The heartbreaker
0.5028
points from the title
Came within 0.5028 points of the Grand Championship at Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll (Sep 10, 2021).
Mr. Dudes BBQ
Mr. Dudes BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 46 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Original SD BBQ Championships (2024), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #353 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Mr. Dude's BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1711
peak 1733 · rated over 35 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
46
in the data
First seen
Jul 16, 2021
latest Sep 4, 2026 · 5.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
2 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time
Category wins
9
25 podiums
Overall top-10s
22
48% of 46 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 27%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
682.92 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 686.67 (-3.75)
Walk rate
76%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.42
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.42 · weakest Brisket (170.55)
Road miles
10,827
across 46 mapped stops · furthest 888 mi
Schedule strength
82%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1607)
Purse competed for
$511K
listed at 37 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 35 state-championship entries
Master avg
686.67 / 720
38 Master contests · 1 GC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #574 (256 pts) | #727 (191 pts) | #428 (531 pts) | #675 (211 pts) | #581 (271 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #236 (930 pts) | #308 (730 pts) | #295 (870 pts) | #316 (715 pts) | #198 (1,100 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #125 (1,327 pts) | #151 (1,222 pts) | #237 (1,012 pts) | #209 (1,007 pts) | #212 (1,002 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #152 (1,207 pts) | #239 (912 pts) | #144 (1,356 pts) | #140 (1,232 pts) | #279 (797 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #209 (1,006 pts) | #190 (1,121 pts) | #121 (1,394 pts) | #290 (836 pts) | #230 (976 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #324 (599 pts) | #458 (424 pts) | #219 (943 pts) | #404 (469 pts) | #373 (544 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Mr. Dudes BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 107
- GCs
- 12
- Top-10s
- 64%
- Peak
- 1786
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Mr. Dudes BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Mr. Dudes BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#354 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1721
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before Mr. Dudes BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#351 of the rated field
- Contests
- 71
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1731
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 71 contests to 46.
⚔ Compare careers#352 of the rated field
- Contests
- 73
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 47%
- Peak
- 1713
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 73 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#349 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 39%
- Peak
- 1733
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Mr. Dudes BBQ)
Their rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 46 contests, alongside a 39% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#358 of the rated field
- Contests
- 64
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1748
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Mr. Dudes BBQ)
Level with Mr. Dudes BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ | 26 | 12 | 14 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 23 | 17 | 6 | 74% | ⚔ compare |
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | 23 | 15 | 8 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| MadChad's BBQ | 22 | 17 | 5 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 21 | 19 | 2 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 19 | 16 | 3 | 84% | ⚔ compare |
| Bohica BBQ | 19 | 11 | 8 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 19 | 6 | 13 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| OWENS BBQ | 18 | 12 | 6 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB MY RACK | 18 | 11 | 7 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 18 | 7 | 11 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 18 | 6 | 12 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SIN CIRCLE BBQ | 17 | 14 | 3 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT TREES BBQ | 16 | 9 | 7 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 38 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 178.8572 | 162.2516 | 172.42 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 46 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 180 🔥 | 158.2400 | 171.53 | top 35% |
| Pork | 38 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 180 🔥 | 163.9656 | 171.68 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 38 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 180 🔥 | 157.0856 | 170.55 | top 38% |
“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) | 18 | 1 | top 20% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 0 | top 33% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 5 | 11 | 0 | top 31% | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Original SD BBQ Championships | 4 | 1 | 1 | top 28% | Jun 5, 2026 |
| KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 4 | 4 | 0 | top 15% | Jul 12, 2024 |
| Minnesota in May | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 14% | May 9, 2025 |
| Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 19% | Sep 8, 2023 |
| SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 67% | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Tri-City BBQ Fest | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 18% | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 20% | Aug 25, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
10 contests
Contests a season
7.7
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SD
16 of 46 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited
21
8 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
46 entries · 2 wins · 22 calls
First title
Jun 7, 2024
Original SD BBQ Championships
Opponents faced
941
finished ahead 1,707 times, behind 804
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway
20251 milestone
- Peak power rating (1733) Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown
20244 milestones
- First Grand Championship Original SD BBQ Championships
- First state championship Original SD BBQ Championships
- Biggest field won (34 teams) Original SD BBQ Championships
- Career-best overall score706.8572 Original SD BBQ Championships
20231 milestone
- 25th tracked contest Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest
20223 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Original SD BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs)
- First multi-meat day Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge
20217 milestones
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May - One Meat Contest - Ribs
- First call Minnesota in May - One Meat Contest - Ribs
- First overall top-10 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score686.2628 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off
