High-water mark
672.4916
career-best overall
93.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.4916 at Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash — 93.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 1, 2026
BD's BBQ
BD's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 17th of 19 at the Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash (2026). They are ranked #5378 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “B D'S BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Oct 6, 2017
latest Aug 28, 2026 · 8.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
661.96 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 654.58 (+7.39)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.87
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.06 · weakest Brisket (160.62)
Road miles
2,267
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,454 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)
Purse competed for
$77K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
654.58 / 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)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BD's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1454
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BD's BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BD's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,374 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BD's BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before BD's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,366 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1454
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 14 contests to 7.
⚔ Compare careers#5,398 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Level with BD's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,365 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
They turned up 6 years after BD's BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#5,392 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before BD's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG BOYZ BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SinBin BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLINGIN MEATS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Tuffy's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 160.5028 | 168.06 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 149.6456 | 162.18 | top 85% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 150.2172 | 163.72 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 151.3372 | 160.62 | top 81% |
“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 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 83% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Pitmaster Classic | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 78% | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Smoke-N-Wings | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 77% | Jun 27, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ID
3 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
117
finished ahead 36 times, behind 169
Longest layoff
6.7 yrs
Oct 6, 2017 → Jun 28, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score672.4916 Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest Montana Pitmaster Classic
20252 milestones
- First call Smoke-N-Wings
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0288 Smoke-N-Wings
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Roast N Boast BBQ
- Peak power rating (1488) Roast N Boast BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Roast N Boast BBQ | Oct 6, 2017 |
| -8.9 | Smoke-N-Wings | Jun 26, 2026 |
| -7.7 | Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash | May 1, 2026 |
| -6.3 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 22, 2025 |
| -5 | Smoke-N-Wings | Jun 28, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 88% | 93.4% | 92% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 75% | 92.4% | 91.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 90% | 90% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 30 / 39 (665.6000) | 26 (165.7028) | 38 (162.8116) | 16 (173.1200) | 29 (163.9656) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 30 / 31 (649.0744) | 30 (164.5372) | 30 (165.1544) | 30 (159.4056) | 27 (159.9772) |
| May 1, 2026 | Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash 🏅 Marriott-Slaterville, UT | 17 / 19 (672.4916) | 3 (178.8572) | 14 (169.1200) | 19 (159.3944) | 16 (165.1200) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 30 / 38 (657.6228) | 14 (172.5600) | 35 (149.6456) | 26 (168.5600) | 22 (166.8572) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 23 / 32 (665.0288) | 28 (160.5028) | 24 (166.2972) | 7 (175.4172) | 26 (162.8116) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 23 / 28 (647.8400) | 19 (168.5484) | 20 (165.1088) | 24 (159.9428) | 25 (154.2400) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS | 23 / 25 (624.3768) | 13 (165.7028) | 22 (157.1196) | 25 (150.2172) | 23 (151.3372) |