High-water mark
673.0628
career-best overall
93.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.0628 at Grillstock — 93.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 12, 2025
David Johnson
David Johnson is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 16th of 23 at the Grillstock (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 12, 2025
latest Sep 12, 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.56 · weakest Chicken (164.53)
Road miles
218
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 218 mi
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 164.5256 | 164.53 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 164.5600 | 164.56 | top 78% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 171.4172 | 171.42 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 172.5600 | 172.56 | top 30% |
“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 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Opponents faced
22
finished ahead 7 times, behind 15
Longest layoff
7.1 yrs
Jul 27, 2018 → Sep 12, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20255 milestones
- First call Grillstock
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.0628 Grillstock
- Career-best overall score673.0628 Grillstock
- Career-best single call (Brisket)172.5600 Grillstock
- Most recent contest Grillstock
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 93.5% | 93.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 | Grillstock 🏅 Moore, OK | 16 / 23 (673.0628) | 19 (164.5256) | 18 (164.5600) | 13 (171.4172) | 7 (172.5600) |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 29, 2016 | The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |