DEGUELLO BBQ

DEGUELLO BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the Autumnfest (2013), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #746 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#746

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1635

peak 1643 · rated over 23 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Oct 24, 2014 · 1.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#58

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 13% of the time

Category wins

16 podiums

Overall top-10s

65% of 23 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 26%

overall standings

Best overall

673.6344 / 720

Master · Hog Happnin'

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.12 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 652.88 (-2.77)

Walk rate

87%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Chicken · Autumnfest

Consistency

±16.54

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.49 · weakest Brisket (160.38)

Road miles

3,087

across 23 mapped stops · furthest 502 mi

Schedule strength

17%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)

Master avg

652.88 / 720

23 Master contests · 3 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Giant slayer

40 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 40-team field at Autumnfest.

Oct 18, 2013

They almost always walk

87% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 20 of 23 contests

A top-10 category call in 87% of their 23 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

673.6344 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.6344 at Hog Happnin' — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 1, 2013

Their season

2013 3 Grand Championships

2013 was the year it came together: 16 contests, 3 Grand Championships and 6 category wins, at an average finish in the top 21%.

16 contests
11 overall top-10s
6 category wins
average top 21%

A tough matchup

12–3 behind in the head-to-head

3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.11 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 48% of the time against 70%.

Brisket avg 160.38
Chicken avg 167.49
11 calls in 23 entries

The drought

9 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Autumnfest on Oct 18, 2013 — 9 contests and 13 years ago.

last GC Oct 18, 2013
13 years ago

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A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

3 EYZ BBQ ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 3 EYZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 15 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

APORKALYPSE NOW has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

3,087 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,087 miles across 23 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 502 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY).

23 mapped stops
furthest 502 mi

The metronome

±2.30% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.30% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.7% of a perfect score
23 contests

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
2014 ↗	Master	#547 (683 pts)	#690 (549 pts)	#557 (699 pts)	#682 (554 pts)	#661 (559 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#58 (2,239 pts)	#32 (2,275 pts)	#58 (1,951 pts)	#113 (1,644 pts)	#134 (1,631 pts)

Overall rank by season

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GCs: 1
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1635

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GCs: 0
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1646

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1635 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 34%
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1635 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 86%
Peak: 1635

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#748 of the rated field

1634 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1651

Level with DEGUELLO BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

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#751 of the rated field

1634 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1634

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
3 EYZ BBQ	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
GRAND SLAM BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
BIG BLOCK BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
PEPPER MONKEY BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
FAT MAXINE'S BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
APPLEWAY BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
Rocks Money Pit BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	16	5	7	177.1428	147.4286	167.49	top 24%
Pork Ribs	23	12	0	5	172	151.9772	163.87	top 29%
Pork	23	9	1	2	173.7372	145.1426	161.14	top 41%
Brisket	23	11	1	2	173.1200	149.1426	160.38	top 37%

“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 31%
Medium (20–39)	12	2	top 22%
Large (40+)	10	1	top 30%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
VA	9	2	top 23%
MD	7	1	top 25%
PA	4	0	top 22%
TN	1	0	top 68%
SC	1	0	top 29%
NC	1	0	top 28%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	2	7	0	top 22%	May 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 16 contests · 3 GCs

Contests a season 11.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 9 of 23 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 22 1 of them more than once

First title Sep 20, 2013 Smokin' on the Track BBQ

Opponents faced 530 finished ahead 677 times, behind 260

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

20142 milestones

Jun 6 Peak power rating (1643) Beltway BBQ Showdown
Oct 24 Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

201312 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 3 First call Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
Jun 14 First category win (Chicken) Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival
Jun 21 First overall top-10 BBQ, Bands & Brews
Jun 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1428 BBQ, Bands & Brews
Jun 28 First overall podium Hogging Up Virginia Bluegrass BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Sep 6 First Reserve Championship 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff
Sep 6 10th tracked contest 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff
Sep 20 First Grand Championship Smokin' on the Track BBQ
Oct 18 Biggest field won (40 teams) Autumnfest
Oct 18 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 Autumnfest
Nov 1 Career-best overall score673.6344 Hog Happnin'

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	3rd Annual High Point BBQ	Oct 11, 2013
+13.2	Hogging Up Virginia Bluegrass BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Jun 28, 2013
+13	Smokin' on the Track BBQ	Sep 20, 2013
+12.7	Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza	Jul 26, 2013
+12.5	5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff	Sep 6, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.9	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	Oct 24, 2014
-5.4	Hogging Up BBQ Festival	Jun 27, 2014
-4.4	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off	Sep 5, 2014
-3.6	The Memorial Day Pignic	May 25, 2013

