DUSTY ROADS BBQ KS
Rating
1370
peak 1370 · rated over 20 contests
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2019-05-03
latest 2026-06-05
Best ToY finish
#605
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
622.11 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 626.48 (-4.36)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.66
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.21 · weakest Brisket (149.78)
Road miles
610
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Purse competed for
$402K
listed at 20 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 20 state-championship entries
Master avg
626.48 / 720
20 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
KC FINE SWINES has finished one call ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Big D & The Briquettes has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN has come out ahead in 14 of their 15 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Wine & Swine in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, PARTS 'R' SMOKIN has out-cooked them in 13 of 15 shared chicken entries.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 55% across 4 contests, versus top 82% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual (2021-06-04).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Dog BBQ | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| WOOD HOOK BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Pine Tar BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bocephus BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG NEWTON | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| KC FINE SWINES | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rocks Famous BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 145.0628 | 160.21 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 144.5716 | 157.11 | top 81% |
| Pork | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 135.3944 | 159.36 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 135.9660 | 149.78 | top 89% |
“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 | 19 | 0 | top 82% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 78% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Bricks | 3 | 39 | 0 | top 92% | 2024-08-09 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 145 | 0 | top 67% | 2023-09-27 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (22 of 23 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (20 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 626.48 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-03 — First tracked contest · Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q
- 📈 2019-05-03 — Peak power rating (1485) · Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q
- 📣 2019-05-31 — First call · McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual
- ⭐ 2025-06-06 — Career-best overall score (655.9316) · McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.8 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| +2.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.7 | Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q | 2019-05-03 |
| -13.4 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual | 2021-06-04 |
| -10.1 | Smoke in the Spring | 2022-04-08 |
| -9.8 | Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q) | 2022-05-13 |
| -9.8 | 2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) | 2019-07-12 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 | 0% | top 97% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 97% | 87.2% | 85.1% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 88.2% | 86.9% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% | top 84% | 89.9% | 87.1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 71% | 90.6% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 29 / 30 (616.3884) | 30 (145.0628) | 26 (163.4172) | 29 (153.6800) | 28 (154.2284) |
| 2025-06-06 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 23 / 28 (655.9316) | 20 (168.0000) | 21 (165.7372) | 14 (169.7144) | 27 (152.4800) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 429 / 444 (600.9828) | 417 (151.9656) | 435 (144.5716) | 397 (155.9656) | 409 (148.4800) |
| 2024-08-09 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 46 / 46 (609.4056) | 38 (161.6572) | 46 (146.2056) | 45 (153.6112) | 45 (147.9316) |
| 2024-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 33 / 35 (627.8628) | 6 (173.7028) | 26 (162.8456) | 34 (143.9772) | 34 (147.3372) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 453 / 487 (618.7200) | 160 (171.4400) | 472 (148.5256) | 348 (162.7884) | 479 (135.9660) |
| 2023-08-25 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 39 / 44 (622.6968) | 40 (154.7884) | 42 (153.0856) | 15 (172.5600) | 43 (142.2628) |
| 2023-06-02 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 30 / 36 (635.3028) | 23 (162.8572) | 26 (159.4056) | 17 (167.4172) | 33 (145.6228) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 385 / 505 (645.6348) | 105 (172.5944) | 377 (162.2628) | 378 (161.1088) | 455 (149.6688) |
| 2022-08-26 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 42 / 48 (614.6744) | 47 (145.1200) | 33 (161.1200) | 34 (160.5144) | 44 (147.9200) |
| 2022-06-03 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 20 / 30 (647.2912) | 29 (153.1084) | 17 (163.9540) | 10 (169.6916) | 19 (160.5372) |
| 2022-05-13 | Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q) 🏅 Lansing, KS | 27 / 28 (598.6968) | 27 (146.3084) | 26 (153.0856) | 27 (151.3256) | 28 (147.9772) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 89 / 94 (629.5200) | 93 (146.2056) | 32 (171.4172) | 61 (166.8344) | 93 (145.0628) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 145 / 467 (310.7656) | 164 (168.5828) | 430 (151.3600) | 202 (166.2744) | 241 (163.4400) |
| 2021-06-04 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual 🏅 Mclouth, KS | 41 / 42 (624.4912) | 29 (165.7372) | 36 (158.2628) | 42 (149.1084) | 38 (151.3828) |
| 2019-10-11 | Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS | 40 / 51 (636.4568) | 37 (161.7256) | 39 (159.9772) | 44 (154.2284) | 38 (160.5256) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 92 / 468 (482.8224) | 295 (162.8112) | 418 (152.5372) | 463 (135.3944) | 426 (146.8344) |
| 2019-07-12 | 2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 30 / 35 (635.4400) | 29 (162.3200) | 33 (150.2744) | 8 (173.1428) | 33 (149.7028) |
| 2019-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 18 / 25 (652.0116) | 7 (171.4400) | 17 (162.2744) | 22 (159.9656) | 19 (158.3316) |
| 2019-05-03 | Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q 🏅 Lansing, KS | 36 / 37 (610.8232) | 32 (158.8688) | 34 (151.9772) | 31 (159.9772) | 36 (140.0000) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1145 (55 pts) | #1190 (55 pts) | #1219 (55 pts) | #1146 (55 pts) | #1144 (55 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1138 (63 pts) | #1157 (78 pts) | #1255 (73 pts) | #1024 (108 pts) | #1476 (53 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #754 (180 pts) | #626 (295 pts) | #852 (180 pts) | #802 (180 pts) | #797 (180 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #771 (180 pts) | #812 (190 pts) | #913 (180 pts) | #640 (270 pts) | #815 (180 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #605 (313 pts) | #661 (288 pts) | #659 (328 pts) | #562 (363 pts) | #617 (318 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #917 (120 pts) | #978 (120 pts) | #1023 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #957 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #995 (265 pts) | #897 (335 pts) | #1049 (270 pts) | #1097 (245 pts) | #1074 (260 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #847 (369 pts) | #770 (444 pts) | #869 (394 pts) | #769 (459 pts) | #887 (364 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #636 (608 pts) | #571 (703 pts) | #679 (598 pts) | #596 (678 pts) | #590 (668 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #674 (569 pts) | #511 (794 pts) | #774 (514 pts) | #567 (719 pts) | #653 (609 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #771 (449 pts) | #665 (574 pts) | #583 (664 pts) | #767 (484 pts) | #848 (424 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #744 (467 pts) | #686 (552 pts) | #666 (567 pts) | #566 (692 pts) | #759 (477 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #749 (411 pts) | #691 (476 pts) | #549 (601 pts) | #760 (441 pts) | #676 (481 pts) |