They almost always walk
75%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 6 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 75% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Dusty Rusty's BBQ
Dusty Rusty's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 16 at the Smoke on the Water (Day 2) (2018). They are ranked #4477 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1473 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Aug 21, 2015
latest Jul 26, 2019 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
25% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.11 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 633.57 (+4.54)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.68
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.28 · weakest Chicken (157.33)
Road miles
488
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$8,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
633.57 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Dusty Rusty's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,493 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1473
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,499 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,486 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Level with Dusty Rusty's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,474 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,475 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,469 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before Dusty Rusty's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGG SMOAK BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Let's Smoke and Get Sauced | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Butt Seriously Folks | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Pigtamer BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CAPERSQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCY DAWG BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 151.3484 | 157.33 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 150.8344 | 159.28 | top 59% |
| Pork | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 139.4056 | 158.91 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 148.5372 | 158.05 | top 59% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Water (Day 2) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 51% | Jun 23, 2018 |
| Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 77% | Aug 19, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ON
4 of 8 contests · 2 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
69
finished ahead 47 times, behind 105
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Jun 23, 2018 → Jul 26, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Rumble on the River
20184 milestones
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Water (Day 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3828 Smoke on the Water (Day 2)
- Career-best overall score663.3828 Smoke on the Water (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172 Smoke on the Water (Day 2)
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
- First call Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1490) Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7 | Smoke on the Water (Day 2) | Jun 23, 2018 |
| +2 | Smoke on the Water (Day 1) | Jun 22, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Rumble on the River | Jul 26, 2019 |
| -9.6 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Aug 21, 2015 |
| -8.8 | Triple B Festival | May 21, 2016 |
| -5.1 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Aug 19, 2016 |
| -0.7 | Triple B Festival Day 1 | Jun 23, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 93% | 84% | 84% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 51% | 92.1% | 90.9% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 63% | 89.3% | 88.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 77% | 87.9% | 87.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2019 | Rumble on the River Morris MB | 14 / 15 (605.0400) | 14 (151.3484) | 10 (154.8688) | 15 (139.4056) | 9 (159.4172) |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Smoke on the Water (Day 2) Kenora, Ontaro | 7 / 16 (663.3828) | 13 (155.9656) | 2 (172) | 7 (168.5600) | 6 (166.8572) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Smoke on the Water (Day 1) Kenora, ON | 10 / 17 (645.7144) | 15 (154.8228) | 5 (167.4516) | 11 (160) | 8 (163.4400) |
| Jun 24, 2017 | Triple B Festival Day 2 Kenora, ON | 13 / 21 (642.7428) | 13 (166.2628) | 14 (157.7028) | 14 (160.5256) | 14 (158.2516) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Triple B Festival Day 1 Kenora, ON | 14 / 22 (633.6460) | 14 (161.7372) | 16 (154.2288) | 18 (156) | 7 (161.6800) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg | 18 / 25 (632.9944) | 22 (158.2284) | 16 (159.4288) | 15 (161.0856) | 17 (154.2516) |
| May 21, 2016 | Triple B Festival Kenora, ON | 14 / 17 (627.3376) | 16 (155.9772) | 14 (157.7032) | 10 (161.6800) | 14 (151.9772) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg, MB | 18 / 22 (617.7032) | 16 (154.3088) | 17 (150.8344) | 7 (164.0228) | 18 (148.5372) |