DOUBLE A'S BBQ

DOUBLE A'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 8th of 31 at the Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff (2016). They are ranked #4508 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,508

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1473

peak 1519 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 6, 2015

latest Oct 11, 2019 · 4.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1316

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

682.2060 / 720

Master · Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.82 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 662.39 (-13.56)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Chicken · Smoke on the Shores

Consistency

±15.54

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.77 · weakest Brisket (162.40)

Road miles

1,100

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 154 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$6,100

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

Master avg

662.39 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

471.37 / 540

2 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 16 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

682.2060 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.2060 at Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 27, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HOBBIE BAR-B-Q has finished one call ahead of DOUBLE A'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 47%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 47%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.37 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 31%.

Brisket avg 162.40
Chicken avg 167.77
2 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of The Spice Is Right in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

6 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BIG G BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1669 (119 pts)	#1482 (149 pts)	#1570 (129 pts)	#1440 (164 pts)	#1737 (114 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2214 (70 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2038 (100 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1316 (212 pts)	#1502 (187 pts)	#1148 (292 pts)	#1485 (202 pts)	#933 (377 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1970 (90 pts)	#1713 (130 pts)	#2002 (95 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2141 (70 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

BIRDMAN'S BBQ

#4,489 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DOUBLE A'S BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DOUBLE A'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Mar 15, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

PORK AVENUE

#4,492 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1520

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to DOUBLE A'S BBQ)

They've been 1520 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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FEEL THE BURN BBQ

#4,521 of the rated field

1472 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before DOUBLE A'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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J&J SWINE & BOVINE

#4,511 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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BIG AL'S GHETTO HOGS

#4,490 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1473

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2018

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CROW RIVER BBQ

#4,524 of the rated field

1472 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 14, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Big B BBQ Company	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
Q SMOKE	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BIG G BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
RT QUE KUSINE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PARADISE QUE	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Hawg Feathers	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	5	0	177.1544	156.5372	167.77	top 53%
Pork Ribs	16	3	0	172.5484	146.7888	163.51	top 65%
Pork	16	1	1	176.5716	155.9884	165.37	top 63%
Brisket	12	2	1	176.5600	148.5372	162.40	top 63%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 59%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 60%
Large (40+)	7	top 72%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	11	top 63%
AL	2	top 76%
KY	1	top 78%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Shores	2	26	0	top 71%	Mar 9, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 13 of 16 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 13 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 295 finished ahead 173 times, behind 379

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

20191 milestone

Oct 11 Most recent contest Smokin' & Stokin' Trussville (BACKYARD ONLY)

20172 milestones

Mar 10 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 Smoke on the Shores
Apr 7 10th tracked contest First Annual Operation Stand Down KY BBQ Smoke Off (TEAMS FULL)

20163 milestones

May 27 First overall top-10 Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff
May 27 Career-best overall score682.2060 Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff
May 27 Peak power rating (1519) Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff

20153 milestones

Mar 6 First tracked contest "Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship
Mar 6 First call "Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship
Mar 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.6800 "Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.7	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff	May 27, 2016
+5.3	Mid-South Barbecue Festival	Oct 16, 2015
+3.4	"Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship	Mar 6, 2015
+3.2	Fifth Annual Bull Moose	Apr 3, 2015
+2.5	Smoke on the Shores	Mar 11, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)	Aug 9, 2019
-9.3	Smoke on the Shores	Mar 10, 2017
-8.7	Smoke on the Shores	Mar 9, 2018
-5.7	First Annual Operation Stand Down KY BBQ Smoke Off (TEAMS FULL)	Apr 7, 2017
-5.5	Dickson County Smokefest	Mar 23, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	1	50%	top 76%	87.9%	87.3%
2018	3	0	33%	top 86%	88.9%	88.3%
2017	3	0	67%	top 83%	91.4%	90.8%
2016	5	1	80%	top 58%	94.8%	92.9%
2015	3	0	67%	top 47%	94.4%	93.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 11, 2019	Smokin' & Stokin' Trussville (BACKYARD ONLY) Trussville, AL	10 / 17 (474.7884)	8 (158.2628)	9 (160.5372)	11 (155.9884)	—
Aug 9, 2019	Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL	24 / 26 (467.9432)	25 (159.4400)	26 (146.7888)	19 (161.7144)	—
Sep 21, 2018	First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) Columbia, TN	—	4 (171.9772)	12 (162.8116)	13 (162.2400)	—
Mar 23, 2018	Dickson County Smokefest Dickson, TN	24 / 29 (639.8284)	18 (165.6684)	22 (156.5372)	20 (163.9428)	25 (153.6800)
Mar 9, 2018	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	78 / 87 (631.3832)	82 (156.5372)	81 (153.7144)	20 (172.5944)	84 (148.5372)
Sep 22, 2017	First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) Columbia, TN	—	9 (171.9656)	14 (168)	16 (166.8228)	—
Apr 7, 2017	First Annual Operation Stand Down KY BBQ Smoke Off (TEAMS FULL) Bowling Green, KY	31 / 40 (658.2512)	23 (165.7144)	27 (167.4628)	17 (170.8456)	37 (154.2284)
Mar 10, 2017	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	55 / 62 (649.0516)	5 (177.1544)	58 (151.9544)	28 (167.4400)	58 (152.5028)
Oct 28, 2016	Dickson County Smoke Fest Dickson, TN	29 / 40 (665.6000)	7 (174.2856)	26 (166.2516)	39 (157.0856)	20 (167.9772)
Oct 14, 2016	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	17 / 27 (674.7540)	22 (167.4056)	20 (164.5600)	19 (166.2284)	2 (176.5600)
May 27, 2016	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Lewisburg, TN	8 / 31 (682.2060)	11 (173.1200)	24 (165.1200)	2 (176.5716)	16 (167.3944)
Apr 1, 2016	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN	46 / 61 (653.5656)	29 (169.1200)	28 (166.2628)	53 (158.8000)	48 (159.3828)
Mar 11, 2016	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	26 / 49 (669.6684)	36 (166.8456)	8 (172.5484)	36 (162.8800)	24 (167.3944)
Oct 16, 2015	Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	13 / 31 (679.3604)	22 (165.1200)	15 (171.9888)	18 (170.2628)	10 (171.9888)
Apr 3, 2015	Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	19 / 41 (667.2912)	11 (170.2628)	18 (169.6800)	28 (163.3712)	23 (163.9772)
Mar 6, 2015	"Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship Nashville, TN	13 / 25 (677.6800)	13 (171.4056)	9 (171.9772)	13 (169.1544)	16 (165.1428)

DOUBLE A'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

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

Master avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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)