Scratch N Dent BBQ KS
Rating
1484
peak 1517 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-10-25
latest 2022-09-29
Best ToY finish
#917
Master 2021
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
654.45
last 4 Master vs avg 654.45 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
177.7372
Consistency
±3.79
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.64 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.97)
Road miles
540
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 535 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
Purse competed for
$104K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
654.45 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
526.86 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 1 GC
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 42-team field at Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL).
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) (2019-10-25) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 32-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, LEE LA Q.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 42 at their very first tracked contest, Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) (2019-10-25).
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7372 | 159.9772 | 167.64 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 155.9544 | 163.97 | top 65% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.1428 | 157.6684 | 165.92 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 161.1428 | 164.26 | top 65% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 80% |
| TN | 1 | 1 | top 2% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2 | 171 | 0 | top 94% | 2022-09-29 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2 | 276 | 0 | top 67% | 2022-09-29 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (4 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) (2019-10-25)
- Wins it all in 20% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 654.45 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 526.86 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-10-25 — First tracked contest · Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL)
- 📣 2019-10-25 — First call · Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL)
- 🏆 2019-10-25 — First Grand Championship · Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL)
- 📈 2019-10-25 — Peak power rating (1517) · Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL)
- ⭐ 2022-09-29 — Career-best overall score (657.0056) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.7 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) | 2019-10-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
| -9.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| -7.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| -5.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 91.3% | 90.6% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 2% | 146.3% | 146.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 237 / 249 (657.0056) | 219 (163.9772) | 167 (168.5372) | 245 (157.6684) | 169 (166.8228) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 376 / 505 (647.8972) | 406 (159.9772) | 449 (155.9544) | 271 (166.2856) | 245 (165.6800) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 171 / 185 (656.4340) | 113 (169.6800) | 171 (159.4172) | 162 (163.9540) | 151 (163.3828) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 276 / 467 (656.4796) | 221 (166.8456) | 280 (163.9656) | 253 (164.5256) | 282 (161.1428) |
| 2019-10-25 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | 1 / 42 (526.8572) | 2 (177.7372) | 8 (171.9772) | 1 (177.1428) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #986 (120 pts) | #1051 (120 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #917 (120 pts) | #978 (120 pts) | #1023 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #957 (120 pts) |