SCORCH AND RESQUE

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

Power ranking

#917

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1613

peak 1637 · rated over 46 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-29

latest 2019-08-02

Best ToY finish

#133

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

19 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 47 contests

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

698.2744 / 720

Master · Boats, Bands, & BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.82 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 659.64 (-5.82)

Walk rate

77%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Best of the West

Consistency

±17.09

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.82 · weakest Brisket (162.91)

Road miles

10,367

mi across 47 mapped stops · furthest 544 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$15K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

659.64 / 720

47 Master contests · 2 GCs

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Storylines (14 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.

Against the odds

16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Boats, Bands, & BBQ (2016-06-10) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 16-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, 4 LEGS UP BBQ.

Giant slayer

35 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 35-team field at Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest.

2016-07-22

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 36 of 47 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 47 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

698.2744 career-best overall

97.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.2744 at Boats, Bands, & BBQ — 97.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-06-10

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

WOODY'S Q SHACK has finished one call ahead of SCORCH AND RESQUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 2 Grand Championships

2016 was the year it came together: 11 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 25%.

11 contests
7 overall top-10s
4 category wins
average top 25%

A tough matchup

24–10 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 71% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 24 of their 34 shared contests.

The drought

18 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest on 2016-07-22 — 18 contests and 10.1 years ago.

last GC 2016-07-22
10.1 years ago

A strong matchup

14–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 74% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Lost Weekend Grill in 14 of their 19 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

20 of 28 shared chicken entries lost

JO-BAWB'S BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, JO-BAWB'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 20 of 28 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

JO-BAWB'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A June team

Top 32% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 32% across 4 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 44% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,367 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,367 miles across 47 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 544 miles to Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair.

47 mapped stops
furthest 544 mi

The metronome

±2.37% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.37% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.6% of a perfect score
47 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.

IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ

#919 of the rated field

1613 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1620

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SCORCH AND RESQUE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SCORCH AND RESQUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 54 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

2 DRUNK 2 QUE

#914 of the rated field

1613 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1638

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 49 contests to 47, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 48 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ

#915 of the rated field

1613 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1636

No shared contest yet.

36 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 36 contests
last seen 2024-03-01

⚔ Head-to-head

ALQUEMY - VA

#918 of the rated field

1613 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1613

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 26 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2018-06-09

⚔ Head-to-head

Pig Destroyer

#916 of the rated field

1613 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1623

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after SCORCH AND RESQUE did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2025-06-13

⚔ Head-to-head

PAPA'S PIT CREW

#929 of the rated field

1612 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1612

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to SCORCH AND RESQUE)

Level with SCORCH AND RESQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 51 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	34	10	24	29%	⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	28	7	21	25%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	28	4	24	14%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	19	14	5	74%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	19	9	10	47%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	18	12	6	67%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	17	14	3	82%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	17	12	5	71%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	16	9	7	56%	⚔ compare
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
WOODY'S Q SHACK	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
WYOMING BS BBQ	12	12	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	47	19	1	2	176.0116	149.0624	166.82	top 43%
Pork Ribs	47	20	2	9	176.5828	151.3368	166.31	top 40%
Pork	47	14	1	3	176.0228	152.5714	163.60	top 52%
Brisket	47	16	0	5	178.8572	145.1426	162.91	top 47%

“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	23	2	top 44%
WY	8	0	top 37%
KS	6	0	top 50%
NE	4	0	top 51%
SD	2	0	top 40%
MT	2	0	top 39%
UT	1	0	top 57%
NM	1	0	top 50%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	0	top 76%
Medium (20–39)	38	2	top 42%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 41%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	3	12	0	top 50%	2019-05-10
Wild West BBQ	3	8	0	top 57%	2015-05-08
Boats, Bands, & BBQ	2	1	1	top 24%	2017-05-19
San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	2	12	0	top 52%	2019-08-02
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2	83	0	top 43%	2016-10-29
Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	2	8	0	top 35%	2016-08-19
Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair	2	9	0	top 39%	2015-08-11
Smokin' on the Prairie	2	10	0	top 43%	2015-08-07
Pony Express BBQ Challenge	2	14	0	top 51%	2014-04-25

The story so far (19 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.3 yrs 2013-03-29 → 2019-08-02

Busiest season 2016 11 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 6.7 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CO 23 of 47 contests · 8 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 36 9 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 47 entries · 1 win · 19 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.82 · weakest Brisket (162.91)

Walk rate 77% a top-10 call in 36 of 47 contests

Overall top-10 rate 34% 16 of 47 contests

Wins it all 4% 2 Grand Championships · 0 reserve

First title 2016-06-10 Boats, Bands, & BBQ

Best top-10 run 7 straight contests

Master average 659.64 out of 720 · 47 contests · 2 GCs

Opponents faced 1,039 1,211–850 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 10,367 47 mapped stops · furthest 544 mi

Schedule strength 1555 average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests

Purse competed for $15,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 5 state-championship entries

