DD'S BBQ

DD'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 4th of 27 at the Deaths Door Barbecue (2014). They are ranked #4791 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “DDS BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,791

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1467

peak 1516 · rated over 23 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 2, 2014

latest Sep 10, 2021 · 7.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#741

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

4% of 23 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6800 / 720

Master · Deaths Door Barbecue

Perfect 180s

Current form

626.40 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 636.97 (-10.56)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2972

Pork Ribs · Deaths Door Barbecue

Consistency

±16.66

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.59 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.30)

Road miles

1,594

across 23 mapped stops · furthest 119 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Purse competed for

$5,750

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

636.97 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

677.6800 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.6800 at Deaths Door Barbecue — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 22, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CHEFS GONE GRILLIN has finished one call ahead of DD'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 42%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
1 category win
average top 42%

A tough matchup

19–2 behind in the head-to-head

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead in 90% of their meetings

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has come out ahead in 19 of their 21 shared contests.

A strong matchup

10–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Puckaway Pigfest (Sep 10, 2021).

last seen Aug 24, 2018
back Sep 10, 2021

Pork nemesis

19 of 21 shared pork entries lost

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has out-cooked them in 19 of 21 shared pork entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

PLASTERED PORK BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 53% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 53% across 4 contests, versus top 64% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 64% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.31% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.31% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.5% of a perfect score
23 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
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#323 (71 pts)	#312 (81 pts)	—	—
2017 ↗	Master	#1392 (180 pts)	#1350 (220 pts)	#1221 (265 pts)	#1340 (225 pts)	#1476 (180 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#950 (348 pts)	#1011 (348 pts)	#1129 (298 pts)	#1003 (368 pts)	#852 (438 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#741 (476 pts)	#839 (431 pts)	#718 (531 pts)	#601 (641 pts)	#628 (596 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#742 (469 pts)	#950 (374 pts)	#626 (609 pts)	#965 (369 pts)	#791 (454 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

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#4,793 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1510

They've been 1510 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Aug 19, 2023

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#4,802 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1519

Careers of much the same size, 26 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 26 contests
last seen May 2, 2025

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SMOKEN SOULS BARBECUE

#4,765 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1508

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jun 4, 2021

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The BBQ Mavens

#4,766 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1468

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

rated over 16 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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#4,779 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1467

They turned up 5 years after DD'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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#4,773 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1467

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	21	2	19	10%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
FOX RIVER BBQ	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
Freeman Brothers BBQ	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
FAT ANDY'S BBQ	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
PLASTERED PORK BBQ	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
TOPPGATOR BBQ	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
SMOKE INFUSION	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	1	0	0	172	148.5028	159.07	top 67%
Pork Ribs	23	4	1	1	174.2972	145.0744	158.30	top 59%
Pork	23	4	0	0	172.5600	147.3600	160.59	top 55%
Brisket	23	1	0	0	168	139.4172	159.01	top 58%

“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)	10	0	top 62%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 65%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Puckaway Pigfest	4	14	top 53%	Sep 10, 2021
6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	2	33	top 87%	Aug 25, 2017
BBQ 4 ASTOP	2	18	top 71%	May 20, 2016
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	2	22	top 66%	Jul 10, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 8 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 23 of 23 contests

Contests visited 17 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 274 finished ahead 356 times, behind 612

Longest layoff 3 yrs Aug 24, 2018 → Sep 10, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Sep 10 Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest

20151 milestone

Aug 28 10th tracked contest 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue

