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.
D&G'S REAL BBQ
D&G'S REAL BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 16th of 23 at the Pit at the Park (2016). They are ranked #3937 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1512 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Oct 7, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
627.10 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 627.77 (-0.66)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.74
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.02 · weakest Brisket (152.89)
Road miles
378
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 48 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
627.77 / 720
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2074 (93 pts) | #2221 (83 pts) | #2181 (93 pts) | #2004 (118 pts) | #2159 (93 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to D&G'S REAL BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
165 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,942 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1484
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,932 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Level with D&G'S REAL BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,948 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,917 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
They turned up 8 years after D&G'S REAL BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1484
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.2628 | 152 | 160.02 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.9372 | 140.5716 | 157.34 | top 53% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7256 | 143.3828 | 157.52 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 59% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Summer Fest | 4 | 22 | 0 | top 54% | Aug 26, 2016 |
| Keystone Classic Barbeque | 3 | 23 | 0 | top 54% | Oct 2, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
212
finished ahead 214 times, behind 285
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score646.3772 New Holland Summer Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.9372 New Holland Summer Fest
- Peak power rating (1512) New Holland Summer Fest
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest
- First call Keystone Classic Barbeque
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.3 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 28, 2015 |
| +3.3 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | Oct 3, 2014 |
| +1.8 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 22, 2014 |
| +0.6 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 23, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | Oct 7, 2016 |
| -9.2 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 26, 2016 |
| -4.3 | Pit at the Park | Aug 5, 2016 |
| -3.8 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | Oct 2, 2015 |
| -0.9 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | Oct 4, 2013 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88% | 85.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 48% | 89.8% | 88.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 46% | 88.9% | 88% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2016 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 43 / 47 (607.4632) | 15 (168.6172) | 46 (140.5716) | 28 (161.1544) | 45 (137.1200) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 55 / 66 (613.6572) | 33 (160.0228) | 56 (151.9544) | 62 (143.3828) | 25 (158.2972) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Pit at the Park Macungie, PA | 16 / 23 (633.7028) | 18 (154.8572) | 16 (157.1316) | 11 (165.7256) | 16 (155.9884) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 37 / 57 (634.3200) | 30 (161.7372) | 15 (164.5828) | 39 (155.4400) | 45 (152.5600) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 22 / 70 (646.3772) | 41 (157.1428) | 5 (170.9372) | 22 (163.4284) | 40 (154.8688) |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 23 / 53 (640.1144) | 30 (158.9144) | 10 (166.8572) | 30 (157.7600) | 29 (156.5828) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 34 / 70 (626.8232) | 41 (156.5828) | 32 (158.3088) | 46 (152.5260) | 20 (159.4056) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 30 / 55 (620.6172) | 3 (170.2628) | 40 (148.6056) | 29 (157.7372) | 41 (144.0116) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 36 / 71 (626.8228) | 54 (152) | 36 (157.1200) | 22 (160.5256) | 30 (157.1772) |