Power rating 1613 peak 1637 · #917 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 29 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 29 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2014
Apr 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6000 Pony Express BBQ Challenge
May 9 First overall top-10 Wild West BBQ
Jul 4 10th tracked contest Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship
2015
Aug 28 25th tracked contest Best of the West BBQ Fest
2016
Jun 10 First category win (Chicken) Boats, Bands, & BBQ
Jun 10 First overall podium Boats, Bands, & BBQ
Jun 10 First Grand Championship Boats, Bands, & BBQ
Jun 10 Career-best overall score698.2744 Boats, Bands, & BBQ
Jul 22 Biggest field won (35 teams) Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest
Aug 12 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Best of the West
2017
Aug 4 Peak power rating (1637) San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ
2019
Aug 2 Most recent contest San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.3	Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest	2016-07-22
+16	Boats, Bands, & BBQ	2016-06-10
+13.8	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ	2016-08-26
+12.6	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2016-09-09
+11.6	Best of the West	2016-08-12

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.5	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	2019-08-02
-9.3	Wild West BBQ	2015-05-08
-8.6	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge	2013-09-06
-7.6	Smoke & Soul Fest	2018-09-14
-5.5	Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships	2015-09-18

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0	0	0	100%	top 61%	90.5%	90.3%
2018	4	0	0	0	100%	top 54%	92.5%	91.4%
2017	4	0	1	0	100%	top 33%	94.2%	93.4%
2016	11	2	7	4	73%	top 25%	97%	94.2%
2015	10	0	3	0	70%	top 50%	93.8%	91.3%
2014	10	0	5	0	90%	top 48%	92.2%	90.7%
2013	6	0	0	0	33%	top 56%	89.6%	88.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-08-02	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	41 / 54 (647.8628)	49 (153.6800)	3 (174.8572)	46 (153.6456)	28 (165.6800)
2019-05-10	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	13 / 28 (651.9316)	17 (161.6572)	13 (164.5716)	22 (159.4172)	10 (166.2856)
2018-09-14	Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY	19 / 28 (639.8400)	19 (161.0972)	3 (172.0000)	24 (153.6456)	22 (153.0972)
2018-09-07	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO	14 / 32 (666.1712)	12 (170.2744)	10 (169.7028)	15 (167.3712)	21 (158.8228)
2018-07-13	Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition Draper, UT	12 / 21 (663.2912)	6 (170.8572)	12 (165.1084)	18 (158.7884)	6 (168.5372)
2018-06-08	Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO	15 / 31 (663.8624)	9 (170.2628)	11 (168.5484)	12 (168.5600)	22 (156.4912)
2017-08-04	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	12 / 44 (678.2400)	28 (166.2284)	4 (174.8800)	7 (171.9772)	21 (165.1544)
2017-05-19	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	16 / 36 (664.4344)	9 (170.8344)	7 (170.8572)	29 (157.0512)	16 (165.6916)
2017-05-12	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	12 / 31 (673.6340)	7 (173.1428)	3 (174.2628)	12 (171.4172)	24 (154.8112)
2017-04-14	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO	7 / 30 (674.2288)	7 (173.7144)	19 (162.2400)	13 (165.1200)	2 (173.1544)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	225 / 557 (662.1596)	276 (164.5600)	323 (162.8112)	362 (161.6684)	62 (173.1200)
2016-10-28	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	83 / 180 (678.2512)	102 (170.2628)	46 (172.5828)	65 (171.4056)	141 (164.0000)
2016-09-23	Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest Junction City, KS	12 / 39 (678.8568)	13 (171.4400)	17 (166.2856)	15 (171.4056)	8 (169.7256)
2016-09-09	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	3 / 49 (686.8112)	19 (167.3828)	2 (176.5828)	14 (170.8228)	4 (172.0228)
2016-08-26	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	3 / 31 (684.5140)	17 (166.8228)	1 (176.0000)	8 (170.8456)	12 (170.8456)
2016-08-19	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	8 / 26 (681.0852)	8 (171.4400)	10 (171.4056)	11 (169.1084)	5 (169.1312)
2016-08-12	Best of the West Sheridan, WY	4 / 26 (683.4172)	4 (174.2972)	14 (168.5828)	18 (161.6800)	2 (178.8572)
2016-07-29	SanLuis Valley Beat The Heat Brew BBQ & Chili Challenge Alamosa, CO	8 / 27 (673.6456)	9 (170.2628)	1 (175.4172)	11 (169.7028)	21 (158.2628)
2016-07-22	Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	1 / 35 (684.5716)	13 (169.1316)	11 (168.5600)	1 (176.0228)	4 (170.8572)
2016-06-10	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	1 / 30 (698.2744)	1 (174.8800)	3 (176.0116)	7 (170.8228)	2 (176.5600)
