Among the elite
#622
of 6,485 rated teams
In the top 10% of every rated team in the data
A power rating of 1655 puts them #622 of 6,485 rated teams — the top 10% of the field.
- rating 1655
- peak 1675
- 31 rated contests
TEXAS OIL DUST
TEXAS OIL DUST is a competition barbecue team with 37 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 43 at the Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship (2021), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #622 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1655
peak 1675 · rated over 31 contests4 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
37
in the data
First seen
Aug 30, 2019
latest Aug 21, 2026 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
4
13 podiums
Overall top-10s
14
38% of 37 contests
Best top-10 run
6
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
681.50
last 5 Master vs avg 681.24 (+0.26)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.45
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.33 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.17)
Road miles
17,720
across 37 mapped stops · furthest 2,916 mi
Schedule strength
80%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)
Purse competed for
$473K
listed at 29 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 29 state-championship entries
Master avg
681.24 / 720
35 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #448 (397 pts) | #560 (317 pts) | #519 (397 pts) | #480 (382 pts) | #391 (497 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #713 (208 pts) | #794 (188 pts) | #741 (243 pts) | #618 (293 pts) | #632 (283 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #829 (160 pts) | #958 (140 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) | #887 (160 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #475 (447 pts) | #529 (412 pts) | #498 (492 pts) | #458 (487 pts) | #553 (377 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #115 (1,364 pts) | #96 (1,444 pts) | #184 (1,069 pts) | #164 (1,094 pts) | #104 (1,409 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #112 (925 pts) | #97 (995 pts) | #92 (1,085 pts) | #71 (1,165 pts) | #148 (785 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #785 (375 pts) | #773 (425 pts) | #957 (310 pts) | #920 (325 pts) | #1053 (265 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TEXAS OIL DUST, each with one reason worth a look.
#624 of the rated field
- Contests
- 43
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1666
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to TEXAS OIL DUST)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TEXAS OIL DUST has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#619 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1656
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to TEXAS OIL DUST)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#626 of the rated field
- Contests
- 56
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1659
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to TEXAS OIL DUST)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 56 contests to 37.
⚔ Head-to-head#629 of the rated field
- Contests
- 54
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 28%
- Peak
- 1658
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to TEXAS OIL DUST)
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 54 contests, alongside a 28% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#628 of the rated field
- Contests
- 69
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1674
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to TEXAS OIL DUST)
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before TEXAS OIL DUST's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 107
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 41%
- Peak
- 1697
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to TEXAS OIL DUST)
Level with TEXAS OIL DUST on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA PASADITA | 22 | 14 | 8 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ | 21 | 8 | 13 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas | 19 | 12 | 7 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | 19 | 7 | 12 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 18 | 7 | 11 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 17 | 5 | 12 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Chingon BBQ | 17 | 4 | 13 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| LC BBQ | 16 | 6 | 10 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoking OCD | 15 | 12 | 3 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Scooter's BBQ | 14 | 11 | 3 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
| Texas Smoke Whisperer | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| TINY E BBQ | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 14 | 4 | 10 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 35 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 180 🔥 | 160.5140 | 171.33 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 35 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 178.2972 | 157.0744 | 169.17 | top 44% |
| Pork | 33 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 178.8572 | 159.3484 | 170.85 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 35 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 180 🔥 | 162.2284 | 170.28 | top 36% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 51% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 25 | 0 | top 33% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 3 | 96 | 0 | top 60% | Sep 27, 2023 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 17 | 0 | top 18% | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 35% | May 15, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
11 contests
Contests a season
5.3
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
12 of 37 contests · 12 states in all
Contests visited
30
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,296
finished ahead 2,177 times, behind 1,092
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Aug 16, 2024 → May 15, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score701.1200 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Most recent contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
20231 milestone
- Peak power rating (1675) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20221 milestone
- 25th tracked contest Smoke on the Bricks
20212 milestones
- First overall podium The Best Dam Barbeque
- First Reserve Championship Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
