112)	32 (146.2172)
2018-06-15	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	33 / 62 (638.1028)	31 (162.8572)	44 (152.4684)	31 (163.9544)	29 (158.8228)
2017-06-16	24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	51 / 59 (584.4004)	54 (146.2400)	46 (148.5144)	45 (153.6916)	50 (135.9544)
2016-09-09	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	44 / 49 (618.1712)	48 (149.1084)	29 (162.2856)	44 (153.0972)	39 (153.6800)
2016-06-24	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO	26 / 33 (627.3944)	26 (158.2744)	15 (163.4172)	27 (150.8800)	25 (154.8228)
2016-06-17	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	50 / 58 (597.5088)	51 (151.4056)	30 (162.8344)	54 (150.7772)	56 (132.4916)
2015-06-26	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO	18 / 27 (615.8516)	13 (162.8228)	16 (155.9888)	25 (150.2284)	23 (146.8116)
2015-06-19	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	46 / 58 (603.9200)	55 (144.5256)	53 (148.0000)	31 (159.9772)	38 (151.4172)
2014-06-20	2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO	22 / 28 (624.9832)	9 (171.4172)	24 (153.0744)	28 (149.1428)	20 (151.3488)
2014-06-13	21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	37 / 55 (619.9432)	39 (158.7884)	17 (164.5716)	45 (148.5600)	47 (148.0232)
2013-09-13	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	34 / 42 (609.0056)	30 (159.3600)	36 (148.5372)	40 (146.8228)	28 (154.2856)
2013-06-14	Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO	42 / 68 (606.2852)	29 (159.4282)	52 (144.5714)	47 (148.5714)	33 (153.7142)

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

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024 ↗	Master	#966 (113 pts)	#858 (163 pts)	#955 (138 pts)	#1007 (113 pts)	#1023 (108 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1125 (110 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1227 (80 pts)	#1306 (70 pts)	#1107 (120 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1617 (115 pts)	#1593 (120 pts)	#1420 (150 pts)	#1689 (115 pts)	#1516 (125 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1686 (117 pts)	#1728 (117 pts)	#1734 (117 pts)	#1741 (117 pts)	#1714 (117 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1497 (178 pts)	#1584 (178 pts)	#1354 (228 pts)	#1602 (178 pts)	#1548 (178 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1540 (147 pts)	#1547 (172 pts)	#1605 (157 pts)	#1955 (112 pts)	#1753 (122 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1690 (143 pts)	#1401 (213 pts)	#1548 (173 pts)	#1885 (128 pts)	#1658 (153 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1582 (142 pts)	#1634 (142 pts)	#1668 (142 pts)	#1670 (142 pts)	#1614 (142 pts)