D-DON'S PIT CREW

D-DON'S PIT CREW is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 31 at the Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship (2013). They are ranked #2797 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “ddon's Pit crew”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,797

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1511

peak 1512 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2013

latest Sep 7, 2018 · 5.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#827

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

19% of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

677.7140 / 720

Master · Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.72

last 5 Master vs avg 649.24 (+0.48)

Walk rate

48%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Chicken · Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days

Consistency

±14.84

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.95 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.57)

Road miles

1,515

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 363 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Master avg

649.24 / 720

21 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

677.7140 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.7140 at Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 3, 2013

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 45%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 45%

A tough matchup

11–1 behind in the head-to-head

BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 92% of their meetings

BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.38 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 24%.

Pork Ribs avg 159.57
Chicken avg 163.95
2 calls in 21 entries

A strong matchup

7–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of END OF THE ROAD BBQ in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BURNT FINGER BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 12 shared chicken entries.

A May team

Top 38% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 38% across 4 contests, versus top 55% the rest of the year.

4 May contests
top 55% the rest of the year

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The metronome

±2.06% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.06% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.2% of a perfect score
21 contests

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017 ↗	Master	#1530 (163 pts)	#1097 (318 pts)	#1674 (148 pts)	#1597 (163 pts)	#1599 (163 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#920 (368 pts)	#716 (563 pts)	#1050 (333 pts)	#1091 (323 pts)	#887 (408 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1194 (243 pts)	#1112 (298 pts)	#1084 (303 pts)	#1135 (288 pts)	#1180 (263 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#827 (369 pts)	#901 (359 pts)	#773 (429 pts)	#1202 (239 pts)	#920 (334 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to D-DON'S PIT CREW, each with one reason worth a look.

124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

THE RIB DOCTOR LLC

#2,795 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1533

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to D-DON'S PIT CREW)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team D-DON'S PIT CREW has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 20 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

SQUEAL OF APPROVAL

#2,791 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1558

2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to D-DON'S PIT CREW)

They've been 1558 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 36 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

Hackers-n-Hogs

#2,812 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1518

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to D-DON'S PIT CREW)

Fewer contests behind them than D-DON'S PIT CREW has cooked, 9 to 21, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 17, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

BIGED'S BBQ

#2,792 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1517

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to D-DON'S PIT CREW)

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen May 18, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

ROCK BOTTOM BBQ

#2,807 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1515

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to D-DON'S PIT CREW)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before D-DON'S PIT CREW's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

RIB RUNNERS

#2,782 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1531

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 11% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2017

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BURNT FINGER BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
PIG NEWTON	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
END OF THE ROAD BBQ	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
NICKLE BOYS BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	5	0	2	177.1428	149.0744	163.95	top 52%
Pork Ribs	21	2	1	1	174.2858	150.8112	159.57	top 65%
Pork	21	4	0	1	172.5600	148.5256	162.13	top 58%
Brisket	21	6	1	1	176	151.3828	163.59	top 48%

“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

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 63%
Medium (20–39)	12	top 49%
Large (40+)	8	top 64%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	15	top 55%
KS	4	top 57%
IL	1	top 93%
IA	1	top 18%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship	3	3	0	top 35%	May 6, 2016
Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days	2	12	0	top 59%	Sep 7, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 15 of 21 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 18 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,413 finished ahead 1,104 times, behind 1,685

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

20182 milestones

Jun 1 Peak power rating (1512) McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL)
Sep 7 Most recent contest Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days

20171 milestone

Sep 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days

20141 milestone

Oct 2 10th tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

20137 milestones

Apr 12 First tracked contest The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
May 3 First call Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship
May 3 First category win (Pork Ribs) Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship
May 3 First overall top-10 Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship
May 3 First overall podium Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.7140 Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship
May 3 Career-best overall score677.7140 Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.3	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship	May 3, 2013
+12.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 19, 2013
+11.1	Butler Chambers Barbeque & Huckster's Day	Sep 16, 2016
+9.5	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship	May 6, 2016
+7.4	McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL)	Jun 1, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Aug 2, 2013
-7.7	McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL)	Jun 2, 2017
-7.6	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	Apr 12, 2013
-7.5	Crossroads BBQ Cook-off	Jul 5, 2013
-7.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Sep 12, 2014

