A tough matchup
11–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
DP BBQ
DP BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 15th of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2017). They are ranked #5864 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1440
peak 1440 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
May 13, 2016
latest Oct 17, 2020 · 4.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.95 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 638.43 (-3.49)
Walk rate
9%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.14
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.75 · weakest Brisket (157.94)
Road miles
605
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 148 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$42K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.43 / 720
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #459 (231 pts) | #445 (256 pts) | #503 (231 pts) | #416 (276 pts) | #478 (241 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1471 (120 pts) | #1593 (120 pts) | #1444 (145 pts) | #1578 (120 pts) | #1536 (120 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1852 (90 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1240 (225 pts) | #1251 (250 pts) | #1207 (270 pts) | #1038 (345 pts) | #1349 (220 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to DP BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
89 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,848 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to DP BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — DP BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,876 of the rated field
- Contests
- 48
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1517
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to DP BBQ)
They've been 1517 at their best, 78 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,871 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1440
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,875 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#5,862 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Level with DP BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,849 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CITY SLICKERS BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SCHWEBS BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Swampview BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| ACES HIGH BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE IN THE EYE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogline | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT WOOD BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Totally Sauced | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 149.0740 | 159.98 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 143.3716 | 159.77 | top 69% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 147.3828 | 160.75 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 147.9428 | 157.94 | top 70% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 75% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 54 | 0 | top 82% | May 11, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2020
4 contests
Contests a season
2.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
7 of 11 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
10
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
255
finished ahead 124 times, behind 449
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
May 31, 2019 → Aug 28, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20203 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1
- Career-best overall score660.4460 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2
- Most recent contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2
20173 milestones
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4056 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8800 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May
- Peak power rating (1499) Minnesota in May
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 21, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | Minnesota in May | May 11, 2018 |
| -8.5 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | Aug 28, 2020 |
| -8 | Smokin in the Bogs | Sep 4, 2020 |
| -7.9 | Mankato Cookout Day 1 and (BACKYARD) | Jun 9, 2017 |
| -6.4 | Minnesota in May | May 12, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 91.7% | 88.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 90.9% | 89.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 73% | 91.6% | 89% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2020 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI | 29 / 33 (660.4460) | 23 (169.7028) | 27 (162.8116) | 23 (166.2400) | 26 (161.6916) |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 30 / 40 (648.4916) | 37 (155.9888) | 27 (160.5600) | 21 (168.5600) | 27 (163.3828) |
| Sep 4, 2020 | Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI | 26 / 28 (607.7828) | 22 (159.3828) | 28 (143.3716) | 22 (157.0856) | 23 (147.9428) |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 41 / 45 (623.3488) | 33 (164.0232) | 29 (162.8572) | 44 (147.3828) | 42 (149.0856) |
| May 31, 2019 | Smokin In Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 34 / 43 (634.6628) | 35 (158.2172) | 28 (159.3828) | 34 (157.1200) | 25 (159.9428) |
| May 10, 2019 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 37 / 57 (654.1600) | 25 (169.1544) | 20 (169.1200) | 38 (159.9428) | 48 (155.9428) |
| May 11, 2018 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 61 / 70 (624.3884) | 68 (149.0740) | 66 (152.5144) | 62 (155.9428) | 19 (166.8572) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Eagan, MN | 15 / 30 (659.4056) | 10 (168) | 8 (170.8800) | 6 (167.9884) | 28 (152.5372) |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Mankato Cookout Day 1 and (BACKYARD) Mankato, MN | 33 / 35 (636.5028) | 33 (155.4172) | 34 (155.3828) | 33 (158.2856) | 16 (167.4172) |
| May 12, 2017 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 54 / 71 (626.6972) | 65 (150.2172) | 52 (157.7144) | 14 (170.2856) | 64 (148.4800) |
| May 13, 2016 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 39 / 71 (646.8688) | 50 (160.5600) | 38 (162.8800) | 48 (159.3944) | 32 (164.0344) |