High-water mark
674.8684
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.8684 at 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 16, 2025
DND BBQ
DND BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 27 at the 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition (2026). They are ranked #5733 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1445
peak 1445 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jul 2, 2022
latest Aug 22, 2026 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.81 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 656.12 (+3.69)
Walk rate
22%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.70
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.59 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.31)
Road miles
1,078
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 258 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Purse competed for
$150K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
656.12 / 720
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #751 (182 pts) | #717 (237 pts) | #860 (177 pts) | #696 (237 pts) | #604 (302 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to DND BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
88 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,742 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1445
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,725 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1445
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before DND BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,721 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,746 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
They were already cooking in 2014, 8 years before DND BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,729 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Level with DND BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before DND BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J&C BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RJs Smokehouse | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Small Axe BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Daddy & Me BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Rob's Smokin and Grillin BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Old Dirty Basters | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOW PORKIN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Alderfire BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LAKE HOUSE BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ONW BBQ Co | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat Boyz Sports | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SLO.MO.QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 154.2284 | 166.59 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9888 | 153.0972 | 161.31 | top 81% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 142.2744 | 162.72 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.2000 | 158.2628 | 165.51 | top 60% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Icebox Cookoff | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 87% | Jul 6, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WA
5 of 9 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
8
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
129
finished ahead 59 times, behind 214
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Aug 16, 2025 → Aug 22, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
20253 milestones
- First call 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score674.8684 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2628 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
20223 milestones
- First tracked contest Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022
- Peak power rating (1490) Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9544 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.9 | 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | Aug 22, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff | Jul 6, 2024 |
| -9.9 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 |
| -9.3 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff | Aug 20, 2022 |
| -7.3 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | Aug 24, 2024 |
| -7.1 | Icebox Cookoff | Jul 1, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 59% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 93.7% | 93.7% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 90.9% | 90.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 91.3% | 90.9% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 91.7% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2026 | 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 16 / 27 (673.6456) | 5 (173.1084) | 16 (167.9888) | 21 (166.2628) | 16 (166.2856) |
| Aug 16, 2025 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 19 / 30 (674.8684) | 22 (165.1428) | 26 (162.2628) | 9 (174.2628) | 10 (173.2000) |
| Aug 24, 2024 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 23 / 27 (642.7432) | 15 (170.8344) | 23 (160.5144) | 27 (142.2744) | 11 (169.1200) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | The Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 24 / 30 (653.6344) | 28 (154.2284) | 27 (158.2744) | 14 (171.4172) | 12 (169.7144) |
| Jul 6, 2024 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 35 / 37 (654.1372) | 21 (169.1200) | 37 (153.0972) | 22 (169.6800) | 30 (162.2400) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 23 / 30 (650.7656) | 22 (164.5600) | 24 (161.1200) | 22 (166.8228) | 21 (158.2628) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 30 / 38 (657.6456) | 31 (165.1428) | 31 (161.6800) | 29 (163.9884) | 26 (166.8344) |
| Aug 20, 2022 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA | 24 / 29 (659.9544) | 17 (168.5372) | 23 (163.4172) | 23 (164.0228) | 21 (163.9772) |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 29 / 34 (637.6916) | 20 (168.5944) | 22 (163.3944) | 33 (145.7256) | 25 (159.9772) |