DANDDY BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4124

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1480

peak 1503 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-10-10

latest 2018-06-01

Best ToY finish

#1739

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

676.5600 / 720

Master · Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.73 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 640.14 (-1.41)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1200

Pork Ribs · CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

Consistency

±20.47

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 161.05 · weakest Pork (157.74)

Road miles

452

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 70 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Master avg

640.14 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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

676.5600 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 676.5600 at Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-05-01

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKY LINCS in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

7 of 8 shared brisket entries lost

QUAU ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUAU has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared brisket entries.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked *Up In smoke on the Square( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 20th

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.

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

FIDDLIN' FATBACK

#4136 of the rated field

1480 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1565

1–7 in 8 shared contests (13% to DANDDY BBQ)

These two have cooked 8 of the same contests — FIDDLIN' FATBACK ahead 7–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 39 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

Hog Wild Neighbors

#4111 of the rated field

1480 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2017-11-10

⚔ Head-to-head

Panic BBQ

#4123 of the rated field

1480 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

No shared contest yet.

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 2025-06-27

⚔ Head-to-head

BLACK'S BBQ CO.

#4138 of the rated field

1480 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

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BURNT BUTTS-N-BUNS

#4142 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

BROWN STREET BBQ

#4118 of the rated field

1480 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-10-26

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
JUGS BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
QUAU	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
FIDDLIN' FATBACK	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
CHANNABILLY BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Outsiders BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MONSTER-QUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PORK PARADISE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKY LINCS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Oui Oui Oui BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	0	168.5600	152.5028	160.48	top 70%
Pork Ribs	9	2	173.1200	144.5372	160.86	top 52%
Pork	9	1	169.7256	149.0856	157.74	top 73%
Brisket	9	1	172.5944	153.0396	161.05	top 57%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 94%
Medium (20–39)	2	top 80%
Large (40+)	6	top 57%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Up In smoke on the Square( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)	4	20	0	top 73%	2018-06-01
Central Illinois Bragging Rights	2	29	0	top 70%	2015-10-09

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.6 yrs 2014-10-10 → 2018-06-01

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 5 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 161.05 · weakest Pork (157.74)

Walk rate 44% a top-10 call in 4 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 1 of 9 contests

Master average 640.14 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 158 135–218 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 452 9 mapped stops · furthest 70 mi

Schedule strength 1556 average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests

Power rating 1480 peak 1503 · #4124 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Oct 10 First tracked contest Central Illinois Bragging Rights
2015
May 1 First call Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
May 1 First overall top-10 Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
May 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.5600 Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
May 1 Career-best overall score676.5600 Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
May 1 Peak power rating (1503) Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
2016
Oct 14 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1200 CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
2018
Jun 1 Most recent contest *Up In smoke on the Square( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.5	Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2015-05-01
+5.7	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	2016-10-14
+2.4	Up In Smoke On The Square	2015-06-05

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Smoke on the Prairie	2015-05-29
-10.3	*Up In smoke on the Square( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)	2018-06-01
-7.5	Central Illinois Bragging Rights	2014-10-10
-6.3	Up In smoke on the Square	2017-06-02
-1.7	Up In smoke on the Square	2016-06-03

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 95%	84.2%	84.2%
2017	1	0	0%	top 81%	89%	89%
2016	2	0	100%	top 55%	92.1%	90.3%
2015	4	1	50%	top 57%	94%	89.8%
2014	1	0	0%	top 78%	87.1%	87.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-06-01	*Up In smoke on the Square( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) Lincoln, IL	38 / 40 (606.1140)	38 (152.5028)	38 (144.5372)	31 (153.7028)	30 (155.3712)
2017-06-02	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	26 / 32 (640.9712)	23 (161.7144)	17 (162.8228)	21 (163.3944)	29 (153.0396)
2016-10-14	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL	24 / 55 (663.3144)	39 (162.2400)	4 (173.1200)	43 (161.0972)	21 (166.8572)
2016-06-03	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	34 / 52 (637.6000)	42 (159.9544)	8 (166.8572)	49 (149.0856)	23 (161.7028)
2015-10-09	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	30 / 48 (645.6344)	20 (166.2744)	25 (162.2516)	37 (158.2512)	31 (158.8572)
2015-06-05	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	20 / 40 (646.1716)	33 (158.2400)	20 (165.6916)	39 (149.6456)	4 (172.5944)
2015-05-29	Smoke on the Prairie Brimfield, IL	17 / 18 (617.5428)	16 (154.8344)	17 (146.2056)	13 (157.1084)	14 (159.3944)
2015-05-01	Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Dwight, IL	9 / 40 (676.5600)	13 (168.5600)	13 (170.2628)	9 (169.7256)	13 (168.0116)
2014-10-10	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	29 / 37 (627.3144)	25 (160.0116)	26 (155.9772)	26 (157.6800)	31 (153.6456)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2814 (57 pts)	#2244 (67 pts)	#2085 (97 pts)	#2167 (77 pts)	#2813 (57 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1739 (125 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#992 (365 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1686 (150 pts)