Happy hunting ground
Top 16%
average finish here
Battle River BBQ Showdown is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 3rd
- average top 16%
Dos Smokin Bros
Dos Smokin Bros is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 20 at the Battle River BBQ Showdown (2019). They are ranked #1689 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1553
peak 1553 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
May 12, 2018
latest Sep 26, 2020 · 2.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
64% of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.54 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 638.65 (-2.11)
Walk rate
91%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.23
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.49 · weakest Brisket (157.19)
Road miles
1,539
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 414 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Purse competed for
$1,050
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
638.65 / 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 | #598 (151 pts) | #885 (66 pts) | #471 (246 pts) | #610 (161 pts) | #680 (121 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #410 (784 pts) | #437 (774 pts) | #522 (669 pts) | #345 (939 pts) | #454 (749 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1748 (105 pts) | #1780 (110 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #1997 (65 pts) | #1310 (185 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Dos Smokin Bros, each with one reason worth a look.
60 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,684 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1578
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,695 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1564
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1552
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,687 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1553
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 6 years before Dos Smokin Bros's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,682 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1553
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#1,696 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1552
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Dos Smokin Bros's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Kreiser Barbecue | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| THE DEVIL MADE ME Q IT | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| Rack Addicts BBQ Team | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| 403 BBQ CO | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| YOU NEED A BBQ | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| FROZEN TOQUE BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| GRIZZLY PAW SMOKERS | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| MOTLEY QUE | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| SMIB - Smoking meat intense BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ TEAM NAIT | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 171.4400 | 139.3256 | 160.08 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 168.6172 | 146.7888 | 158.64 | top 49% |
| Pork | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 151.4172 | 163.49 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 168.5712 | 151.9772 | 157.19 | top 45% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 25% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 41% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle River BBQ Showdown | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 16% | Aug 10, 2019 |
| Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 43% | Jun 15, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
6 contests
Contests a season
3.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AB
4 of 11 contests · 2 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
9
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
134
finished ahead 203 times, behind 111
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Sep 1, 2019 → Sep 26, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20202 milestones
- Peak power rating (1553) BBQ on the Bow
- Most recent contest BBQ on the Bow
20193 milestones
- First overall podium Battle River BBQ Showdown
- 10th tracked contest Prairie Dog on the Bow
- Career-best overall score651.9776 Prairie Dog on the Bow
20185 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch
- First call Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch
- First overall top-10 Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2516 Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4400 Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.8 | Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch | May 12, 2018 |
| +12.8 | Battle River BBQ Showdown | Aug 10, 2019 |
| +12.5 | Battle River BBQ Showdown | Aug 18, 2018 |
| +10.1 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | Jun 16, 2018 |
| +6.4 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 26, 2020 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.9 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | Jun 15, 2019 |
| -4 | BBQ on the Bow | Aug 31, 2019 |
| -1.8 | Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff | Jun 8, 2019 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 83% | top 44% | 90.6% | 88.2% |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 22% | 90.5% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2020 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 7 / 21 (633.0972) | 21 (142.8228) | 2 (168.6172) | 6 (165.1428) | 10 (156.5144) |
| Sep 1, 2019 | Prairie Dog on the Bow Alberta | 7 / 13 (651.9776) | 8 (168.5372) | 12 (159.4516) | 5 (168) | 10 (155.9888) |
| Aug 31, 2019 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary | 13 / 37 (157.1084) | 31 (150.2284) | 7 (164.5828) | 11 (164.5600) | 20 (153.1776) |
| Aug 10, 2019 | Battle River BBQ Showdown Camrose, AB | 3 / 20 (646.8688) | 8 (158.8344) | 7 (162.8916) | 4 (167.9884) | 7 (157.1544) |
| Jun 15, 2019 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton | 29 / 44 (618.2172) | 43 (139.3256) | 32 (153.7372) | — | 30 (152.5828) |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff Pilot Butte, SK | 11 / 19 (622.1488) | 6 (165.7144) | 11 (154.8344) | — | 10 (155.3828) |
| May 25, 2019 | Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ Mountain View, AB | 8 / 22 (642.2284) | 3 (170.8800) | 19 (146.7888) | 10 (159.4284) | 3 (165.1312) |
| Sep 1, 2018 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary | 16 / 43 (632.4684) | 15 (163.9428) | 27 (148.5372) | 24 (151.4172) | 5 (168.5712) |
| Aug 18, 2018 | Battle River BBQ Showdown Camrose, AB | 4 / 25 (651.8856) | 2 (171.4172) | 8 (159.9428) | 6 (164.5484) | 7 (155.9772) |
| Jun 16, 2018 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton | 10 / 51 (643.4396) | 24 (157.7028) | 5 (166.8456) | 11 (162.3084) | 17 (156.5828) |
| May 12, 2018 | Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch Aldersyde | 5 / 30 (650.2516) | 2 (171.4400) | 18 (158.8344) | 5 (168) | 23 (151.9772) |