DND BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5691

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1445

peak 1445 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2022-07-02

latest 2026-08-22

Best ToY finish

#751

Master 2024

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 78%

overall standings

Best overall

674.8684 / 720

Master · 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.81 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.12 (+3.69)

Walk rate

22%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Pork · 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition

Consistency

±11.70

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.59 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.31)

Road miles

1,078

mi 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 🏅

GCs in 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.12 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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
2025-08-16

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

J&C BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

J&C BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.28 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 11%.

Pork Ribs avg 161.31
Chicken avg 166.59
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of s'Mackdown Smoking Co in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

Small Axe BBQ ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Small Axe BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.63% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.63% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.1% of a perfect score
9 contests

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88 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Damn It's Good BBQ

#5705 of the rated field

1445 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-10-31

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THE 4 SMOKEMEN BBQ

#5686 of the rated field

1445 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

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.

rated over 10 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE

#5685 of the rated field

1445 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2016-08-19

⚔ Head-to-head

BREWER'S BEST BBQ

#5688 of the rated field

1445 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before DND BBQ's first contest.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2016-10-29

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Frontier Restoration

#5684 of the rated field

1445 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

Level with DND BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-09-22

⚔ Head-to-head

STACKED

#5694 of the rated field

1445 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

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.

rated over 7 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar 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	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	173.1084	154.2284	166.59	top 63%
Pork Ribs	9	0	167.9888	153.0972	161.31	top 81%
Pork	9	1	174.2628	142.2744	162.72	top 71%
Brisket	9	1	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
WA	5	0	top 73%
OR	4	0	top 85%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
2024 Icebox Cookoff	2	30	0	top 87%	2024-07-06

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.1 yrs 2022-07-02 → 2026-08-22

Busiest season 2024 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WA 5 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.59 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.31)

Walk rate 22% a top-10 call in 2 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 9 contests

Master average 656.12 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 129 59–214 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,078 9 mapped stops · furthest 258 mi

Schedule strength 1529 average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests

Purse competed for $150,400 listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 9 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2025-08-16 → 2026-08-22

Power rating 1445 peak 1445 · #5691 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2022
Jul 2 First tracked contest Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022
Jul 2 Peak power rating (1490) Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022
Aug 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9544 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
2025
Aug 16 First call 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
Aug 16 Career-best overall score674.8684 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
Aug 16 Career-best single call (Pork)174.2628 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
2026
Aug 22 Most recent contest 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.9	9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition	2026-08-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	2024 Icebox Cookoff	2024-07-06
-9.9	Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022	2022-07-02
-9.2	5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff	2022-08-20
-7.3	7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition	2024-08-24
-7.1	Icebox Cookoff	2023-07-01

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	100%	top 59%	93.6%	93.6%
2025	1	100%	top 63%	93.7%	93.7%
2024	3	0%	top 87%	90.9%	90.3%
2023	2	0%	top 78%	91.3%	90.9%
2022	2	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
2026-08-22	9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA	16 / 27 (673.6456)	5 (173.1084)	16 (167.9888)	21 (166.2628)	16 (166.2856)
2025-08-16	8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA	19 / 30 (674.8684)	22 (165.1428)	26 (162.2628)	9 (174.2628)	10 (173.2000)
2024-08-24	7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA	23 / 27 (642.7432)	15 (170.8344)	23 (160.5144)	27 (142.2744)	11 (169.1200)
2024-07-20	The Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR	24 / 30 (653.6344)	28 (154.2284)	27 (158.2744)	14 (171.4172)	12 (169.7144)
2024-07-06	2024 Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR	35 / 37 (654.1372)	21 (169.1200)	37 (153.0972)	22 (169.6800)	30 (162.2400)
2023-08-19	DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA	23 / 30 (650.7656)	22 (164.5600)	24 (161.1200)	22 (166.8228)	21 (158.2628)
2023-07-01	Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR	30 / 38 (657.6456)	31 (165.1428)	31 (161.6800)	29 (163.9884)	26 (166.8344)
2022-08-20	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)
2022-07-02	Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 🏅 Sweet Home, OR	29 / 34 (637.6916)	20 (168.5944)	22 (163.3944)	33 (145.7256)	25 (159.9772)

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
2024 ↗	Master	#751 (182 pts)	#717 (237 pts)	#860 (177 pts)	#696 (237 pts)	#604 (302 pts)