B&D BBQ

B&D BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 32 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 14th of 55 at the Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) (2021). They are ranked #5586 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “B & D BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,586

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1449

peak 1449 · rated over 32 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 21, 2013

latest Jun 26, 2026 · 13 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#317

Backyard 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 32 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

674.3200 / 720

Master · Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.36 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 625.13 (+33.23)

Walk rate

16%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Pork · Smoke on the Trails

Consistency

±51.18

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.75 · weakest Chicken (153.88)

Road miles

3,190

across 32 mapped stops · furthest 611 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Purse competed for

$189K

listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 24 state-championship entries

Master avg

625.13 / 720

30 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

323.66 / 360

2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

674.3200 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.3200 at Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 4, 2021

A tough matchup

21–0 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 21 of their 21 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.9 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.87 points below their pork, and turns into a call 3% of the time against 3%.

Chicken avg 153.88
Pork avg 161.75
1 call in 31 entries

A strong matchup

11–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 85% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of No Clue BBQ in 11 of their 13 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship (Mar 19, 2021).

last seen Jun 21, 2019
back Mar 19, 2021

Pork nemesis

17 of 21 shared pork entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 81% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 17 of 21 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Flying W North BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A June team

Top 58% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 58% across 17 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

17 June contests
top 68% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,190 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,190 miles across 32 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 611 miles to Smoke & Ale Fall Festival.

32 mapped stops
furthest 611 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 52nd

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
2026 ↗	Backyard	#317 (60 pts)	#320 (60 pts)	#326 (60 pts)	—	—
2025 ↗	Backyard	#368 (60 pts)	#350 (75 pts)	#380 (60 pts)	—	—

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to B&D BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Smokesdidier bbq

#5,567 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1450

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to B&D BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

WHISKEY SMOKERS

#5,574 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to B&D BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

The Dogs Liked It

#5,587 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

4–0 in 4 shared contests (100% to B&D BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than B&D BBQ has cooked, 10 to 32, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

The Smoking Silverback

#5,595 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to B&D BBQ)

They turned up 9 years after B&D BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jul 10, 2026

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HOG STREET BULLIES

#5,596 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1449

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before B&D BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 35 contests

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12 BAR BLUES CUE

#5,593 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1449

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Aug 26, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
913 BBQ	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
POWER I BBQ	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
Knights of the Holy Grill	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
No Clue BBQ	13	11	2	85%	⚔ compare
The Drizzlers	13	11	2	85%	⚔ compare
Too Hot to Handle	13	10	3	77%	⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
Every Man A Smoker	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
Natural Born Grillers	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	31	1	1	175.4628	20	153.88	top 69%
Pork Ribs	32	2	0	176.0116	131.2228	156.49	top 67%
Pork	30	1	0	177.1428	133.0972	161.75	top 58%
Brisket	30	2	0	173.7028	139.3716	159.03	top 56%

“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)	4	0	top 79%
Large (40+)	28	0	top 67%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	22	top 68%
MO	6	top 67%
IA	2	top 73%
MI	1	top 84%
TN	1	top 56%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	6	52	top 50%	Jun 26, 2026
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	4	122	top 79%	Jun 24, 2016
Iowa State BBQ Championship	2	33	top 73%	Apr 3, 2026
Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition	2	24	top 73%	Jun 3, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 5 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 22 of 32 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 22 4 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 32 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Opponents faced 1,102 finished ahead 1,151 times, behind 2,083

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Jun 21, 2019 → Mar 19, 2021

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

20261 milestone

Jun 26 Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

20231 milestone

Jun 16 25th tracked contest Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life"

20212 milestones

Jun 4 Career-best overall score674.3200 Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)
Sep 10 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 Smoke on the Trails

20171 milestone

Oct 13 10th tracked contest Smoke & Ale Fall Festival

20152 milestones

Apr 3 First call Fifth Annual Bull Moose
Apr 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5488 Fifth Annual Bull Moose

20132 milestones

Jun 21 First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 21 Peak power rating (1494) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)	Jun 4, 2021
+9.9	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 21, 2024
+7.8	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 24, 2022
+5.5	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 23, 2023
+4.7	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 26, 2026

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.5	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 24, 2016
-10.8	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition	May 29, 2015
-10.3	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 26, 2015
-10.2	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits	Apr 5, 2019
-8.2	8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge	Apr 22, 2016

