DOUBLE DBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3627

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1490

peak 1490 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-06-20

latest 2017-07-21

Best ToY finish

#990

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 163.45 · weakest Pork (158.52)

Road miles

1,122

mi 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

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Storylines (7 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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
2016-06-17

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

BROKE ASS BAR-B-QUE CO.

#3602 of the rated field

1491 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1504

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 13 contests
last seen 2017-08-04

⚔ Head-to-head

THE ORIGINAL SMOKE TROTTERS

#3609 of the rated field

1491 ▲ 0 power rating

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

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

Fewer contests behind them than DOUBLE DBQ has cooked, 5 to 12, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2022-06-16

⚔ Head-to-head

Camo Cookers

#3626 of the rated field

1490 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1490

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2022-06-10

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Sota Smoke BBQ

#3644 of the rated field

1490 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1490

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after DOUBLE DBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-05-08

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Dyin Breed BBQ

#3612 of the rated field

1491 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2022-07-22

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FLAMIN' M&M

#3629 of the rated field

1490 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2021-10-29

⚔ Head-to-head

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 contest size

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

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2017-07-21

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.1 yrs 2014-06-20 → 2017-07-21

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CO 12 of 12 contests

Contests visited 11 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 163.45 · weakest Pork (158.52)

Walk rate 42% a top-10 call in 5 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 12 contests

Master average 643.86 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 227 199–281 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,122 12 mapped stops · furthest 180 mi

Schedule strength 1552 average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests

Power rating 1490 peak 1490 · #3627 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
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
2015
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
2016
Jun 17 10th tracked contest 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
Jun 17 Career-best overall score665.0628 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
2017
Jul 21 Most recent contest Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.1	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	2016-06-17
+4.5	Smokin' Brew BBQ	2015-09-05
+4.1	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge	2015-06-19
+2.5	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	2015-08-14
+1.2	Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest	2016-07-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.6	National Western BBQ Throwdown	2015-01-09
-5.9	Telluride Barbeque Festival	2014-09-20
-5.7	2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition	2014-06-20
-5.4	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2014-09-12
-3	Wild West BBQ Cook Off	2016-05-13

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2017-07-21	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)
2016-07-22	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)
2016-06-17	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	19 / 58 (665.0628)	27 (165.1200)	13 (170.2628)	30 (164.0000)	19 (165.6800)
2016-05-13	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	24 / 33 (647.9316)	20 (163.4172)	7 (168.0000)	8 (168.0000)	32 (148.5144)
2015-09-05	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	23 / 49 (662.1024)	18 (169.6800)	22 (163.9312)	20 (164.5372)	22 (163.9540)
2015-08-14	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	16 / 31 (647.8856)	21 (161.1200)	17 (158.8344)	28 (151.3484)	1 (176.5828)
2015-06-19	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	27 / 58 (646.7424)	30 (163.4056)	24 (165.1084)	42 (154.8228)	18 (163.4056)
2015-01-09	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	35 / 40 (628.3664)	29 (161.6916)	25 (161.6688)	39 (150.1944)	31 (154.8116)
2014-09-20	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	15 / 19 (617.5080)	17 (141.1200)	5 (167.9656)	17 (149.6112)	10 (158.8112)
2014-09-12	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	36 / 47 (626.7544)	40 (157.1200)	28 (160.0000)	35 (158.2400)	38 (151.3944)
2014-08-30	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	30 / 48 (642.1140)	11 (171.4284)	36 (156.5372)	44 (152.4912)	21 (161.6572)
2014-06-20	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)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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)