High-water mark
674.3544
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.3544 at Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 24, 2016
The Dalton Gang
The Dalton Gang is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 10th of 183 at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2016). They are ranked #2275 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1528
peak 1528 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Jun 21, 2019 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
25% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.51 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 645.92 (+4.58)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.86 · weakest Brisket (158.37)
Road miles
227
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 98 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
645.92 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The Dalton Gang, each with one reason worth a look.
69 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,280 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1528
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1528
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,269 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1542
They turned up 11 years after The Dalton Gang did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#2,270 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1529
Level with The Dalton Gang on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,267 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1538
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 5 years before The Dalton Gang's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,273 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1528
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 6 years before The Dalton Gang'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Sublime BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| No Clue BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoking Our Butts Off | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BITE MY BUTT BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| RAW DAWGIN BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Grill on Grill Action | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Rubbers | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Meaty Bone BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Natural Born Grillers | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Nice Rack | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 149.0972 | 161.56 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1656 | 150.8572 | 162.14 | top 42% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 153.7142 | 163.86 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1772 | 139.9998 | 158.37 | top 47% |
“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 59% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 37% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 10 | 0 | top 34% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
417
finished ahead 823 times, behind 493
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jun 21, 2013 → Jun 27, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20194 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1528) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20161 milestone
- Career-best overall score674.3544 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20143 milestones
- First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall top-10 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.3200 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.8 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
| +14.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| +12.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
| -4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -3.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
| -1 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| -0.3 | Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest | Sep 23, 2016 |
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 | 1 | 100% | top 11% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 87% | 87% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 88% | 88% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 32% | 93.7% | 91.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 87% | 87% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 5% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 21 / 183 (670.7316) | 1 (178.8572) | 80 (162.8000) | 55 (166.8344) | 79 (162.2400) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 110 / 185 (626.2744) | 149 (152) | 153 (150.8572) | 85 (161.1200) | 61 (162.2972) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 95 / 184 (633.7488) | 120 (155.3828) | 89 (160.0344) | 73 (162.8572) | 100 (155.4744) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest Junction City, KS | 23 / 39 (647.4284) | 12 (171.4400) | 31 (154.2628) | 28 (162.3084) | 23 (159.4172) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 10 / 183 (674.3544) | 51 (164.5828) | 51 (165.7144) | 4 (175.4400) | 27 (168.6172) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 117 / 183 (626.2516) | 155 (149.0972) | 55 (164.5372) | 37 (166.8916) | 154 (145.7256) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 10 / 184 (666.3200) | 111 (158.2628) | 9 (173.1656) | 66 (161.7144) | 4 (173.1772) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 115 / 183 (622.2848) | 61 (162.8568) | 36 (165.7140) | 125 (153.7142) | 162 (139.9998) |