DR. NORDY'S BBQ

DR. NORDY'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 50 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2016), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 6 times. They are ranked #220 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#220

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1751

peak 1759 · rated over 47 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Sep 16, 2022 · 9.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#118

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

6 reserve · wins it all 6% of the time

Category wins

38 podiums

Overall top-10s

56% of 50 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 23%

overall standings

Best overall

706.8112 / 720

Master · Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

676.68 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 679.55 (-2.87)

Walk rate

86%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±13.80

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 171.03 · weakest Brisket (169.01)

Road miles

10,197

across 50 mapped stops · furthest 1,059 mi

Schedule strength

58%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)

Purse competed for

$44K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

679.55 / 720

49 Master contests · 3 GCs

Storylines (21 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.3548 points from the title

Came within 2.3548 points of the Grand Championship at Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) (Mar 25, 2017).

Among the elite

#220 of 6,477 rated teams

In the top 3% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1751 puts them #220 of 6,477 rated teams — the top 3% of the field.

rating 1751
peak 1759
47 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Pork ×2
Chicken ×1

Against the odds

28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Mar 11, 2016) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BUTCHER BBQ.

Giant slayer

33 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 33-team field at Cherokee Strip Cook-Off.

Sep 13, 2013

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 4%

Multi-meat days

3 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 3 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Pile of Bones BBQ Championship (Jun 13, 2015).

Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

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They almost always walk

86% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 43 of 50 contests

A top-10 category call in 86% of their 50 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

706.8112 career-best overall

98.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 706.8112 at Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) — 98.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 25, 2017

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Three Hog Night Smokers has finished one call ahead of DR. NORDY'S BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 2 Grand Championships

2013 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 6 category wins, at an average finish in the top 20%.

10 contests
7 overall top-10s
6 category wins
average top 20%

A tough matchup

9–3 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 75% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 9 of their 12 shared contests.

The drought

19 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on Mar 11, 2016 — 19 contests and 10.6 years ago.

last GC Mar 11, 2016
10.6 years ago

A strong matchup

19–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of STEELE FAMILY BBQ in 19 of their 19 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (Sep 10, 2021).

last seen Sep 20, 2019
back Sep 10, 2021

Always the bridesmaid

6 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 6 times against 3 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

3 Grand Championships
50 contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An August team

Top 10% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 10% across 3 contests, versus top 23% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 23% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,197 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,197 miles across 50 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,059 miles to Pile of Bones BBQ Championship.

50 mapped stops
furthest 1,059 mi

The metronome

±1.92% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.92% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.4% of a perfect score
50 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 2nd

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1269 (70 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1187 (100 pts)	#863 (175 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#799 (165 pts)	#659 (250 pts)	#855 (175 pts)	#960 (120 pts)	#756 (200 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1308 (168 pts)	#1369 (168 pts)	#1356 (168 pts)	#1831 (93 pts)	#1375 (158 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1737 (109 pts)	#1852 (94 pts)	#1460 (159 pts)	#1811 (104 pts)	#1548 (129 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#371 (993 pts)	#514 (773 pts)	#581 (693 pts)	#341 (1,063 pts)	#429 (923 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#212 (1,485 pts)	#285 (1,195 pts)	#237 (1,355 pts)	#95 (1,795 pts)	#275 (1,229 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#164 (1,664 pts)	#221 (1,364 pts)	#253 (1,264 pts)	#190 (1,424 pts)	#226 (1,379 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#228 (1,422 pts)	#350 (1,037 pts)	#311 (1,127 pts)	#210 (1,377 pts)	#291 (1,187 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#118 (1,789 pts)	#123 (1,594 pts)	#82 (1,829 pts)	#162 (1,434 pts)	#172 (1,444 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to DR. NORDY'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

MAD MUTT'S BBQ

#221 of the rated field

1751 power rating

Contests: 98
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1751

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 84 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 84 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Smokey and the Pirate

#218 of the rated field

1752 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 74
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1768

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to DR. NORDY'S BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DR. NORDY'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 71 contests
last seen Jan 24, 2020

