DUB TOWN SMOKERS

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

Power ranking

#2044

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1536

peak 1550 · rated over 29 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-05-15

latest 2019-10-04

Best ToY finish

#457

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 29 contests

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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off

Consistency

±34.91

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.38 · weakest Brisket (164.56)

Road miles

3,531

mi 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 🏅

GCs in 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.36 / 720

29 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

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
2016-07-08

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 wins
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.

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

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.

70 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

#2041 of the rated field

1536 ▲ 0 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 2021-10-22

⚔ Head-to-head

BLACK METAL BBQ

#2055 of the rated field

1536 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1537

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 2017-08-18

⚔ Head-to-head

The Pig Lebowski

#2043 of the rated field

1536 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1550

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 29 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

e2BBQ

#2046 of the rated field

1536 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

27 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 11% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2021-03-26

⚔ Head-to-head

BOURBON & BONES

#2056 of the rated field

1536 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2018-04-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Pork Bombin BBQ

#2051 of the rated field

1536 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after DUB TOWN SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-05-23

⚔ Head-to-head

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	176.0000	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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	19	0	top 50%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 58%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	4	24	top 79%	2019-10-04
Bands & BBQ at the Point	3	15	top 63%	2017-09-15
Smokin in The Hills	2	5	top 37%	2019-09-20
Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2	6	top 42%	2019-07-12
PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	2	17	top 47%	2018-08-31
*Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2	10	top 41%	2018-07-13
*Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness	2	6	top 33%	2017-06-16
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	2	14	top 38%	2016-10-14

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

On the trail 4.4 yrs 2015-05-15 → 2019-10-04

Busiest season 2017 8 contests

Contests a season 5.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OH 14 of 29 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 18 8 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 29 entries · 1 win · 9 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.38 · weakest Brisket (164.56)

Walk rate 55% a top-10 call in 16 of 29 contests

Overall top-10 rate 21% 6 of 29 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 658.36 out of 720 · 29 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 418 511–537 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,531 29 mapped stops · furthest 283 mi

Schedule strength 1565 average field rating faced — tougher than 51% of rated contests

Purse competed for $25,000 listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 7 state-championship entries

Power rating 1536 peak 1550 · #2044 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
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
2016
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
2018
Sep 21 Peak power rating (1550) *Smokin in The Hills
Oct 5 25th tracked contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic
2019
Jul 12 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
Oct 4 Most recent contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2016-07-08
+12	Holy Smokes BBQ Competition	2016-08-05
+11.2	*Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness	2017-06-16
+11.1	*Smokin in The Hills	2018-09-21
+9.5	Smoke on the Shores	2018-03-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	2017-10-06
-10	Bands & BBQ at the Point	2015-09-11
-9.6	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	2018-10-05
-7.9	PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	2018-05-18
-7.3	WBA Pork In The Park	2015-05-15

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	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
2019-10-04	Jim Beam BBQ Classic 🏅 Springfield, KY	24 / 42 (663.2920)	30 (165.0972)	34 (162.2400)	9 (171.9888)	28 (163.9660)
2019-09-20	Smokin in The Hills 🏅	22 / 38 (666.7428)	24 (167.4172)	19 (166.2628)	26 (163.9428)	11 (169.1200)
2019-07-12	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Kettering, OH	22 / 33 (663.8400)	1 (178.8572)	28 (160.5256)	30 (158.2172)	17 (166.2400)
2019-03-08	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN	39 / 67 (671.2684)	23 (170.8228)	56 (159.3484)	24 (170.8228)	24 (170.2744)
2018-10-05	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	37 / 42 (650.6280)	19 (169.6684)	21 (168.5256)	36 (159.3712)	40 (153.0628)
2018-09-21	*Smokin in The Hills Hillsboro, OH	5 / 30 (675.9316)	4 (171.9772)	7 (169.1316)	6 (170.8228)	15 (164.0000)
2018-08-31	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)
2018-07-13	*Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	23 / 40 (659.2796)	27 (162.2512)	20 (165.0856)	34 (158.8228)	7 (173.1200)
2018-05-18	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)
2018-03-09	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	25 / 87 (679.8628)	59 (165.0856)	35 (167.3944)	14 (174.2628)	15 (173.1200)
2017-10-06	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	44 / 44 (492.4572)	42 (155.9084)	23 (166.8344)	19 (169.7144)	—
2017-09-22	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)
2017-09-15	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	15 / 33 (664.4456)	30 (157.0856)	13 (167.4172)	16 (165.0856)	2 (174.8572)
2017-09-01	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)
2017-08-04	*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)
2017-07-07	*Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	10 / 41 (673.0284)	10 (170.8228)	3 (175.4400)	25 (160.5256)	14 (166.2400)
2017-06-16	*Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	6 / 25 (682.2060)	8 (171.9772)	3 (176.0000)	12 (166.2516)	11 (167.9772)
2017-05-12	*Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	21 / 27 (644.9256)	13 (167.9656)	12 (165.6800)	19 (163.9428)	26 (147.3372)
2016-10-14	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	14 / 37 (672.4456)	23 (167.3828)	6 (171.9772)	27 (161.0972)	9 (171.9884)
2016-09-30	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	30 / 43 (660.9940)	39 (159.9656)	21 (168.5600)	19 (168.5256)	32 (163.9428)
2016-09-16	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	17 / 31 (670.1488)	3 (177.7144)	20 (165.6800)	19 (166.2400)	25 (160.5144)
2016-08-05	Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH	4 / 23 (677.6228)	4 (173.7028)	12 (161.0972)	13 (165.1084)	1 (177.7144)
2016-07-08	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	6 / 34 (686.2632)	13 (169.6916)	5 (174.8572)	14 (170.8572)	10 (170.8572)
2016-06-24	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	13 / 31 (678.1944)	10 (172.0000)	16 (167.3944)	15 (167.3828)	9 (171.4172)
2016-05-20	*2nd Annual Pork in the Park Wyandotte, MI	18 / 28 (637.5884)	16 (157.6684)	10 (166.2628)	12 (162.8228)	23 (150.8344)
2015-10-16	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	14 / 36 (678.1716)	11 (174.2744)	16 (169.1200)	14 (170.8344)	20 (163.9428)
2015-09-11	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	26 / 29 (643.8628)	21 (162.2972)	12 (166.8228)	28 (156.5028)	22 (158.2400)
2015-07-10	9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	23 / 39 (659.3372)	31 (162.8456)	21 (165.1200)	17 (169.1316)	24 (162.2400)
2015-05-15	WBA Pork In The Park Wyandotte, MI	17 / 22 (613.0396)	13 (161.6912)	12 (162.3200)	20 (144.5256)	21 (144.5028)

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
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 (1007 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)