High-water mark
668.4684
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.4684 at Icebox Cookoff — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2023-07-01
DIRK'S BIG DOG BBQ - OR
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2022-01-08
latest 2024-07-06
Best ToY finish
#938
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.92
last 5 Master vs avg 651.92 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.10
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.16 · weakest Pork (160.32)
Road miles
397
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 182 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Purse competed for
$80K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
651.92 / 720
5 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
J&C BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
J&C BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.8
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.84 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Pork avg 160.32
- Chicken avg 166.16
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of DND BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
156 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4754 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1510
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to DIRK'S BIG DOG BBQ - OR)
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#4755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Level with DIRK'S BIG DOG BBQ - OR on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4743 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4729 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before DIRK'S BIG DOG BBQ - OR'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J&C BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RJs Smokehouse | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Small Axe BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 156.5372 | 166.16 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 160.5256 | 164.55 | top 65% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 145.7028 | 160.32 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 152.5144 | 160.89 | top 71% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 4 | 0 | top 74% |
| WA | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 77% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Icebox Cookoff | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 78% | 2024-07-06 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.5 yrs
2022-01-08 → 2024-07-06
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OR
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.16 · weakest Pork (160.32)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
651.92
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
85
37–113 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
397
5 mapped stops · furthest 182 mi
Schedule strength
1527
average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$80,400
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Power rating
1468
peak 1468 · #4734 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2022
- First tracked contest Willamette Sportsman Show Cookoff 2022
- First call Willamette Sportsman Show Cookoff 2022
- Peak power rating (1493) Willamette Sportsman Show Cookoff 2022
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2516 Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022
- 2023
- Career-best overall score668.4684 Icebox Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0228 DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition
- 2024
- Most recent contest 2024 Icebox Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff | 2024-07-06 |
| -8.9 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition | 2023-08-19 |
| -6.9 | Willamette Sportsman Show Cookoff 2022 | 2022-01-08 |
| -3.8 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 | 2022-07-02 |
| -2.3 | Icebox Cookoff | 2023-07-01 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 73% | 92.8% | 91.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 71% | 90.3% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-06 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 34 / 37 (656.4568) | 34 (162.8228) | 34 (160.5256) | 24 (169.1200) | 28 (163.9884) |
| 2023-08-19 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 25 / 30 (645.6344) | 9 (172.0228) | 26 (160.5600) | 25 (158.2172) | 23 (154.8344) |
| 2023-07-01 | Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 24 / 38 (668.4684) | 23 (169.7028) | 18 (168.5256) | 31 (162.2628) | 22 (167.9772) |
| 2022-07-02 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 23 / 34 (650.2516) | 33 (156.5372) | 23 (162.2972) | 19 (166.2856) | 20 (165.1316) |
| 2022-01-08 | Willamette Sportsman Show Cookoff 2022 🏅 Albany, OR | 12 / 16 (638.7656) | 5 (169.7028) | 5 (170.8456) | 13 (145.7028) | 14 (152.5144) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1208 (65 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #938 (120 pts) | #768 (210 pts) | #1012 (150 pts) | #1082 (115 pts) | #937 (140 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1277 (69 pts) | #1610 (59 pts) | #1373 (69 pts) | #1246 (89 pts) | #1238 (84 pts) |