They almost always walk
67%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 6 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 67% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Daddy & Me BBQ
Daddy & Me BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 17 at the Smoke on the Sound (2026). They are ranked #2561 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1518
peak 1520 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Aug 21, 2021
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 5.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
22% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
673.97 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 674.58 (-0.61)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.39
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.22 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.93)
Road miles
790
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 192 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Purse competed for
$135K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
674.58 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Daddy & Me BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
84 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,569 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1525
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,570 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1518
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,574 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1529
Level with Daddy & Me BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,559 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Daddy & Me BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,550 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1518
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Daddy & Me BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,547 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1518
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJs Smokehouse | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| J&C BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Small Axe BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DND BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOW PORKIN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Old Dirty Basters | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Rob's Smokin and Grillin BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| LAKE HOUSE BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Alderfire BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SLO.MO.QUE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGGERQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 167.3944 | 171.22 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 153.1084 | 164.93 | top 65% |
| Pork | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 160.5028 | 170.97 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.1544 | 155.3600 | 167.47 | top 48% |
“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 29% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 51% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WA
7 of 9 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
Opponents faced
115
finished ahead 132 times, behind 118
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Aug 19, 2023 → Aug 24, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Sound
20234 milestones
- First category win (Pork) DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1520) DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition
20221 milestone
- Career-best overall score687.9660 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
20213 milestones
- First tracked contest 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
- First call 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7084 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10 | Smoke on the Sound | Sep 25, 2026 |
| +8.7 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition | Aug 19, 2023 |
| +4.8 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff | Aug 20, 2022 |
| +4.5 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 |
| +2.3 | 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff | Aug 21, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.9 | 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | Aug 22, 2026 |
| -4.5 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | Aug 16, 2025 |
| -3.1 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | Aug 24, 2024 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 50% | 94.4% | 93.6% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 40% | 94.6% | 94.2% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 95.6% | 94.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 92% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Smoke on the Sound 🏅 Redmond, WA | 5 / 17 (679.9084) | 12 (167.9656) | 12 (166.2400) | 2 (177.1772) | 8 (168.5256) |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 19 / 27 (667.8284) | 14 (167.3944) | 12 (169.6800) | 19 (167.3828) | 20 (163.3712) |
| Aug 16, 2025 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 20 / 30 (673.6460) | 11 (174.2628) | 27 (162.2516) | 18 (169.1316) | 19 (168) |
| Aug 24, 2024 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 17 / 27 (667.3716) | 12 (171.9772) | 26 (153.1084) | 7 (176) | 14 (166.2860) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 8 / 30 (681.0856) | 10 (171.9884) | 18 (164.5488) | 1 (178.8572) | 11 (165.6912) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 20 / 38 (675.9088) | 28 (168.5488) | 24 (166.2744) | 17 (170.2628) | 15 (170.8228) |
| Aug 20, 2022 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA | 11 / 29 (687.9660) | 11 (170.8344) | 21 (165.1316) | 6 (174.8456) | 2 (177.1544) |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 14 / 34 (674.7540) | 8 (173.7256) | 15 (168.5484) | 24 (160.5028) | 8 (171.9772) |
| Aug 21, 2021 | 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA | 13 / 27 (662.7084) | 5 (174.2628) | 12 (168.5600) | 16 (164.5256) | 25 (155.3600) |