High-water mark
674.2850
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.2850 at The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-05-03
WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1512 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2013-03-15
latest 2022-09-08
Best ToY finish
#779
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.35 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 647.62 (-5.27)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.56
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.99 · weakest Brisket (156.53)
Road miles
1,127
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 148 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Purse competed for
$32K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
647.62 / 720
14 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (10 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 44%.
- 4 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 2 category wins
- average top 44%
A tough matchup
13–0
behind in the head-to-head
Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings
Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
The weak link
−10.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.46 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 21%.
- Brisket avg 156.53
- Pork avg 166.99
- 0 calls in 14 entries
A strong matchup
5–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 83% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SWINEFELD in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
The comeback
2.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2021-08-13).
- last seen 2019-05-03
- back 2021-08-13
Pork nemesis
10 of 13
shared pork entries lost
Organizer Portal ahead 77% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 10 of 13 shared pork entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
CB&S Bank has landed one call behind them 2 times.
A May team
Top 57%
average finish in May
Something about May: average finish in the top 57% across 6 contests, versus top 67% the rest of the year.
- 6 May contests
- top 67% the rest of the year
The metronome
±2.30%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.30% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 89.9% of a perfect score
- 14 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4762 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Boss Hawgs ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4739 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4757 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4731 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4744 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 40% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#4733 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizer Portal | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JIGGY PIGGY | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| 1709 BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BEAN BANDITS | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| Neighbor's Brewin' & Quein' | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| South Pork | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE OF THE SHOALS | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM HOGWEISER | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BLUE QUE | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWIGGIN PIG | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Brew-N-Que | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| T&J's Dirty Butts | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Chokin "N" tha Smoke | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| The Specialists | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7142 | 135.8856 | 159.80 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 177.1544 | 144.5028 | 164.30 | top 52% |
| Pork | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.7142 | 157.0856 | 166.99 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 133.6232 | 156.53 | top 73% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 10 | 0 | top 63% |
| MS | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 67% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 4 | 32 | 0 | top 63% | 2019-05-03 |
| Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 | 31 | 0 | top 85% | 2022-09-08 |
| Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 | 2 | 56 | 0 | top 87% | 2017-03-17 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
9.5 yrs
2013-03-15 → 2022-09-08
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 8 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
10 of 14 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
9
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
14 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 166.99 · weakest Brisket (156.53)
Walk rate
29%
a top-10 call in 4 of 14 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 14 contests
Master average
647.62
out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
554
341–639 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,127
14 mapped stops · furthest 148 mi
Schedule strength
1544
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$32,000
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
2019-05-03 → 2021-08-13
Power rating
1467
peak 1512 · #4759 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.7136 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- First call The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First category win (Pork) The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best overall score674.2850 The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7142 The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Peak power rating (1512) Christmas on the River State Championship
- 2017
- 10th tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- 2022
- Most recent contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.3 | The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2013-05-03 |
| +5.5 | Christmas on the River State Championship | 2013-12-06 |
| +2.4 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | 2013-03-15 |
| +1.5 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2017-05-05 |
| +1.2 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2015-05-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | High on the Hog Festival | 2014-04-18 |
| -10.5 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 | 2016-03-18 |
| -7.5 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2016-05-06 |
| -6.2 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2021-08-13 |
| -5.2 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 | 2017-03-17 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 91.5% | 90.4% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 87.4% | 86.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 92% | 92% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 90% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 75% | top 44% | 93.7% | 92.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-08 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 31 / 35 (624.8916) | 29 (157.6572) | 34 (153.6572) | 31 (159.3716) | 26 (154.2056) |
| 2021-08-13 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 40 / 49 (634.1372) | 37 (161.1200) | 47 (144.5028) | 32 (164.5372) | 30 (163.9772) |
| 2019-05-03 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 35 / 54 (648.4688) | 38 (161.6688) | 22 (166.8572) | 31 (165.0972) | 44 (154.8456) |
| 2017-09-15 | Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL | 29 / 39 (645.5428) | 28 (162.8112) | 26 (163.9888) | 26 (161.6800) | 33 (157.0628) |
| 2017-05-05 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 39 / 69 (658.7312) | 57 (156.5600) | 49 (161.6684) | 12 (174.2628) | 34 (166.2400) |
| 2017-03-17 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS | 56 / 68 (649.0172) | 42 (166.8228) | 35 (166.2628) | 20 (171.4172) | 66 (144.5144) |
| 2016-05-06 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 54 / 67 (629.5084) | 66 (135.8856) | 26 (166.2400) | 32 (165.6800) | 38 (161.7028) |
| 2016-03-18 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS | 88 / 95 (615.7824) | 90 (149.0856) | 79 (155.9428) | 79 (157.0856) | 77 (153.6684) |
| 2015-05-01 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 32 / 63 (662.6968) | 43 (163.9428) | 24 (168.5372) | 16 (171.4056) | 50 (158.8112) |
| 2014-04-18 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 56 / 62 (638.1032) | 41 (166.2400) | 35 (164.5372) | 7 (173.7028) | 62 (133.6232) |
| 2013-12-06 | Christmas on the River State Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 12 / 29 (662.1256) | 26 (160.5256) | 1 (177.1544) | 10 (167.3828) | 25 (157.0628) |
| 2013-05-17 | Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL | 17 / 27 (665.7142) | 22 (162.2854) | 7 (172.5716) | 17 (166.2858) | 15 (164.5714) |
| 2013-05-03 | The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 18 / 62 (674.2850) | 39 (162.8568) | 2 (176.5714) | 1 (177.7142) | 40 (157.1426) |
| 2013-03-15 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 43 / 100 (657.7136) | 22 (169.7142) | 57 (161.7140) | 53 (162.2856) | 53 (163.9998) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1462 (185 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2175 (65 pts) | #1985 (105 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #1535 (180 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #779 (396 pts) | #1071 (286 pts) | #398 (786 pts) | #554 (596 pts) | #982 (306 pts) |