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)
2014	7	0	4	1	86%	top 36%	92.7%	90.9%
2013	16	3	11	6	88%	top 21%	93.6%	90.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 24, 2014	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	63 / 92 (659.3596)	8 (175.4056)	52 (166.8800)	79 (155.9656)	65 (161.1084)
Oct 10, 2014	4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle Clarksburg, MD	5 / 25 (664.5716)	1 (175.4400)	14 (157.6916)	6 (167.4400)	3 (164)
Sep 5, 2014	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA	20 / 39 (647.3600)	7 (172.5600)	20 (160)	29 (155.4172)	16 (159.3828)
Aug 22, 2014	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA	5 / 16 (644.5032)	7 (161.1200)	2 (168.5488)	12 (154.2856)	5 (160.5488)
Jun 27, 2014	Hogging Up BBQ Festival Winchester, VA	24 / 46 (634.7888)	17 (162.2400)	20 (160.5600)	28 (156.0004)	26 (155.9884)
Jun 6, 2014	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	7 / 42 (661.1660)	8 (168.5828)	16 (160.5484)	3 (167.4404)	7 (164.5944)
May 2, 2014	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	7 / 59 (667.3944)	14 (165.7144)	3 (169.7144)	13 (165.1200)	10 (166.8456)
Nov 15, 2013	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown Charleston, SC	10 / 35 (660.5028)	12 (166.2744)	3 (172)	19 (157.6684)	11 (164.5600)
Nov 1, 2013	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	21 / 75 (673.6344)	8 (175.4056)	8 (171.9772)	46 (163.4288)	39 (162.8228)
Oct 18, 2013	Autumnfest Woodstock, VA	1 / 40 (667.3828)	1 (177.1428)	3 (170.2628)	12 (164.5828)	20 (155.3944)
Oct 11, 2013	3rd Annual High Point BBQ Clarksburg, MD	1 / 31 (670.2056)	10 (167.4056)	6 (166.2628)	8 (163.4172)	1 (173.1200)
Oct 4, 2013	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	8 / 55 (647.9428)	10 (167.4172)	23 (156.5600)	23 (158.8228)	8 (165.1428)
Sep 20, 2013	Smokin' on the Track BBQ Shenandoah, VA	1 / 26 (669.6572)	3 (166.8572)	6 (165.6800)	1 (173.7372)	5 (163.3828)
Sep 6, 2013	5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff York, PA	2 / 31 (670.8004)	1 (172.5600)	4 (166.8344)	11 (165.7260)	4 (165.6800)
Aug 23, 2013	Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA	7 / 28 (631.8856)	11 (159.9656)	17 (151.9772)	4 (164.5484)	8 (155.3944)
Jul 26, 2013	Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza Bluemont, VA	3 / 33 (647.3944)	6 (166.8344)	4 (165.1772)	5 (164.5600)	26 (150.8228)
Jul 12, 2013	The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South Gettysburg, PA	4 / 29 (657.7368)	3 (169.7256)	8 (160.5828)	5 (162.8800)	5 (164.5484)
Jun 28, 2013	Hogging Up Virginia Bluegrass BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Winchester, VA	3 / 26 (672.5716)	1 (176.0002)	7 (168.5718)	6 (165.7142)	9 (162.2854)
Jun 21, 2013	BBQ, Bands & Brews Palmyra, VA	8 / 25 (649.1428)	13 (161.1428)	2 (168.5714)	9 (164)	16 (155.4286)
Jun 14, 2013	Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival Frederick, MD	17 / 63 (646.8566)	1 (176)	15 (164.5714)	56 (145.1426)	22 (161.1426)
May 25, 2013	The Memorial Day Pignic Fort Ritchie, MD	24 / 38 (617.1420)	29 (151.9996)	20 (157.1428)	21 (158.8570)	25 (149.1426)
May 10, 2013	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	25 / 60 (615.9998)	44 (147.4286)	20 (158.2858)	30 (153.1428)	18 (157.1426)
May 3, 2013	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	18 / 55 (638.2858)	7 (169.1428)	14 (160.5718)	21 (158.2856)	34 (150.2856)

DEGUELLO 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

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

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)