Solo Dolo BBQ

Solo Dolo BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 16th of 57 at the Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full) (2017). They are ranked #3328 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,328

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1497

peak 1502 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 27, 2017

latest Jul 13, 2018 · 1.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#662

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

685.1316 / 720

Master · Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full)

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.93 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 658.98 (-3.05)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Chicken · Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full)

Consistency

±10.98

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.84 · weakest Brisket (161.70)

Road miles

1,301

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 301 mi

Schedule strength

58%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)

Master avg

658.98 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

685.1316 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.1316 at Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full) — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 2, 2017

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.14 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 30%.

Brisket avg 161.70
Chicken avg 166.84
1 call in 10 entries

A strong matchup

7–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 7 SINS BBQ in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.52% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.52% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.5% of a perfect score
10 contests

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	#1524 (120 pts)	#1279 (195 pts)	#1329 (185 pts)	#1543 (130 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#662 (580 pts)	#539 (740 pts)	#553 (725 pts)	#772 (520 pts)	#632 (630 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Solo Dolo BBQ, 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.

TROPICAL HEAT BBQ

#3,325 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1543

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Solo Dolo BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Solo Dolo BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Mar 30, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

MACK DADDYS BBQ

#3,336 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1507

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 16, 2021

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THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS

#3,315 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1516

Level with Solo Dolo BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jan 27, 2017

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BEAN CAN BBQ

#3,320 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2018

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Smoking Section

#3,333 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1497

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 Sep 25, 2021
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS

#3,337 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1506

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RAD FONDO BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
7 SINS BBQ	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
Sharpe's Woodshed	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BLUE EYED BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
DG FIREHOUSE BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
FU MAN QUE CREW	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	177.1428	154.8000	166.84	top 51%
Pork Ribs	10	1	172.0116	159.4056	166.40	top 48%
Pork	10	0	170.2512	155.4168	164.03	top 63%
Brisket	10	1	173.7372	152.5372	161.70	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)	2	0	top 67%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	9	0	top 62%
AZ	1	0	top 49%

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 8 contests

Contests a season 5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 9 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 10 a different one every time

Opponents faced 210 finished ahead 206 times, behind 305

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

20182 milestones

Jul 13 10th tracked contest 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL)
Jul 13 Most recent contest 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL)

20176 milestones

Jan 27 First tracked contest Newport Beach Winter Q
Jan 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1200 Newport Beach Winter Q
Jun 2 First call Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full)
Jun 2 Career-best overall score685.1316 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full)
Jun 2 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full)
Jul 28 Peak power rating (1502) 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.9	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full)	Jun 2, 2017
+4.8	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 19, 2018
+3.4	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 28, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.5	SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo (JUDGES FULL)	May 19, 2017
-4.7	OC BBQ Competition	Oct 13, 2017
-4.1	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 31, 2017
-3.7	9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 13, 2018
-2	Newport Beach Winter Q	Jan 27, 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)
2018	2	0	0	0	50%	top 59%	92.9%	91.7%
2017	8	0	0	0	25%	top 61%	95.2%	91.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 13, 2018	9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	26 / 37 (651.3028)	26 (162.8000)	12 (170.2972)	23 (165.6684)	33 (152.5372)
Jan 19, 2018	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	34 / 70 (668.5484)	10 (174.3200)	37 (165.7144)	25 (170.2512)	57 (158.2628)
Oct 13, 2017	OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA	42 / 56 (649.6344)	41 (162.8572)	17 (169.6684)	40 (161.1200)	49 (155.9888)
Sep 29, 2017	Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) Sonora, CA	19 / 30 (655.3716)	20 (163.4172)	13 (168)	17 (166.8344)	21 (157.1200)
Aug 18, 2017	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	31 / 52 (654.7772)	21 (167.4400)	37 (159.9888)	35 (161.1084)	19 (166.2400)
Jul 28, 2017	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	19 / 40 (668.0232)	7 (173.7028)	6 (172.0116)	29 (162.8800)	28 (159.4288)
Jun 2, 2017	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full) Norco, CA	16 / 57 (685.1316)	6 (177.1428)	31 (166.8688)	31 (167.3828)	8 (173.7372)
May 19, 2017	SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo (JUDGES FULL) Pomona, CA	37 / 46 (651.3716)	45 (154.8000)	18 (168.5944)	37 (161.7028)	23 (166.2744)
Mar 31, 2017	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	55 / 77 (648.5140)	54 (164.5488)	55 (159.4056)	69 (155.4168)	25 (169.1428)
Jan 27, 2017	Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA	36 / 56 (657.1200)	29 (167.4172)	38 (163.4400)	24 (167.9656)	40 (158.2972)

Solo Dolo BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)