The one to beat
3×
one call ahead of them
INDIGO PIG has finished one call ahead of DOVER BOYS BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
DOVER BOYS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-06-07
latest 2015-10-09
Best ToY finish
#1555
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
627.67 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 625.53 (+2.14)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.83
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.65 · weakest Pork (151.68)
Road miles
110
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Master avg
625.53 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLACK EYE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLACK EYE BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.0
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.97 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Pork avg 151.68
- Chicken avg 160.65
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SILVER FOX BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
An October team
Top 64%
average finish in October
Something about October: average finish in the top 64% across 3 contests, versus top 72% the rest of the year.
- 3 October contests
- top 72% the rest of the year
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.
146 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4628 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4655 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after DOVER BOYS BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4677 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Level with DOVER BOYS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4647 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4671 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4654 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIGO PIG | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BLACK EYE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE BUCKET BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoking Pallet | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 146.2628 | 160.65 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 169.7256 | 149.7142 | 159.32 | top 56% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 144.5714 | 151.68 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8916 | 146.2628 | 153.88 | top 66% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 79% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 3 | 43 | 0 | top 80% | 2015-06-05 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.3 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2015-10-09
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.65 · weakest Pork (151.68)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
625.53
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
176
77–214 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
110
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1520
average field rating faced — tougher than 14% of rated contests
Power rating
1469
peak 1469 · #4644 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1490) Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- 2014
- First call Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee
- 2015
- Career-best overall score638.7996 Smoke on the Water
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7256 Smoke on the Water
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Water
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 2013-06-07 |
| -9.9 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 2014-06-06 |
| -8.1 | Smoke on the Water | 2013-10-11 |
| -2.1 | 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 2015-06-05 |
| -0.4 | Smoke on the Water | 2015-10-09 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 88.7% | 88.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 73% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 85.4% | 85.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-09 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 19 / 33 (638.7996) | 6 (169.1428) | 2 (169.7256) | 26 (153.6684) | 30 (146.2628) |
| 2015-06-05 | 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 43 / 64 (637.5540) | 23 (166.8228) | 53 (154.8456) | 44 (159.3828) | 39 (156.5028) |
| 2014-10-10 | Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee Topeka, KS | 21 / 37 (624.4572) | 27 (157.6800) | 10 (169.6800) | 33 (147.9772) | 25 (149.1200) |
| 2014-06-06 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 48 / 54 (623.8972) | 38 (161.7144) | 33 (159.4288) | 49 (152.5256) | 47 (150.2284) |
| 2013-10-11 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 33 / 43 (613.6344) | 41 (146.2628) | 30 (152.5144) | 32 (151.9656) | 12 (162.8916) |
| 2013-06-07 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 57 / 69 (614.8570) | 31 (162.2858) | 62 (149.7142) | 65 (144.5714) | 44 (158.2856) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1555 (157 pts) | #1814 (137 pts) | #1383 (212 pts) | #1804 (137 pts) | #1793 (137 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1582 (142 pts) | #1634 (142 pts) | #1668 (142 pts) | #1670 (142 pts) | #1297 (207 pts) |