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0%	top 63%	91.4%	90.8%
2025	3	0%	top 65%	91.3%	90.6%
2024	1	0%	top 30%	92.5%	92.5%
2023	2	0%	top 55%	93.2%	92.2%
2022	3	0%	top 64%	91.3%	89.7%
2021	5	40%	top 64%	93.7%	90.1%
2019	3	33%	top 75%	90%	79.5%
2018	3	33%	top 71%	89.4%	87%
2017	3	0%	top 75%	87.4%	80.1%
2016	2	0%	top 92%	85.1%	82.3%
2015	3	33%	top 77%	91.7%	86.3%
2014	1	0%	top 66%	85.7%	85.7%
2013	1	0%	top 68%	85.9%	85.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 26, 2026	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	73 / 157 (658.2972)	133 (155.4056)	68 (166.9032)	54 (169.7028)	58 (166.2856)
Apr 3, 2026	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	33 / 42 (324.4456)	30 (165.0856)	33 (159.3600)	—	—
Jun 27, 2025	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	81 / 159 (657.0740)	40 (170.2972)	96 (162.8228)	90 (163.9884)	104 (159.9656)
Jun 13, 2025	11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	23 / 30 (654.1600)	28 (155.9200)	12 (173.1200)	23 (165.1084)	23 (160.0116)
Apr 4, 2025	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	33 / 49 (322.8688)	22 (168.0116)	34 (154.8572)	—	—
Jun 21, 2024	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	52 / 172 (666.2740)	80 (163.4284)	21 (171.4400)	22 (172.5828)	97 (158.8228)
Jun 23, 2023	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	73 / 167 (656.0112)	70 (165.1544)	112 (160)	40 (170.8684)	94 (159.9884)
Jun 16, 2023	Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS	19 / 29 (671.3716)	22 (165.7028)	23 (165.1088)	12 (171.4172)	15 (169.1428)
Jun 24, 2022	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	63 / 164 (657.6000)	126 (157.6800)	29 (169.7144)	59 (167.9656)	76 (162.2400)
Jun 3, 2022	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition 🏅 Kansas City, MO	24 / 41 (649.5880)	40 (147.3712)	26 (161.1200)	19 (167.9884)	12 (173.1084)
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	88 / 94 (630.1600)	85 (157.7028)	79 (160.5372)	83 (158.8228)	84 (153.0972)
Sep 10, 2021	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	33 / 53 (655.3600)	45 (154.2284)	39 (161.1544)	8 (177.1428)	33 (162.8344)
Jul 16, 2021	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Cameron, MO	30 / 33 (634.6972)	31 (158.8572)	33 (149.6688)	25 (163.9428)	25 (162.2284)
Jun 25, 2021	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	83 / 145 (640.9600)	16 (170.8572)	144 (131.2228)	19 (172)	37 (166.8800)
Jun 4, 2021	Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO	14 / 55 (674.3200)	30 (162.2628)	4 (176.0116)	16 (170.2972)	18 (165.7484)
Mar 19, 2021	3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	58 / 70 (638.2168)	56 (161.7144)	58 (157.1200)	47 (165.6912)	61 (153.6912)
Jun 21, 2019	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	130 / 183 (629.0628)	38 (167.9772)	176 (139.3944)	109 (159.4284)	77 (162.2628)
May 31, 2019	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO	30 / 56 (647.9772)	3 (175.4628)	45 (152.5144)	16 (167.4400)	39 (152.5600)
Apr 5, 2019	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS	53 / 53 (439.8396)	—	52 (142.2400)	45 (155.3712)	50 (142.2284)
Oct 5, 2018	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	48 / 56 (602.6512)	46 (151.3600)	54 (140.5372)	45 (155.3712)	39 (155.3828)
Jun 22, 2018	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	96 / 185 (633.5772)	130 (154.8228)	114 (157.0744)	64 (164.5372)	94 (157.1428)
Apr 20, 2018	10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	35 / 46 (643.9084)	45 (149.0856)	21 (166.2744)	39 (154.8456)	6 (173.7028)
Oct 13, 2017	Smoke & Ale Fall Festival Chelsea, MI	27 / 32 (470.2972)	29 (20)	21 (155.4400)	27 (133.0972)	14 (161.7600)
Jun 23, 2017	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	105 / 184 (629.6000)	121 (154.8344)	32 (167.4056)	137 (154.8228)	118 (152.5372)
Apr 21, 2017	9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	53 / 64 (629.6116)	56 (153.7028)	63 (143.9200)	43 (164.5488)	22 (167.4400)
Jun 24, 2016	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	175 / 183 (572.3768)	180 (139.4400)	163 (145.1084)	155 (147.9428)	163 (139.8856)
Apr 22, 2016	8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	53 / 60 (612.4576)	51 (155.3944)	46 (160.0116)	52 (155.3828)	58 (141.6688)
Jun 26, 2015	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	158 / 183 (605.5316)	168 (145.0972)	180 (139.3372)	142 (153.6684)	29 (167.4288)
May 29, 2015	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO	38 / 43 (597.0176)	29 (159.4288)	38 (145.6572)	37 (152.5600)	43 (139.3716)
Apr 3, 2015	Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	23 / 41 (660.5488)	40 (154.2744)	9 (170.8688)	29 (162.8228)	7 (172.5828)
Jun 27, 2014	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	122 / 184 (617.0628)	174 (144.5600)	94 (158.2744)	123 (153.6684)	59 (160.5600)
Jun 21, 2013	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	125 / 183 (618.2852)	39 (165.1428)	162 (143.4284)	90 (159.4284)	129 (150.2856)

B&D BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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

Backyard avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

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)