High-water mark
671.3372
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.3372 at The Ironman — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 7, 2023
DonSquatch Bbq
DonSquatch Bbq is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 11th of 30 at The Ironman (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 7, 2023
latest Apr 19, 2024 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.58
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.82)
Road miles
299
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
665.32 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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DonSquatch Bbq has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 128 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,418 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1495
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1516
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- Contests
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- GCs
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- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
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- Top-10s
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- Peak
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
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⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 159.9660 | 166.15 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 159.9544 | 165.82 | top 47% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 162.8228 | 165.97 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 158.2284 | 166.83 | top 46% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 63% | Apr 19, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
129
finished ahead 66 times, behind 114
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
20236 milestones
- First tracked contest The Ironman
- First call The Ironman
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3372 The Ironman
- Career-best overall score671.3372 The Ironman
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 The Ironman
- Peak power rating (1507) The Ironman
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.5 | The Ironman | Apr 7, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | Apr 21, 2023 |
| -4.7 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | Apr 19, 2024 |
| -0.6 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | May 19, 2023 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 59% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 51% | 93.2% | 92.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2024 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 17 / 29 (668.4572) | 18 (169.6916) | 5 (174.2744) | 19 (166.2628) | 25 (158.2284) |
| May 19, 2023 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 18 / 37 (665.0172) | 18 (166.8344) | 26 (159.9544) | 11 (167.9656) | 9 (170.2628) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 24 / 36 (656.4572) | 28 (159.9660) | 13 (167.3828) | 18 (166.8456) | 23 (162.2628) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 10 (164) | — | — | — |
| Apr 7, 2023 | The Ironman 🏅 Greencastle, PA | 11 / 30 (671.3372) | 13 (170.2744) | 19 (161.6800) | 19 (162.8228) | 3 (176.5600) |