Dummer BBQ ME

Power ranking

#966

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1540

peak 1543 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2023-08-19

latest 2025-08-16

Best ToY finish

#319

Master 2024

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 34%

overall standings

Best overall

690.8344 / 720

Master · Operation Up in Smoke

Perfect 180s

Current form

678.44

last 5 Master vs avg 678.40 (+0.04)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Kora Kares for Kids

Consistency

±9.66

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.51 · weakest Pork (167.02)

Road miles

248

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 124 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Purse competed for

$37K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

678.40 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

⚔️ A tough matchup

FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Hillside BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

💔 The heartbreaker

Came within 2.2972 points of the Grand Championship at Operation Up in Smoke (2024-07-27).

Teams like this (closest power rating, ME first)

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Hillside BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Mullen It Over BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
ELJEFE SMOKE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Q42	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Titans of BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Big Bobby's Q	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
New Pigs on the Block	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Let It Smoke Barbecue	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Q Shanty	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
LG bbq	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	4	1	1	176.5600	162.7884	171.51	top 32%
Pork Ribs	9	3	0	1	175.4172	158.8116	169.37	top 41%
Pork	6	1	0	0	178.8572	161.6684	167.02	top 59%
Brisket	6	3	0	1	176.0000	159.4400	169.14	top 34%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
ME	3	top 36%
MA	2	top 43%
NH	1	top 11%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 11%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 32%
Large (40+)	2	top 49%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Kora Kares for Kids	2	4	0	top 36%	2025-08-16
Massachusetts in May (Day 2)	2	12	0	top 43%	2024-05-18

The story so far

Busiest season: 2024 (5 contests)
Cooks mostly in ME (6 of 9 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (9 entries)
Average Master overall score: 678.40 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2023-08-19 — First tracked contest · Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS)
📣 2023-08-19 — First call · Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS)
⭐ 2024-07-27 — Career-best overall score (690.8344) · Operation Up in Smoke
📈 2024-08-17 — Peak power rating (1543) · Kora Kares for Kids

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.4	Operation Up in Smoke	2024-07-27
+13.5	Kora Kares for Kids	2024-08-17
+6	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition	2023-08-19
+5.5	Massachusetts in May (Day 2)	2024-05-18
+3	Massachusetts in May (Day 1)	2024-05-17

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.7	Kora Kares for Kids	2025-08-16

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	2	0	0	0%	top 63%	92.1%	92.1%
2024	5	2	1	80%	top 27%	95.9%	94.8%
2023	2	0	0	100%	top 35%	94.2%	94.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-08-16	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	25 / 40 (663.2796)	33 (162.7884)	24 (166.8112)	23 (165.6684)	17 (168.0116)
2025-08-16	Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	33 (158.8116)	—	—
2024-08-17	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	4 / 39 (687.3716)	5 (173.1200)	14 (167.9772)	4 (178.8572)	15 (167.4172)
2024-08-17	Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	12 (171.4172)	—	—
2024-07-27	Operation Up in Smoke 🏅 Epping, NH	2 / 19 (690.8344)	1 (176.5600)	8 (170.8344)	14 (167.4400)	2 (176.0000)
2024-05-18	Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	12 / 31 (681.6112)	10 (174.2856)	12 (171.9656)	24 (163.3828)	5 (171.9772)
2024-05-17	Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	14 / 30 (669.1084)	6 (172.5828)	3 (175.4172)	21 (161.6684)	22 (159.4400)
2023-08-19	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	16 / 46 (678.2172)	19 (169.7256)	19 (171.4172)	29 (165.0972)	10 (171.9772)
2023-08-19	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	8 (169.7028)	—	—

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)	#1001 (125 pts)	#1148 (70 pts)	#1047 (100 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#319 (685 pts)	#310 (755 pts)	#342 (730 pts)	#464 (445 pts)	#375 (605 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1087 (105 pts)	#1195 (90 pts)	#782 (242 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#948 (135 pts)