A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
TRUEBUD BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
TRUEBUD BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
DC'S SMOKIN BBQ
DC'S SMOKIN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 32 at the Knights of Columbus (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2960 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1513 · rated over 5 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Feb 22, 2013
latest Jun 20, 2014 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.48 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 649.83 (+2.65)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.36 · weakest Chicken (159.78)
Road miles
549
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 135 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)
Master avg
649.83 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #659 (468 pts) | #784 (418 pts) | #1122 (268 pts) | #715 (468 pts) | #807 (393 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to DC'S SMOKIN BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
119 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,949 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1521
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to DC'S SMOKIN BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DC'S SMOKIN BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,970 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DC'S SMOKIN BBQ)
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,945 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1513
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to DC'S SMOKIN BBQ)
17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,943 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1526
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to DC'S SMOKIN BBQ)
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,974 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with DC'S SMOKIN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,936 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1516
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITMASTERIQ BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 145.5884 | 159.78 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 153.1424 | 163.62 | top 40% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 151.9428 | 164.36 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 154.2172 | 162.08 | top 49% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 71% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights of Columbus | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 35% | Jun 20, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
628
finished ahead 330 times, behind 506
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20141 milestone
- Most recent contest Knights of Columbus
20139 milestones
- First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5708 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score660.5708 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall podium Knights of Columbus
- First Reserve Championship Knights of Columbus
- Peak power rating (1513) Knights of Columbus
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.2 | Knights of Columbus | Jun 21, 2013 |
| +8.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 3, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | Polar Bear Challenge | Feb 22, 2013 |
| -3.3 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -2.6 | Knights of Columbus | Jun 20, 2014 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40% | top 50% | 91.7% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2014 | Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL | 16 / 25 (659.3368) | 11 (169.7028) | 8 (169.7028) | 17 (165.6684) | 20 (154.2628) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 115 / 174 (652.4112) | 173 (145.5884) | 60 (167.4172) | 42 (170.2856) | 54 (169.1200) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 331 / 535 (630.6740) | 424 (152.5140) | 38 (172) | 434 (151.9428) | 334 (154.2172) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL | 2 / 32 (659.4284) | 4 (167.4286) | 12 (155.4284) | 2 (172) | 9 (164.5714) |
| May 3, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO | 9 / 30 (660.5708) | 9 (169.1428) | 25 (153.1424) | 9 (166.2856) | 5 (172) |
| Feb 22, 2013 | Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO | 39 / 46 (636.5710) | 42 (154.2856) | 21 (164) | 33 (159.9998) | 36 (158.2856) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.