The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
IRON WHEEL COOKERS has finished one call ahead of DASAWYERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
DASAWYERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1464 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2015-06-19
latest 2025-06-27
Best ToY finish
#942
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.02 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 634.19 (+1.83)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.99
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.46 · weakest Brisket (156.17)
Road miles
429
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 123 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1598)
Purse competed for
$24K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
634.19 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.28 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 17%.
- Brisket avg 156.17
- Chicken avg 160.46
- 1 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
6.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.8 years, then back at Smokin on the Route (2024-07-26).
- last seen 2017-10-14
- back 2024-07-26
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
136 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4894 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4906 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4918 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Level with DASAWYERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before DASAWYERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4884 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before DASAWYERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4897 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before DASAWYERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 149.1084 | 160.46 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1772 | 147.9544 | 158.93 | top 77% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 145.0856 | 158.63 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 147.9544 | 156.17 | top 76% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
| AR | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 85% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10 yrs
2015-06-19 → 2025-06-27
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
3 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.46 · weakest Brisket (156.17)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
634.19
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
122
25–132 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
429
6 mapped stops · furthest 123 mi
Schedule strength
1598
average field rating faced — tougher than 76% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$24,200
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
6.8 yrs
2017-10-14 → 2024-07-26
Power rating
1464
peak 1464 · #4905 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Eureka BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1491) Eureka BBQ Bash
- First call Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0740 Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
- 2025
- Career-best overall score657.0628 Old Town Smokeout
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5828 Old Town Smokeout
- Most recent contest Old Town Smokeout
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Smokin on the Route | 2024-07-26 |
| -8.7 | Eureka BBQ Bash | 2015-06-19 |
| -8.5 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest | 2025-03-14 |
| -4.4 | Old Town Smokeout | 2025-06-27 |
| -2.9 | *Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que(JUDGES FULL) (OKBS Qulifyer ) | 2017-10-14 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 89% | 91.3% | 89.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 85% | 85% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 77% | 90.1% | 88.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | Old Town Smokeout 🏅 Van Buren, AR | 23 / 27 (657.0628) | 5 (176.5828) | 27 (151.9428) | 25 (164.5372) | 20 (164.0000) |
| 2025-03-14 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest 🏅 Fayetteville, AR | 26 / 28 (631.8632) | 24 (163.3944) | 28 (147.9544) | 14 (172.5600) | 25 (147.9544) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 25 / 27 (611.8628) | 25 (149.1084) | 19 (168.5716) | 26 (145.0856) | 27 (149.0972) |
| 2017-10-14 | *Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que(JUDGES FULL) (OKBS Qulifyer ) Muskogee, OK | 14 / 18 (630.2400) | 12 (165.7028) | 14 (160.0344) | 15 (150.2284) | 14 (154.2744) |
| 2015-06-26 | Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK | 18 / 28 (649.0740) | 23 (154.7884) | 7 (173.1772) | 25 (154.2284) | 7 (166.8800) |
| 2015-06-19 | Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS | 24 / 27 (625.0516) | 26 (153.1544) | 24 (151.9200) | 18 (165.1544) | 24 (154.8228) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #942 (115 pts) | #713 (235 pts) | #1144 (105 pts) | #829 (160 pts) | #891 (130 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1539 (52 pts) | #1577 (52 pts) | #1224 (82 pts) | #1543 (52 pts) | #1539 (52 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1997 (98 pts) | #2005 (108 pts) | #2082 (98 pts) | #2084 (93 pts) | #2046 (98 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1549 (145 pts) | #1892 (115 pts) | #1349 (215 pts) | #1675 (140 pts) | #1311 (215 pts) |