Old Dirty Basters

Old Dirty Basters is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 27 at the BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (2024). They are ranked #5308 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,308

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1456

peak 1456 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 26, 2014

latest Sep 25, 2026 · 12.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#462

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

691.4516 / 720

Master · BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

Perfect 180s

Current form

671.79 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 654.80 (+16.99)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Brisket · 2024 Icebox Cookoff

Consistency

±28.72

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.05 · weakest Brisket (161.37)

Road miles

3,953

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 1,630 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Purse competed for

$260K

listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 20 state-championship entries

Master avg

654.80 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

691.4516 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.4516 at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 25, 2024

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

J&C BBQ has finished one call ahead of Old Dirty Basters 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

16–0 behind in the head-to-head

Small Axe BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Small Axe BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.68 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 24% of the time against 14%.

Brisket avg 161.37
Chicken avg 166.05
5 calls in 21 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of T&D's Smoking Meats in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

3.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.9 years, then back at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (May 25, 2019).

last seen Jun 26, 2015
back May 25, 2019

Chicken nemesis

13 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

Small Axe BBQ ahead 81% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Small Axe BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 16 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

503BACKYARDBBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

3,953 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,953 miles across 21 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,630 miles to 2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off.

21 mapped stops
furthest 1,630 mi

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 5th

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	#474 (356 pts)	#496 (391 pts)	#575 (336 pts)	#407 (471 pts)	#490 (366 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#462 (414 pts)	#519 (409 pts)	#447 (529 pts)	#477 (424 pts)	#394 (554 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#617 (272 pts)	#514 (397 pts)	#802 (207 pts)	#707 (232 pts)	#525 (382 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#893 (135 pts)	#895 (160 pts)	#900 (185 pts)	#916 (140 pts)	#948 (135 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#718 (235 pts)	#695 (265 pts)	#843 (210 pts)	#764 (225 pts)	#674 (280 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Old Dirty Basters, each with one reason worth a look.

123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Genuswine Brisket Authority

#5,314 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1520

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Old Dirty Basters)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Old Dirty Basters has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Black Sheep BBQ

#5,286 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1456

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

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SLAB TECHS

#5,313 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1456

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Old Dirty Basters's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 25 contests

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OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS

#5,322 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 2, 2017

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Smokin Big

#5,288 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1456

28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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SMOKIN CROATIANS

#5,306 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1456

Level with Old Dirty Basters on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2016

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
J&C BBQ	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
RJs Smokehouse	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
Small Axe BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
CROOKED PIGS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Rob's Smokin and Grillin BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
LAKE HOUSE BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
503BACKYARDBBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
SLO.MO.QUE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
PRISON BREAK BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
Vitamin Q	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Alderfire BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Smoke324	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	3	1	1	177.1544	143.4056	166.05	top 61%
Pork Ribs	21	3	0	0	174.8688	147.9656	163.55	top 66%
Pork	21	2	0	1	172.5944	140	163.83	top 67%
Brisket	21	5	0	1	178.2972	132.0344	161.37	top 61%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 67%
Medium (20–39)	17	top 67%
Large (40+)	1	top 97%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OR	15	top 66%
WA	4	top 69%
KS	1	top 97%
MO	1	top 71%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	6	5	top 57%	May 23, 2026
Sutherlin Throwdown	2	14	top 54%	Jul 18, 2026
The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2)	2	24	top 90%	May 31, 2025
2024 Icebox Cookoff	2	18	top 66%	Jul 6, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 5 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OR 15 of 21 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 13 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 406 finished ahead 195 times, behind 539

Longest layoff 3.9 yrs Jun 26, 2015 → May 25, 2019

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Sep 25 Most recent contest Smoke on the Sound

20243 milestones

May 25 First category win (Chicken) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 Career-best overall score691.4516 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
Jul 6 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.2972 2024 Icebox Cookoff

20231 milestone

Jul 1 10th tracked contest Icebox Cookoff

20203 milestones

Feb 15 First call Albany Bacon Championship
Feb 15 First overall top-10 Albany Bacon Championship
Feb 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.2344 Albany Bacon Championship