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

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	0	0	50%	top 48%	93.4%	91.6%
2017	2	0	0	50%	top 68%	91.2%	89.2%
2016	5	2	0	60%	top 45%	92.8%	91.2%
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 70%	89.9%	88.4%
2014	4	0	0	50%	top 61%	90.8%	90%
2013	6	2	2	33%	top 54%	94.1%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 7, 2018	Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days Butler, MO	12 / 19 (646.6512)	13 (162.8000)	17 (154.8000)	12 (165.6684)	12 (163.3828)
Jun 1, 2018	McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	12 / 36 (672.5368)	13 (166.8456)	20 (166.2856)	9 (172.5600)	13 (166.8456)
Sep 15, 2017	Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days Butler, MO	14 / 26 (656.4916)	3 (177.1428)	17 (162.2744)	14 (163.4172)	22 (153.6572)
Jun 2, 2017	McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	26 / 32 (627.3484)	18 (164.5600)	29 (151.4172)	31 (148.5256)	17 (162.8456)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	351 / 557 (645.5772)	111 (170.8228)	413 (157.1200)	418 (158.8228)	343 (158.8116)
Sep 16, 2016	Butler Chambers Barbeque & Huckster's Day Butler, MO	5 / 21 (646.1828)	12 (158.2400)	11 (157.7144)	3 (166.8572)	7 (163.3712)
Aug 5, 2016	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	30 / 50 (661.6916)	2 (176.6172)	40 (161.6800)	43 (157.1544)	26 (166.2400)
Jun 3, 2016	McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) McLouth, KS	16 / 33 (661.1656)	15 (169.7372)	23 (159.4400)	20 (162.3084)	14 (169.6800)
May 6, 2016	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO	8 / 25 (667.9200)	9 (166.2628)	8 (169.1316)	11 (165.1428)	5 (167.3828)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	473 / 606 (625.6684)	541 (151.3712)	374 (161.1772)	362 (161.7372)	479 (151.3828)
May 1, 2015	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO	20 / 32 (647.3028)	21 (161.6800)	27 (151.9544)	20 (162.2512)	7 (171.4172)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	305 / 552 (651.2340)	262 (165.6684)	449 (154.8000)	89 (171.9656)	336 (158.8000)
Sep 12, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO	25 / 30 (642.6856)	28 (159.9772)	19 (162.8116)	21 (161.6684)	25 (158.2284)
Jul 25, 2014	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	31 / 54 (653.5424)	49 (157.0512)	15 (167.4056)	38 (159.4056)	10 (169.6800)
May 2, 2014	Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Grandview, MO	13 / 28 (645.0056)	6 (168)	17 (156.5372)	9 (168.5256)	24 (151.9428)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	262 / 535 (638.7540)	269 (161.1428)	423 (150.8112)	175 (165.1200)	208 (161.6800)
Aug 2, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Rockford, IL	28 / 30 (629.4856)	30 (149.0744)	27 (157.0856)	30 (157.0512)	15 (166.2744)
Jul 19, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	5 / 28 (669.1196)	18 (164.5484)	23 (157.1428)	6 (171.4284)	1 (176)
Jul 5, 2013	Crossroads BBQ Cook-off Cameron, MO	31 / 40 (639.4286)	13 (167.9998)	31 (156.5718)	37 (152)	24 (162.8570)
May 3, 2013	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO	3 / 31 (677.7140)	7 (167.4284)	1 (174.2858)	16 (162.8570)	5 (173.1428)
Apr 12, 2013	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	36 / 48 (628.5710)	34 (155.9998)	23 (160.5714)	47 (150.2854)	23 (161.7144)

D-DON'S PIT CREW

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

A May team

The metronome

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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