20148 milestones

May 2 First tracked contest The Masters in May
Aug 22 First call Deaths Door Barbecue
Aug 22 First category win (Pork Ribs) Deaths Door Barbecue
Aug 22 First overall top-10 Deaths Door Barbecue
Aug 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.6800 Deaths Door Barbecue
Aug 22 Career-best overall score677.6800 Deaths Door Barbecue
Aug 22 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2972 Deaths Door Barbecue
Sep 5 Peak power rating (1516) Puckaway Pigfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	Deaths Door Barbecue	Aug 22, 2014
+10.5	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat	Jul 8, 2016
+5.6	Badger Brews & Que	Jul 31, 2015
+5.6	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 9, 2016
+4.2	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 5, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.6	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 10, 2021
-8.3	7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	Aug 24, 2018
-7.7	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	Jul 10, 2015
-7.7	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	Aug 25, 2017
-7.2	Masters in May- The Classic	Apr 30, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 83%	86.1%	86.1%
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 93%	85.6%	85.6%
2017	3	0	0	33%	top 86%	88.5%	87.8%
2016	6	0	0	33%	top 58%	92.9%	89.7%
2015	8	0	0	25%	top 64%	89.9%	87.7%
2014	4	1	1	50%	top 42%	94.1%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 10, 2021	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	25 / 30 (619.8864)	27 (153.6916)	25 (149.6688)	19 (161.1316)	23 (155.3944)
Aug 24, 2018	7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI	25 / 27 (616.3656)	26 (148.5028)	24 (155.4056)	24 (157.0628)	21 (155.3944)
Aug 25, 2017	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI	36 / 39 (623.9200)	35 (154.2744)	36 (154.2400)	34 (154.8228)	25 (160.5828)
Aug 24, 2017	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI	33 / 40 (634.7316)	17 (167.9772)	33 (156.5372)	17 (162.8228)	38 (147.3944)
Jul 15, 2017	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	41 / 49 (637.1204)	43 (153.1660)	9 (169.7144)	24 (165.1428)	46 (149.0972)
Sep 9, 2016	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	14 / 37 (660.5372)	11 (168.5600)	25 (158.8344)	14 (167.4400)	14 (165.7028)
Aug 26, 2016	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI	31 / 42 (634.7888)	38 (152.5600)	23 (160)	21 (164.5372)	29 (157.6916)
Jul 9, 2016	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat Green Bay, WI	32 / 55 (654.2856)	40 (162.8800)	46 (155.4172)	9 (172.5600)	31 (163.4284)
Jul 8, 2016	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI	20 / 66 (668.6288)	35 (165.7372)	12 (168.6288)	11 (171.4400)	36 (162.8228)
May 20, 2016	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	18 / 28 (636.5488)	16 (164.0116)	26 (150.2516)	23 (154.2856)	4 (168)
Apr 30, 2016	Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI	49 / 58 (621.6916)	29 (165.7028)	52 (149.7144)	51 (150.2744)	46 (156)
Oct 23, 2015	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off Union Grove, WI	27 / 44 (632.0004)	32 (157.7372)	36 (150.8232)	30 (160.0116)	14 (163.4284)
Sep 11, 2015	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	17 / 33 (624.9256)	16 (157.6684)	28 (145.0744)	11 (160.5028)	14 (161.6800)
Aug 28, 2015	4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	21 / 35 (634.1252)	27 (157.6800)	21 (157.6800)	10 (165.1084)	26 (153.6568)
Jul 31, 2015	Badger Brews & Que Manitowoc, WI	13 / 30 (647.4172)	27 (152.5600)	9 (165.7260)	4 (169.1428)	18 (159.9884)
Jul 10, 2015	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	64 / 80 (606.7888)	53 (159.4400)	40 (160.5716)	73 (147.3600)	73 (139.4172)
May 29, 2015	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	18 / 23 (638.7888)	16 (160)	11 (159.4516)	13 (159.9772)	15 (159.3600)
May 2, 2015	The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI	36 / 47 (633.5540)	34 (155.9656)	18 (162.2972)	47 (148.4684)	13 (166.8228)
May 1, 2015	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	35 / 57 (636.4688)	33 (160.5372)	31 (157.6800)	21 (163.4288)	40 (154.8228)
Sep 5, 2014	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	16 / 40 (655.3604)	26 (159.4288)	6 (170.8572)	24 (158.2288)	12 (166.8456)
Aug 22, 2014	Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	4 / 27 (677.6800)	6 (172)	1 (174.2972)	10 (168.5372)	17 (162.8456)
Jul 11, 2014	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	22 / 42 (627.3140)	30 (152.5256)	23 (154.8000)	19 (157.1084)	16 (162.8800)
May 2, 2014	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	38 / 62 (627.3256)	38 (155.9772)	45 (153.1544)	43 (154.2284)	16 (163.9656)

DD'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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September 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

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)