Duck Dog Bar-B-Que

Duck Dog Bar-B-Que is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 49 at the Smokin' Brew BBQ (2015). They are ranked #962 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#962

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1609

peak 1612 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 30, 2014

latest Jul 29, 2016 · 1.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#227

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

53% of 17 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 30%

overall standings

Best overall

686.7424 / 720

Master · Smokin' Brew BBQ

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

669.13 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 665.08 (+4.05)

Walk rate

94%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Boats, Bands, & BBQ

Consistency

±11.89

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.13 · weakest Brisket (162.63)

Road miles

7,075

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 591 mi

Schedule strength

40%

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

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

665.08 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

On the rise

+58 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 58 points across 11 contests since Jul 31, 2015 — from 1551 up to 1609.

11 contests since Jul 31, 2015
now 1609

They almost always walk

94% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 16 of 17 contests

A top-10 category call in 94% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.7424 career-best overall

95.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.7424 at Smokin' Brew BBQ — 95.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 5, 2015

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

4 LEGS UP BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

4 LEGS UP BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.50 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 35% of the time against 65%.

Brisket avg 162.63
Chicken avg 170.13
6 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DJS SMOKIN' BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

7 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

4 LEGS UP BBQ ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 4 LEGS UP BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 10 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

THE CELTIC PIG has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The long haul

7,075 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,075 miles across 17 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 591 miles to 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship.

17 mapped stops
furthest 591 mi

The metronome

±1.65% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.65% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.4% of a perfect score
17 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	#494 (811 pts)	#485 (831 pts)	#562 (746 pts)	#453 (906 pts)	#516 (791 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#227 (1,398 pts)	#107 (1,743 pts)	#228 (1,328 pts)	#293 (1,133 pts)	#300 (1,148 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Duck Dog Bar-B-Que, each with one reason worth a look.

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

WARDEN'S Q

#965 of the rated field

1609 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1617

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen May 9, 2025

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FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS

#960 of the rated field

1609 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 69%
Peak: 1609

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 Sep 14, 2019
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS

#959 of the rated field

1609 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1609

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 15 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Mar 28, 2014

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BIG BLOCK BBQ

#963 of the rated field

1609 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1640

Level with Duck Dog Bar-B-Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Sep 3, 2016

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FRIENDS OF OBR

#956 of the rated field

1610 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1648

They've been 1648 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Aug 17, 2018

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Smokin Gringos BBQ

#958 of the rated field

1610 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1630

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
PIG IN A PIT	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
SUNDANCER BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
SHO DAWG BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Organized Chaos	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	11	1	3	176.6172	163.9428	170.13	top 26%
Pork Ribs	17	6	1	2	176.5600	145.0972	166.13	top 39%
Pork	17	8	0	1	176	147.3368	166.19	top 35%
Brisket	17	6	1	2	180 🔥	148.5600	162.63	top 44%

“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)	8	0	top 35%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 27%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CO	7	top 26%
NM	4	top 26%
TX	3	top 23%
NV	2	top 59%
AZ	1	top 43%

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 10 contests

Contests a season 5.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 7 of 17 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 17 a different one every time

Opponents faced 417 finished ahead 486 times, behind 192

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

20163 milestones

Jun 10 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Boats, Bands, & BBQ
Jul 2 Peak power rating (1612) 13th Annual Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship
Jul 29 Most recent contest SanLuis Valley Beat The Heat Brew BBQ & Chili Challenge

20155 milestones

Jun 5 First overall top-10 Boats, Bands & BBQ
Jun 26 First category win (Chicken) Smokin' On The Pecos
Sep 5 First overall podium Smokin' Brew BBQ
Sep 5 Career-best overall score686.7424 Smokin' Brew BBQ
Oct 9 10th tracked contest Bliss, Brews & Que

20143 milestones

Aug 30 First tracked contest Smokin' Brew BBQ
Aug 30 First call Smokin' Brew BBQ
Aug 30 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3828 Smokin' Brew BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	Smokin' Brew BBQ	Sep 5, 2015
+11.3	Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship	Aug 28, 2015
+10.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 15, 2016
+10.3	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship	Jul 3, 2015
+10.1	SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili	Jul 31, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Apr 22, 2016
-2.7	SanLuis Valley Beat The Heat Brew BBQ & Chili Challenge	Jul 29, 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)
2016	6	3	2	83%	top 36%	94.1%	92.9%
2015	10	6	1	100%	top 26%	95.4%	92.1%
2014	1	0	0	100%	top 42%	91.6%	91.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 29, 2016	SanLuis Valley Beat The Heat Brew BBQ & Chili Challenge Alamosa, CO	15 / 27 (665.5424)	20 (166.8228)	15 (166.2284)	8 (171.9772)	17 (160.5140)
Jul 2, 2016	13th Annual Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	7 / 31 (670.2052)	8 (166.2628)	1 (176.5600)	5 (172)	16 (155.3824)
Jun 24, 2016	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	14 / 44 (662.7084)	23 (163.9428)	17 (167.9772)	13 (166.8112)	18 (163.9772)
Jun 10, 2016	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	5 / 30 (677.5652)	11 (167.3712)	18 (159.3828)	8 (170.8112)	1 (180)
Apr 22, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	21 / 30 (669.6456)	5 (174.2628)	27 (165.7256)	5 (173.1316)	29 (156.5256)
Apr 15, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO	5 / 28 (669.0512)	3 (173.1428)	12 (162.8228)	10 (166.2400)	6 (166.8456)
Oct 24, 2015	Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival Las Vegas, NV	16 / 34 (663.3024)	12 (170.2512)	15 (165.1084)	2 (176)	27 (151.9428)
Oct 9, 2015	Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX	9 / 40 (640.4684)	10 (166.2628)	6 (170.8456)	22 (154.8000)	23 (148.5600)
Sep 5, 2015	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	3 / 49 (686.7424)	3 (175.4056)	3 (175.4056)	7 (173.1084)	25 (162.8228)
Aug 28, 2015	Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	7 / 57 (678.8116)	4 (176.6172)	12 (171.9656)	13 (168.5372)	26 (161.6916)
Jul 31, 2015	SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili Alamosa, CO	7 / 29 (681.1084)	4 (174.2744)	10 (169.1200)	15 (164.5484)	5 (173.1656)
Jul 3, 2015	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	9 / 44 (659.9084)	6 (169.1200)	13 (165.1428)	18 (161.6456)	10 (164)
Jun 26, 2015	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	14 / 48 (654.1484)	1 (176.5600)	39 (152.5028)	23 (161.1200)	13 (163.9656)
Jun 5, 2015	Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO	7 / 30 (666.8684)	10 (167.4172)	6 (171.4400)	15 (168.5828)	19 (159.4284)
Apr 17, 2015	Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX	15 / 44 (645.6000)	5 (169.1200)	41 (145.0972)	21 (158.8000)	3 (172.5828)
Feb 27, 2015	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	35 / 82 (655.3140)	41 (164.5372)	9 (171.4400)	77 (147.3368)	9 (172)
Aug 30, 2014	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	20 / 48 (659.3828)	13 (170.8456)	12 (167.4400)	9 (169.7372)	40 (151.3600)

Duck Dog Bar-B-Que

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

On the rise

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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)

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)