B & D BBQ KS
Rating
1474
peak 1474
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2019-04-05
latest 2023-06-16
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
600.32
last 4 vs career avg 600.32 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±93.56
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.54)
Road miles
154
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Flying W North BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Barking Dog BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 154.2284 | 159.60 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1088 | 142.2400 | 154.54 | top 88% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 155.3712 | 166.97 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 142.2284 | 159.11 | top 71% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (3 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (4 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 600.32
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 671.3716 | 671.37 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 655.3600 | 645.03 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 439.8396 | 439.84 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-16 | Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" Kansas City, KS | 19 / 29 (671.3716) | 22 (165.7028) | 23 (165.1088) | 12 (171.4172) | 15 (169.1428) |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 33 / 53 (655.3600) | 45 (154.2284) | 39 (161.1544) | 8 (177.1428) | 33 (162.8344) |
| 2021-07-16 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Cameron, MO | 30 / 33 (634.6972) | 31 (158.8572) | 33 (149.6688) | 25 (163.9428) | 25 (162.2284) |
| 2019-04-05 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits Overland Park, KS | 53 / 53 (439.8396) | — | 52 (142.2400) | 45 (155.3712) | 50 (142.2284) |