A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SMOKEY D'S BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1434
peak 1434 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-09-20
latest 2022-06-17
Best ToY finish
#2084
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
594.05
last 5 Master vs avg 594.05 (-0.00)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.36
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.30 · weakest Brisket (135.70)
Road miles
1,148
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 443 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Purse competed for
$5K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
594.05 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
310.74 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−19.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 19.60 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Brisket avg 135.70
- Chicken avg 155.30
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
3.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.9 years, then back at Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-06-17).
- last seen 2018-07-27
- back 2022-06-17
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.
57 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5961 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before SMOKEY D'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5957 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5955 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5948 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5947 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1435
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKEY D'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5959 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 151.9884 | 155.30 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7144 | 137.6572 | 150.92 | top 85% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1316 | 143.4056 | 153.02 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139.9316 | 130.2400 | 135.70 | top 98% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 5 | 0 | top 95% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 95% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8.7 yrs
2013-09-20 → 2022-06-17
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
5 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 155.30 · weakest Brisket (135.70)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
594.05
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
310.74
out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
207
15–250 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,148
7 mapped stops · furthest 443 mi
Schedule strength
1528
average field rating faced — tougher than 20% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
Longest layoff
3.9 yrs
2018-07-27 → 2022-06-17
Power rating
1434
peak 1434 · #5952 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Peak power rating (1487) Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- 2014
- Career-best overall score612.4800 Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork)161.1316 BBQ and Fly In on the River
- 2022
- First call Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.5 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | 2014-05-16 |
| -12.8 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2013-09-20 |
| -12.4 | 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | 2015-05-15 |
| -11.4 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest | 2015-04-10 |
| -9.8 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2014-08-15 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 79% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 83.7% | 81.1% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 85.1% | 84.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-17 | Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Logansport, IN | 11 / 14 (310.7424) | 10 (154.7768) | 11 (155.9656) | — | — |
| 2018-07-27 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-05-15 | 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 51 / 51 (565.5656) | 45 (154.2628) | 51 (137.6572) | 51 (143.4056) | 51 (130.2400) |
| 2015-04-10 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest Smithville, MO | 51 / 52 (602.7544) | 47 (153.1200) | 45 (155.4288) | 46 (154.2740) | 52 (139.9316) |
| 2014-08-15 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 46 / 51 (602.1484) | 46 (151.9884) | 44 (150.2400) | 38 (161.1316) | 50 (138.7884) |
| 2014-05-16 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 48 / 50 (612.4800) | 30 (160.5484) | 35 (157.7144) | 43 (156.6056) | 50 (137.6116) |
| 2013-09-20 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 49 / 53 (587.3028) | 45 (157.1312) | 46 (148.5372) | 51 (149.7028) | 50 (131.9316) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |