THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ OK
Rating
1737
peak 1743
Contests
51
in the data
First seen
2019-02-08
latest 2023-09-27
Best ToY finish
#2
Master 2015
Grand champs
2
5 reserve
Category wins
8
33 podiums
Overall top-10s
30
of 51 contests
Avg finish
top 23%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
688.39 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 686.20 (+2.19)
Walk rate
84%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.87
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.30 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.55)
Road miles
14951
mi across 51 mapped stops · furthest 725 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
DIRT ROAD BBQ has finished one call ahead of THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 19 of their 21 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ in 18 of their 21 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Humble BBQ Cook Off is their spot: an average finish in the top 7% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0456 points of the Grand Championship at Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship (2019-10-04).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 42-team field at Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 14% across 5 contests, versus top 23% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (2020-02-14) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 32-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BOOMERANG BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OK first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 51 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 179.4400 | 155.9540 | 171.72 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 51 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 178.8572 | 158.2400 | 170.55 | top 36% |
| Pork | 51 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.6684 | 172.30 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 51 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 179.4400 | 162.2284 | 171.63 | top 27% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 15 | 1 | top 21% |
| KS | 13 | 0 | top 30% |
| TX | 11 | 1 | top 17% |
| AR | 3 | 0 | top 32% |
| CO | 3 | 0 | top 17% |
| NM | 2 | 0 | top 20% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 5% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 25% |
| Medium (20–39) | 17 | 1 | top 20% |
| Large (40+) | 32 | 1 | top 25% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (21 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OK (15 of 51 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (51 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (2020-02-14)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 686.20
- 4 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 | 0 | 0 | 684.4224 | 682.76 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 710.2744 | 692.14 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 700.5144 | 687.65 |
| 2020 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 704.0344 | 686.11 |
| 2019 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 701.6684 | 684.69 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 157 / 487 (681.0972) | 137 (172.5828) | 309 (165.6800) | 153 (171.4172) | 118 (171.4172) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 103 / 211 (684.4224) | 168 (167.3712) | 109 (170.8344) | 115 (170.8112) | 31 (175.4056) |
| 2022-10-21 | OKC BBQ Fest Oklahoma City, OK | 1 / 35 (710.2744) | 5 (176.5600) | 2 (178.2972) | 8 (176.5600) | 3 (178.8572) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 60 / 249 (689.0856) | 50 (175.4056) | 222 (162.8344) | 2 (180.0000) | 98 (170.8456) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 172 / 505 (677.0628) | 114 (172.5600) | 360 (162.8344) | 209 (168.5600) | 75 (173.1084) |
| 2021-10-01 | Go Hog Wild BBQ Cook-Off Sheridan, AR | 4 / 30 (699.3716) | 7 (175.4172) | 12 (171.9656) | 8 (173.1316) | 4 (178.8572) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 13 / 185 (697.6456) | 48 (174.2628) | 60 (173.1200) | 84 (170.8228) | 5 (179.4400) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 32 / 467 (686.7656) | 98 (171.9656) | 31 (176.0000) | 90 (171.4056) | 173 (167.3944) |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville Nashville, TN | 9 / 50 (694.2172) | 2 (178.2972) | 2 (177.7144) | 27 (170.8228) | 38 (167.3828) |
| 2021-08-06 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO | 5 / 42 (689.0740) | 8 (174.8456) | 14 (169.7028) | 6 (174.2628) | 11 (170.2628) |
| 2021-07-09 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 16 / 43 (685.0400) | 2 (178.8572) | 25 (168.5372) | 18 (171.4172) | 22 (166.2284) |
| 2021-06-11 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 5 / 25 (687.8968) | 8 (173.7028) | 5 (175.4056) | 12 (169.6800) | 8 (169.1084) |
| 2021-06-04 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off Cedar Park, TX | 8 / 48 (682.1712) | 7 (174.2628) | 9 (171.9656) | 19 (168.5372) | 11 (167.4056) |
| 2021-05-15 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) Plainview, TX | 5 / 22 (685.6456) | 17 (166.2512) | 3 (174.8572) | 6 (170.8344) | 3 (173.7028) |
| 2021-05-14 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) Plainview, TX | 14 / 33 (672.4800) | 19 (165.6800) | 2 (175.4172) | 21 (162.8228) | 8 (168.5600) |
| 2021-04-23 | 16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 7 / 41 (689.6112) | 13 (171.9656) | 9 (171.4172) | 5 (177.7028) | 24 (168.5256) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 3 / 105 (700.5144) | 11 (177.7028) | 24 (173.1200) | 18 (174.2744) | 12 (175.4172) |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 20 / 50 (686.7312) | 9 (175.4172) | 41 (165.0856) | 15 (173.1200) | 11 (173.1084) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 6 / 56 (693.1316) | 12 (174.8572) | 28 (168.5828) | 9 (175.4172) | 9 (174.2744) |
| 2021-01-29 | Humble BBQ Cook Off Humble, TX | 12 / 113 (664.5140) | 10 (170.2856) | 3 (176.0344) | 56 (153.6684) | 18 (164.5256) |
