A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
PIG ON FIRE ahead in 100% of their meetings
PIG ON FIRE has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
CDS BBQ
CDS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 17th of 17 at the Squealin on the Square (2021). They are ranked #6392 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “CD's BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1394
peak 1394 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
Oct 4, 2013
latest Jul 7, 2022 · 8.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 97%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
420.09 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 471.63 (-51.55)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±121.46
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (121.61)
Road miles
3,361
across 14 mapped stops · furthest 768 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$97K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
471.63 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CDS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#6,393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1394
1–4 in 5 shared contests (20% to CDS BBQ)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE ahead 4–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,394 of the rated field
- Contests
- 74
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1393
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 74 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,391 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1395
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 21 contests to 14.
⚔ Compare careers#6,390 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1395
21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#6,389 of the rated field
- Contests
- 44
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1395
Level with CDS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,384 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1396
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before CDS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SMOKIN' GRILL | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG ON FIRE | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SUE E PIGG | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE SUEDE QUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUALITY QUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Nards Backyard BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OFF THE GRILL BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6060 | 141.6800 | 155.34 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.4056 | 20 | 121.61 | top 95% |
| Pork | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7028 | 134.2056 | 145.09 | top 92% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6688 | 123.9088 | 132.59 | top 93% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 97% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Festival of Discovery | 5 | 76 | 0 | top 96% | Jul 9, 2021 |
| Squealin on the Square | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 98% | Oct 1, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SC
9 of 14 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork
10 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
360
finished ahead 22 times, behind 663
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jul 12, 2019 → Jul 9, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery
20191 milestone
- 10th tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score599.3260 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)164.6060 SC Festival of Discovery
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Squealin' on the Square
- Peak power rating (1486) Squealin' on the Square
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | Squealin' on the Square | Oct 4, 2013 |
| -14.3 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | Aug 28, 2015 |
| -11.1 | SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | Jul 6, 2017 |
| -10.7 | SC Festival Of Discovery | Jul 12, 2018 |
| -10 | Squealin on the Square | Oct 1, 2021 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 22.8% | 22.8% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 71.7% | 66.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 77.3% | 77.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 58.6% | 58.6% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 63.1% | 63.1% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 83.2% | 81.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 57.7% | 57.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 80.1% | 80.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2023 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 7, 2022 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 92 / 92 (164.4568) | — | 91 (20) | 90 (144.4568) | — |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Squealin on the Square 🏅 Laurens, SC | 17 / 17 (441.6340) | 15 (159.4172) | 17 (134.8000) | 17 (147.4168) | — |
| Jul 9, 2021 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 78 / 81 (516.2288) | 79 (142.2284) | 78 (111.8744) | 80 (134.2056) | 78 (127.9204) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 76 / 83 (556.4568) | 79 (141.6800) | 72 (143.9884) | 81 (138.8456) | 79 (131.9428) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Franklin, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2018 | SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 88 / 89 (421.6568) | — | 82 (141.7256) | 85 (142.7768) | 81 (137.1544) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Great American BBQ Festival Franklin, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 6, 2017 | SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC | 89 / 89 (454.2056) | 49 (164) | 81 (147.4056) | 86 (142.8000) | — |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club Franklin, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 7, 2016 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 76 / 82 (570.1260) | 44 (164.6060) | 81 (126.8112) | 67 (153.6572) | 77 (125.0516) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 56 / 60 (599.3260) | 41 (162.8572) | 59 (134.2172) | 54 (152.5828) | 50 (149.6688) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 65 / 65 (415.2572) | 46 (154.8456) | — | 65 (136.5028) | 65 (123.9088) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 27 / 28 (576.9944) | 23 (153.1200) | 27 (133.6572) | 16 (157.7028) | 26 (132.5144) |