DR. ALAN'S BBQ

DR. ALAN'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 26 at the Carlton Landing's 2nd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ Comptition (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1504 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,504

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1563

peak 1582 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 29, 2013

latest Oct 24, 2020 · 7.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#655

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 20 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

685.6684 / 720

Master · Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

660.81 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 666.97 (-6.16)

Walk rate

65%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)

Consistency

±14.15

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.84 · weakest Brisket (164.77)

Road miles

1,325

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 188 mi

Schedule strength

83%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1609)

Purse competed for

$26K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.97 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 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

They almost always walk

65% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 20 contests

A top-10 category call in 65% of their 20 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

685.6684 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.6684 at Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 24, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Three Hog Night Smokers has finished one call ahead of DR. ALAN'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 35%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 35%

A tough matchup

16–2 behind in the head-to-head

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings

BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 18 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.07 points below their pork, and turns into a call 30% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 164.77
Pork avg 168.84
6 calls in 20 entries

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A strong matchup

9–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of EVIL MONKEY BBQ in 9 of their 12 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Mar 27, 2015).

last seen Mar 29, 2013
back Mar 27, 2015

Pork nemesis

13 of 16 shared pork entries lost

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead 81% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUFFALO'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 16 shared pork entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1609 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 83% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1609 power rating — a tougher draw than 83% of every rated contest in the data.

20 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.96% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.96% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.6% of a perfect score
20 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
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#696 (120 pts)	#701 (120 pts)	#425 (270 pts)	#541 (195 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1593 (120 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#1091 (245 pts)	#1536 (120 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1520 (140 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#765 (493 pts)	#809 (488 pts)	#937 (408 pts)	#832 (483 pts)	#869 (443 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1133 (275 pts)	#989 (360 pts)	#1015 (350 pts)	#1099 (320 pts)	#1339 (230 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#750 (467 pts)	#914 (382 pts)	#812 (447 pts)	#821 (442 pts)	#692 (542 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to DR. ALAN'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Col. Buck’s BBQ

#1,506 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1563

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Aug 10, 2024

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Meat Machine BBQ

#1,508 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1565

Careers of much the same size, 22 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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88 BBQ

#1,509 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1563

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 18 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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HEAVENLY HAWGS GA

#1,513 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1570

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before DR. ALAN'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 23 contests

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MEAT MISTERS

#1,498 of the rated field

1564 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1567

Level with DR. ALAN'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2020

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CRAFT BBQ

#1,511 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1563

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	18	7	11	39%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
DIVINE SWINE	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
EVIL MONKEY BBQ	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
THE GRISWOLDS	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
Lake Rat BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
MOVIN' THE CHAINS	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	4	0	0	175.4056	155.3712	167.07	top 50%
Pork Ribs	20	6	0	0	175.4400	154.8570	165.61	top 53%
Pork	18	6	0	1	174.8688	157.0856	168.84	top 40%
Brisket	20	6	1	2	180 🔥	147.3716	164.77	top 50%

“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)	10	0	top 41%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OK	19	0	top 49%
TX	1	0	top 41%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	3	16	top 43%	Mar 25, 2017
Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2	2	33	top 62%	Oct 24, 2020
Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1	2	40	top 73%	Oct 23, 2020
Firelake BBQ Cook Off	2	10	top 33%	Mar 25, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 5 contests

Contests a season 2.9 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 19 of 20 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 15 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 343 finished ahead 476 times, behind 505

Longest layoff 2 yrs Mar 29, 2013 → Mar 27, 2015

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

20201 milestone

Oct 24 Most recent contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2

20181 milestone

Mar 23 Peak power rating (1582) Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1

20176 milestones

Mar 24 First category win (Brisket) Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
Mar 24 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
Mar 24 Career-best overall score685.6684 Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
Mar 25 10th tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
Jun 16 First overall podium Carlton Landing's 2nd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ Comptition
Jun 16 First Reserve Championship Carlton Landing's 2nd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ Comptition

20152 milestones

Mar 27 First overall top-10 Firelake BBQ Cook Off
Mar 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.2744 Firelake BBQ Cook Off

