DIXIE MOON KS
Rating
1473
peak 1512 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2019-09-12
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#1148
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.51
last 5 Master vs avg 635.48 (+0.03)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.34
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.88 · weakest Brisket (152.24)
Road miles
31
mi across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Purse competed for
$348K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
635.48 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Moolicious Intentions has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BonePileBBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 55% across 4 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BonePileBBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Wine & Swine | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Fatty Shack | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Moolicious Intentions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Splitlog Smokers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| On the Dotte Smokers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Butts & Guts | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| ATTITUDES OF SMOKE | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Heat's Neat | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Black & Veatch | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 157.6456 | 167.88 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 150.2172 | 160.07 | top 72% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 141.0628 | 155.29 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7372 | 136.4572 | 152.24 | top 84% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 122 | 0 | top 69% | 2023-09-27 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 340 | 0 | top 86% | 2025-11-05 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (9 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 635.48 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-09-12 — First tracked contest · 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
- ⭐ 2021-09-16 — Career-best overall score (659.8972) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- 📈 2021-09-16 — Peak power rating (1512) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.3 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| +2.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
| -9.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2023-09-27 |
| -9.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2024-10-30 |
| -7.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 26% | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 13% | — | — |
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 - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 340 / 401 (645.6112) | 369 (157.6456) | 350 (159.3828) | 263 (166.8456) | 303 (161.7372) |
| 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 | 391 / 444 (630.7428) | 281 (166.2856) | 422 (150.2172) | 309 (163.9772) | 401 (150.2628) |
| 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 | 428 / 487 (631.8172) | 235 (168.5828) | 366 (162.2744) | 475 (145.0400) | 416 (155.9200) |
| 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 | 477 / 505 (609.4628) | 285 (166.2628) | 306 (165.6800) | 495 (141.0628) | 492 (136.4572) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 122 / 467 (468.4684) | 17 (176.5600) | 115 (170.8572) | 335 (159.3828) | 382 (153.0972) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 61 / 468 (495.3140) | 91 (171.9656) | 422 (152.0000) | 377 (155.4056) | 351 (155.9656) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1130 (100 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1981 (100 pts) | #1988 (110 pts) | #1683 (145 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1589 (150 pts) | #1666 (150 pts) | #1653 (150 pts) | #1668 (150 pts) | #1664 (150 pts) |