On the Dotte Smokers KS
Rating
1469
peak 1510
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2019-09-12
latest 2025-11-05
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
595.98 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 592.52 (+3.46)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±67.07
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.85 · weakest Brisket (153.12)
Road miles
31
mi across 10 mapped stops
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Butts & Guts has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Brewski and Barbeque in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 54% across 4 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 156.5600 | 164.85 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 145.1316 | 155.00 | top 86% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 148.5600 | 157.69 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 128.5372 | 153.12 | top 72% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (10 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 592.52
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 630.7428 | 630.74 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 609.0060 | 609.01 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 617.5656 | 617.57 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 640.4688 | 640.47 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 482.1368 | 482.14 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 474.1140 | 474.11 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 370 / 401 (630.7428) | 340 (161.1200) | 362 (157.6456) | 370 (156.0000) | 362 (155.9772) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 423 / 444 (609.0060) | 336 (162.8344) | 413 (153.6688) | 313 (163.9656) | 438 (128.5372) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 457 / 487 (617.5656) | 317 (165.1312) | 449 (153.0744) | 412 (157.6800) | 471 (141.6800) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 406 / 505 (640.4688) | 442 (156.5600) | 302 (165.6916) | 385 (160.5600) | 402 (157.6572) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 101 / 467 (482.1368) | 35 (174.8572) | 447 (145.1316) | 428 (148.5600) | 67 (172.5600) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 102 / 468 (474.1140) | 160 (168.5828) | 398 (154.7884) | 342 (159.3828) | 254 (162.2856) |