The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest (Jun 11, 2021).
- last seen Jun 7, 2019
- back Jun 11, 2021
Dem Boys BBQ
Dem Boys BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 10th of 28 at the Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1508
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2019
latest Jun 11, 2021 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.37)
Road miles
7
across 5 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
317.34 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Dem Boys BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
Dem Boys BBQ has 2 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 110 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#2,908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,917 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
Level with Dem Boys BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,895 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Dem Boys BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,896 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1518
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before Dem Boys BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,898 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before Dem Boys BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,899 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1508
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 8 years before Dem Boys BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 161.6800 | 161.97 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3716 | 155.3716 | 155.37 | top 35% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 33% | Jun 11, 2021 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
81
finished ahead 55 times, behind 40
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 7, 2019 → Jun 11, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20214 milestones
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- Career-best overall score317.6344 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)162.2628 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
20191 milestone
- First call Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Derby BBQ Festival
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 36% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2021 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 10 / 28 (317.6344) | 11 (162.2628) | 11 (155.3716) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 12 / 39 (317.0516) | 9 (161.6800) | 12 (155.3716) | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS | — | — | — | — | — |