High-water mark
667.8972
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.8972 at BBQ & Blues on the Levee — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 6, 2017
Down & Dirty
Down & Dirty is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 11th of 30 at the BBQ & Blues on the Levee (2017).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest Oct 6, 2017 · 4.4 years on the trail
Category wins
1
1 podium
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±162.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.14 · weakest Pork (162.54)
Road miles
83
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 83 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Master avg
553.07 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 161.7140 | 165.31 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.7372 | 161.7142 | 169.14 | top 36% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 162.2400 | 162.54 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 157.0628 | 165.39 | top 50% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
72
finished ahead 27 times, behind 55
Longest layoff
3 yrs
May 10, 2013 → May 13, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20175 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) BBQ & Blues on the Levee
- Career-best overall score667.8972 BBQ & Blues on the Levee
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 BBQ & Blues on the Levee
- Peak power rating (1488) BBQ & Blues on the Levee
- Most recent contest BBQ & Blues on the Levee
20162 milestones
- First call Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.8744 Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Mississippi Springfest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2017 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR | 11 / 30 (667.8972) | 9 (170.2628) | 1 (177.7372) | 18 (162.8344) | 21 (157.0628) |
| May 13, 2016 | Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest Ashland, MS | 18 / 26 (667.8744) | 21 (163.9428) | 12 (167.9772) | 21 (162.2400) | 8 (173.7144) |
| May 10, 2013 | Mississippi Springfest Ashland, MS | 29 / 29 (323.4282) | 22 (161.7140) | 17 (161.7142) | — | — |