Knuckle Draggers BBQ OR
Rating
1529
peak 1536
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2022-08-20
latest 2023-10-13
Best ToY finish
#524
Master 2022
Grand champs
2
0 reserve
Category wins
0
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
684.53
last 4 vs career avg 684.53 (-0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.98
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.99 · weakest Brisket (168.98)
Road miles
2383
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1932 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SLOW PORKIN has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Alderfire BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 38-team field at Icebox Cookoff.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Icebox Cookoff (2023-07-01) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 34-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, CROOKED PIGS.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OR first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 164.5484 | 172.99 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 166.2744 | 171.13 | top 41% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5944 | 165.7028 | 171.43 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 176.5600 | 158.8344 | 168.98 | top 44% |
“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 | 2 | 2 | top 4% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
| WA | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 5% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 1 | top 22% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OR (2 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More (2022-10-07)
- Wins it all in 50% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 684.53
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 698.7884 | 681.65 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 692.5600 | 687.41 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 70 / 81 (664.5028) | 62 (164.5484) | 64 (166.2744) | 66 (165.7028) | 52 (167.9772) |
| 2023-07-01 | Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR | 1 / 38 (698.7884) | 5 (176.5600) | 13 (170.2628) | 6 (175.4056) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2022-10-07 | Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More Hermiston, OR | 1 / 19 (692.5600) | 3 (173.1428) | 8 (170.2628) | 2 (176.5944) | 3 (172.5600) |
| 2022-08-20 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff DuPont, WA | 12 / 29 (682.2516) | 4 (177.7028) | 3 (177.7144) | 18 (168.0000) | 26 (158.8344) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #587 (285 pts) | #820 (185 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #825 (175 pts) | #708 (235 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #524 (388 pts) | #517 (423 pts) | #606 (368 pts) | #599 (333 pts) | #683 (273 pts) |