The heartbreaker
2.2972
points from the title
Came within 2.2972 points of the Grand Championship at Operation Up in Smoke (Jul 27, 2024).
Dummer BBQ
Dummer BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 19 at the Operation Up in Smoke (2024), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1908 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1543
peak 1546 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Aug 19, 2023
latest Aug 16, 2025 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
22% of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
678.44
last 5 Master vs avg 678.40 (+0.04)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.66
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.51 · weakest Pork (167.02)
Road miles
248
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 124 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Purse competed for
$37K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
678.40 / 720
6 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 | #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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Dummer BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
55 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,914 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1542
Fewer contests behind them than Dummer BBQ has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#1,912 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1542
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 5 years before Dummer BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,903 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1544
They were already cooking in 2014, 9 years before Dummer BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#1,911 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1542
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,910 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1545
Level with Dummer BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,906 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1543
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kora Kares for Kids | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 36% | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 43% | May 18, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ME
6 of 9 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
9 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Opponents faced
85
finished ahead 132 times, behind 67
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Kora Kares for Kids
20247 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Operation Up in Smoke
- First overall top-10 Operation Up in Smoke
- First overall podium Operation Up in Smoke
- First Reserve Championship Operation Up in Smoke
- Career-best overall score690.8344 Operation Up in Smoke
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Kora Kares for Kids
- Peak power rating (1546) Kora Kares for Kids
20233 milestones
- First tracked contest Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First call Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.2172 Kora Shriners BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.9 | Operation Up in Smoke | Jul 27, 2024 |
| +14 | Kora Kares for Kids | Aug 17, 2024 |
| +6.5 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition | Aug 19, 2023 |
| +6 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | May 18, 2024 |
| +3.6 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) | May 17, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.4 | Kora Kares for Kids | Aug 16, 2025 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 80% | top 27% | 95.9% | 94.8% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2025 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 25 / 40 (663.2796) | 33 (162.7884) | 24 (166.8112) | 23 (165.6684) | 17 (168.0116) |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 33 (158.8116) | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 4 / 39 (687.3716) | 5 (173.1200) | 14 (167.9772) | 4 (178.8572) | 15 (167.4172) |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 12 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Operation Up in Smoke 🏅 Epping, NH | 2 / 19 (690.8344) | 1 (176.5600) | 8 (170.8344) | 14 (167.4400) | 2 (176) |
| May 18, 2024 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 12 / 31 (681.6112) | 10 (174.2856) | 12 (171.9656) | 24 (163.3828) | 5 (171.9772) |
| May 17, 2024 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 14 / 30 (669.1084) | 6 (172.5828) | 3 (175.4172) | 21 (161.6684) | 22 (159.4400) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 16 / 46 (678.2172) | 19 (169.7256) | 19 (171.4172) | 29 (165.0972) | 10 (171.9772) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 8 (169.7028) | — | — |