CHUCK & DAD'S BARBECUE

CHUCK & DAD'S BARBECUE is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 18th of 40 at the Green Mountain BBQ Championship (2016). They are ranked #6205 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,205

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1422

peak 1422 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 25, 2013

latest Jun 2, 2018 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1409

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

655.9428 / 720

Master · Green Mountain BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

629.51 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 609.21 (+20.30)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Pork · Green Mountain BBQ Championship

Consistency

±23.93

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 153.40 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.58)

Road miles

2,636

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 245 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Master avg

609.21 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 67%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 67%

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of NY PHAT DADDY'S in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

13 of 14 shared pork entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 93% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 13 of 14 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BOAR-N-Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 68% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 68% across 4 contests, versus top 79% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 79% the rest of the year

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1697 (160 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1832 (116 pts)	#1885 (116 pts)	#1507 (176 pts)	#1918 (116 pts)	#1902 (116 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1409 (192 pts)	#1072 (312 pts)	#1507 (182 pts)	#1512 (187 pts)	#1374 (212 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2386 (72 pts)	#1904 (102 pts)	#2423 (72 pts)	#1997 (92 pts)	#2578 (62 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CHUCK & DAD'S BARBECUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Broken BBQ

#6,203 of the rated field

1422 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1422

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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Double D BBQ

#6,204 of the rated field

1422 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1508

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2025

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Smokin' Bill's

#6,202 of the rated field

1422 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1422

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2024

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A & A BBQ

#6,198 of the rated field

1422 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1422

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 6, 2025

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SMOKE DADDY INC VOODOO BBQ

#6,199 of the rated field

1422 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1422

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 Sep 7, 2018

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Old Old 50 BBQ

#6,200 of the rated field

1422 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1422

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 Apr 8, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
DR. BUTTS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
REBEL YELL BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BEVERAGE BROTHERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Aces	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
NY PHAT DADDY'S	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	1	0	0	163.4286	132.5144	153.36	top 73%
Pork Ribs	15	0	0	0	164.6288	136.5372	150.58	top 73%
Pork	15	1	1	1	174.8572	131.9884	153.40	top 65%
Brisket	15	1	0	0	166.8800	131.4284	151.88	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 86%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 76%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NY	9	top 82%
CT	3	top 75%
VT	2	top 63%
PA	1	top 96%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Sun BBQ Fest	3	43	top 75%	Jun 2, 2018
I love Barbecue & Music Festival	3	23	top 86%	Jul 7, 2017
Roc City Rib Fest	2	39	top 73%	May 28, 2016
Roc City Rib Fest	2	49	top 87%	May 23, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 9 of 15 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 9 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 322 finished ahead 166 times, behind 590

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

20181 milestone

Jun 2 Most recent contest Sun BBQ Fest

20165 milestones

Jun 11 10th tracked contest Sun BBQ Fest
Jun 25 First category win (Pork) Green Mountain BBQ Championship
Jun 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9428 Green Mountain BBQ Championship
Jun 25 Career-best overall score655.9428 Green Mountain BBQ Championship
Jun 25 Career-best single call (Pork)174.8572 Green Mountain BBQ Championship

20141 milestone

Jul 4 First call I Love Barbecue & Music Festival

20132 milestones

May 25 First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
May 25 Peak power rating (1495) Roc City Rib Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.4	Green Mountain BBQ Championship	Jun 25, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.5	Oinktoberfest	Sep 20, 2013
-10.8	Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition	Sep 12, 2014
-10.2	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 3, 2015
-10.1	Roc City Rib Fest	May 24, 2014
-8.4	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 4, 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 73%	87.3%	87.3%
2017	3	0	33%	top 77%	87.8%	86.3%
2016	3	1	33%	top 67%	91.1%	88.6%
2015	2	0	0%	top 91%	85.6%	82.7%
2014	3	0	33%	top 89%	84.4%	81.5%
2013	3	0	0%	top 76%	83.2%	82.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 2, 2018	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	43 / 59 (628.5260)	49 (154.8228)	39 (155.9660)	29 (163.4172)	41 (154.3200)
Sep 9, 2017	Green Mountain BBQ Championship Randolph, VT	26 / 32 (632.4804)	25 (159.4056)	26 (153.7032)	24 (162.2628)	25 (157.1088)
Jul 7, 2017	I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	30 / 40 (615.8856)	37 (146.7884)	27 (153.1316)	32 (149.0856)	10 (166.8800)
Jun 3, 2017	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	54 / 73 (614.7084)	72 (132.5144)	58 (149.6456)	18 (167.9884)	29 (164.5600)
Jun 25, 2016	Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT	18 / 40 (655.9428)	31 (158.7884)	20 (161.7372)	1 (174.8572)	23 (160.5600)
Jun 11, 2016	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	54 / 69 (626.2520)	64 (150.8688)	59 (152.0004)	32 (162.2628)	35 (161.1200)
May 28, 2016	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	39 / 50 (632.6172)	36 (158.8456)	43 (154.2972)	17 (165.1544)	35 (154.3200)
Jul 3, 2015	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	30 / 31 (575.4172)	31 (142.2628)	19 (153.7488)	31 (131.9884)	25 (147.4172)
May 23, 2015	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	49 / 57 (616.0344)	44 (158.8800)	19 (164.6288)	56 (141.1084)	45 (151.4172)
Sep 12, 2014	Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition Scranton, PA	24 / 25 (563.9544)	23 (148.0460)	24 (137.6572)	23 (143.9884)	24 (134.2628)
Jul 4, 2014	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	23 / 27 (589.1312)	5 (161.1772)	25 (136.5372)	25 (143.4284)	19 (147.9884)
May 24, 2014	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	75 / 86 (607.8740)	70 (151.3712)	71 (146.7772)	71 (147.4628)	31 (162.2628)
Sep 20, 2013	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	65 / 71 (582.7200)	42 (155.4056)	61 (137.1316)	68 (140.5028)	48 (149.6800)
Jul 13, 2013	Troy Pig Out Troy, NY	22 / 32 (597.7604)	16 (157.7372)	22 (151.4516)	18 (153.7372)	24 (134.8344)
May 25, 2013	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	54 / 80 (598.8574)	21 (163.4286)	47 (150.2860)	41 (153.7144)	75 (131.4284)

CHUCK & DAD'S BARBECUE

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)

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

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)