DUNN UP BBQ KS
Rating
1385
peak 1385
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2019-03-15
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#649
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
628.54 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 621.36 (+7.18)
Walk rate
15%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±35.77
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 160.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.11)
Road miles
485
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 68 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Glazed and Amazed has finished one call ahead of DUNN UP BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of All Fired Up in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 68% across 6 contests, versus top 80% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 145.6916 | 158.75 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 143.9656 | 151.11 | top 86% |
| Pork | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.0228 | 145.7028 | 158.71 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4628 | 138.8228 | 160.83 | top 55% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 19 | 0 | top 79% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (20 of 20 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (20 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 621.36
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 641.5652 | 641.57 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 628.4340 | 628.43 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 604.9600 | 604.96 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 634.1596 | 631.31 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 654.2396 | 638.22 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 637.0744 | 581.44 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 607.4176 | 607.42 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 644.6744 | 627.43 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 106 / 157 (641.5652) | 25 (172.5828) | 138 (153.0512) | 100 (161.7372) | 119 (154.1940) |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 135 / 159 (628.4340) | 129 (157.6800) | 128 (155.9656) | 105 (161.1428) | 128 (153.6456) |
| 2024-08-23 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship Paola, KS | 42 / 42 (604.9600) | 40 (153.6688) | 42 (146.2628) | 42 (152.4800) | 35 (152.5484) |
| 2023-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 58 / 73 (634.1596) | 52 (162.2512) | 70 (145.6800) | 58 (157.0856) | 21 (169.1428) |
| 2023-08-26 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 15 / 16 (633.6000) | 15 (159.9772) | 16 (146.2628) | 12 (161.0856) | 8 (166.2744) |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 130 / 167 (626.1708) | 134 (155.3600) | 160 (143.9656) | 32 (172.0228) | 118 (154.8224) |
| 2022-09-23 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Shawnee, KS | 66 / 87 (633.1200) | 33 (168.5944) | 84 (145.7372) | 83 (149.6456) | 18 (169.1428) |
| 2022-08-26 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 36 / 45 (627.2916) | 38 (157.0972) | 36 (155.9888) | 29 (165.0856) | 41 (149.1200) |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 73 / 164 (654.2396) | 105 (160.0000) | 92 (161.7140) | 100 (162.2628) | 26 (170.2628) |
| 2021-09-24 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) Shawnee, KS | 70 / 86 (637.0744) | 65 (158.3088) | 51 (163.3828) | 83 (145.7028) | 21 (169.6800) |
| 2021-08-20 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 46 / 46 (474.7312) | 40 (158.2516) | 35 (154.7884) | 34 (161.6912) | — |
| 2021-06-25 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 95 / 145 (632.5028) | 90 (160.0000) | 132 (147.9544) | 97 (158.8456) | 49 (165.7028) |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 65 / 68 (607.4176) | 67 (145.6916) | 64 (150.2516) | 65 (146.2744) | 31 (165.2000) |
| 2019-10-11 | Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL) DeSoto, KS | 44 / 51 (623.2568) | 47 (155.3828) | 46 (150.2400) | 40 (157.1200) | 39 (160.5140) |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 43 / 53 (611.9196) | 29 (162.2856) | 50 (143.9656) | 15 (166.8456) | 48 (138.8228) |
| 2019-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 54 / 66 (634.7544) | 42 (163.9656) | 58 (149.1544) | 44 (162.2400) | 40 (159.3944) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 39 / 41 (611.3144) | 40 (153.6800) | 40 (153.0972) | 39 (148.5028) | 35 (156.0344) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 126 / 183 (630.2056) | 124 (157.6456) | 164 (145.1316) | 159 (151.9656) | 3 (175.4628) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 34 / 49 (635.8740) | 32 (161.6800) | 35 (154.8344) | 40 (156.5140) | 24 (162.8456) |
| 2019-03-15 | Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 40 / 64 (644.6744) | 56 (150.9488) | 53 (154.8344) | 4 (176.0228) | 37 (162.8684) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #791 (60 pts) | #866 (60 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #814 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #713 (211 pts) | #767 (211 pts) | #853 (206 pts) | #714 (226 pts) | #630 (276 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #807 (180 pts) | #868 (180 pts) | #912 (180 pts) | #854 (180 pts) | #776 (215 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #917 (120 pts) | #978 (120 pts) | #1023 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #734 (420 pts) | #787 (420 pts) | #779 (420 pts) | #562 (620 pts) | #567 (600 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1081 (242 pts) | #1184 (232 pts) | #968 (337 pts) | #1122 (252 pts) | #966 (317 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1022 (322 pts) | #1098 (317 pts) | #1038 (347 pts) | #1157 (292 pts) | #1044 (332 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1129 (276 pts) | #1225 (266 pts) | #1069 (321 pts) | #1209 (276 pts) | #1099 (301 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #883 (370 pts) | #916 (380 pts) | #996 (345 pts) | #931 (385 pts) | #669 (555 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #841 (401 pts) | #822 (441 pts) | #926 (391 pts) | #933 (381 pts) | #634 (586 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #649 (480 pts) | #584 (560 pts) | #677 (490 pts) | #660 (505 pts) | #439 (720 pts) |