Double Stack BBQ

Double Stack BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 13th of 61 at the East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival (2016). They are ranked #4052 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,052

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1482

peak 1514 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Aug 23, 2024 · 11.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1399

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 24 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

666.7428 / 720

Master · McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.93 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.05 (+3.87)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Pork Ribs · East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

Consistency

±13.30

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.00 · weakest Brisket (157.27)

Road miles

1,028

across 24 mapped stops · furthest 88 mi

Schedule strength

43%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Purse competed for

$95K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

645.05 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

666.7428 career-best overall

92.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.7428 at McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual — 92.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 31, 2024

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

INDIGO PIG has finished one call ahead of Double Stack BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

17–1 behind in the head-to-head

B & C SMOKERS ahead in 94% of their meetings

B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 17 of their 18 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.73 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 4%.

Brisket avg 157.27
Chicken avg 163.00
2 calls in 24 entries

A strong matchup

9–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival (Aug 26, 2022).

last seen Sep 12, 2019
back Aug 26, 2022

Chicken nemesis

15 of 18 shared chicken entries lost

B & C SMOKERS ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, B & C SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 15 of 18 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Knights of the Holy Grill has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.85% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.85% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.6% of a perfect score
24 contests

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 13th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1593 (120 pts)	#1259 (190 pts)	#1578 (120 pts)	#1536 (120 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1150 (245 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#1683 (145 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1399 (195 pts)	#1508 (185 pts)	#1621 (170 pts)	#1394 (225 pts)	#1309 (235 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#1327 (210 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1940 (80 pts)	#1458 (170 pts)	#1683 (140 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Double Stack BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

RIB I'S

#4,075 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1530

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Double Stack BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

BROWNIES BBQ

#4,053 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1514

3–3 in 6 shared contests (50% to Double Stack BBQ)

They've been 1514 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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BLAZING SADDLES BBQ

#4,070 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1482

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Double Stack BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 8 years before Double Stack BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 18 contests

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Swing'N Meats BBQ

#4,047 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1523

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Double Stack BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than Double Stack BBQ has cooked, 15 to 24, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Apr 11, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

Tamm Good Eatin'

#4,054 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1482

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Double Stack BBQ)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 4, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

Three Little Pigs

#4,030 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1483

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Double Stack BBQ)

Level with Double Stack BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
B & C SMOKERS	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
Big Wigs BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
OLD STYLE BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ	10	9	1	90%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON WHEELS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Pork Pullers	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	24	1	0	171.9772	146.7772	163.00	top 53%
Pork Ribs	24	2	0	175.4172	146.8000	162.09	top 55%
Pork	24	3	1	173.7144	153.1428	162.69	top 57%
Brisket	24	2	0	174.8572	138.2516	157.27	top 62%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 67%
Large (40+)	21	0	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	19	0	top 58%
MO	5	0	top 65%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival	8	13	0	top 54%	Aug 26, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 19 of 24 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 17 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,892 finished ahead 1,480 times, behind 2,643

Longest layoff 3 yrs Sep 12, 2019 → Aug 26, 2022

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20242 milestones

May 31 Career-best overall score666.7428 McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual
Aug 23 Most recent contest East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship

20181 milestone

Aug 24 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4172 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

20161 milestone

Aug 26 Peak power rating (1514) East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

20152 milestones

Apr 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4000 Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)
Aug 28 10th tracked contest East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival

