D'S SMOKEHOUSE

D'S SMOKEHOUSE is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2012 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 13th of 28 at the 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (2013). They are ranked #3916 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,916

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1485

peak 1485 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Dec 31, 2012

latest Jun 20, 2014 · 1.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#450

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

658.2400 / 720

Master · 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.26 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 637.85 (+3.41)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1200

Pork Ribs · Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons

Consistency

±10.26

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.28 · weakest Brisket (156.45)

Road miles

745

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 89 mi

Schedule strength

17%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)

Master avg

637.85 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

Burnin and Lootin ahead in 100% of their meetings

Burnin and Lootin has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.82 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 42%.

Brisket avg 156.45
Chicken avg 164.28
1 call in 12 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of OM BBQ COMPANY in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 12 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.43% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.43% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.6% of a perfect score
12 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	#1132 (263 pts)	#1042 (328 pts)	#1072 (308 pts)	#1381 (218 pts)	#1075 (298 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#450 (681 pts)	#354 (856 pts)	#315 (961 pts)	#413 (776 pts)	#444 (716 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to D'S SMOKEHOUSE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Smoke This BBQ

#3,943 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1484

4–0 in 4 shared contests (100% to D'S SMOKEHOUSE)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — D'S SMOKEHOUSE ahead 4–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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Close Butt No Cigar

#3,918 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1485

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 Oct 23, 2020

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BLUEGRASS SMOKERS

#3,940 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1511

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 18, 2017

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LittleBrothersBBQ

#3,934 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1485

Level with D'S SMOKEHOUSE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

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WHITE DOG BBQ

#3,904 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1515

They've been 1515 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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AXE-MEN BBQ

#3,909 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1510

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 19, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
All Sauced Up	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
PORKETEERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	5	172	157.1084	164.28	top 43%
Pork Ribs	12	3	173.1200	146.8344	159.85	top 48%
Pork	12	2	170.8800	142.8570	157.28	top 59%
Brisket	12	1	170.2856	136.5712	156.45	top 57%

“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)	5	0	top 58%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 60%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2)	2	13	0	top 57%	Dec 28, 2013

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 8 contests

Contests a season 4 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 12 of 12 contests

Contests visited 11 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 220 finished ahead 222 times, behind 321

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

20142 milestones

Feb 21 10th tracked contest The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series)
Jun 20 Most recent contest 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship

20133 milestones

Apr 5 First call The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV
Aug 16 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1200 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
Dec 27 Career-best overall score658.2400 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship

20123 milestones

Dec 31 First tracked contest Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
Dec 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2850 Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
Dec 31 Peak power rating (1499) Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.5	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	Aug 16, 2013
+4.5	4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship	Dec 27, 2013
+0.1	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV	Apr 5, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.9	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship	Jun 20, 2014
-4.9	2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 15, 2013
-4	High Desert BBQ Showdown	Apr 20, 2013
-2.9	2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship	Jun 21, 2013
-2.4	4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2)	Dec 28, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2014	3	0%	top 66%	88.2%	88%
2013	8	88%	top 58%	91.4%	88.6%
2012	1	0%	top 52%	90.3%	90.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 20, 2014	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	47 / 65 (631.3028)	44 (162.2284)	60 (146.8344)	39 (161.0856)	33 (161.1544)
Mar 21, 2014	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	43 / 69 (634.7540)	55 (157.1084)	33 (159.4172)	47 (153.7028)	15 (164.5256)
Feb 21, 2014	The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) Indio, CA	31 / 48 (634.1372)	11 (167.4400)	14 (160)	45 (145.0516)	17 (161.6456)
Dec 28, 2013	4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2) Lake Elsinore, CA	17 / 25 (647.8856)	5 (172)	23 (153.6344)	6 (170.8800)	22 (151.3712)
Dec 27, 2013	4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA	13 / 28 (658.2400)	5 (170.2972)	7 (168.0228)	22 (156.5488)	16 (163.3712)
Aug 23, 2013	4th Annual Golden Acorn Casino BBQ Championship Campo, CA	15 / 26 (638.2056)	9 (167.9656)	10 (161.7028)	15 (161.7372)	23 (146.8000)
Aug 16, 2013	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA	26 / 63 (647.3828)	39 (159.4056)	4 (173.1200)	34 (157.7372)	25 (157.1200)
Jun 21, 2013	2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	44 / 70 (631.4282)	33 (162.2856)	53 (151.4286)	59 (147.4284)	9 (170.2856)
Apr 20, 2013	High Desert BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA	21 / 32 (625.1428)	9 (165.1428)	11 (162.2858)	29 (142.8570)	21 (154.8572)
Apr 5, 2013	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA	25 / 48 (631.4282)	10 (165.7142)	15 (163.4286)	6 (165.7142)	43 (136.5712)
Mar 15, 2013	2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	38 / 57 (623.9994)	33 (158.2854)	35 (153.7144)	26 (157.7140)	35 (154.2856)
Dec 31, 2012	Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA	13 / 25 (650.2850)	15 (163.4284)	12 (164.5712)	11 (166.8570)	17 (155.4284)

D'S SMOKEHOUSE

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

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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

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)