They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
DOUBLE BARREL BBQ'D
DOUBLE BARREL BBQ'D is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 15 at the Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019). They are ranked #3240 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1505 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 17, 2017
latest Aug 2, 2019 · 2.1 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 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.81
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.05 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.06)
Road miles
2,077
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 915 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$2,025
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
645.80 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
338.83 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to DOUBLE BARREL BBQ'D, each with one reason worth a look.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,242 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1516
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 12 contests to 8.
⚔ Compare careers#3,246 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1501
Level with DOUBLE BARREL BBQ'D on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,238 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1512
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,244 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,239 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1500
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before DOUBLE BARREL BBQ'D's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,252 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before DOUBLE BARREL BBQ'D's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 146.7656 | 162.96 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.3088 | 146.2400 | 162.06 | top 59% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2512 | 155.3600 | 163.05 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 154.2172 | 162.36 | top 55% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking in the Golden Valley | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 63% | Sep 28, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
5 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
6 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
142
finished ahead 64 times, behind 109
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- First overall top-10 Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.3088 Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)
20183 milestones
- First call Tasty Expo BBQ Battle of the Grill (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score665.5768 Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Peak power rating (1505) Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke Out in the Valley
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3140 Smoking in the Golden Valley
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7 | Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 2, 2019 |
| +6.7 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | Jun 23, 2018 |
| +0.9 | Smoking in the Golden Valley | Sep 29, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL) | Jul 6, 2018 |
| -3.1 | Smoking in the Golden Valley | Sep 28, 2018 |
| -2.3 | Smoke Out in the Valley | Jun 17, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 94.1% | 94.1% |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80% | top 67% | 92.4% | 89.2% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 91.6% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2019 | Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, MO | 5 / 15 (338.8344) | 7 (164.5256) | 2 (174.3088) | — | — |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO | 17 / 25 (646.1488) | 16 (161.6800) | 10 (164.0116) | 9 (166.2400) | 20 (154.2172) |
| Aug 4, 2018 | Taste of the Ozarks (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, MO | — | 5 (165.7028) | 11 (162.8572) | — | — |
| Jul 6, 2018 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Warrensburg, MO | 43 / 47 (614.0456) | 47 (146.7656) | 45 (146.2400) | 41 (155.3600) | 18 (165.6800) |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 18 / 42 (665.5768) | 11 (170.8228) | 33 (158.2284) | 20 (163.3828) | 5 (173.1428) |
| May 19, 2018 | Tasty Expo BBQ Battle of the Grill (BACKYARD ONLY) Overland Park, KS | — | 4 (167.9772) | 8 (162.8228) | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO | 17 / 29 (659.3140) | 20 (162.2400) | 15 (167.4172) | 16 (166.2512) | 16 (163.4056) |
| Jun 17, 2017 | Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO | 15 / 21 (643.8976) | 19 (163.9544) | 15 (160.5716) | 16 (164) | 19 (155.3716) |