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BEERBEQUE

#224 of the rated field

1750 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 78
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 49%
Peak: 1785

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to DR. NORDY'S BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 78 contests to 50.

rated over 75 contests
last seen Apr 23, 2021

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DRY 2 DA BONE

#219 of the rated field

1752 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 115
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1776

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DR. NORDY'S BBQ)

Their rating is built on 7 Grand Championships in 115 contests, alongside a 51% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 114 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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VICTORY SMOKERS

#215 of the rated field

1752 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1752

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before DR. NORDY'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 41 contests
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ

#217 of the rated field

1752 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 69
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1781

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 67 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUTCHER BBQ	38	17	21	45%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	33	14	19	42%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	31	15	16	48%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	27	16	11	59%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	25	16	9	64%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	24	15	9	63%	⚔ compare
Rise N Swine	22	16	6	73%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	21	11	10	52%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	21	8	13	38%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	20	10	10	50%	⚔ compare
STEELE FAMILY BBQ	19	19	0	100%	⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics	19	10	9	53%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	17	17	0	100%	⚔ compare
COOKSHACK	16	16	0	100%	⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE	16	10	6	63%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	49	20	4	8	180 🔥	151.3828	169.75	top 35%
Pork Ribs	50	25	3	10	178.8572	154.2400	169.38	top 30%
Pork	50	24	4	12	180 🔥	158.2628	171.03	top 28%
Brisket	50	25	2	8	177.7144	152.5714	169.01	top 30%

“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)	26	3	top 24%
Large (40+)	23	0	top 23%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OK	33	1	top 25%
KS	8	1	top 17%
TX	3	1	top 34%
MO	2	0	top 10%
NE	1	0	top 45%
AR	1	0	top 14%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off	4	2	0	top 23%	Sep 20, 2019
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	1	1	top 23%	Mar 11, 2016
When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In	2	1	1	top 4%	Aug 22, 2014
Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off	2	6	0	top 41%	Sep 16, 2022
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	2	0	top 31%	Mar 25, 2017
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	49	0	top 18%	Oct 29, 2016
Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon	2	3	0	top 12%	Apr 1, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 11 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 5.6 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 33 of 50 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 40 7 of them more than once

First title Aug 23, 2013 When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In

Opponents faced 1,441 finished ahead 2,743 times, behind 634

Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 20, 2019 → Sep 10, 2021

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

20222 milestones

Sep 16 50th tracked contest Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
Sep 16 Most recent contest Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off

20211 milestone

Sep 10 Peak power rating (1759) Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off

20171 milestone

Mar 25 Career-best overall score706.8112 Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)

20161 milestone

Mar 11 10th category win Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20151 milestone

May 15 25th tracked contest Grand Lake BBQ Festival

20141 milestone

Aug 22 First Reserve Championship When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In

201311 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.5712 Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Apr 19 First call 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Apr 19 First overall top-10 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Apr 19 First overall podium 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Jun 7 First category win (Chicken) It's A Smokin Good Thang
Aug 23 First Grand Championship When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In
Aug 23 First multi-meat day When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In
Aug 23 First perfect 180 (Chicken) When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In
Sep 13 Biggest field won (33 teams) Cherokee Strip Cook-Off
Nov 7 10th tracked contest World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championship (Competitor's Series)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.5	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In	Aug 23, 2013
+15	8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 19, 2013
+15	Cherokee Strip Cook-Off	Sep 13, 2013
+13.7	It's A Smokin Good Thang	Jun 7, 2013
+12.3	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In	Aug 22, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off	Sep 16, 2022
-7.9	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)	Mar 24, 2017
-6.9	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	Feb 25, 2016
-5.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 26, 2013
-5.3	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off	Sep 21, 2018

