TENNESSEE DOUBLE D'S BBQ

TENNESSEE DOUBLE D'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 7th of 25 at the "Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship (2015). They are ranked #2994 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,994

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1506

peak 1512 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 27, 2013

latest Sep 23, 2016 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#904

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

683.9544 / 720

Master · "Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.97 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 659.96 (+7.02)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · "Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship

Consistency

±14.34

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.68 · weakest Brisket (160.66)

Road miles

1,230

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 256 mi

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Master avg

659.96 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

683.9544 career-best overall

95.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.9544 at "Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship — 95.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 6, 2015

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.02 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 22%.

Brisket avg 160.66
Chicken avg 168.68
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Up in Smoke in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

4 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

SON SEEKERS BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SON SEEKERS BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 6 shared chicken entries.

A March team

Top 44% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 44% across 3 contests, versus top 55% the rest of the year.

3 March contests
top 55% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.99% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.99% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.7% of a perfect score
9 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
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1485 (190 pts)	#1593 (175 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1139 (250 pts)	#882 (405 pts)	#1069 (310 pts)	#1451 (200 pts)	#1398 (190 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#904 (362 pts)	#882 (407 pts)	#729 (512 pts)	#987 (357 pts)	#1066 (302 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2414 (70 pts)	#2461 (70 pts)	#2452 (70 pts)	#1793 (125 pts)	#2455 (70 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TENNESSEE DOUBLE D'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BLINDOG'S OUTLAW BBQ GANG

#2,999 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1513

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TENNESSEE DOUBLE D'S BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TENNESSEE DOUBLE D'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 10, 2016

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THE FLYING BURRITOS

#3,005 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1531

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TENNESSEE DOUBLE D'S BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 17 contests to 9.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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SMOKIN TIME

#2,976 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1526

Level with TENNESSEE DOUBLE D'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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BAD COMPANY BBQ

#2,996 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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Westwoodfield BBQ

#2,984 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1511

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Feb 16, 2019

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PIT PASS BBQ

#2,974 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1506

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Nov 16, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
The Spice Is Right	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SON SEEKERS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Up in Smoke	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN T'S	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Pappy Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	2	1	1	178.2972	153.6456	168.68	top 40%
Pork Ribs	9	2	0	2	176.5600	154.8116	163.98	top 54%
Pork	9	0	0	0	169.7028	163.9884	166.64	top 53%
Brisket	9	0	0	0	169.6684	151.9772	160.66	top 69%

“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)	4	0	top 52%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KY	4	top 59%
TN	3	top 54%
IL	1	top 55%
MS	1	top 45%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Grillin N Chillin BBQ	2	13	0	top 39%	Sep 25, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KY 4 of 9 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 253 finished ahead 182 times, behind 216

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

20162 milestones

Mar 11 Peak power rating (1512) Smoke on the Shores
Sep 23 Most recent contest Grillin and Chillin

20154 milestones

Mar 6 First category win (Chicken) "Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship
Mar 6 First overall top-10 "Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship
Mar 6 Career-best overall score683.9544 "Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship
Mar 6 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 "Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship

20142 milestones

Mar 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9084 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre
Jun 27 First call Super City Blues & Ques

20131 milestone

Sep 27 First tracked contest Grillin and Chillin BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.6	"Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship	Mar 6, 2015
+8.7	Grillin N Chillin BBQ	Sep 26, 2014
+2.8	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre	Mar 14, 2014
+2.7	Grillin N Chillin BBQ	Sep 25, 2015
+0.5	Smoke on the Shores	Mar 11, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.6	Grillin and Chillin BBQ	Sep 27, 2013
-6	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff	Sep 5, 2014
-5.7	Grillin and Chillin	Sep 23, 2016
-0.1	Super City Blues & Ques	Jun 27, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	2	0	0	0%	top 68%	92.9%	91.3%
2015	2	1	1	50%	top 38%	95%	93.4%
2014	4	0	0	50%	top 51%	93.7%	91.9%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 80%	87.8%	87.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 23, 2016	Grillin and Chillin Owensboro, KY	30 / 39 (646.1260)	12 (170.8344)	35 (154.8116)	26 (164.5256)	34 (155.9544)
Mar 11, 2016	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	29 / 49 (669.0628)	24 (169.1428)	14 (170.2628)	33 (165.0972)	35 (164.5600)
Sep 25, 2015	Grillin N Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	18 / 38 (661.0168)	11 (171.4056)	35 (155.3944)	18 (164.5484)	13 (169.6684)
Mar 6, 2015	"Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship Nashville, TN	7 / 25 (683.9544)	1 (178.2972)	2 (176.5600)	14 (168.5600)	21 (160.5372)
Sep 26, 2014	Grillin N Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	13 / 43 (674.7084)	22 (165.6800)	2 (171.9772)	20 (168.5256)	18 (168.5256)
Sep 5, 2014	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	31 / 41 (657.6228)	21 (169.7028)	30 (163.4172)	22 (169.1200)	37 (155.3828)
Jun 27, 2014	Super City Blues & Ques Metropolis, IL	18 / 33 (658.8000)	7 (171.4172)	16 (166.8800)	15 (165.7028)	28 (154.8000)
Mar 14, 2014	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS	43 / 95 (655.9084)	32 (167.9656)	56 (159.4172)	56 (163.9884)	42 (164.5372)
Sep 27, 2013	Grillin and Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	36 / 45 (632.4228)	40 (153.6456)	37 (157.0972)	14 (169.7028)	36 (151.9772)

TENNESSEE DOUBLE D'S BBQ

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 (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

A March team

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 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)