Duck Dog Bar-B-Que

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

Power ranking

#953

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1609

peak 1612 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-08-30

latest 2016-07-29

Best ToY finish

#227

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · Boats, Bands, & BBQ

Consistency

±11.89

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.13 · weakest Brisket (162.63)

Road miles

7,075

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 591 mi

Schedule strength

40%

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

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

665.08 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 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.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

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 2015-07-31 — from 1551 up to 1609.

11 contests since 2015-07-31
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
2015-09-05

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.

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

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26 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

#956 of the rated field

1609 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2025-05-09

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HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS

#950 of the rated field

1610 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1610

No shared contest yet.

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 2014-03-28

⚔ Head-to-head

Ain't That Rich

#951 of the rated field

1609 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1612

No shared contest yet.

28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 43% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2026-07-25

⚔ Head-to-head

FRIENDS OF OBR

#952 of the rated field

1609 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 41 contests
last seen 2018-08-17

⚔ Head-to-head

Nice Racks

#954 of the rated field

1609 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1629

No shared contest yet.

46 contests to 17: their number has had years to settle where Duck Dog Bar-B-Que's is still finding its level.

rated over 44 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

⚔ Head-to-head

FYC BARBEQUE

#958 of the rated field

1609 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1674

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1674 at their best, 65 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 50 contests
last seen 2021-08-20

⚔ Head-to-head

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	176.0000	147.3368	166.19	top 35%
Brisket	17	6	1	2	180.0000 🔥	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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 35%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 27%

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.9 yrs 2014-08-30 → 2016-07-29

Busiest season 2015 10 contests

Contests a season 5.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CO 7 of 17 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 17 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 17 entries · 1 win · 11 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 170.13 · weakest Brisket (162.63)

Walk rate 94% a top-10 call in 16 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 53% 9 of 17 contests

Best top-10 run 5 straight contests

Master average 665.08 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 418 486–192 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 7,075 17 mapped stops · furthest 591 mi

Schedule strength 1552 average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Power rating 1609 peak 1612 · #953 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
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
2015
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
2016
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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	Smokin' Brew BBQ	2015-09-05
+11.3	Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship	2015-08-28
+10.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-04-15
+10.2	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship	2015-07-03
+10.1	SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili	2015-07-31

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2016-04-22
-2.7	SanLuis Valley Beat The Heat Brew BBQ & Chili Challenge	2016-07-29

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	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
2016-07-29	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)
2016-07-02	13th Annual Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	7 / 31 (670.2052)	8 (166.2628)	1 (176.5600)	5 (172.0000)	16 (155.3824)
2016-06-24	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	14 / 44 (662.7084)	23 (163.9428)	17 (167.9772)	13 (166.8112)	18 (163.9772)
2016-06-10	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	5 / 30 (677.5652)	11 (167.3712)	18 (159.3828)	8 (170.8112)	1 (180.0000)
2016-04-22	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)
2016-04-15	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)
2015-10-24	Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival Las Vegas, NV	16 / 34 (663.3024)	12 (170.2512)	15 (165.1084)	2 (176.0000)	27 (151.9428)
2015-10-09	Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX	9 / 40 (640.4684)	10 (166.2628)	6 (170.8456)	22 (154.8000)	23 (148.5600)
2015-09-05	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	3 / 49 (686.7424)	3 (175.4056)	3 (175.4056)	7 (173.1084)	25 (162.8228)
2015-08-28	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)
2015-07-31	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)
2015-07-03	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	9 / 44 (659.9084)	6 (169.1200)	13 (165.1428)	18 (161.6456)	10 (164.0000)
2015-06-26	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	14 / 48 (654.1484)	1 (176.5600)	39 (152.5028)	23 (161.1200)	13 (163.9656)
2015-06-05	Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO	7 / 30 (666.8684)	10 (167.4172)	6 (171.4400)	15 (168.5828)	19 (159.4284)
2015-04-17	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)
2015-02-27	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 (172.0000)
2014-08-30	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	20 / 48 (659.3828)	13 (170.8456)	12 (167.4400)	9 (169.7372)	40 (151.3600)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#494 (811 pts)	#485 (831 pts)	#562 (746 pts)	#453 (906 pts)	#516 (791 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#227 (1398 pts)	#107 (1743 pts)	#228 (1328 pts)	#293 (1133 pts)	#300 (1148 pts)