High-water mark
509.7032
career-best overall
141.6% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 509.7032 at Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) — 141.6% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- 2023-09-23
Twizted Smoke BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1513
peak 1513 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2023-09-22
latest 2024-07-26
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
402.71
last 5 Backyard vs avg 402.71 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±87.23
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.39 · weakest Pork (163.68)
Road miles
281
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 174 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
402.71 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (5 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 one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
The Swine Doctor's BBQ has finished one call ahead of Twizted Smoke BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
POOR BOYS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
POOR BOYS BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
Optimus Swine 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.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2720 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2719 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Level with Twizted Smoke BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2698 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Twizted Smoke BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2709 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before Twizted Smoke BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#2721 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Twizted Smoke BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2717 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 10 years before Twizted Smoke BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Hatter BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| POOR BOYS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 167.4056 | 170.39 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 157.6688 | 165.00 | top 53% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 155.3600 | 163.68 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 169.6916 | 169.69 | top 24% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 58% | 2024-04-20 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.8 yrs
2023-09-22 → 2024-07-26
Busiest season
2024
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 170.39 · weakest Pork (163.68)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
40%
2 of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests — and still running
Backyard average
402.71
out of 360 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
99
84–94 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
281
5 mapped stops · furthest 174 mi
Schedule strength
1591
average field rating faced — tougher than 72% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$21,950
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Power rating
1513
peak 1513 · #2714 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2023
- First tracked contest Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score509.1088 Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score509.7032 Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0116 Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 2024
- First overall top-10 Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)
- Peak power rating (1513) Smoke on the Mountain
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Mountain
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.6 | Smoke on the Mountain | 2024-07-26 |
| +6.3 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 2024-04-20 |
| +0.9 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-09-22 |
| +0.8 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-09-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.6 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | 2024-04-19 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 94.3% | 92.1% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 141.6% | 141.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 9 / 32 (329.1088) | 6 (171.4400) | 11 (157.6688) | — | — |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 10 / 25 (339.3832) | 12 (169.6916) | 10 (169.6916) | 12 (162.8000) | — |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 19 / 25 (326.2400) | 14 (167.4056) | 20 (158.8344) | 25 (155.3600) | 6 (169.6916) |
| 2023-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 12 / 20 (509.7032) | 9 (172.0116) | 9 (171.9772) | 15 (165.7144) | — |
| 2023-09-22 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 14 / 24 (509.1088) | 11 (171.4172) | 16 (166.8344) | 14 (170.8572) | — |