20142 milestones

Jun 26 First tracked contest 2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off
Jun 26 Peak power rating (1496) 2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 25, 2024
+7.3	Sutherlin Throwdown	Jul 19, 2025
+6	Albany Bacon Championship	Feb 15, 2020
+5.2	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 23, 2026
+4.5	2024 Icebox Cookoff	Jul 6, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.5	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 26, 2015
-10.7	Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022	Jul 2, 2022
-9.1	Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew	Jul 5, 2019
-8.4	The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1)	May 30, 2025
-7.6	Icebox Cookoff	Jul 1, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	4	0	0	25%	top 67%	94.1%	92.9%
2025	5	0	0	60%	top 68%	95%	93.2%
2024	2	1	1	100%	top 34%	96%	95.5%
2023	2	0	0	0%	top 82%	90.8%	90.5%
2022	3	0	0	33%	top 73%	92.4%	90.2%
2020	1	1	0	100%	top 44%	90.2%	90.2%
2019	2	0	0	0%	top 79%	88.2%	87.5%
2015	1	0	0	0%	top 97%	78.3%	78.3%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 71%	85.9%	85.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 25, 2026	Smoke on the Sound 🏅 Redmond, WA	12 / 17 (663.8740)	13 (166.8572)	16 (161.6572)	3 (171.9884)	12 (163.3712)
Aug 22, 2026	9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA	22 / 27 (663.3144)	20 (165.6800)	20 (166.2516)	20 (166.8456)	19 (164.5372)
Jul 18, 2026	Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR	20 / 29 (671.8744)	19 (168.5256)	23 (164.5488)	16 (169.6800)	18 (169.1200)
May 23, 2026	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	16 / 33 (677.6340)	11 (171.4400)	15 (170.8228)	21 (167.9656)	19 (167.4056)
Aug 16, 2025	8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA	17 / 30 (682.2516)	12 (173.1428)	28 (162.2400)	12 (172.5944)	8 (174.2744)
Jul 19, 2025	Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR	14 / 35 (683.9200)	16 (173.1084)	8 (174.8688)	13 (172)	20 (163.9428)
May 31, 2025	The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) 🏅 Sweet Home, OR	24 / 28 (668.4688)	26 (163.9544)	14 (170.8228)	27 (164.5372)	16 (169.1544)
May 30, 2025	The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) 🏅 Sweet Home, OR	28 / 30 (649.5656)	25 (162.8000)	16 (170.8344)	26 (161.6684)	28 (154.2628)
May 24, 2025	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	17 / 26 (671.9660)	20 (163.9772)	13 (170.2744)	20 (165.6800)	6 (172.0344)
Jul 6, 2024	2024 Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR	18 / 37 (683.3716)	13 (174.2628)	35 (158.8000)	14 (172.0116)	3 (178.2972)
May 25, 2024	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	5 / 27 (691.4516)	1 (177.1544)	8 (170.2744)	12 (172.5828)	8 (171.4400)
Jul 1, 2023	Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR	32 / 38 (653.6688)	22 (170.2744)	14 (169.7144)	32 (160.5600)	33 (153.1200)
May 27, 2023	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	20 / 25 (649.1200)	18 (165.7028)	21 (160.5716)	19 (166.8456)	20 (156)
Aug 20, 2022	5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA	20 / 29 (665.0740)	24 (166.2284)	27 (158.2972)	14 (170.2856)	12 (170.2628)
Jul 2, 2022	Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 🏅 Sweet Home, OR	31 / 34 (623.3372)	32 (158.2516)	33 (150.8572)	28 (158.2972)	28 (155.9312)
May 28, 2022	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	16 / 27 (659.9768)	8 (170.3200)	16 (166.2744)	24 (159.9768)	15 (163.4056)
Feb 15, 2020	Albany Bacon Championship 🏅 Albany, OR	7 / 16 (649.2344)	7 (163.4172)	8 (165.1772)	9 (165.7256)	10 (154.9144)
Jul 5, 2019	Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew 🏅 Dallas, OR	14 / 16 (625.6112)	14 (155.9656)	16 (149.1316)	11 (163.9884)	13 (156.5256)
May 25, 2019	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	24 / 34 (634.8000)	13 (169.7256)	18 (161.1316)	27 (150.2744)	22 (153.6684)
Jun 26, 2015	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	178 / 183 (563.4056)	170 (143.4056)	159 (147.9656)	176 (140)	177 (132.0344)
Jun 26, 2014	2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	25 / 35 (618.7768)	19 (162.8456)	17 (164.0228)	33 (146.8228)	27 (145.0856)

Old Dirty Basters

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)