Double Barrel Smokers

Double Barrel Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 37 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Pitmasters in Paradise (2026). They are ranked #3037 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,037

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1505

peak 1515 · rated over 36 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 28, 2013

latest Apr 25, 2026 · 12.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#478

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% of 37 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

707.4520 / 720

Master · Pitmasters in Paradise

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

681.27 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.75 (+30.53)

Walk rate

51%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Pitmasters in Paradise

Consistency

±40.41

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.96 · weakest Brisket (161.66)

Road miles

20,580

across 37 mapped stops · furthest 2,182 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Purse competed for

$275K

listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 18 state-championship entries

Master avg

650.75 / 720

33 Master contests · 1 GC

Backyard avg

329.34 / 360

2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

501.66 / 540

1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

Against the odds

12-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 88 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Pitmasters in Paradise (Apr 25, 2026) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 12-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ.

Giant slayer

35 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 35-team field at Pitmasters in Paradise.

Apr 25, 2026

High-water mark

707.4520 career-best overall

98.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 707.4520 at Pitmasters in Paradise — 98.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 25, 2026

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 18 entries at contests carrying the title.

18 state-championship entries

Their season

2026 1 Grand Championship

2026 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 42%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
1 category win
average top 42%

A tough matchup

10–4 behind in the head-to-head

Smokin' Ain't EZ ahead in 71% of their meetings

Smokin' Ain't EZ has come out ahead in 10 of their 14 shared contests.

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The weak link

−5.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.30 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 19% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 161.66
Chicken avg 166.96
6 calls in 32 entries

A strong matchup

9–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 82% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Plant City Pig Jam (Nov 19, 2021).

last seen Mar 6, 2020
back Nov 19, 2021

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 32% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 32% across 3 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 54% the rest of the year

The long haul

20,580 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 20,580 miles across 37 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,182 miles to West Coast BBQ Classic.

37 mapped stops
furthest 2,182 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Bliss Brews & Que every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 12th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#478 (349 pts)	#442 (459 pts)	#861 (154 pts)	#518 (339 pts)	#511 (344 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#1001 (101 pts)	#1161 (76 pts)	#1199 (91 pts)	#1032 (106 pts)	#1038 (101 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#859 (128 pts)	#952 (128 pts)	#906 (158 pts)	#857 (153 pts)	#777 (193 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2013 (65 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#1805 (90 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#1737 (145 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1814 (126 pts)	#1231 (256 pts)	#1578 (166 pts)	#1516 (186 pts)	#1770 (140 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#968 (298 pts)	#876 (368 pts)	#1018 (303 pts)	#955 (333 pts)	#1039 (288 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Double Barrel Smokers, each with one reason worth a look.

102 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BLUE CLOUD BBQ

#3,036 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Double Barrel Smokers)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Double Barrel Smokers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 9 contests
last seen May 3, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

BURNIN BUTTS BBQ

#3,039 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1508

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Double Barrel Smokers)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 29, 2015

⚔ Head-to-head

M Squared Smokin' Q

#3,040 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1508

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Double Barrel Smokers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 32 contests

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WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ

#3,044 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1552

Careers of much the same size, 43 contests to 37, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Jul 1, 2022

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BIRD DAWG BBQ

#3,032 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1520

26 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2024

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BUTTS, BELLIES & BUDDIES

#3,043 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 14, 2018

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Accutech BBQ	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Ain't EZ	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
K & E's Little Smokers	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
SWAMP BOYS	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
Cooters N Smoke	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
Slapulator BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Mad Dog BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Drunkin Brothers BBQ	9	3	5	33%	⚔ compare
SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Belly Bustin Bistro	8	5	2	63%	⚔ compare
Cold Beer BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Tillman's BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	36	12	1	4	180 🔥	142.8112	166.96	top 45%
Pork Ribs	36	6	0	2	176.5600	149.1200	164.97	top 49%
Pork	35	8	0	1	176.5600	140	162.25	top 58%
Brisket	32	6	0	1	179.4400	124.4348	161.66	top 51%

“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)	14	1	top 51%
Large (40+)	22	0	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
FL	17	1	top 49%
CA	7	0	top 73%
TX	6	0	top 50%
TN	3	0	top 58%
NM	3	0	top 46%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Lakeland Pig Festival	6	26	top 61%	Jan 22, 2026
Bliss Brews & Que	4	12	top 55%	Oct 7, 2016
Plant City Pig Jam	3	7	top 40%	Nov 22, 2024
The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	16	top 70%	May 17, 2024
Fire it up Frostproof!	2	6	top 27%	Mar 6, 2020
West Coast BBQ Classic	2	43	top 85%	May 8, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in FL 17 of 37 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 23 6 of them more than once

