DOUBLE DBQ

DOUBLE DBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 15th of 19 at the Telluride Barbeque Festival (2014). They are ranked #3643 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,643

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1490

peak 1490 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 20, 2014

latest Jul 21, 2017 · 3.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#990

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

665.0628 / 720

Master · 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.14 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 643.86 (+13.27)

Walk rate

42%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5828

Brisket · Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±14.45

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 163.45 · weakest Pork (158.52)

Road miles

1,122

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 180 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Master avg

643.86 / 720

12 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

665.0628 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.0628 at 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 17, 2016

A tough matchup

11–0 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 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.93 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 17%.

Pork avg 158.52
Pork Ribs avg 163.45
2 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 11 shared pork ribs entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared pork ribs entries.

A June team

Top 50% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 50% across 3 contests, versus top 62% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 62% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.01% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.01% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.4% of a perfect score
12 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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#1384 (210 pts)	#2004 (110 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1237 (238 pts)	#1396 (213 pts)	#996 (363 pts)	#966 (388 pts)	#1417 (208 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1037 (291 pts)	#1096 (291 pts)	#1110 (296 pts)	#1212 (261 pts)	#721 (511 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#990 (317 pts)	#994 (352 pts)	#914 (397 pts)	#1034 (327 pts)	#882 (387 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to DOUBLE DBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

THE ORIGINAL SMOKE TROTTERS

#3,624 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1491

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to DOUBLE DBQ)

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2022

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HAWG HEAVEN

#3,631 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2024

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FLAMIN' M&M

#3,610 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2021

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Reservoir Hogs

#3,642 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1501

Level with DOUBLE DBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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Dyin Breed BBQ

#3,626 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1516

They turned up 7 years after DOUBLE DBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jul 22, 2022

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Three Legged Pig

#3,661 of the rated field

1490 power rating

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

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 18, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
CRAZY COYOTE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
STARS AND STRIPES BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
THE CELTIC PIG	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
LOS NERDS	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Pig Floyd	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	1	0	0	174.8800	141.1200	162.22	top 59%
Pork Ribs	12	2	0	0	170.2628	156.5372	163.45	top 47%
Pork	12	2	0	0	170.8344	149.6112	158.52	top 66%
Brisket	12	2	1	1	176.5828	148.5144	159.68	top 56%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 79%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 63%
Large (40+)	7	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest	2	20	0	top 59%	Jul 21, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 12 of 12 contests

Contests visited 11 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 227 finished ahead 199 times, behind 281

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

20171 milestone

Jul 21 Most recent contest Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest

20162 milestones

Jun 17 10th tracked contest 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
Jun 17 Career-best overall score665.0628 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge

20153 milestones

Aug 14 First category win (Brisket) Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge
Aug 14 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5828 Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge
Sep 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1024 Smokin' Brew BBQ

20143 milestones

Jun 20 First tracked contest 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
Jun 20 Peak power rating (1494) 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
Sep 20 First call Telluride Barbeque Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.1	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 17, 2016
+4.5	Smokin' Brew BBQ	Sep 5, 2015
+4.1	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 19, 2015
+2.5	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	Aug 14, 2015
+1.2	Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest	Jul 22, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.6	National Western BBQ Throwdown	Jan 9, 2015
-5.9	Telluride Barbeque Festival	Sep 20, 2014
-5.7	2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition	Jun 20, 2014
-5.4	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	Sep 12, 2014
-3	Wild West BBQ Cook Off	May 13, 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	100%	top 61%	90.5%	90.5%
2016	3	0	67%	top 54%	92.4%	91.3%
2015	4	1	25%	top 58%	92%	89.8%
2014	4	0	25%	top 72%	89.2%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 21, 2017	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	28 / 46 (651.3028)	4 (174.8800)	15 (166.2400)	40 (156.5028)	36 (153.6800)
Jul 22, 2016	Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	20 / 35 (659.2800)	23 (163.3828)	21 (164.5372)	6 (170.8344)	25 (160.5256)
Jun 17, 2016	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	19 / 58 (665.0628)	27 (165.1200)	13 (170.2628)	30 (164)	19 (165.6800)
May 13, 2016	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	24 / 33 (647.9316)	20 (163.4172)	7 (168)	8 (168)	32 (148.5144)
Sep 5, 2015	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	23 / 49 (662.1024)	18 (169.6800)	22 (163.9312)	20 (164.5372)	22 (163.9540)
Aug 14, 2015	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	16 / 31 (647.8856)	21 (161.1200)	17 (158.8344)	28 (151.3484)	1 (176.5828)
Jun 19, 2015	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	27 / 58 (646.7424)	30 (163.4056)	24 (165.1084)	42 (154.8228)	18 (163.4056)
Jan 9, 2015	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	35 / 40 (628.3664)	29 (161.6916)	25 (161.6688)	39 (150.1944)	31 (154.8116)
Sep 20, 2014	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	15 / 19 (617.5080)	17 (141.1200)	5 (167.9656)	17 (149.6112)	10 (158.8112)
Sep 12, 2014	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	36 / 47 (626.7544)	40 (157.1200)	28 (160)	35 (158.2400)	38 (151.3944)
Aug 30, 2014	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	30 / 48 (642.1140)	11 (171.4284)	36 (156.5372)	44 (152.4912)	21 (161.6572)
Jun 20, 2014	2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO	20 / 28 (631.2916)	27 (154.2400)	19 (158.2628)	16 (161.6572)	15 (157.1316)

DOUBLE DBQ

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

Pork Ribs nemesis

A June 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)