20132 milestones

Mar 29 First tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook-off
Mar 29 First call Firelake BBQ Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.9	Carlton Landing's 2nd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ Comptition	Jun 16, 2017
+13.5	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)	Mar 24, 2017
+12.4	Firelake BBQ Cook Off	Mar 27, 2015
+9.5	Hot Pursuit BBQ	Sep 8, 2017
+9.1	Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff	Jul 24, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2	Mar 24, 2018
-10.4	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1	Oct 23, 2020
-2.5	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2	Oct 24, 2020
-1.5	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	Mar 25, 2017
-0.9	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon	Apr 3, 2015

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)
2020	2	0	0	50%	top 81%	93.8%	92.1%
2019	2	0	0	50%	top 54%	93.6%	93%
2018	3	0	0	33%	top 64%	94%	92%
2017	5	2	1	80%	top 35%	95.2%	93.9%
2016	3	0	0	67%	top 48%	93.6%	92.6%
2015	4	1	0	75%	top 39%	94.8%	92.4%
2013	1	0	0	100%	top 45%	89.9%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 24, 2020	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	41 / 58 (675.2912)	58 (158.7884)	30 (169.1200)	—	10 (175.4172)
Oct 23, 2020	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	59 / 64 (650.7772)	45 (168.5828)	62 (155.3828)	—	61 (147.3716)
Mar 23, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	33 / 62 (674.2404)	36 (169.1200)	34 (167.9772)	10 (174.8688)	47 (162.2744)
Mar 22, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	40 / 74 (664.4344)	36 (168.5372)	53 (161.1200)	15 (173.1200)	52 (161.6572)
Mar 24, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK	75 / 79 (639.3144)	79 (155.9544)	74 (160.5944)	73 (157.0856)	52 (165.6800)
Mar 23, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK	45 / 84 (670.2284)	51 (166.8228)	21 (172.0116)	50 (166.2856)	51 (165.1084)
Mar 16, 2018	Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK	11 / 26 (677.0284)	11 (169.1200)	6 (174.2744)	14 (168.5484)	14 (165.0856)
Sep 29, 2017	Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ Sapulpa, OK	15 / 30 (669.5884)	4 (175.4056)	22 (157.6572)	20 (164.5256)	8 (172)
Sep 8, 2017	Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK	9 / 27 (679.9316)	9 (170.2628)	9 (171.9772)	5 (173.1660)	17 (164.5256)
Jun 16, 2017	Carlton Landing's 2nd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ Comptition Carlton Landing, OK	2 / 26 (681.6456)	8 (167.9884)	4 (169.6800)	3 (174.2972)	4 (169.6800)
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	50 / 77 (662.6972)	30 (172.5716)	70 (161.0856)	32 (170.8228)	62 (158.2172)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	16 / 87 (685.6684)	43 (167.4172)	46 (166.2856)	22 (171.9656)	1 (180)
Apr 22, 2016	Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition Morris, OK	17 / 31 (671.4060)	12 (170.9144)	13 (169.1316)	20 (167.3944)	16 (163.9656)
Mar 25, 2016	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	31 / 66 (674.1596)	26 (170.2628)	8 (175.4400)	37 (166.8112)	51 (161.6456)
Mar 11, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX	12 / 29 (653.5540)	5 (171.4056)	20 (158.8000)	5 (168.5484)	22 (154.8000)
Aug 7, 2015	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Woodward, OK	11 / 26 (670.8340)	18 (161.1428)	7 (171.4056)	8 (172)	9 (166.2856)
Jul 24, 2015	Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff Shawnee, OK	11 / 32 (674.2512)	18 (169.1312)	21 (163.9772)	16 (166.2628)	3 (174.8800)
Apr 3, 2015	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	20 / 34 (634.7084)	21 (155.3712)	25 (157.6800)	13 (165.7028)	20 (155.9544)
Mar 27, 2015	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	10 / 52 (682.2744)	12 (172)	8 (173.7144)	22 (168)	19 (168.5600)
Mar 29, 2013	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	17 / 38 (647.4282)	18 (160.5714)	26 (154.8570)	8 (169.7142)	13 (162.2856)

DR. ALAN'S BBQ

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

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)

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)