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)
2022	1	0	0	0	100%	top 59%	92.8%	92.8%
2021	1	0	1	0	100%	top 24%	95.9%	95.9%
2019	1	0	1	0	100%	top 21%	94%	94%
2018	1	0	0	0	100%	top 48%	91.9%	91.9%
2017	6	0	4	1	100%	top 26%	98.2%	94.8%
2016	11	1	4	3	73%	top 26%	96.1%	94.8%
2015	10	0	6	3	100%	top 20%	96.3%	94%
2014	9	0	5	0	78%	top 19%	97.2%	94.4%
2013	10	2	7	6	80%	top 20%	96.7%	94.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 16, 2022	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK	23 / 39 (667.8628)	31 (163.9656)	33 (157.6572)	17 (170.8228)	6 (175.4172)
Sep 10, 2021	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK	6 / 25 (690.1712)	2 (174.2628)	5 (175.4172)	11 (168.5256)	4 (171.9656)
Sep 20, 2019	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK	6 / 28 (677.0052)	6 (173.1084)	6 (170.8228)	17 (164.5256)	7 (168.5484)
Sep 21, 2018	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	14 / 29 (661.5884)	17 (162.2400)	7 (170.2628)	15 (162.8228)	10 (166.2628)
Sep 15, 2017	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	7 / 38 (686.7772)	7 (171.9772)	25 (159.3944)	3 (180)	5 (175.4056)
Jun 16, 2017	Carlton Landing's 2nd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ Comptition Carlton Landing, OK	5 / 26 (673.6228)	14 (164.5372)	9 (163.4172)	1 (180)	12 (165.6684)
Apr 28, 2017	Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off Wellington, KS	2 / 32 (695.9656)	2 (177.1428)	3 (174.8572)	2 (177.1428)	13 (166.8228)
Apr 21, 2017	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	22 / 47 (667.8400)	19 (165.6800)	27 (162.8000)	28 (167.3828)	10 (171.9772)
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	2 / 77 (706.8112)	18 (175.4056)	9 (176.5600)	6 (177.7028)	5 (177.1428)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	52 / 87 (664.4572)	79 (157.0972)	56 (163.9428)	46 (166.8228)	5 (176.5944)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	53 / 557 (682.2172)	81 (172)	54 (173.1316)	112 (170.8228)	190 (166.2628)
Oct 28, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	49 / 180 (686.8460)	31 (175.4172)	107 (166.8572)	41 (172.5600)	59 (172.0116)
Sep 23, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	17 / 30 (677.0284)	27 (164.5372)	17 (170.2628)	7 (172.5600)	16 (169.6684)
Sep 16, 2016	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	2 / 43 (690.2860)	7 (173.7372)	27 (163.4288)	2 (177.7028)	2 (175.4172)
Sep 9, 2016	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	5 / 38 (690.8348)	14 (169.1660)	14 (168.5488)	2 (176.5600)	5 (176.5600)
Jun 17, 2016	Smoke on the water-Annual Carlton Landing BBQ Competition Carlton Landing, OK	11 / 31 (675.8972)	19 (163.9428)	2 (178.8572)	1 (177.7028)	25 (155.3944)
May 20, 2016	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	14 / 46 (691.3716)	22 (174.2744)	10 (174.8572)	13 (174.2628)	27 (167.9772)
Apr 1, 2016	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	3 / 44 (691.9544)	1 (177.7028)	3 (176)	8 (174.8456)	21 (163.4060)
Mar 25, 2016	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	30 / 66 (674.7772)	20 (172)	47 (162.2516)	12 (174.2628)	39 (166.2628)
Mar 11, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX	1 / 29 (689.6912)	7 (169.1084)	1 (174.8572)	2 (176)	3 (169.7256)
Feb 25, 2016	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	23 / 42 (656.5368)	16 (166.2856)	32 (154.2400)	13 (168.0112)	10 (168)
Sep 18, 2015	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff Ponca City, OK	2 / 32 (688.5144)	10 (169.6800)	8 (169.1200)	7 (172)	1 (177.7144)
Jul 10, 2015	Sauce & Cycles Falls City, NE	14 / 31 (663.9200)	7 (173.1200)	13 (164.5716)	26 (158.2628)	12 (167.9656)
Jun 13, 2015	Pile of Bones BBQ Championship Regina, Saskatchewan Canada	2 / 22 (655.9656)	14 (151.3828)	5 (162.2972)	1 (174.8456)	1 (167.4400)
May 23, 2015	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	3 / 62 (690.2172)	2 (176.5600)	9 (172.5600)	25 (169.1200)	10 (171.9772)
