Double D BBQ KS
Rating
1437
peak 1437 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2019-04-05
latest 2025-07-19
Best ToY finish
#1182
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
603.88 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 611.13 (-7.25)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±33.95
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.48 · weakest Brisket (146.74)
Road miles
6403
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1682 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Purse competed for
$26K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
611.13 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
327.43 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3.2 years, then back at Holy Smokes (ONE MEAT RIBS) (2022-08-27).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 148.5028 | 159.48 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 138.8344 | 154.33 | top 83% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 134.2284 | 151.12 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 133.6572 | 146.74 | top 86% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
| NS | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| NM | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (2 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (8 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 611.13 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 327.43 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-05 — First tracked contest · Fire at the Foothills(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2019-04-05 — Peak power rating (1490) · Fire at the Foothills(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 2019-05-31 — First call · McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual
- ⭐ 2025-07-19 — Career-best overall score (667.9656) · The Great Atlantic BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.2 | The Great Atlantic BBQ Competition | 2025-07-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.3 | Smoke on the Bricks | 2019-05-31 |
| -11.8 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) | 2019-06-29 |
| -11.1 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | 2024-04-26 |
| -10.1 | Fire at the Foothills(BACKYARD ONLY) | 2019-04-05 |
| -7.7 | Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition | 2022-09-16 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 83.1% | 83.1% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 89% | 91% | 85.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-19 | The Great Atlantic BBQ Competition Bible Hill, NS | 7 / 11 (667.9656) | 10 (166.8456) | 6 (169.1200) | 8 (164.5828) | 5 (167.4172) |
| 2024-04-26 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 44 / 44 (598.0340) | 43 (151.9200) | 43 (146.1828) | 40 (157.1084) | 43 (142.8228) |
| 2022-09-16 | Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition 🏅 Bowling Green, KY | 21 / 24 (587.8744) | 21 (148.5028) | 22 (147.4516) | 22 (148.5256) | 22 (143.3944) |
| 2022-08-27 | Holy Smokes (ONE MEAT RIBS) Walnut Creek, CA | — | — | 14 (143.9544) | — | — |
| 2019-06-29 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) 🏅 Artesia, NM | 33 / 34 (587.8740) | 30 (158.8456) | 28 (161.1428) | 34 (134.2284) | 34 (133.6572) |
| 2019-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 19 / 25 (647.3596) | 3 (173.7028) | 18 (162.2628) | 24 (154.2856) | 21 (157.1084) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 49 / 49 (577.6688) | 44 (154.8112) | 48 (138.8344) | 46 (148.0000) | 49 (136.0232) |
| 2019-04-05 | Fire at the Foothills(BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 15 / 18 (327.4284) | 16 (161.7256) | 13 (165.7028) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |