A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The Bar'N and Grill
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1475 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2021-09-04
Best ToY finish
#2493
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
621.24
last 3 Master vs avg 621.24 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.74
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.66 · weakest Pork (151.78)
Road miles
154
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 149 mi
Schedule strength
82%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1608)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
621.24 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The comeback
2.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.4 years, then back at Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge (2021-09-04).
- last seen 2019-04-26
- back 2021-09-04
They cook the hard rooms
1608
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 82% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1608 power rating — a tougher draw than 82% of every rated contest in the data.
- 3 rated contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
The Bar'N and Grill has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 154 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4386 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Level with The Bar'N and Grill on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4394 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#4387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 7 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 157.6572 | 162.66 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 148.5944 | 154.47 | top 84% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5484 | 151.3600 | 151.78 | top 94% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7144 | 146.8228 | 152.34 | top 83% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 2 | 0 | top 97% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.4 yrs
2019-04-12 → 2021-09-04
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.66 · weakest Pork (151.78)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
621.24
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
101
14–95 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
154
3 mapped stops · furthest 149 mi
Schedule strength
1608
average field rating faced — tougher than 82% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$17,400
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.4 yrs
2019-04-26 → 2021-09-04
Power rating
1475
peak 1475 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.4400 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- Peak power rating (1494) The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- Career-best overall score626.7996 Q for a Cause
- 2021
- Most recent contest Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge | 2021-09-04 |
| -8.9 | Q for a Cause | 2019-04-26 |
| -5.9 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | 2019-04-12 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 85% | 85% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 87.1% | 86.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-04 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 25 / 25 (611.7484) | 24 (157.6572) | 24 (150.2512) | 24 (151.3600) | 23 (152.4800) |
| 2019-04-26 | Q for a Cause 🏅 Papillion, NE | 30 / 32 (626.7996) | 23 (162.8684) | 19 (164.5600) | 32 (152.5484) | 31 (146.8228) |
| 2019-04-12 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO | 43 / 54 (625.1660) | 20 (167.4400) | 52 (148.5944) | 47 (151.4172) | 33 (157.7144) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2493 (57 pts) | #2002 (67 pts) | #1866 (87 pts) | #2503 (57 pts) | #2494 (57 pts) |