A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM ahead in 100% of their meetings
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
DAO BBQ
DAO BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 18th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2015). They are ranked #3871 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 28, 2013
latest May 22, 2015 · 1.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.01
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.15 · weakest Brisket (159.61)
Road miles
90
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Master avg
654.84 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1983 (89 pts) | #2063 (89 pts) | #1919 (114 pts) | #2051 (94 pts) | #2094 (79 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1213 (237 pts) | #935 (382 pts) | #1383 (212 pts) | #813 (452 pts) | #1279 (232 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2414 (70 pts) | #1885 (105 pts) | #1911 (100 pts) | #2655 (55 pts) | #2661 (55 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to DAO BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,855 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DAO BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DAO BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,874 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
They turned up 6 years after DAO BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#3,878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Level with DAO BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,889 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,873 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1486
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 149.0856 | 166.15 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 158.8000 | 163.28 | top 65% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 156.5256 | 165.80 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 154.2400 | 159.61 | top 71% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 62% | May 22, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
92
finished ahead 50 times, behind 96
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20144 milestones
- First call BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1140 BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA)
- Career-best overall score662.1140 BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA)
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Whole Hawg Happenin'
- Peak power rating (1494) Whole Hawg Happenin'
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.8 | Whole Hawg Happenin' | Sep 28, 2013 |
| -3.9 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA) | Apr 25, 2014 |
| -2.3 | Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) | Sep 27, 2014 |
| -1.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 30, 2014 |
| -0.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 22, 2015 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 92% | 91.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA | 18 / 29 (659.3144) | 18 (163.9656) | 13 (167.4172) | 17 (164.5372) | 20 (163.3944) |
| Sep 27, 2014 | Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) Marietta, GA | 22 / 34 (657.0172) | 4 (174.8572) | 26 (158.8000) | 17 (165.7028) | 23 (157.6572) |
| May 30, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA | 18 / 29 (649.6228) | 28 (149.0856) | 16 (164.5600) | 4 (170.2744) | 15 (165.7028) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA) Calhoun, GA | 21 / 29 (662.1140) | 12 (172.5600) | 27 (160.5256) | 8 (171.9656) | 24 (157.0628) |
| Sep 28, 2013 | Whole Hawg Happenin' Marietta, GA | 22 / 30 (646.1484) | 15 (170.2856) | 16 (165.0972) | 25 (156.5256) | 25 (154.2400) |