- First category win (Brisket) Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll
- First overall podium Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll
- First Reserve Championship Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +20 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | Sep 10, 2021 |
| +15.7 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | Jul 16, 2021 |
| +15.4 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | Jul 15, 2022 |
| +14.9 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge | Sep 4, 2021 |
| +13.4 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Sep 3, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | Aug 29, 2025 |
| -9.8 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | Sep 4, 2026 |
| -9.7 | Original SD BBQ Championships | Jun 5, 2026 |
| -1.9 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 8, 2022 |
| -1.9 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 11, 2025 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 48% | 96.3% | 94.6% |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 86% | top 28% | 96.8% | 95.5% |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 78% | top 23% | 98.2% | 95.9% |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 60% | top 23% | 97% | 95.4% |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 70% | top 28% | 96.3% | 94.9% |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 15% | 96.3% | 95.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD | 21 / 31 (682.2400) | 22 (166.8228) | 3 (177.7372) | 28 (167.3944) | 21 (170.2856) |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 32 / 48 (669.6112) | 26 (168.5600) | 29 (169.1084) | 8 (174.8572) | 40 (157.0856) |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS | 25 / 101 (693.1316) | 37 (174.8572) | 14 (175.4288) | 66 (168.5828) | 22 (174.2628) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 13 / 38 (680.4912) | 29 (164.5256) | 5 (176.5600) | 18 (169.7028) | 13 (169.7028) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 7 / 46 (689.1084) | 14 (171.4172) | 5 (173.7028) | 18 (170.2512) | 5 (173.7372) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Tri-City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 6 / 26 (689.0400) | 7 (175.4056) | 6 (173.1316) | 15 (168.5372) | 8 (171.9656) |
| Aug 29, 2025 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD | 29 / 44 (672.4456) | 11 (174.2628) | 44 (158.2400) | 33 (165.6800) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown 🏅 Papillion, NE | 2 / 24 (697.0512) | 15 (168.5372) | 3 (175.4056) | 3 (177.7028) | 3 (175.4056) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 16 / 48 (685.6228) | 22 (170.8344) | 24 (168.5600) | 14 (173.1084) | 10 (173.1200) |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 12 / 58 (689.6112) | 18 (173.1084) | 15 (171.9656) | 40 (169.1200) | 7 (175.4172) |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 28 / 92 (688.5144) | 45 (172) | 43 (171.4056) | 32 (173.1200) | 25 (171.9888) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 142 / 444 (684.4684) | 29 (177.7028) | 58 (175.4172) | 311 (163.9656) | 220 (167.3828) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 152 / 169 (668.9712) | 157 (163.9428) | 91 (170.8228) | 95 (170.8228) | 153 (163.3828) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 11 / 87 (693.0740) | 23 (173.1084) | 11 (176) | 8 (177.1428) | 55 (166.8228) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 4 / 30 (692.4912) | 3 (177.1428) | 10 (171.9656) | 5 (176.5600) | 19 (166.8228) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ 🏅 Hill City, SD | 6 / 29 (685.0400) | 8 (173.7028) | 20 (166.2400) | 6 (173.1316) | 10 (171.9656) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 5 / 34 (693.1316) | 5 (176.5944) | 20 (166.8228) | 11 (171.4172) | 1 (178.2972) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 1 / 34 (706.8572) | 4 (177.7028) | 3 (177.7372) | 7 (174.2744) | 3 (177.1428) |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 3 / 58 (695.3828) | 13 (175.4172) | 21 (170.8456) | 5 (177.1428) | 19 (171.9772) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 11 / 97 (695.9200) | 4 (178.8572) | 1 (180) | 51 (169.6800) | 63 (167.3828) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 8 / 28 (679.3484) | 5 (175.4056) | 6 (171.9656) | 16 (167.9772) | 20 (164) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 3 / 26 (698.2172) | 11 (169.6800) | 2 (177.7144) | 1 (180) | 11 (170.8228) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS | 40 / 62 (691.3256) | 24 (175.4172) | 32 (173.1200) | 59 (166.2284) | 17 (176.5600) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 6 / 39 (679.9428) | 12 (171.9772) | 6 (173.7028) | 11 (170.2744) | 24 (163.9884) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Art of the Que 🏅 Spencer, IA | 5 / 28 (683.3372) | 8 (172.5600) | 5 (172.5600) | 13 (169.6800) | 11 (168.5372) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 4 / 39 (686.2516) | 25 (163.9656) | 3 (175.4516) | 3 (177.1544) | 8 (169.6800) |
| Jun 1, 2023 | Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 13 (165.7372) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 9 / 59 (684.4688) | 11 (174.2744) | 45 (162.8116) | 2 (177.7028) | 18 (169.6800) |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 33 (163.3828) | — | — |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 24 / 103 (690.1712) | 20 (175.4056) | 39 (171.9772) | 41 (170.8228) | 31 (171.9656) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 6 / 28 (686.2628) | 12 (170.8572) | 2 (178.2972) | 11 (169.7028) | 17 (167.4056) |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 5 / 45 (693.0628) | 15 (171.4056) | 27 (168.5372) | 10 (173.1200) | 1 (180) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 8 / 28 (690.2284) | 1 (177.7028) | 9 (173.7028) | 1 (177.7372) | 25 (161.0856) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 4 / 40 (681.6116) | 2 (175.4172) | 12 (169.6916) | 13 (170.8228) | 23 (165.6800) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) Worthington, MN | — | — | 5 (172.5716) | — | — |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD | 6 / 46 (690.2168) | 3 (177.1428) | 13 (171.9884) | 27 (165.0856) | 1 (176) |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Original SD BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 1 (175.4516) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 27 / 59 (670.1828) | 43 (162.2516) | 15 (169.7028) | 40 (166.8228) | 11 (171.4056) |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 21 (162.2400) | — | — |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 59 / 94 (670.1828) | 36 (170.8572) | 65 (164.5372) | 49 (169.6684) | 57 (165.1200) |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 2 / 26 (686.8572) | 23 (163.4056) | 6 (171.4172) | 3 (174.2972) | 1 (177.7372) |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 5 / 25 (693.1548) | 4 (175.4516) | 9 (173.1544) | 12 (172.5716) | 10 (171.9772) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 6 / 33 (686.2628) | 7 (174.2628) | 15 (169.1428) | 11 (172) | 9 (170.8572) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off - One Meat Rib Contest Worthington, MN | — | — | 9 (164.5716) | — | — |
| Jun 4, 2021 | The Original SD BBQ Championships - One Meat Standalone Ribs Contest Huron, SD | — | — | 7 (171.4400) | — | — |
| May 7, 2021 | Minnesota in May - One Meat Contest - Ribs Cambridge, MN | — | — | 2 (178.2972) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.