DOUBLE DOWN BBQ

DOUBLE DOWN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 8th of 15 at the 2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q (2016). They are ranked #4098 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,098

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1481

peak 1500 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Sep 12, 2019 · 6.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1216

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

38% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

661.7372 / 720

Master · 2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.32 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 642.88 (-1.56)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5600

Pork · Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q

Consistency

±14.55

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.91 · weakest Brisket (153.19)

Road miles

across 8 mapped stops

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Purse competed for

$68K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

642.88 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.72 points below their pork, and turns into a call 25% of the time against 38%.

Brisket avg 153.19
Pork avg 165.91
2 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN IN THE BOARDROOM in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) (Sep 15, 2018).

last seen Oct 21, 2016
back Sep 15, 2018

Pork nemesis

5 of 6 shared pork entries lost

BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BURNT FINGER BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared pork entries.

An October team

Top 52% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 52% across 4 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.

4 October contests
top 65% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.02% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.02% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.3% of a perfect score
8 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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1702 (135 pts)	#1846 (125 pts)	#2109 (105 pts)	#1664 (165 pts)	#1655 (155 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#1834 (135 pts)	#1939 (115 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1216 (217 pts)	#1198 (237 pts)	#1069 (287 pts)	#1112 (272 pts)	#1464 (162 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to DOUBLE DOWN BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Quad Hogs BBQ

#4,115 of the rated field

1481 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1481

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to DOUBLE DOWN BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DOUBLE DOWN BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2020

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We Like Big Butts BBQ

#4,094 of the rated field

1481 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DOUBLE DOWN BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than DOUBLE DOWN BBQ has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

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LIFT, TILT, AND STAGGER BBQ

#4,107 of the rated field

1481 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1535

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to DOUBLE DOWN BBQ)

They've been 1535 at their best, 54 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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THE KETTLE COOKERS

#4,111 of the rated field

1481 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1481

They turned up 5 years after DOUBLE DOWN BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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BBQ Bud's

#4,097 of the rated field

1481 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1481

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 11, 2022

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L" If I Know

#4,090 of the rated field

1481 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1481

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Bare Bones BBQ Team	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
50 SHADES OF QUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Go Pig or Go Home	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
CHOP QUEY	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	170.2512	150.8572	160.77	top 66%
Pork Ribs	8	1	171.4286	157.7028	163.00	top 56%
Pork	8	3	172.5600	150.8570	165.91	top 44%
Brisket	8	2	167.4400	141.1316	153.19	top 73%

“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 53%
Medium (20–39)	2	top 38%
Large (40+)	5	top 78%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	6	0	top 59%
KS	2	0	top 82%

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 6 of 8 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 a different one every time

Opponents faced 1,120 finished ahead 354 times, behind 1,369

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Oct 21, 2016 → Sep 15, 2018

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

20191 milestone

Sep 12 Most recent contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST

20161 milestone

Oct 21 Career-best overall score661.7372 2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q

20141 milestone

Oct 17 Peak power rating (1500) The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior Q

20135 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 First call Smokin' On Big Creek
Oct 18 First overall top-10 Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q
Oct 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2400 Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q
Oct 18 Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.1	Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q	Oct 18, 2013
+6.8	The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior Q	Oct 17, 2014
+2.4	2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q	Oct 21, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.3	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019
-7.5	Smokin' On Big Creek	Apr 5, 2013
-6.3	Racing for the BBQ	Jul 25, 2014
-6.2	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
-6	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 85%	86.7%	86.7%
2018	1	0	0%	top 79%	88%	88%
2016	1	1	100%	top 53%	91.9%	91.9%
2015	1	0	0%	top 77%	87.2%	87.2%
2014	2	1	50%	top 57%	91.6%	90.7%
2013	2	1	100%	top 55%	91.4%	89.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	396 / 468 (623.9888)	342 (160.0116)	329 (160.6172)	307 (162.2284)	449 (141.1316)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	370 / 467 (633.6924)	401 (155.9888)	326 (161.1432)	208 (165.6916)	400 (150.8688)
Oct 21, 2016	2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO	8 / 15 (661.7372)	9 (165.1772)	12 (157.7028)	5 (171.4172)	6 (167.4400)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	464 / 606 (627.8628)	520 (153.0972)	296 (163.9772)	200 (167.4056)	555 (143.3828)
Oct 17, 2014	The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior Q Independence, MO	10 / 25 (659.3260)	21 (162.8116)	20 (158.8116)	4 (172)	8 (165.7028)
Jul 25, 2014	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	40 / 54 (647.3140)	13 (170.2512)	17 (166.8572)	26 (165.1544)	51 (145.0512)
Oct 18, 2013	Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO	8 / 22 (658.2400)	6 (167.9772)	13 (163.4516)	4 (172.5600)	17 (154.2512)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	55 / 74 (630.8568)	67 (150.8572)	7 (171.4286)	71 (150.8570)	50 (157.7140)

DOUBLE DOWN BBQ

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

An October 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)

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)