They almost always walk
82%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 9 of 11 contests
A top-10 category call in 82% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Dos Toros BBQ Team
Dos Toros BBQ Team is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 14 at the IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2023), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1997 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1539
peak 1539 · rated over 10 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Apr 28, 2023
latest Aug 29, 2025 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
45% of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
682.12 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 677.48 (+4.64)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.94 · weakest Brisket (163.14)
Road miles
2,543
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 682 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)
Purse competed for
$108K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
677.48 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #312 (692 pts) | #333 (687 pts) | #288 (877 pts) | #291 (797 pts) | #342 (672 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1559 (50 pts) | #1168 (80 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1145 (80 pts) | #1553 (50 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #663 (237 pts) | #650 (277 pts) | #595 (362 pts) | #584 (317 pts) | #865 (167 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Dos Toros BBQ Team, each with one reason worth a look.
77 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1552
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Dos Toros BBQ Team)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Dos Toros BBQ Team has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,980 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 64%
- Peak
- 1539
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,993 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1543
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Dos Toros BBQ Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,003 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1541
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,994 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1539
They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before Dos Toros BBQ Team's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#1,989 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1546
Level with Dos Toros BBQ Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Candy Q | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SoCal Outlaw BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE HOUND BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| B' Mackin BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| ONE PIT WONDER | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| B Lee's BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 178.8800 | 165.1316 | 171.05 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 177.7372 | 161.6800 | 171.94 | top 37% |
| Pork | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 176.5600 | 162.8116 | 171.57 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 149.0972 | 163.14 | top 58% |
“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
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 36% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 51% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ, Boots & Brew | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 42% | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 43% | May 31, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
6 contests
Contests a season
3.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
8 of 11 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
8
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
156
finished ahead 152 times, behind 128
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2)
- Peak power rating (1539) Meat & Tater BBQ Fest
- Most recent contest Meat & Tater BBQ Fest
20241 milestone
- Career-best overall score693.1088 BBQ Boots & Brew
20237 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ, Boots & Brew
- First call BBQ, Boots & Brew
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.7032 BBQ, Boots & Brew
- First overall top-10 IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall podium IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First Reserve Championship IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8800 IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.6 | BBQ Boots & Brew | Apr 12, 2024 |
| +10.8 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands | May 2, 2025 |
| +8.1 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) | May 31, 2025 |
| +7.9 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship | May 26, 2023 |
| +6.7 | BBQ, Boots & Brew | Apr 11, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.8 | Best in the Southwest | Feb 23, 2024 |
| -0.8 | BBQ, Boots & Brew | Apr 28, 2023 |
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 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83% | top 47% | 96.1% | 94.6% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 60% | 96.3% | 92.6% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 95.5% | 94.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2025 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID | 24 / 39 (679.3600) | 21 (170.8344) | 31 (163.9772) | 18 (171.4284) | 11 (173.1200) |
| May 31, 2025 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Norco, CA | 7 / 20 (690.8460) | 6 (176) | 8 (176.5600) | 16 (167.4288) | 9 (170.8572) |
| May 30, 2025 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Norco, CA | 14 / 27 (678.7540) | 10 (170.2512) | 12 (170.2628) | 11 (169.6800) | 12 (168.5600) |
| May 16, 2025 | Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition 🏅 Temecula, CA | 12 / 19 (669.6000) | 5 (174.8456) | 13 (169.1200) | 4 (174.2628) | 17 (151.3716) |
| May 2, 2025 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands Ruidoso Downs, NM | 9 / 30 (692.0228) | 27 (167.4172) | 3 (177.7372) | 10 (174.8800) | 9 (171.9884) |
| Apr 11, 2025 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 11 / 26 (677.6116) | 16 (169.6916) | 3 (176) | 6 (173.1084) | 21 (158.8116) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | BBQ Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 8 / 39 (693.1088) | 21 (169.1428) | 3 (177.7144) | 3 (176.5600) | 22 (169.6916) |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 25 / 25 (639.8516) | 19 (166.2628) | 23 (161.6800) | 19 (162.8116) | 25 (149.0972) |
| May 26, 2023 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA | 6 / 19 (687.9316) | 3 (173.1200) | 3 (174.8456) | 4 (175.4172) | 12 (164.5488) |
| May 19, 2023 | IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated San Diego, CA | 2 / 14 (679.9540) | 2 (178.8800) | 2 (169.1084) | 2 (168.5484) | 2 (163.4172) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 21 / 33 (665.7032) | 26 (165.1316) | 9 (174.2972) | 12 (173.1544) | 30 (153.1200) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.