First title Apr 25, 2026 Pitmasters in Paradise

Opponents faced 1,116 finished ahead 873 times, behind 1,202

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Mar 6, 2020 → Nov 19, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20268 milestones

Apr 25 First category win (Chicken) Pitmasters in Paradise
Apr 25 First overall podium Pitmasters in Paradise
Apr 25 First Grand Championship Pitmasters in Paradise
Apr 25 First state championship Pitmasters in Paradise
Apr 25 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Pitmasters in Paradise
Apr 25 Biggest field won (35 teams) Pitmasters in Paradise
Apr 25 Career-best overall score707.4520 Pitmasters in Paradise
Apr 25 Most recent contest Pitmasters in Paradise

20211 milestone

Nov 19 25th tracked contest Plant City Pig Jam

20201 milestone

Mar 6 Peak power rating (1515) Fire it up Frostproof!

20191 milestone

Apr 12 First overall top-10 Fire it up Frostproof!

20152 milestones

Feb 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1088 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Feb 26 10th tracked contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown

20132 milestones

Jun 28 First tracked contest Smokin' On the Pecos
Jun 28 First call Smokin' On the Pecos

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+19.4	Pitmasters in Paradise	Apr 25, 2026
+12.8	Fire it up Frostproof!	Mar 6, 2020
+11.3	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	Feb 26, 2015
+10.3	Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam	Nov 16, 2018
+9.4	Bliss, Brews & Que	Oct 9, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	Bliss, Brews & Que	Oct 10, 2014
-12.6	West Coast BBQ Classic	May 9, 2014
-8.4	The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	May 17, 2024
-8.1	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 24, 2020
-7.6	Torry Island BBQ Showdown	Mar 20, 2026

