Back 40 Smoke Co NS
Rating
1502
peak 1502 · rated over 3 contests
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2025-07-19
latest 2026-06-06
Best ToY finish
#589
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
674.42
last 3 Master vs avg 674.42 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±4.74
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.53 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.12)
Road miles
356
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 178 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)
Master avg
674.42 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Cook the books has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 178.2972 | 166.2972 | 173.53 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 162.8116 | 165.12 | top 68% |
| Pork | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.6800 | 170.47 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 159.3828 | 165.30 | top 78% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NS | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
| NB | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NS (2 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 674.42 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-07-19 — First tracked contest · The Great Atlantic BBQ Competition
- 📣 2025-07-19 — First call · The Great Atlantic BBQ Competition
- 🔥 2026-06-06 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown
- ⭐ 2026-06-06 — Career-best overall score (681.1088) · Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown
- 📈 2026-06-06 — Peak power rating (1502) · Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.1 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown | 2026-06-06 |
| +0.3 | The Great Atlantic BBQ Competition | 2025-07-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.3 | Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke | 2025-08-08 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 93.3% | 93.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown Upper Onslow, NS | 7 / 15 (681.1088) | 12 (166.2972) | 11 (162.8116) | 3 (180.0000) | 9 (172.0000) |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke Keswick, NB | 9 / 15 (671.4172) | 2 (178.2972) | 10 (164.0116) | 9 (169.7256) | 15 (159.3828) |
| 2025-07-19 | The Great Atlantic BBQ Competition Bible Hill, NS | 6 / 11 (670.7428) | 2 (176.0000) | 7 (168.5372) | 10 (161.6800) | 8 (164.5256) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #653 (145 pts) | #862 (105 pts) | #901 (110 pts) | #586 (215 pts) | #739 (125 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #589 (276 pts) | #473 (476 pts) | #714 (256 pts) | #679 (236 pts) | #685 (221 pts) |