DEGUELLO BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#745

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1634

peak 1643 · rated over 23 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2014-10-24

Best ToY finish

#58

Master 2013

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

16 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 23 contests

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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.1428

Chicken · Autumnfest

Consistency

±16.54

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.49 · weakest Brisket (160.38)

Road miles

3,087

mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 502 mi

Schedule strength

16%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)

Master avg

652.88 / 720

23 Master contests · 3 GCs

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Storylines (12 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

Giant slayer

40 teams beaten in one weekend

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

2013-10-18

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
2013-11-01

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 2013-10-18 — 9 contests and 12.9 years ago.

last GC 2013-10-18
12.9 years ago

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

My Smokin' Grillfriend

#744 of the rated field

1635 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1646

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 29 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 29 contests
last seen 2021-05-28

⚔ Head-to-head

SECOND CITY SMOKE

#743 of the rated field

1635 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2015-09-11

⚔ Head-to-head

Take It Easy BBQ

#746 of the rated field

1634 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1662

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 46 contests, alongside a 26% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 42 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Your Behind BBQ

#747 of the rated field

1634 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1636

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 56 contests
last seen 2023-11-17

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN' TEX BBQ

#738 of the rated field

1635 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 75
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1673

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to DEGUELLO BBQ)

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

rated over 75 contests
last seen 2022-07-09

⚔ Head-to-head

Not So Famous Dave's BBQ

#742 of the rated field

1635 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1635

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2022-10-14

⚔ Head-to-head

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	172.0000	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 state / province

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%

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%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2014-05-02

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.5 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2014-10-24

Busiest season 2013 16 contests · 3 GCs

Contests a season 11.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in VA 9 of 23 contests · 6 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 22 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 23 entries · 5 wins · 16 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.49 · weakest Brisket (160.38)

Walk rate 87% a top-10 call in 20 of 23 contests

Overall top-10 rate 65% 15 of 23 contests

Wins it all 13% 3 Grand Championships · 1 reserve

First title 2013-09-20 Smokin' on the Track BBQ

Best top-10 run 10 straight contests

Master average 652.88 out of 720 · 23 contests · 3 GCs

Opponents faced 531 677–260 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,087 23 mapped stops · furthest 502 mi

Schedule strength 1523 average field rating faced — tougher than 16% of rated contests

Power rating 1634 peak 1643 · #745 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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'
2014
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)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	3rd Annual High Point BBQ	2013-10-11
+13.2	Hogging Up Virginia Bluegrass BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	2013-06-28
+13	Smokin' on the Track BBQ	2013-09-20
+12.7	Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza	2013-07-26
+12.5	5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff	2013-09-06

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.2	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	2014-10-24
-5.4	Hogging Up BBQ Festival	2014-06-27
-4.4	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off	2014-09-05
-3.6	The Memorial Day Pignic	2013-05-25

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2014-10-24	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)
2014-10-10	4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle Clarksburg, MD	5 / 25 (664.5716)	1 (175.4400)	14 (157.6916)	6 (167.4400)	3 (164.0000)
2014-09-05	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA	20 / 39 (647.3600)	7 (172.5600)	20 (160.0000)	29 (155.4172)	16 (159.3828)
2014-08-22	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA	5 / 16 (644.5032)	7 (161.1200)	2 (168.5488)	12 (154.2856)	5 (160.5488)
2014-06-27	Hogging Up BBQ Festival Winchester, VA	24 / 46 (634.7888)	17 (162.2400)	20 (160.5600)	28 (156.0004)	26 (155.9884)
2014-06-06	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	7 / 42 (661.1660)	8 (168.5828)	16 (160.5484)	3 (167.4404)	7 (164.5944)
2014-05-02	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	7 / 59 (667.3944)	14 (165.7144)	3 (169.7144)	13 (165.1200)	10 (166.8456)
2013-11-15	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown Charleston, SC	10 / 35 (660.5028)	12 (166.2744)	3 (172.0000)	19 (157.6684)	11 (164.5600)
2013-11-01	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	21 / 75 (673.6344)	8 (175.4056)	8 (171.9772)	46 (163.4288)	39 (162.8228)
2013-10-18	Autumnfest Woodstock, VA	1 / 40 (667.3828)	1 (177.1428)	3 (170.2628)	12 (164.5828)	20 (155.3944)
2013-10-11	3rd Annual High Point BBQ Clarksburg, MD	1 / 31 (670.2056)	10 (167.4056)	6 (166.2628)	8 (163.4172)	1 (173.1200)
2013-10-04	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	8 / 55 (647.9428)	10 (167.4172)	23 (156.5600)	23 (158.8228)	8 (165.1428)
2013-09-20	Smokin' on the Track BBQ Shenandoah, VA	1 / 26 (669.6572)	3 (166.8572)	6 (165.6800)	1 (173.7372)	5 (163.3828)
2013-09-06	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)
2013-08-23	Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA	7 / 28 (631.8856)	11 (159.9656)	17 (151.9772)	4 (164.5484)	8 (155.3944)
2013-07-26	Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza Bluemont, VA	3 / 33 (647.3944)	6 (166.8344)	4 (165.1772)	5 (164.5600)	26 (150.8228)
2013-07-12	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)
2013-06-28	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)
2013-06-21	BBQ, Bands & Brews Palmyra, VA	8 / 25 (649.1428)	13 (161.1428)	2 (168.5714)	9 (164.0000)	16 (155.4286)
2013-06-14	Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival Frederick, MD	17 / 63 (646.8566)	1 (176.0000)	15 (164.5714)	56 (145.1426)	22 (161.1426)
2013-05-25	The Memorial Day Pignic Fort Ritchie, MD	24 / 38 (617.1420)	29 (151.9996)	20 (157.1428)	21 (158.8570)	25 (149.1426)
2013-05-10	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	25 / 60 (615.9998)	44 (147.4286)	20 (158.2858)	30 (153.1428)	18 (157.1426)
2013-05-03	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	18 / 55 (638.2858)	7 (169.1428)	14 (160.5718)	21 (158.2856)	34 (150.2856)

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

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
2014 ↗	Master	#547 (683 pts)	#690 (549 pts)	#557 (699 pts)	#682 (554 pts)	#661 (559 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#58 (2239 pts)	#32 (2275 pts)	#58 (1951 pts)	#113 (1644 pts)	#134 (1631 pts)