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2026	3	1	1	1	67%	top 42%	98.3%	95.5%
2024	4	0	0	0	0%	top 71%	94.6%	92.7%
2023	2	0	0	0	100%	top 55%	94.6%	93.9%
2022	3	0	1	0	67%	top 51%	94.8%	93.5%
2021	1	0	0	0	100%	top 54%	92.8%	92.8%
2020	2	0	1	0	50%	top 47%	95.1%	92.7%
2019	5	0	1	0	60%	top 42%	93.7%	92.6%
2018	1	0	0	0	100%	top 32%	94.4%	94.4%
2017	1	0	0	0	0%	top 80%	89.2%	89.2%
2016	3	0	0	0	67%	top 51%	91.2%	91%
2015	3	0	0	0	67%	top 43%	92.4%	90.3%
2014	4	0	0	0	25%	top 77%	88.6%	80%
2013	5	0	0	0	40%	top 55%	89.6%	87%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 25, 2026	Pitmasters in Paradise 🏅 Auburndale, FL	1 / 35 (707.4520)	1 (180)	18 (172.0004)	7 (176.0116)	2 (179.4400)
Mar 20, 2026	Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL	24 / 34 (670.7084)	6 (175.4056)	29 (155.3600)	6 (176.5600)	20 (163.3828)
Jan 22, 2026	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	34 / 63 (683.9088)	25 (173.7144)	11 (176.5600)	46 (166.2516)	43 (167.3828)
Nov 22, 2024	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	15 / 26 (667.2684)	20 (165.0972)	17 (166.2400)	14 (170.8456)	15 (165.0856)
May 17, 2024	The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN	33 / 39 (322.7428)	26 (166.8228)	37 (155.9200)	14 (166.2400)	—
Feb 9, 2024	Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Davenport, FL	22 / 28 (677.0284)	22 (167.3828)	17 (171.4172)	17 (169.7028)	18 (168.5256)
Jan 26, 2024	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	38 / 61 (681.0632)	46 (168.5372)	24 (173.1544)	51 (165.1088)	16 (174.2628)
Feb 3, 2023	Budweiser Smoke on the Water 🏅 Winter Haven, FL	28 / 47 (671.3144)	22 (171.9772)	33 (166.2628)	10 (174.2628)	37 (158.8116)
Jan 27, 2023	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	26 / 51 (681.0860)	3 (177.7144)	5 (176.0116)	44 (159.9428)	27 (167.4172)
Nov 18, 2022	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	7 / 25 (682.7660)	18 (167.3944)	4 (171.9772)	6 (171.9772)	7 (171.4172)
May 20, 2022	The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 🏅 Winchester, TN	16 / 29 (335.9316)	4 (175.4172)	21 (160.5144)	—	—
Jan 28, 2022	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	41 / 60 (665.0632)	23 (171.9772)	25 (168.5488)	59 (154.8572)	26 (169.6800)
Nov 19, 2021	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	20 / 37 (667.8976)	29 (163.9772)	3 (173.1316)	30 (163.3944)	16 (167.3944)
Mar 6, 2020	Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL	6 / 32 (684.4568)	4 (173.1084)	6 (173.1428)	15 (168.5256)	10 (169.6800)
Jan 24, 2020	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	40 / 53 (650.0800)	31 (167.3944)	26 (166.8344)	45 (158.2056)	38 (157.6456)
Nov 22, 2019	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	13 / 39 (671.2912)	22 (165.6684)	2 (175.4172)	19 (167.9656)	23 (162.2400)
Oct 25, 2019	Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	14 / 42 (501.6572)	22 (165.6684)	12 (170.2744)	23 (165.7144)	—
Apr 12, 2019	Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL	9 / 25 (674.7544)	8 (171.9772)	17 (165.1316)	3 (175.4172)	14 (162.2284)
Mar 29, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA	39 / 70 (661.1312)	24 (169.1200)	41 (163.4284)	59 (157.7256)	19 (170.8572)
Jan 25, 2019	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	31 / 58 (659.2456)	18 (169.6916)	15 (170.8228)	7 (171.4056)	53 (147.3256)
Nov 16, 2018	Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	14 / 44 (679.9084)	2 (177.1428)	28 (163.9772)	26 (163.9428)	4 (174.8456)
Oct 13, 2017	OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA	45 / 56 (642.2744)	36 (165.1200)	38 (162.2972)	49 (156)	43 (158.8572)
Oct 7, 2016	Bliss Brews & Que Ft. Bliss, TX	12 / 32 (653.0512)	2 (175.4056)	17 (159.9656)	24 (150.2628)	9 (167.4172)
Jun 11, 2016	Mankato Cookout Day 2 and ( Back Yard) Mankato, MN	—	—	—	—	—
May 13, 2016	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	28 / 44 (656.9828)	25 (167.4172)	9 (170.8344)	40 (158.2056)	38 (160.5256)
Oct 9, 2015	Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX	12 / 40 (637.5660)	9 (166.8344)	22 (154.8460)	6 (167.4056)	26 (148.4800)
May 8, 2015	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	43 / 57 (646.7540)	31 (166.8112)	52 (149.1200)	26 (166.2972)	29 (164.5256)
Feb 26, 2015	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	15 / 61 (665.1088)	9 (169.7260)	28 (163.9884)	31 (162.2400)	10 (169.1544)
Oct 10, 2014	Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX	25 / 26 (477.6800)	10 (159.9884)	17 (157.6572)	13 (160.0344)	—
Jun 27, 2014	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	36 / 60 (637.6456)	14 (168)	48 (155.9772)	56 (146.8228)	12 (166.8456)
May 9, 2014	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	56 / 59 (581.0180)	35 (161.1772)	43 (155.4060)	58 (140)	58 (124.4348)
Apr 25, 2014	Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX	35 / 62 (606.7080)	43 (150.2168)	11 (170.3200)	42 (146.2056)	47 (139.9656)
Oct 11, 2013	Bliss Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX	15 / 26 (621.6228)	23 (147.9884)	17 (157.7144)	5 (164.5600)	15 (151.3600)
Oct 4, 2013	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	65 / 99 (632.5028)	92 (146.8000)	32 (165.1544)	58 (157.6912)	36 (162.8572)
Aug 16, 2013	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA	46 / 63 (603.8740)	56 (142.8112)	49 (150.2400)	57 (147.9656)	17 (162.8572)
Jul 5, 2013	Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship Rio Rancho, NM	14 / 42 (645.1428)	11 (165.7144)	11 (165.7142)	22 (158.2856)	16 (155.4286)
Jun 28, 2013	Smokin' On the Pecos Artesia, NM	31 / 70 (630.2858)	8 (171.4286)	25 (163.4286)	47 (152.5712)	52 (142.8574)

Double Barrel Smokers

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

High-water mark

State champions

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)