20132 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
Apr 19 First call 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.5	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 26, 2016
+7.1	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	Aug 22, 2014
+5.9	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)	Apr 19, 2013
+5.5	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
+3.2	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 25, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.8	Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character	May 3, 2019
-8.6	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival	Aug 23, 2013
-8.3	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 2016
-5.5	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
-5.4	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	2	0%	top 63%	92.6%	91.6%
2022	1	0%	top 71%	88.4%	88.4%
2019	4	0%	top 72%	90.1%	88.9%
2018	2	50%	top 65%	89.7%	89.2%
2017	1	100%	top 46%	90.2%	90.2%
2016	3	67%	top 52%	92.5%	90.2%
2015	5	40%	top 56%	91.9%	90.8%
2014	3	33%	top 53%	89.9%	89.5%
2013	3	33%	top 61%	89.2%	87.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 23, 2024	East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship 🏅 Paola, KS	30 / 42 (651.8400)	32 (161.6800)	18 (172.5600)	30 (164.5256)	34 (153.0744)
May 31, 2024	McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	19 / 35 (666.7428)	12 (171.9772)	27 (162.8228)	19 (166.8456)	22 (165.0972)
Aug 26, 2022	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	32 / 45 (636.5028)	34 (161.1428)	25 (165.7028)	16 (171.4056)	44 (138.2516)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	305 / 468 (647.3832)	92 (171.4516)	416 (153.0972)	174 (168)	372 (154.8344)
Aug 23, 2019	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	46 / 66 (642.1712)	61 (150.8112)	11 (172.5944)	52 (159.3828)	41 (159.3828)
May 31, 2019	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	31 / 49 (648.9940)	29 (162.2628)	31 (159.9656)	21 (165.6800)	29 (161.0856)
May 3, 2019	Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character 🏅 St. Joseph, MO	35 / 39 (622.7316)	38 (149.1200)	33 (155.3944)	11 (170.8572)	37 (147.3600)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	320 / 467 (646.1828)	156 (169.7144)	342 (160.5028)	401 (153.1428)	257 (162.8228)
Aug 24, 2018	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	41 / 67 (638.6628)	62 (146.7772)	5 (175.4172)	29 (163.9884)	47 (152.4800)
Aug 25, 2017	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	26 / 57 (649.6004)	32 (160.5716)	9 (171.4172)	53 (154.2172)	26 (163.3944)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	463 / 557 (621.6576)	298 (163.9656)	502 (148.0232)	439 (157.1316)	440 (152.5372)
Aug 26, 2016	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	13 / 61 (666.2056)	31 (161.7028)	15 (168)	32 (163.3828)	6 (173.1200)
May 6, 2016	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	22 / 42 (660.5144)	12 (171.4056)	29 (161.7144)	7 (172)	31 (155.3944)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	246 / 606 (658.8000)	221 (166.8344)	409 (159.4056)	449 (157.7028)	31 (174.8572)
Aug 28, 2015	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	34 / 65 (647.2564)	45 (155.3712)	32 (162.8228)	50 (158.2168)	4 (170.8456)
Jul 17, 2015	11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	34 / 48 (647.3028)	33 (163.4172)	30 (162.8228)	41 (157.6800)	29 (163.3828)
Jun 19, 2015	Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	15 / 27 (661.6344)	19 (161.7028)	19 (163.9772)	6 (172.5600)	15 (163.3944)
Apr 3, 2015	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	42 / 71 (652.4000)	21 (170.2628)	21 (167.4172)	51 (162.2400)	62 (152.4800)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	351 / 552 (643.2912)	143 (169.7028)	133 (169.6800)	381 (159.4056)	511 (144.5028)
Aug 22, 2014	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	23 / 69 (647.2684)	34 (162.2628)	60 (149.6456)	3 (173.7144)	23 (161.6456)
Jul 18, 2014	10th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	25 / 41 (642.0800)	33 (156.4912)	22 (164.5488)	26 (163.3828)	28 (157.6572)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	379 / 535 (622.1028)	170 (165.6800)	454 (146.8000)	350 (156.5600)	355 (153.0628)
Aug 23, 2013	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	53 / 68 (617.6684)	15 (166.2744)	52 (151.3712)	38 (158.8800)	61 (141.1428)
Apr 19, 2013	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS	24 / 73 (642.2858)	8 (171.4288)	12 (164.5714)	50 (153.7140)	47 (152.5716)

Double Stack BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)