May 15, 2015	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	10 / 35 (684.5260)	8 (174.8572)	15 (170.8688)	16 (170.2628)	19 (168.5372)
Apr 17, 2015	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	7 / 75 (688.0228)	14 (173.7028)	17 (171.4172)	5 (176.5828)	29 (166.3200)
Apr 3, 2015	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	6 / 34 (667.9768)	3 (172.5600)	14 (164)	4 (168.5712)	12 (162.8456)
Mar 21, 2015	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	14 / 82 (693.6228)	55 (170.8228)	10 (174.2744)	20 (173.1200)	12 (175.4056)
Mar 20, 2015	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	15 / 87 (685.0512)	60 (167.9772)	32 (170.2628)	6 (176.5600)	22 (170.2512)
Mar 13, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX	13 / 30 (647.3712)	19 (160.5372)	7 (166.8572)	13 (159.4056)	17 (160.5712)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	3 / 165 (700)	22 (174.8456)	22 (173.7372)	8 (176.5600)	27 (174.8572)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	98 / 552 (674.2400)	257 (165.7028)	51 (173.7144)	348 (161.0856)	42 (173.7372)
Sep 19, 2014	28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff Ponca City, OK	6 / 41 (677.0172)	4 (175.4172)	9 (169.1316)	4 (171.9656)	16 (160.5028)
Aug 22, 2014	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS	2 / 36 (693.0628)	22 (164.5256)	2 (177.7144)	2 (177.7144)	7 (173.1084)
Jun 27, 2014	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	7 / 37 (682.8116)	4 (174.8572)	25 (161.1316)	10 (170.8228)	4 (176)
May 2, 2014	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	8 / 80 (677.6112)	25 (165.1200)	9 (170.8572)	18 (168.5256)	3 (173.1084)
Apr 11, 2014	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	19 / 64 (665.6572)	35 (163.4172)	16 (169.6916)	17 (168.5828)	24 (163.9656)
Mar 15, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	35 / 72 (675.8740)	54 (167.4056)	22 (171.4056)	62 (162.8000)	10 (174.2628)
Mar 14, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	11 / 43 (672.3996)	10 (170.8228)	15 (167.3828)	4 (172.5484)	31 (161.6456)
Nov 7, 2013	World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championship (Competitor's Series) Las Vegas, NV	—	—	31 (165.7144)	24 (166.2628)	39 (159.3944)
Oct 4, 2013	Biggest Buck and Best Rack Alma, AR	3 / 22 (686.1944)	11 (166.2400)	1 (177.7144)	12 (167.3944)	3 (174.8456)
Sep 13, 2013	Cherokee Strip Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	1 / 33 (695.9312)	1 (176.5828)	1 (175.4056)	9 (170.8228)	2 (173.1200)
Aug 23, 2013	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS	1 / 30 (694.2856)	1 (180)	12 (163.3828)	1 (178.8800)	2 (172.0228)
Aug 9, 2013	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK	6 / 30 (685.6568)	7 (172.5484)	2 (177.1544)	13 (168.5712)	10 (167.3828)
Jun 7, 2013	It's A Smokin Good Thang Tecumseh, OK	3 / 27 (688.5716)	1 (178.8572)	5 (167.4288)	2 (173.1428)	6 (169.1428)
May 31, 2013	Okfuskee Volunteer Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff Okemah, OK	6 / 27 (668.5714)	6 (168.5714)	3 (173.1430)	14 (161.7144)	8 (165.1426)
Apr 26, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	20 / 30 (638.8568)	21 (160.5712)	8 (166.2858)	21 (159.4284)	27 (152.5714)
Apr 19, 2013	8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	3 / 63 (687.9996)	15 (168.5712)	3 (176)	3 (176)	13 (167.4284)
Mar 15, 2013	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK	18 / 55 (668.5712)	18 (169.1428)	21 (167.4286)	20 (169.1426)	34 (162.8572)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

DR. NORDY'S BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (21 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

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, 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

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)