The heartbreaker
0.0684
points from the title
Came within 0.0684 points of the Grand Championship at Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship (Apr 25, 2014).
DRY HOLERS BBQ
DRY HOLERS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 62 at the Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1589 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1559
peak 1559 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Aug 31, 2013
latest Jul 4, 2014
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
67% of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.93 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 660.68 (-0.75)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.47 · weakest Chicken (161.44)
Road miles
2,677
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 794 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
660.68 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to DRY HOLERS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
50 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,585 of the rated field
- Contests
- 42
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1589
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to DRY HOLERS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DRY HOLERS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,591 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1560
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,593 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1558
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,592 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1558
They turned up 10 years after DRY HOLERS BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#1,587 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1564
Level with DRY HOLERS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,588 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 100%
- Peak
- 1559
8 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 153.6344 | 161.44 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 177.1428 | 145.6800 | 167.47 | top 30% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 157.1200 | 165.45 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 159.9656 | 166.32 | top 29% |
“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 27% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 33% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
5 contests
Contests a season
4.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
4 of 9 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
Opponents faced
400
finished ahead 309 times, behind 137
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20144 milestones
- First overall podium Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
- First Reserve Championship Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1559) Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship
- Most recent contest Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First call Cookeville Cookoff
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Cookeville Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3144 Cookeville Cookoff
- First overall top-10 Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score691.3484 Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.2 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival | Sep 20, 2013 |
| +13.9 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship | Apr 25, 2014 |
| +12.1 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | Feb 27, 2014 |
| +11.3 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full) | Apr 4, 2014 |
| +8.7 | Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship | Jul 4, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.2 | Cookeville Cookoff | Sep 6, 2013 |
| -1.8 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 31, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 80% | top 20% | 92.9% | 91.7% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 75% | top 46% | 96% | 91.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2014 | Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM | 9 / 38 (669.1084) | 22 (158.2972) | 3 (177.1428) | 13 (167.4056) | 11 (166.2628) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM | 25 / 60 (655.8856) | 40 (158.8456) | 13 (170.8228) | 30 (164.5372) | 23 (161.6800) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX | 2 / 62 (658.2628) | 33 (153.7372) | 10 (170.8344) | 6 (167.4284) | 6 (166.2628) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full) Cedar Park, TX | 7 / 50 (655.3484) | 4 (169.1428) | 18 (163.3828) | 31 (157.1200) | 10 (165.7028) |
| Feb 27, 2014 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 6 / 37 (661.0400) | 5 (170.8456) | 14 (162.2516) | 17 (159.9656) | 6 (167.9772) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Piggin' Around Woodbury, TN | 10 / 24 (677.0284) | 20 (161.0856) | 10 (169.1200) | 9 (173.1200) | 7 (173.7028) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival Tunica, MS | 5 / 53 (691.3484) | 7 (173.1200) | 11 (171.4172) | 3 (177.7028) | 17 (169.1084) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 31 / 42 (659.3144) | 42 (153.6344) | 1 (176.5600) | 33 (162.8800) | 23 (166.2400) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 51 / 89 (618.7656) | 59 (154.2516) | 76 (145.6800) | 40 (158.8684) | 27 (159.9656) |