DUB TOWN SMOKERS

DUB TOWN SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 29 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 23 at the Holy Smokes BBQ Competition (2016). They are ranked #2055 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,055

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1537

peak 1550 · rated over 29 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 15, 2015

latest Oct 4, 2019 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#457

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

21% of 29 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

686.2632 / 720

Master · Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.15 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 658.36 (+4.80)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off

Consistency

±34.91

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.38 · weakest Brisket (164.56)

Road miles

3,531

across 29 mapped stops · furthest 283 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$25K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.36 / 720

29 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

686.2632 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.2632 at Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 8, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO has finished one call ahead of DUB TOWN SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 43%.

7 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 43%

A tough matchup

19–1 behind in the head-to-head

GREY STREET BBQ ahead in 95% of their meetings

GREY STREET BBQ has come out ahead in 19 of their 20 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BUCKEYE BBQ TROY OH in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

16 of 20 shared chicken entries lost

GREY STREET BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GREY STREET BBQ has out-cooked them in 16 of 20 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

TIMOTHY T & THE BBQ HI-ROLLERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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An August team

Top 41% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 41% across 3 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 53% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,531 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,531 miles across 29 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 283 miles to Smoke on the Shores.

29 mapped stops
furthest 283 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Jim Beam BBQ Classic every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 24th

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
2019 ↗	Master	#973 (273 pts)	#709 (478 pts)	#1052 (268 pts)	#914 (328 pts)	#871 (353 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#758 (432 pts)	#741 (472 pts)	#729 (492 pts)	#744 (477 pts)	#713 (502 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#457 (822 pts)	#499 (787 pts)	#373 (1,007 pts)	#495 (797 pts)	#449 (882 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#503 (787 pts)	#475 (847 pts)	#535 (782 pts)	#681 (592 pts)	#506 (812 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#962 (326 pts)	#936 (371 pts)	#862 (416 pts)	#1007 (341 pts)	#1088 (286 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to DUB TOWN SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

CHARCOAL & MORE

#2,049 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 66
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1601

1–4 in 5 shared contests (20% to DUB TOWN SMOKERS)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — CHARCOAL & MORE ahead 4–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 66 contests
last seen Oct 22, 2021

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BLACK METAL BBQ

#2,067 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1538

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to DUB TOWN SMOKERS)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 18, 2017

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e2BBQ

#2,059 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1539

Careers of much the same size, 27 contests to 29, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Mar 26, 2021

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Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q

#2,045 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1585

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 27 contests, alongside a 26% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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BEVERAGE BROTHERS

#2,057 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1577

Level with DUB TOWN SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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BOURBON & BONES

#2,062 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1545

Fewer contests behind them than DUB TOWN SMOKERS has cooked, 20 to 29, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Apr 20, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GREY STREET BBQ	20	1	19	5%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
HISTORIC BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
ALE YEAH BBQ	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
BURNING PIG BBQ	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOOSIERS	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Bluedog BBQ	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	29	9	1	2	178.8572	155.9084	167.38	top 50%
Pork Ribs	29	7	0	2	176	158.8116	166.77	top 46%
Pork	29	3	0	1	175.4172	144.5256	165.32	top 54%
Brisket	28	7	1	2	177.7144	144.5028	164.56	top 51%

“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)	19	0	top 50%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OH	14	top 42%
KY	7	top 72%
IN	3	top 48%
TN	2	top 43%
MI	2	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	4	24	top 79%	Oct 4, 2019
Bands & BBQ at the Point	3	15	top 63%	Sep 15, 2017
Smokin in The Hills	2	5	top 37%	Sep 20, 2019
Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2	6	top 42%	Jul 12, 2019
PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	2	17	top 47%	Aug 31, 2018
Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2	10	top 41%	Jul 13, 2018
Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness	2	6	top 33%	Jun 16, 2017
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	2	14	top 38%	Oct 14, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 8 contests

Contests a season 5.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OH 14 of 29 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 18 8 of them more than once

Opponents faced 415 finished ahead 511 times, behind 537

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

20192 milestones

Jul 12 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
Oct 4 Most recent contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic

20182 milestones

Sep 21 Peak power rating (1550) Smokin in The Hills
Oct 5 25th tracked contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic

20165 milestones

May 20 First call 2nd Annual Pork in the Park
Jul 8 First overall top-10 Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
Jul 8 Career-best overall score686.2632 Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
Aug 5 First category win (Brisket) Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
Sep 30 10th tracked contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic

