The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Philly Special BBQ has finished one call ahead of Double Aces Backyard Barbecue 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Double Aces Backyard Barbecue
Double Aces Backyard Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 12th of 29 at the BBQ on the Bow (2021). They finished #563 in the 2021 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 26, 2020
latest Sep 4, 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.05
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.42 · weakest Brisket (148.85)
Road miles
296
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 148 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
616.21 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 169.6800 | 148 | 157.69 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8456 | 138.8116 | 151.25 | top 73% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 172.5600 | 149.6572 | 158.42 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 143.9888 | 148.85 | top 78% |
“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 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ on the Bow | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 66% | Sep 4, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AB
3 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
51
finished ahead 28 times, behind 68
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20215 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Smoke, Wind & Fire
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0512 BBQ on the Bow
- Career-best overall score649.0512 BBQ on the Bow
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 BBQ on the Bow
- Most recent contest BBQ on the Bow
20203 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ on the Bow
- First call BBQ on the Bow
- Peak power rating (1489) BBQ on the Bow
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.2 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 4, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | Smoke, Wind & Fire | Jul 10, 2021 |
| -10.7 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 26, 2020 |
| -2.7 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Sep 3, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67% | top 69% | 90.1% | 86.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 90% | 84% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2021 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 12 / 29 (649.0512) | 25 (156.5256) | 19 (158.8456) | 1 (172.5600) | 12 (161.1200) |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 17 / 26 (607.9432) | 14 (156.5488) | 14 (155.4172) | 20 (150.2972) | 21 (145.6800) |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge | 16 / 16 (602.7432) | 1 (169.6800) | 16 (138.8116) | 12 (149.6572) | 16 (144.5944) |
| Sep 26, 2020 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 19 / 21 (605.0860) | 19 (148) | 15 (151.9428) | 9 (161.1544) | 19 (143.9888) |