DAY-LICIOUS BBQ

DAY-LICIOUS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 30 at the Maryland State BBQ Bash (2019). They are ranked #3757 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,757

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1488

peak 1488 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 1, 2015

latest Aug 9, 2019 · 4.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1086

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

674.8344 / 720

Master · Maryland State BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.98 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 632.29 (+17.69)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7372

Brisket · Maryland State BBQ Bash

Consistency

±24.26

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.10 · weakest Brisket (151.16)

Road miles

505

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$26K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

632.29 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

674.8344 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.8344 at Maryland State BBQ Bash — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 9, 2019

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings

DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.94 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 151.16
Chicken avg 162.10
1 call in 10 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of G. Henn BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared chicken entries.

An August team

Top 47% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 47% across 3 contests, versus top 64% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 64% the rest of the year

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	#1086 (240 pts)	#1005 (305 pts)	#1040 (295 pts)	#896 (360 pts)	#1330 (180 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1458 (190 pts)	#1460 (190 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2175 (65 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to DAY-LICIOUS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Pits and Giggles

#3,772 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to DAY-LICIOUS BBQ)

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jul 30, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

TEAM CANADA BBQ

#3,765 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1488

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DAY-LICIOUS BBQ)

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 19, 2017

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Big Back BBQ

#3,746 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

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FOUR KING BBQ

#3,766 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

Level with DAY-LICIOUS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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RING OF FIRE BBQ

#3,744 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1488

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jan 27, 2023
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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Smoke a little smoke

#3,759 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1488

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
50 Shades of Pork	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
HOLDIN' MY BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN FOOLZ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	0	170.8456	149.6456	162.10	top 54%
Pork Ribs	10	0	167.9656	143.9316	158.43	top 59%
Pork	10	2	170.2972	147.3944	160.61	top 51%
Brisket	10	1	173.7372	130.7200	151.16	top 73%

“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)	2	0	top 35%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 71%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MD	6	0	top 56%
PA	4	0	top 76%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Maryland State BBQ Bash	3	7	top 47%	Aug 9, 2019
Smoke in the Grove	3	27	top 73%	Jul 26, 2019
Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	2	40	top 72%	May 6, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MD 6 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 323 finished ahead 195 times, behind 348

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs May 6, 2016 → Jul 28, 2017

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

20195 milestones

Aug 9 First overall top-10 Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 9 10th tracked contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 9 Career-best overall score674.8344 Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 9 Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7372 Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 9 Most recent contest Maryland State BBQ Bash

20182 milestones

Jun 9 First call Beltway BBQ Showdown
Aug 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3028 Maryland State BBQ Bash

20152 milestones

May 1 First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
May 1 Peak power rating (1498) Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.8	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Aug 9, 2019
+6.1	Beltway BBQ Showdown	Jun 9, 2018
+6	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Aug 10, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.5	The Ironman	Apr 1, 2016
-8.1	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 27, 2018
-7.7	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	May 6, 2016
-4.7	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 28, 2017
-3.2	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 26, 2019

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 37%	93.7%	92.1%
2018	3	0	33%	top 63%	91.6%	89%
2017	2	0	0%	top 73%	86.7%	86.4%
2016	2	0	0%	top 83%	84.1%	83.2%
2015	1	0	0%	top 63%	87.5%	87.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 9, 2019	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	7 / 30 (674.8344)	15 (165.7028)	16 (165.0972)	6 (170.2972)	5 (173.7372)
Jul 26, 2019	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	27 / 53 (652.0120)	43 (157.7028)	31 (159.9888)	11 (170.2744)	20 (164.0460)
Aug 10, 2018	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	18 / 38 (659.3028)	13 (169.6800)	12 (166.8456)	12 (164.5372)	25 (158.2400)
Jul 27, 2018	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	50 / 54 (616.9712)	33 (158.2400)	41 (157.6456)	47 (153.1312)	51 (147.9544)
Jun 9, 2018	Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD	20 / 42 (646.7884)	12 (167.4172)	15 (165.7028)	6 (168.5600)	35 (145.1084)
Aug 11, 2017	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	33 / 47 (624.4000)	11 (170.8456)	11 (167.9656)	45 (147.3944)	42 (138.1944)
Jul 28, 2017	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	39 / 51 (620.4112)	32 (160.5828)	48 (143.9544)	30 (159.3828)	36 (156.4912)
May 6, 2016	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	42 / 51 (592.4004)	25 (161.7488)	46 (143.9316)	31 (156)	50 (130.7200)
Apr 1, 2016	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	45 / 54 (605.5772)	45 (149.6456)	46 (149.7260)	26 (161.0856)	51 (145.1200)
May 1, 2015	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	40 / 64 (630.2284)	40 (159.4056)	24 (163.4172)	46 (155.4400)	51 (151.9656)

DAY-LICIOUS 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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

An August team

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)