DEAD BIRD BBQ OK
Rating
1564
peak 1576
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2022-05-20
Best ToY finish
#116
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
3 reserve
Category wins
4
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
674.16 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 648.95 (+25.21)
Walk rate
65%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±121.14
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.66 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.37)
Road miles
2477
mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 392 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
THE GRISWOLDS has finished one call ahead of DEAD BIRD BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 13 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HOLLOW Q in 9 of their 10 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.9028 points of the Grand Championship at Pork-A-Palooza (2019-04-19).
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 22% across 3 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 74 at their very first tracked contest, Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 (2019-03-22).
Teams like this (closest power rating, OK first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 177.1428 | 163.4056 | 171.66 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 177.7028 | 158.8000 | 168.37 | top 39% |
| Pork | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.3600 | 170.19 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 158.2744 | 168.75 | top 41% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 13 | 0 | top 38% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 29% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 39% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OK (13 of 17 contests)
- Most-entered category: Brisket (17 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 648.95
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 685.0400 | 670.13 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 689.0628 | 572.37 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 701.0972 | 683.00 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-20 | City of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 10 / 25 (685.0400) | 15 (167.3828) | 7 (170.8344) | 12 (173.1200) | 6 (173.7028) |
| 2022-04-15 | Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK | 23 / 29 (655.2228) | 22 (165.0972) | 21 (165.0856) | 26 (159.3600) | 16 (165.6800) |
| 2020-10-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 50 / 64 (667.8972) | 42 (169.6800) | 46 (165.6800) | 24 (174.2628) | 53 (158.2744) |
| 2020-08-07 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 19 / 54 (673.5656) | 14 (171.9772) | 18 (169.6800) | 35 (163.3828) | 19 (168.5256) |
| 2020-06-19 | Ozarks BBQ Fest Springfield, MO | 7 / 26 (689.0628) | 13 (170.2628) | 2 (173.7028) | 6 (173.1200) | 8 (171.9772) |
| 2020-06-12 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 39 / 55 (664.4912) | 44 (163.4056) | 11 (173.1772) | 46 (163.3828) | 38 (164.5256) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO | 34 / 109 (166.8344) | — | — | — | 34 (166.8344) |
| 2019-09-20 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 11 / 28 (669.0056) | 10 (170.2628) | 18 (159.9428) | 7 (169.6800) | 6 (169.1200) |
| 2019-07-26 | Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition Dodge City, KS | 16 / 39 (671.8972) | 16 (170.2972) | 32 (158.8000) | 13 (171.9772) | 16 (170.8228) |
| 2019-06-22 | Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship Oklahoma City, OK | 9 / 27 (677.0512) | 1 (176.5600) | 20 (162.2400) | 11 (168.5484) | 10 (169.7028) |
| 2019-06-07 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 7 / 21 (682.1596) | 5 (172.5600) | 2 (171.9656) | 7 (173.1200) | 18 (164.5140) |
| 2019-05-10 | City Of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 2 / 25 (689.6916) | 1 (177.1428) | 1 (174.2744) | 13 (164.0000) | 5 (174.2744) |
| 2019-05-03 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 10 / 56 (683.9200) | 16 (170.2512) | 6 (174.2744) | 8 (175.4172) | 26 (163.9772) |
| 2019-04-26 | 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 21 / 39 (666.1372) | 6 (174.8456) | 28 (158.8116) | 25 (163.9428) | 16 (168.5372) |
| 2019-04-19 | Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK | 2 / 33 (701.0972) | 5 (176.5600) | 2 (177.7028) | 3 (176.5716) | 14 (170.2628) |
| 2019-04-05 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 4 / 34 (693.6800) | 5 (173.7028) | 19 (166.2744) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 2 / 74 (695.3600) | 3 (176.5600) | 13 (171.4172) | 16 (173.1200) | 11 (174.2628) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #791 (189 pts) | #906 (169 pts) | #819 (229 pts) | #908 (169 pts) | #698 (264 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #309 (366 pts) | #355 (346 pts) | #223 (536 pts) | #346 (351 pts) | #345 (356 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #116 (1708 pts) | #77 (1838 pts) | #157 (1448 pts) | #145 (1498 pts) | #227 (1218 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #302 (1070 pts) | #229 (1255 pts) | #314 (1030 pts) | #128 (1575 pts) | #312 (1050 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #380 (965 pts) | #478 (810 pts) | #264 (1235 pts) | #261 (1250 pts) | #383 (995 pts) |