A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
DB BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
DB BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Del Rio BBQ
Del Rio BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 40 at the Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 15, 2022
latest Jun 10, 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.12 · weakest Pork (139.36)
Road miles
282
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 218 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
619.25 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
313.90 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3944 | 147.9084 | 154.61 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 158.2284 | 161.67 | top 66% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139.3600 | 139.3600 | 139.36 | top 100% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 165.1200 | 165.12 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
105
finished ahead 40 times, behind 130
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
20224 milestones
- First tracked contest Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best overall score619.2456 Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1487) Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.9656 Saluting with Smoke Single Meat Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | Jul 15, 2022 |
| -2.9 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 10, 2023 |
| -2.2 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 9, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 88.9% | 87.2% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 86% | 86% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 23 / 40 (307.8628) | 23 (147.9084) | 20 (159.9544) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 25 / 43 (319.9316) | 23 (159.3944) | 18 (160.5372) | — | — |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 17 (167.9656) | — | — |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 25 / 25 (619.2456) | 24 (156.5372) | 24 (158.2284) | 25 (139.3600) | 17 (165.1200) |