Double D's BBQ AL
Rating
1476
peak 1500 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2024-10-11
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
308.68
last 3 Backyard vs avg 308.68 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.36
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.92 · weakest Brisket (142.51)
Road miles
975
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 473 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
611.89 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
308.68 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 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 5.1 years, then back at Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) (2024-10-11).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 168.0000 | 154.8344 | 161.92 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 142.2632 | 150.13 | top 71% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 141.6456 | 152.25 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6916 | 131.3372 | 142.51 | top 91% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (2 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 611.89 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 308.68 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Spring Valley Tailgate & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 — First call · Spring Valley Tailgate & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2019-04-26 — Career-best overall score (637.6344) · BBQ, Bikes and Blues
- 📈 2019-05-31 — Peak power rating (1500) · Up In Smoke on the Square
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.4 | Up In Smoke on the Square | 2019-05-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2019-09-20 |
| -9.4 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2024-10-11 |
| -8.1 | BBQ, Bikes and Blues | 2019-04-26 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 87% | 87% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33% | top 65% | 88.6% | 85.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 34 / 38 (302.7316) | 34 (154.8344) | 36 (147.8972) | — | — |
| 2019-09-20 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 31 / 31 (586.1372) | 20 (164.5828) | 30 (148.5716) | 31 (141.6456) | 31 (131.3372) |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL | 7 / 36 (310.2632) | 1 (168.0000) | 12 (142.2632) | — | — |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ, Bikes and Blues 🏅 Washington, MO | 30 / 39 (637.6344) | 26 (163.4172) | 32 (157.6800) | 27 (162.8456) | 32 (153.6916) |
| Spring Valley Tailgate & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Spring Valley, CA | 9 / 20 (313.0400) | 10 (158.7884) | 10 (154.2516) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2019 (86 pts) | #2537 (71 pts) | #2537 (71 pts) | #2549 (71 pts) | #1593 (166 pts) |