DAD'S BARBEQUE

DAD'S BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 29 at the Boats, Bands & BBQ (2014). They are ranked #6339 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,339

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1404

peak 1404 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 30, 2013

latest Jun 16, 2017 · 3.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1218

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 85%

overall standings

Best overall

635.9888 / 720

Master · Boats, Bands & BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

503.57 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 571.32 (-67.75)

Walk rate

15%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.7372

Chicken · 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±125.59

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 158.67 · weakest Brisket (147.83)

Road miles

1,045

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Master avg

571.32 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES ahead in 100% of their meetings

BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.83 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 8%.

Brisket avg 147.83
Chicken avg 158.67
1 call in 12 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Perfect Pig Parts in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CARNIVORES has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±17.44% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±17.44% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 79.4% of a perfect score
best 88.3%

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	#1722 (120 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1683 (145 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1539 (170 pts)	#2029 (115 pts)	#1621 (170 pts)	#2024 (115 pts)	#2015 (115 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1218 (232 pts)	#1230 (247 pts)	#1107 (297 pts)	#1306 (237 pts)	#1010 (327 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1300 (217 pts)	#1061 (317 pts)	#1269 (242 pts)	#1385 (217 pts)	#1363 (217 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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Q LIVE CREW

#6,337 of the rated field

1404 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1520

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to DAD'S BARBEQUE)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Q LIVE CREW ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 67 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE

#6,338 of the rated field

1404 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1404

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 26, 2019

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#6,341 of the rated field

1404 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1404

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rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 24, 2025

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#6,340 of the rated field

1404 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1404

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE

#6,344 of the rated field

1403 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1403

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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SMKN Q MO

#6,332 of the rated field

1405 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1405

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Lost Weekend Grill	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
CRAZY COYOTE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Pig Floyd	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
LOS NERDS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Grillfellas	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE CELTIC PIG	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
3 LIL' MACS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	1	169.7372	151.3944	158.67	top 71%
Pork Ribs	13	0	167.4744	133.6572	150.18	top 77%
Pork	12	0	159.4056	139.3712	149.74	top 86%
Brisket	12	1	168.5828	137.6800	147.83	top 79%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 88%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 83%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Boats, Bands, & BBQ	3	22	0	top 85%	May 19, 2017
Smokin' Brew BBQ	2	43	0	top 88%	Sep 5, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 10 2 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 13 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Opponents faced 242 finished ahead 89 times, behind 465

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

20171 milestone

Jun 16 Most recent contest 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge

20161 milestone

Jun 10 10th tracked contest Boats, Bands, & BBQ

20151 milestone

Jun 5 Career-best overall score635.9888 Boats, Bands & BBQ

20142 milestones

Jun 13 First call 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge
Jun 13 Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7372 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge

20132 milestones

Aug 30 First tracked contest Smokin' Brew BBQ
Aug 30 Peak power rating (1489) Smokin' Brew BBQ

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	Smokin' Brew BBQ	Aug 30, 2014
-11.7	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	Jun 3, 2016
-11.3	Boats, Bands, & BBQ	Jun 10, 2016
-11.1	Smokin' Brew BBQ	Aug 30, 2013
-9.1	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 17, 2016

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0%	top 77%	85.2%	84.6%
2016	3	0%	top 99%	81.3%	60.1%
2015	4	25%	top 83%	88.3%	85.7%
2014	3	33%	top 79%	86.9%	84.6%
2013	1	0%	top 89%	85.4%	85.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 16, 2017	24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	43 / 59 (605.0972)	46 (153.1544)	41 (154.8572)	38 (159.4056)	48 (137.6800)
May 19, 2017	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	29 / 36 (613.6572)	32 (155.4172)	20 (162.8228)	30 (156.5600)	33 (138.8572)
Jun 17, 2016	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	56 / 58 (573.4972)	52 (151.3944)	56 (133.6572)	57 (143.3484)	52 (145.0972)
Jun 10, 2016	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	30 / 30 (140.0116)	—	29 (140.0116)	—	—
Jun 3, 2016	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	30 / 30 (585.5884)	27 (155.4628)	29 (143.4172)	30 (139.3712)	29 (147.3372)
Sep 5, 2015	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	43 / 49 (608.4800)	28 (164.5828)	45 (138.7884)	41 (154.8572)	39 (150.2516)
Jun 19, 2015	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	43 / 58 (620.4572)	27 (165.6800)	15 (167.4744)	50 (148.5256)	55 (138.7772)
Jun 5, 2015	Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO	25 / 30 (635.9888)	22 (161.7372)	24 (157.6688)	29 (148)	8 (168.5828)
May 29, 2015	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	28 / 32 (602.8120)	28 (156.0116)	23 (153.7032)	24 (154.8456)	29 (138.2516)
Aug 30, 2014	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	47 / 48 (587.3032)	43 (151.9888)	48 (138.2516)	48 (144.5256)	37 (152.5372)
Jun 13, 2014	21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	35 / 55 (625.7376)	8 (169.7372)	40 (152.5828)	47 (147.9544)	35 (155.4632)
Jun 6, 2014	Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO	22 / 29 (613.7028)	21 (158.8456)	17 (156.0228)	22 (149.1200)	22 (149.7144)
Aug 30, 2013	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	47 / 53 (614.8800)	36 (159.9888)	42 (153.1428)	44 (150.3084)	42 (151.4400)

DAD'S BARBEQUE

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 (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

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

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)

📉 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)