D&G'S REAL BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4006

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1483

peak 1510 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-23

latest 2016-10-07

Best ToY finish

#2074

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

646.3772 / 720

Master · New Holland Summer Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

627.10 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 627.77 (-0.66)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.9372

Pork Ribs · New Holland Summer Fest

Consistency

±11.74

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.02 · weakest Brisket (152.89)

Road miles

378

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 48 mi

Schedule strength

21%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

627.77 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.13 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 11%.

Brisket avg 152.89
Chicken avg 160.02
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WINDY ACRES BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.63% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.63% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.2% of a perfect score
9 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Holland Summer Fest every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 22nd

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.

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

WHITE DOG BBQ

#4000 of the rated field

1483 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1514

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to D&G'S REAL BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-08-24

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Hillbilly Bar-B-Q

#4021 of the rated field

1482 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1482

No shared contest yet.

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 2026-08-15

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What For BBQ

#4022 of the rated field

1482 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1502

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 2026-08-01

⚔ Head-to-head

Tamm Good Eatin'

#4023 of the rated field

1482 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1482

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2021-06-04

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GRILL-BILLY_BBQ

#4007 of the rated field

1483 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

Level with D&G'S REAL BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-06-08

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DIESEL SMOKE BBQ

#3994 of the rated field

1483 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1500

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 2016-10-21

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WILLY'S Q SHACK	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BETTER THAN BACON	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
PIG PEN BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
WINDY ACRES BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Big D's BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
FIRE & SPICE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
FLYING PORKERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Badlands BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	1	170.2628	152.0000	160.02	top 52%
Pork Ribs	9	2	0	170.9372	140.5716	157.34	top 53%
Pork	9	0	0	165.7256	143.3828	157.52	top 56%
Brisket	9	0	0	159.4056	137.1200	152.89	top 60%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	4	22	0	top 54%	2016-08-26
Keystone Classic Barbeque	3	23	0	top 54%	2015-10-02

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.1 yrs 2013-08-23 → 2016-10-07

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in PA 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 4 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 160.02 · weakest Brisket (152.89)

Walk rate 33% a top-10 call in 3 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 9 contests

Master average 627.77 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 227 214–296 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 378 9 mapped stops · furthest 48 mi

Schedule strength 1529 average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1483 peak 1510 · #4006 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 23 First tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest
Oct 4 First call Keystone Classic Barbeque
2015
Aug 28 Career-best overall score646.3772 New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 28 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.9372 New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 28 Peak power rating (1510) New Holland Summer Fest
2016
Oct 7 Most recent contest Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.4	New Holland Summer Fest	2015-08-28
+3.3	Keystone Classic Barbeque	2014-10-03
+1.8	New Holland Summer Fest	2014-08-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	2016-10-07
-9.2	New Holland Summer Fest	2016-08-26
-4.2	Pit at the Park	2016-08-05
-3.7	Keystone Classic Barbeque	2015-10-02
-1.7	New Holland Summer Fest	2013-08-23

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	3	0%	top 81%	88%	85.9%
2015	2	50%	top 48%	89.8%	88.9%
2014	2	50%	top 46%	88.9%	88%
2013	2	50%	top 53%	87.1%	86.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-10-07	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	43 / 47 (607.4632)	15 (168.6172)	46 (140.5716)	28 (161.1544)	45 (137.1200)
2016-08-26	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	55 / 66 (613.6572)	33 (160.0228)	56 (151.9544)	62 (143.3828)	25 (158.2972)
2016-08-05	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	16 / 23 (633.7028)	18 (154.8572)	16 (157.1316)	11 (165.7256)	16 (155.9884)
2015-10-02	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	37 / 57 (634.3200)	30 (161.7372)	15 (164.5828)	39 (155.4400)	45 (152.5600)
2015-08-28	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	22 / 70 (646.3772)	41 (157.1428)	5 (170.9372)	22 (163.4284)	40 (154.8688)
2014-10-03	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	23 / 53 (640.1144)	30 (158.9144)	10 (166.8572)	30 (157.7600)	29 (156.5828)
2014-08-22	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	34 / 70 (626.8232)	41 (156.5828)	32 (158.3088)	46 (152.5260)	20 (159.4056)
2013-10-04	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	30 / 55 (620.6172)	3 (170.2628)	40 (148.6056)	29 (157.7372)	41 (144.0116)
2013-08-23	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	36 / 71 (626.8228)	54 (152.0000)	36 (157.1200)	22 (160.5256)	30 (157.1772)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2074 (93 pts)	#2221 (83 pts)	#2181 (93 pts)	#2004 (118 pts)	#2159 (93 pts)