DADDY GRAY'S

DADDY GRAY'S is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 26 at the Bama Brew & Que (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2067 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,067

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1536

peak 1537 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2013

latest May 19, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#949

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

30% of 10 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

687.9316 / 720

Master · Bama Brew & Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

676.91 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 673.23 (+3.68)

Walk rate

90%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4286

Brisket · Smoke on the Falls

Consistency

±9.63

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 172.73 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.04)

Road miles

927

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 124 mi

Schedule strength

43%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Master avg

673.23 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 10% average finish here

Bama Brew & Que is their spot: an average finish in the top 10% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 10%

They almost always walk

90% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 90% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

687.9316 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.9316 at Bama Brew & Que — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 25, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN BUTT CREW has finished one call ahead of DADDY GRAY'S 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

The weak link

−6.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.69 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 90%.

Pork Ribs avg 166.04
Brisket avg 172.73
2 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

RED EYED SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The metronome

±1.34% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.34% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.5% of a perfect score
10 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	#1331 (194 pts)	#1684 (144 pts)	#1745 (134 pts)	#1351 (219 pts)	#927 (394 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1211 (241 pts)	#1382 (216 pts)	#1235 (261 pts)	#1451 (211 pts)	#946 (371 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1238 (226 pts)	#1213 (251 pts)	#1230 (251 pts)	#1918 (116 pts)	#1524 (166 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#949 (335 pts)	#1163 (280 pts)	#1538 (175 pts)	#960 (370 pts)	#1142 (275 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1304 (191 pts)	#1518 (156 pts)	#1363 (201 pts)	#1505 (161 pts)	#769 (421 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to DADDY GRAY'S, each with one reason worth a look.

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

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#2,079 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1539

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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BLACK METAL BBQ

#2,060 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1538

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 18, 2017

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Stew's Que

#2,073 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1547

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2019

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Okie Folks Barbecue

#2,076 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1536

Level with DADDY GRAY'S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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South of the James BBQ

#2,057 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1556

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 26, 2024

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LONESOME DOVE KOOKERS

#2,066 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1536

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jan 29, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN BUTT CREW	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKE OF THE SHOALS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
South Pork	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
HICKORY PRIME	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	2	0	1	176	162.2512	167.80	top 55%
Pork Ribs	10	2	0	1	173.1200	158.2400	166.04	top 56%
Pork	10	2	1	1	174.8572	149.1424	166.66	top 50%
Brisket	10	9	1	3	179.4286	168.5600	172.73	top 22%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AL	8	0	top 42%
GA	2	0	top 61%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Falls	2	18	0	top 63%	Apr 7, 2017
Bama Brew & Que	2	2	0	top 10%	Sep 25, 2015

More numbers

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 8 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 165 finished ahead 148 times, behind 122

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

20172 milestones

May 19 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 19 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20161 milestone

Oct 7 Peak power rating (1537) Bacon Brew & Que

20151 milestone

Sep 25 Career-best overall score687.9316 Bama Brew & Que

20143 milestones

Sep 12 First overall top-10 Bama Brew & Que
Sep 12 First overall podium Bama Brew & Que
Sep 12 First Reserve Championship Bama Brew & Que

20135 milestones

Apr 12 First tracked contest Smoke on the Falls
Apr 12 First call Smoke on the Falls
Apr 12 First category win (Brisket) Smoke on the Falls
Apr 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4278 Smoke on the Falls
Apr 12 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4286 Smoke on the Falls

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16	Bama Brew & Que	Sep 12, 2014
+14.2	Bama Brew & Que	Sep 25, 2015
+6.5	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest	Apr 8, 2016
+2.9	Bacon Brew & Que	Oct 7, 2016
+2.2	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off	May 17, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-2.8	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 12, 2013
-2.4	Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition	Jul 24, 2015
-0.8	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 7, 2017
-0.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 19, 2017

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)
2017	2	0	0	100%	top 59%	94.2%	93.6%
2016	2	1	0	100%	top 43%	93.8%	93.7%
2015	2	1	0	100%	top 40%	95.5%	93.8%
2014	2	1	1	50%	top 33%	95.5%	94.1%
2013	2	0	1	100%	top 55%	93.7%	92.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 19, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	14 / 26 (678.1252)	19 (166.8112)	22 (163.9428)	13 (169.6684)	3 (177.7028)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	18 / 28 (669.5424)	23 (165.0856)	22 (163.3828)	14 (169.1084)	6 (171.9656)
Oct 7, 2016	Bacon Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL	12 / 26 (673.6228)	11 (170.2512)	12 (168.5488)	14 (165.0972)	8 (169.7256)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL	10 / 25 (675.3372)	16 (165.6684)	8 (169.7144)	14 (165.6916)	3 (174.2628)
Sep 25, 2015	Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL	3 / 26 (687.9316)	2 (176)	2 (173.1200)	12 (166.2516)	6 (172.5600)
Jul 24, 2015	Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition Carrollton, GA	19 / 28 (662.1712)	22 (162.2512)	23 (158.2400)	8 (171.4172)	6 (170.2628)
Sep 12, 2014	Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL	2 / 26 (687.3600)	5 (173.1200)	15 (167.9772)	1 (174.8572)	6 (171.4056)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL	20 / 34 (667.9428)	16 (167.9772)	22 (163.4400)	18 (167.9656)	15 (168.5600)
May 17, 2013	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL	13 / 27 (674.8572)	16 (168.0002)	12 (167.9998)	15 (167.4284)	9 (171.4288)
Apr 12, 2013	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	21 / 34 (655.4278)	27 (162.8570)	20 (163.9998)	34 (149.1424)	1 (179.4286)

DADDY GRAY'S

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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)

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

The weak link

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

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 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)