20152 milestones

May 15 First tracked contest WBA Pork In The Park
Jul 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3372 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	Jul 8, 2016
+12	Holy Smokes BBQ Competition	Aug 5, 2016
+11.2	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness	Jun 16, 2017
+11.1	Smokin in The Hills	Sep 21, 2018
+9.5	Smoke on the Shores	Mar 9, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	Oct 6, 2017
-10	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 11, 2015
-9.6	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	Oct 5, 2018
-7.8	PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	May 18, 2018
-7.2	WBA Pork In The Park	May 15, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2019	4	0	1	50%	top 60%	93.2%	92.5%
2018	6	1	0	33%	top 54%	94.4%	92.3%
2017	8	3	0	75%	top 50%	94.8%	89.6%
2016	7	2	1	86%	top 43%	95.3%	92.9%
2015	4	0	0	0%	top 66%	94.2%	90.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 4, 2019	Jim Beam BBQ Classic 🏅 Springfield, KY	24 / 42 (663.2920)	30 (165.0972)	34 (162.2400)	9 (171.9888)	28 (163.9660)
Sep 20, 2019	Smokin in The Hills 🏅	22 / 38 (666.7428)	24 (167.4172)	19 (166.2628)	26 (163.9428)	11 (169.1200)
Jul 12, 2019	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Kettering, OH	22 / 33 (663.8400)	1 (178.8572)	28 (160.5256)	30 (158.2172)	17 (166.2400)
Mar 8, 2019	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN	39 / 67 (671.2684)	23 (170.8228)	56 (159.3484)	24 (170.8228)	24 (170.2744)
Oct 5, 2018	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	37 / 42 (650.6280)	19 (169.6684)	21 (168.5256)	36 (159.3712)	40 (153.0628)
Sep 21, 2018	Smokin in The Hills Hillsboro, OH	5 / 30 (675.9316)	4 (171.9772)	7 (169.1316)	6 (170.8228)	15 (164)
Aug 31, 2018	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lebanon, OH	24 / 46 (673.0056)	25 (167.3828)	11 (172.5600)	28 (166.8228)	28 (166.2400)
Jul 13, 2018	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	23 / 40 (659.2796)	27 (162.2512)	20 (165.0856)	34 (158.8228)	7 (173.1200)
May 18, 2018	PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lima, OH	25 / 32 (649.5316)	19 (165.6800)	25 (159.9544)	22 (163.9428)	24 (159.9544)
Mar 9, 2018	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	25 / 87 (679.8628)	59 (165.0856)	35 (167.3944)	14 (174.2628)	15 (173.1200)
Oct 6, 2017	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	44 / 44 (492.4572)	42 (155.9084)	23 (166.8344)	19 (169.7144)	—
Sep 22, 2017	Smokin in The Hills (Limited to the first 25 teams) Hillsboro, OH	8 / 25 (671.8856)	10 (167.9656)	7 (167.4172)	16 (165.0972)	5 (171.4056)
Sep 15, 2017	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	15 / 33 (664.4456)	30 (157.0856)	13 (167.4172)	16 (165.0856)	2 (174.8572)
Sep 1, 2017	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Lebanon, OH	17 / 40 (674.1484)	23 (167.3828)	18 (168.5256)	3 (175.4172)	23 (162.8228)
Aug 4, 2017	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH	17 / 32 (658.1488)	9 (171.4172)	24 (158.8116)	15 (166.2628)	18 (161.6572)
Jul 7, 2017	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	10 / 41 (673.0284)	10 (170.8228)	3 (175.4400)	25 (160.5256)	14 (166.2400)
Jun 16, 2017	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	6 / 25 (682.2060)	8 (171.9772)	3 (176)	12 (166.2516)	11 (167.9772)
May 12, 2017	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	21 / 27 (644.9256)	13 (167.9656)	12 (165.6800)	19 (163.9428)	26 (147.3372)
Oct 14, 2016	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	14 / 37 (672.4456)	23 (167.3828)	6 (171.9772)	27 (161.0972)	9 (171.9884)
Sep 30, 2016	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	30 / 43 (660.9940)	39 (159.9656)	21 (168.5600)	19 (168.5256)	32 (163.9428)
Sep 16, 2016	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	17 / 31 (670.1488)	3 (177.7144)	20 (165.6800)	19 (166.2400)	25 (160.5144)
Aug 5, 2016	Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH	4 / 23 (677.6228)	4 (173.7028)	12 (161.0972)	13 (165.1084)	1 (177.7144)
Jul 8, 2016	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	6 / 34 (686.2632)	13 (169.6916)	5 (174.8572)	14 (170.8572)	10 (170.8572)
Jun 24, 2016	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	13 / 31 (678.1944)	10 (172)	16 (167.3944)	15 (167.3828)	9 (171.4172)
May 20, 2016	2nd Annual Pork in the Park Wyandotte, MI	18 / 28 (637.5884)	16 (157.6684)	10 (166.2628)	12 (162.8228)	23 (150.8344)
Oct 16, 2015	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	14 / 36 (678.1716)	11 (174.2744)	16 (169.1200)	14 (170.8344)	20 (163.9428)
Sep 11, 2015	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	26 / 29 (643.8628)	21 (162.2972)	12 (166.8228)	28 (156.5028)	22 (158.2400)
Jul 10, 2015	9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	23 / 39 (659.3372)	31 (162.8456)	21 (165.1200)	17 (169.1316)	24 (162.2400)
May 15, 2015	WBA Pork In The Park Wyandotte, MI	17 / 22 (613.0396)	13 (161.6912)	12 (162.3200)	20 (144.5256)	21 (144.5028)

DUB TOWN SMOKERS

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 (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)