| 2020-11-21 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2) Waco, TX | 3 / 25 (691.4172) | 4 (176.5944) | 7 (172.5944) | 16 (166.2284) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2020-11-20 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1) Waco, TX | 9 / 26 (687.3484) | 2 (177.1428) | 16 (169.1200) | 6 (174.2628) | 15 (166.8228) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 79 / 94 (670.7428) | 52 (170.8228) | 93 (158.2400) | 81 (165.1200) | 10 (176.5600) |
| 2020-10-24 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 20 / 58 (690.2056) | 5 (179.4400) | 28 (170.2628) | 35 (169.6800) | 31 (170.8228) |
| 2020-10-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 17 / 64 (690.2400) | 4 (177.1428) | 41 (167.3944) | 32 (172.0000) | 16 (173.7028) |
| 2020-08-07 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 13 / 54 (679.3256) | 30 (166.8344) | 22 (167.9656) | 13 (170.8228) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2020-06-26 | Grillin and Chillin Chillicothe, MO | 6 / 34 (689.0632) | 24 (167.3828) | 8 (171.9888) | 5 (176.5716) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2020-06-12 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 24 / 55 (674.7540) | 20 (171.4056) | 35 (163.4172) | 4 (177.7028) | 41 (162.2284) |
| 2020-02-14 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 1 / 42 (704.0344) | 13 (172.0000) | 6 (174.2972) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (177.7372) |
| 2020-01-31 | Humble BBQ Cook off Humble, TX | 3 / 117 (683.9428) | 18 (169.6684) | 8 (173.7372) | 2 (177.7144) | 27 (162.8228) |
| 2019-11-15 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ Belton, TX | 8 / 24 (669.0280) | 22 (155.9540) | 15 (165.1200) | 1 (177.7028) | 8 (170.2512) |
| 2019-10-18 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 15 / 32 (679.2912) | 16 (170.2628) | 15 (170.8228) | 11 (171.9656) | 23 (166.2400) |
| 2019-10-04 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR | 2 / 26 (687.3256) | 12 (162.2400) | 3 (173.1200) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (171.9656) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 4 / 135 (701.6684) | 49 (173.1428) | 13 (176.5600) | 10 (177.7028) | 35 (174.2628) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 167 / 468 (669.1656) | 310 (161.6912) | 224 (165.7372) | 87 (171.4400) | 114 (170.2972) |
| 2019-08-30 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 6 / 58 (692.5372) | 20 (171.4172) | 25 (167.9772) | 6 (174.8456) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2019-08-23 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 2 / 62 (693.0856) | 10 (172.5600) | 1 (175.4172) | 3 (176.5600) | 16 (168.5484) |
| 2019-08-16 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ Newton, KS | 6 / 18 (682.7544) | 8 (167.3944) | 11 (163.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (171.9772) |
| 2019-08-02 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO | 13 / 54 (681.0628) | 31 (167.4056) | 30 (166.2628) | 3 (176.5716) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 19 / 41 (672.9940) | 3 (177.1428) | 17 (168.5256) | 32 (161.0856) | 23 (166.2400) |
| 2019-06-14 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 9 / 55 (680.4912) | 14 (171.9656) | 20 (166.2400) | 12 (169.7028) | 3 (172.5828) |
| 2019-06-07 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 2 / 21 (695.3368) | 7 (171.9656) | 1 (174.2628) | 6 (174.2628) | 2 (174.8456) |
| 2019-05-31 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 2 / 39 (699.9656) | 11 (171.9656) | 2 (178.8572) | 5 (174.8800) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2019-04-26 | 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 5 / 39 (686.1944) | 8 (171.9772) | 7 (170.8228) | 8 (173.1200) | 13 (170.2744) |
| 2019-04-19 | Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK | 10 / 33 (682.7772) | 12 (169.6800) | 18 (165.6916) | 11 (170.2628) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2019-04-05 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 2 / 34 (697.6800) | 3 (174.8456) | 2 (177.1544) | 8 (172.5600) | 9 (173.1200) |
| 2019-03-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 10 / 62 (692.5144) | 4 (177.7144) | 9 (173.7144) | 39 (166.8228) | 17 (174.2628) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 20 / 74 (677.6000) | 58 (162.2400) | 20 (169.6800) | 30 (169.1200) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2019-03-15 | Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2 Ruidoso, NM | 5 / 21 (687.9656) | 9 (170.8228) | 5 (172.5600) | 6 (171.4400) | 3 (173.1428) |
| 2019-03-14 | Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1 Ruidoso, NM | 3 / 18 (682.2628) | 2 (174.2628) | 4 (173.1428) | 5 (171.4172) | 9 (163.4400) |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship Little Rock, AR | 68 / 92 (666.7544) | 86 (164.5256) | 68 (164.5372) | 32 (170.2628) | 49 (167.4288) |
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 | #938 (120 pts) | #1011 (120 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #506 (405 pts) | #644 (305 pts) | #595 (380 pts) | #474 (475 pts) | #576 (355 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #57 (1837 pts) | #40 (1876 pts) | #57 (1830 pts) | #107 (1398 pts) | #65 (1670 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #73 (1208 pts) | #126 (883 pts) | #128 (838 pts) | #40 (1453 pts) | #82 (1073 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #48 (2235 pts) | #93 (1762 pts) | #34 (2095 pts) | #33 (2138 pts) | #44 (2108 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #45 (2273 pts) | #97 (1788 pts) | #114 (1658 pts) | #44 (2119 pts) | #34 (2193 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #14 (2611 pts) | #34 (2233 pts) | #7 (2441 pts) | #16 (2421 pts) | #8 (2618 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #18 (2597 pts) | #26 (2334 pts) | #8 (2532 pts) | #15 (2396 pts) | #23 (2408 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2 (2834 pts) | #10 (2463 pts) | #26 (2351 pts) | #7 (2505 pts) | #5 (2596 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #13 (2738 pts) | #62 (2026 pts) | #13 (2475 pts) | #4 (2702 pts) | #4 (2736 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #45 (2337 pts) | #71 (1959 pts) | #15 (2434 pts) | #26 (2317 pts) | #3 (2701 pts) |