A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Dead Poultry Society
Dead Poultry Society is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 105th of 535 at the 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open (2013). They are ranked #3899 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1515 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Sep 1, 2017 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±195.55
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.53)
Road miles
14
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Master avg
536.96 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Dead Poultry Society, each with one reason worth a look.
163 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,892 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Dead Poultry Society)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Dead Poultry Society has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,925 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Dead Poultry Society)
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,910 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Dead Poultry Society)
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,890 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to Dead Poultry Society)
Level with Dead Poultry Society on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,907 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Dead Poultry Society)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 4 years before Dead Poultry Society's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,906 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1515
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Dead Poultry Society)
They've been 1515 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILLIN AND GRILLIN CREW | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| DUSTY ROADS BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Tractor Shed BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Moolicious Intentions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BUSHWHACKER COOKING CORP. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PARK AVENUE PORK | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Burn Rate! | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| DIXIE MOON | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| UTB BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| T'S SMOKIN PIT | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 158.2628 | 163.71 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 139.3600 | 151.53 | top 76% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 135.3368 | 158.26 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7600 | 143.9656 | 158.16 | top 55% |
“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
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Brisket
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
1,348
finished ahead 952 times, behind 1,697
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Oct 3, 2015 → Oct 29, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20151 milestone
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7600 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
20141 milestone
- Peak power rating (1515) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3712 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best overall score659.3712 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.8 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| +3.8 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -12.7 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| -4.2 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 20.9% | 20.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 80.4% | 80.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 43% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 20% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 407 / 407 (150.2628) | — | — | — | 350 (150.2628) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 542 / 557 (579.2224) | 363 (160.5600) | 541 (139.3600) | 550 (135.3368) | 518 (143.9656) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 414 / 606 (637.0740) | 445 (158.2628) | 540 (149.0856) | 468 (155.9656) | 41 (173.7600) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 235 / 552 (658.8800) | 149 (169.1772) | 244 (165.1544) | 119 (170.2972) | 405 (154.2512) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 105 / 535 (659.3712) | 137 (166.8456) | 401 (152.5256) | 46 (171.4400) | 74 (168.5600) |