20201 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2
20196 milestones
- First tracked contest Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First call Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score695.3712 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First category win (Pork) Viking Grillfestivalen
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.9 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | Feb 14, 2020 |
| +16 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 30, 2019 |
| +14.4 | Smoke on the Trails | Sep 11, 2020 |
| +12.9 | Viking Grillfestivalen | Nov 1, 2019 |
| +12.8 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 | Sep 19, 2020 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown | Jul 26, 2024 |
| -8.8 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 12, 2024 |
| -8.2 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | Jun 26, 2026 |
| -7.8 | Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout | Mar 19, 2022 |
| -1.3 | Smoke on the Bricks | Aug 26, 2022 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 43% | 97.4% | 94.6% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 94.8% | 94.1% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 24% | 97% | 96.1% |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57% | top 41% | 95.1% | 93.6% |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 82% | top 35% | 95.7% | 94.6% |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 88% | top 33% | 96.7% | 94.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 18% | 96.6% | 96.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 5 / 51 (701.1200) | 25 (169.7028) | 6 (177.7144) | 15 (173.7028) | 2 (180) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | 23 / 31 (674.1944) | 23 (168.5256) | 14 (173.1316) | 28 (159.9772) | 14 (172.5600) |
| May 15, 2026 | Luna County Heritage Days Festival 🏅 Deming, NM | 7 / 16 (668.4000) | 4 (171.9772) | 11 (157.0744) | 3 (176.5600) | 9 (162.7884) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 13 / 41 (682.7428) | 7 (175.4056) | 17 (168.5488) | 14 (170.2628) | 17 (168.5256) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eagle River, AK | 6 / 8 (681.0516) | 8 (166.2284) | 4 (173.7144) | 2 (172.5600) | 6 (168.5488) |
| Jan 12, 2024 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 39 / 58 (669.5656) | 55 (163.9544) | 41 (165.6800) | 32 (166.8112) | 10 (173.1200) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 96 / 211 (685.0512) | 185 (165.0972) | 156 (167.9540) | 27 (176) | 21 (176) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 17 / 487 (698.2172) | 21 (177.7144) | 152 (171.9656) | 133 (171.9772) | 21 (176.5600) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 177 / 505 (676.4684) | 277 (166.8228) | 227 (167.9656) | 104 (173.1200) | 172 (168.5600) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 157 / 249 (677.0856) | 221 (163.9656) | 202 (165.6684) | 79 (172.5944) | 39 (174.8572) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 23 / 48 (674.2172) | 21 (168.5600) | 32 (161.6916) | 8 (176) | 26 (167.9656) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 12 / 59 (680.5256) | 3 (178.3200) | 16 (169.6800) | 15 (169.1200) | 22 (163.4056) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 9 / 56 (684.4684) | 14 (171.9656) | 9 (173.1200) | 14 (172) | 21 (167.3828) |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout 🏅 Amarillo, TX | 11 / 17 (648.9252) | 14 (160.5140) | 5 (166.8344) | 14 (159.3484) | 10 (162.2284) |
| Oct 8, 2021 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 54 / 70 (669.6228) | 45 (167.4172) | 48 (169.1428) | 65 (161.0856) | 23 (171.9772) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 71 / 467 (679.9772) | 106 (171.4400) | 6 (178.2972) | 181 (166.8572) | 251 (163.3828) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 130 / 185 (674.7196) | 88 (171.4056) | 170 (159.9312) | 124 (167.9772) | 28 (175.4056) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 2 / 43 (689.0284) | 9 (169.6800) | 24 (160.4912) | 3 (178.8572) | 1 (180) |
| Aug 6, 2021 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 6 / 42 (689.0400) | 9 (174.2744) | 7 (174.2744) | 25 (167.3828) | 6 (173.1084) |
| May 28, 2021 | The Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV | 3 / 26 (683.9884) | 11 (168.5256) | 9 (165.1428) | — | 1 (177.1428) |
| May 15, 2021 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 10 / 22 (675.3484) | 6 (175.4172) | 13 (169.1200) | 17 (164.5256) | 9 (166.2856) |
| May 14, 2021 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 8 / 33 (678.7656) | 2 (177.7372) | 11 (167.3944) | 15 (167.3828) | 12 (166.2512) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off Lubbock, TX | 8 / 18 (681.0280) | 4 (174.8456) | 11 (169.7028) | 9 (171.9656) | 11 (164.5140) |
| Mar 20, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 21 / 50 (686.2400) | 7 (175.4400) | 32 (167.9772) | 11 (173.7028) | 25 (169.1200) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 19 / 56 (683.9540) | 10 (175.4400) | 34 (167.9656) | 37 (166.8228) | 12 (173.7256) |
| Oct 3, 2020 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 🏅 Casper, WY | 11 / 41 (683.3484) | 31 (166.2284) | 10 (172.0344) | 10 (173.1200) | 10 (171.9656) |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY | 22 / 41 (673.6572) | 27 (166.8228) | 32 (162.2972) | 6 (175.4172) | 18 (169.1200) |
| Sep 19, 2020 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 14 / 56 (687.9084) | 14 (175.4172) | 3 (176) | 13 (174.2628) | 48 (162.2284) |
| Sep 18, 2020 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 20 / 56 (682.7428) | 13 (173.1200) | 12 (173.7144) | 26 (170.8228) | 41 (165.0856) |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 6 / 48 (695.9084) | 1 (180) | 19 (170.8228) | 7 (174.2628) | 19 (170.8228) |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO | 18 / 37 (684.5260) | 15 (172.5600) | 32 (163.3944) | 5 (175.4172) | 11 (173.1544) |
| Aug 7, 2020 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK | 30 / 54 (660.4224) | 21 (168.5600) | 3 (173.7028) | — | 35 (163.3712) |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX | 4 / 42 (690.8112) | 17 (170.8456) | 8 (173.1428) | 18 (169.1084) | 4 (177.7144) |
| Nov 1, 2019 | Viking Grillfestivalen 🏅 Waco, TX | 4 / 15 (694.8572) | 5 (172.5600) | 7 (171.4172) | 1 (178.3200) | 6 (172.5600) |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX | 5 / 58 (695.3712) | 2 (180) | 7 (174.2856) | 25 (170.8228) | 15 (170.2628) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.