Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 51%.
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.11 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 17%.
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Tool Time in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headThey turned up 8 years after Rowdy Boys BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-headThey've been 1505 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with Rowdy Boys BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IRON WHEEL COOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0856 | 145.7028 | 151.99 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 143.9656 | 153.50 | top 68% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4284 | 138.8684 | 159.03 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 134.8570 | 150.92 | top 69% |
“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.
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 5 | 0 | top 70% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 70% |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.2 | 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | 2013-04-19 |
| +1.1 | Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon | 2013-04-05 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | 2014-04-04 |
| -8.2 | 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | 2015-04-17 |
| -6.6 | 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | 2014-04-11 |
| -2 | R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship | 2013-04-26 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 85.2% | 81.8% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 51% | 91.5% | 88% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-17 | 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 65 / 75 (614.1600) | 67 (151.4172) | 72 (145.0972) | 54 (163.3828) | 56 (154.2628) |
| 2014-04-11 | 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 49 / 64 (613.4512) | 43 (161.0856) | 55 (149.6344) | 51 (151.3828) | 45 (151.3484) |
| 2014-04-04 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 38 / 40 (563.8736) | 28 (145.7028) | 35 (143.9656) | 35 (138.8684) | 37 (135.3368) |
| 2013-04-26 | R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship Arkansas City, KS | 15 / 25 (658.8568) | 23 (158.8570) | 16 (164.0000) | 5 (175.4284) | 19 (160.5714) |
| 2013-04-19 | 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 28 / 63 (648.5714) | 55 (148.0000) | 31 (161.1430) | 16 (170.2856) | 9 (169.1428) |
| 2013-04-05 | Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 25 / 52 (593.7138) | 30 (146.8568) | 12 (157.1428) | 18 (154.8572) | 44 (134.8570) |