Old Dirty Basters OR
Rating
1466
peak 1466
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2019-05-25
latest 2026-05-23
Best ToY finish
#462
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
672.37 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 660.59 (+11.78)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.45
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.48 · weakest Brisket (163.41)
Road miles
1914
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 221 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
J&C BBQ has finished one call ahead of Old Dirty Basters 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Small Axe BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of PRISON BREAK BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OR first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.1544 | 155.9656 | 167.48 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8688 | 149.1316 | 164.38 | top 63% |
| Pork | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 150.2744 | 165.31 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 153.1200 | 163.41 | top 57% |
“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 | 14 | 0 | top 65% |
| WA | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 0 | top 65% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OR (14 of 16 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (16 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 660.59
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 677.6340 | 677.63 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 683.9200 | 671.23 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 691.4516 | 687.41 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 653.6688 | 651.39 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 665.0740 | 649.46 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 649.2344 | 649.23 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 634.8000 | 630.21 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | 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) |
| 2025-08-16 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition DuPont, WA | 17 / 30 (682.2516) | 12 (173.1428) | 28 (162.2400) | 12 (172.5944) | 8 (174.2744) |
| 2025-07-19 | Sutherlin Throwdown Sutherlin, OR | 14 / 35 (683.9200) | 16 (173.1084) | 8 (174.8688) | 13 (172.0000) | 20 (163.9428) |
| 2025-05-31 | 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) |
| 2025-05-30 | 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) |
| 2025-05-24 | 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) |
| 2024-07-06 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR | 18 / 37 (683.3716) | 13 (174.2628) | 35 (158.8000) | 14 (172.0116) | 3 (178.2972) |
| 2024-05-25 | 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) |
| 2023-07-01 | Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR | 32 / 38 (653.6688) | 22 (170.2744) | 14 (169.7144) | 32 (160.5600) | 33 (153.1200) |
| 2023-05-27 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 20 / 25 (649.1200) | 18 (165.7028) | 21 (160.5716) | 19 (166.8456) | 20 (156.0000) |
| 2022-08-20 | 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) |
| 2022-07-02 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 Sweet Home, OR | 31 / 34 (623.3372) | 32 (158.2516) | 33 (150.8572) | 28 (158.2972) | 28 (155.9312) |
| 2022-05-28 | 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) |
| 2020-02-15 | Albany Bacon Championship Albany, OR | 7 / 16 (649.2344) | 7 (163.4172) | 8 (165.1772) | 9 (165.7256) | 10 (154.9144) |
| 2019-07-05 | 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) |
| 2019-05-25 | 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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #695 (103 pts) | #673 (128 pts) | #804 (108 pts) | #781 (78 pts) | #752 (88 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) |