2016-05-13	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	21 / 33 (649.5772)	12 (169.1200)	14 (164.5600)	14 (165.1200)	31 (150.7772)
2015-09-18	Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Spearfish, SD	21 / 30 (660.5256)	15 (169.7028)	14 (169.1544)	29 (156.5256)	17 (165.1428)
2015-08-28	Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY	9 / 25 (675.3944)	6 (173.1200)	3 (176.0000)	15 (154.2628)	5 (172.0116)
2015-08-14	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	10 / 26 (665.5884)	13 (165.6800)	6 (169.7028)	9 (167.9656)	13 (162.2400)
2015-08-11	Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT	11 / 25 (658.2284)	8 (167.4056)	18 (158.8228)	10 (168.5600)	12 (163.4400)
2015-08-07	Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY	12 / 26 (669.6800)	7 (169.6800)	6 (174.2744)	18 (162.2856)	12 (163.4400)
2015-07-31	SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili Alamosa, CO	20 / 29 (638.7544)	20 (162.8456)	18 (161.6916)	24 (159.4172)	21 (154.8000)
2015-07-24	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS	13 / 35 (666.8116)	4 (174.2744)	6 (172.0000)	23 (160.5372)	22 (160.0000)
2015-06-05	Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO	9 / 30 (663.3716)	2 (176.0116)	9 (166.8572)	8 (171.4400)	29 (149.0628)
2015-05-29	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	15 / 32 (647.9200)	9 (169.1428)	16 (163.3944)	27 (153.1200)	10 (162.2628)
2015-05-08	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	22 / 26 (626.7544)	21 (160.5716)	22 (152.5600)	16 (160.5484)	19 (153.0744)
2014-09-06	Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two Garden City, KS	11 / 15 (662.1028)	11 (167.3828)	15 (154.2172)	7 (170.8228)	6 (169.6800)
2014-09-05	Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic Garden City, KS	10 / 14 (659.8516)	13 (166.2400)	12 (155.3716)	10 (166.8344)	7 (171.4056)
2014-08-15	Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY	6 / 25 (663.8968)	16 (163.3940)	11 (160.5372)	7 (165.7028)	2 (174.2628)
2014-08-12	Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT	9 / 26 (651.3712)	11 (159.9656)	9 (162.2972)	13 (158.8228)	2 (170.2856)
2014-08-08	Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY	10 / 25 (655.4400)	8 (170.2744)	4 (172.5828)	18 (154.3200)	14 (158.2628)
2014-08-01	The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition Alamosa, CO	17 / 31 (643.3592)	11 (169.7256)	25 (151.3368)	17 (161.1540)	17 (161.1428)
2014-07-04	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	19 / 38 (644.4340)	4 (170.8456)	10 (168.0000)	26 (155.3484)	27 (150.2400)
2014-05-09	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	8 / 29 (647.9084)	24 (151.9428)	3 (171.4400)	5 (169.1428)	16 (155.3828)
2014-05-02	North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival North Platte, NE	14 / 25 (651.9312)	12 (159.4056)	20 (154.2512)	3 (170.2856)	9 (167.9888)
2014-04-25	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE	14 / 28 (649.6000)	9 (166.2856)	14 (165.6800)	19 (156.5256)	17 (161.1088)
2013-09-06	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge Alamosa, CO	14 / 17 (622.1480)	16 (149.0624)	13 (156.5600)	8 (165.7256)	13 (150.8000)
2013-06-07	Boats, Bands and BBQ Pueblo, CO	18 / 39 (645.1424)	17 (164.0000)	14 (164.5714)	17 (165.1426)	25 (151.4284)
2013-05-10	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	18 / 31 (634.8570)	21 (159.4284)	15 (159.9998)	20 (155.4286)	13 (160.0002)
2013-05-03	North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival North Platte, NE	18 / 38 (641.7140)	11 (164.5714)	17 (161.1426)	31 (152.5714)	14 (163.4286)
2013-04-26	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE	24 / 47 (630.2852)	18 (161.1428)	29 (155.9998)	31 (154.2856)	19 (158.8570)
2013-03-29	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Thornton, CO	15 / 30 (641.1424)	7 (166.8568)	13 (162.2858)	3 (166.8572)	27 (145.1426)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1290 (173 pts)	#1435 (153 pts)	#883 (348 pts)	#1537 (128 pts)	#1253 (188 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#792 (412 pts)	#702 (507 pts)	#612 (597 pts)	#888 (367 pts)	#875 (377 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#738 (511 pts)	#756 (526 pts)	#584 (691 pts)	#852 (461 pts)	#776 (501 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#133 (1788 pts)	#212 (1373 pts)	#124 (1683 pts)	#239 (1323 pts)	#179 (1570 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#345 (1084 pts)	#201 (1439 pts)	#230 (1324 pts)	#397 (934 pts)	#350 (1029 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#292 (1201 pts)	#264 (1221 pts)	#267 (1256 pts)	#256 (1256 pts)	#230 (1391 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#553 (567 pts)	#483 (667 pts)	#536 (617 pts)	#475 (687 pts)	#574 (557 pts)