A tough matchup
4–1
behind in the head-to-head
LA PASADITA ahead in 80% of their meetings
LA PASADITA has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
DUKE'S PEPPER COMPANY
DUKE'S PEPPER COMPANY is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 9th of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2017). They are ranked #3038 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Dukes Pepper Company”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
peak 1505 · rated over 6 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Apr 6, 2018 · 4.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.58 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 635.39 (+3.19)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.58 · weakest Brisket (157.55)
Road miles
4,263
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1,060 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
635.39 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1498 (145 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1308 (200 pts) | #1384 (210 pts) | #1480 (185 pts) | #1409 (200 pts) | #1538 (175 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2264 (62 pts) | #2890 (57 pts) | #2899 (57 pts) | #2133 (97 pts) | #1829 (122 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to DUKE'S PEPPER COMPANY, each with one reason worth a look.
106 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,043 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DUKE'S PEPPER COMPANY)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DUKE'S PEPPER COMPANY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,020 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,025 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1514
They turned up 11 years after DUKE'S PEPPER COMPANY did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#3,031 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Level with DUKE'S PEPPER COMPANY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,022 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Fewer contests behind them than DUKE'S PEPPER COMPANY has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#3,019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1505
Fewer contests behind them than DUKE'S PEPPER COMPANY has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA PASADITA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.6056 | 145.7028 | 158.20 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.5944 | 141.6684 | 160.58 | top 52% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 149.1312 | 159.26 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1656 | 146.2400 | 157.55 | top 59% |
“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 53% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 59% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 52% | Apr 6, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
4 of 8 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
734
finished ahead 308 times, behind 662
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
Nov 13, 2014 → Apr 1, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
20174 milestones
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.7600 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score661.7600 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1505) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20162 milestones
- First call Cedar Fest BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5944 Cedar Fest BBQ
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 10, 2017 |
| +7.4 | Cedar Fest BBQ | Apr 1, 2016 |
| +5.4 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 6, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.5 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -5.6 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Mar 31, 2017 |
| -5.1 | 6th Annual Smokin' In the Bogs | Sep 2, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 49% | 91.9% | 88.5% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 54% | 88.8% | 87.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 88.5% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2018 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 25 / 69 (657.7144) | 38 (160.0116) | 9 (172) | 33 (163.4284) | 28 (162.2744) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 48 / 70 (611.9312) | 42 (153.7372) | 43 (153.6800) | 41 (157.1084) | 57 (147.4056) |
| Mar 10, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour White Settlement, TX | 9 / 30 (661.7600) | 8 (168.6056) | 11 (164.0460) | 9 (166.8456) | 13 (162.2628) |
| Sep 2, 2016 | 6th Annual Smokin' In the Bogs Warrens, WI | 24 / 32 (622.1484) | 28 (155.3484) | 32 (141.6684) | 17 (161.6800) | 12 (163.4516) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX | 22 / 67 (639.3260) | 25 (159.9772) | 2 (172.5944) | 27 (160.5144) | 51 (146.2400) |
| Nov 13, 2014 | World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV | — | — | 32 (164.5716) | 40 (157.0856) | 39 (157.1084) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 394 / 535 (617.6572) | 491 (145.7028) | 213 (161.1888) | 315 (158.2628) | 364 (152.5028) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 147 / 174 (637.1652) | 112 (164) | 153 (154.8684) | 170 (149.1312) | 52 (169.1656) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.