Bad Dog BBQ AR
Rating
1572
peak 1572
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2024-06-07
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#195
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
3
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
689.53 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 690.71 (-1.18)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.69
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.54 · weakest Brisket (171.48)
Road miles
3239
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 336 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
JANKY LEG BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Slappin'Butt BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest (2026-06-12).
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 24% across 3 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival (2025-09-26) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AR first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 166.8112 | 174.54 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.7028 | 171.56 | top 47% |
| Pork | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 180.0000 🔥 | 163.3828 | 173.12 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.8344 | 171.48 | top 41% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR | 8 | 1 | top 39% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 23% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| MS | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 1 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 36% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AR (8 of 16 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (15 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival (2025-09-26)
- Wins it all in 6% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 690.71
- 4 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 701.0972 | 689.53 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 717.7028 | 697.98 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 689.0740 | 684.62 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 2 / 36 (701.0972) | 10 (176.0116) | 8 (174.2744) | 7 (175.4056) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2026-05-29 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Contest Covington, TN | 18 / 25 (693.6112) | 15 (174.2628) | 17 (173.1200) | 4 (180.0000) | 20 (166.2284) |
| 2026-04-24 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 24 / 33 (679.8972) | 12 (177.1428) | 20 (170.8344) | 28 (163.3828) | 23 (168.5372) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 59 / 125 (684.4916) | 25 (176.0000) | 92 (165.6916) | 75 (169.6800) | 33 (173.1200) |
| 2026-03-13 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest Fayetteville, AR | 19 / 37 (688.5488) | 18 (174.2744) | 25 (167.9656) | 16 (173.1544) | 11 (173.1544) |
| 2025-09-26 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 1 / 26 (717.7028) | 2 (180.0000) | 1 (180.0000) | 6 (177.7028) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-06-27 | Old Town Smokeout Van Buren, AR | 14 / 27 (687.8852) | 26 (166.8112) | 3 (176.5600) | 9 (173.7028) | 10 (170.8112) |
| 2025-06-06 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 9 / 30 (701.6572) | 2 (178.8572) | 23 (169.6800) | 4 (178.8572) | 9 (174.2628) |
| 2025-04-25 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 8 / 34 (694.7656) | 25 (168.5256) | 3 (176.5600) | 5 (174.2628) | 5 (175.4172) |
| 2025-03-14 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest Fayetteville, AR | 14 / 28 (687.8856) | 3 (178.8572) | 11 (173.1200) | 18 (170.8228) | 22 (165.0856) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 181 / 444 (679.4060) | 19 (177.7144) | 297 (165.7144) | 97 (173.1428) | 310 (162.8344) |
| 2024-09-27 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 13 / 27 (689.0740) | 11 (172.5484) | 1 (179.4400) | 12 (173.1428) | 22 (163.9428) |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke on the Water Pine Bluff, AR | 8 / 42 (687.3828) | 11 (174.8456) | 34 (161.7028) | 18 (171.9772) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 23 / 37 (685.6112) | 25 (171.4056) | 21 (171.4172) | 28 (169.6684) | 11 (173.1200) |
| 2024-06-07 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 19 / 33 (681.6228) | 18 (170.8456) | 21 (167.3944) | 12 (171.9656) | 16 (171.4172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #195 (558 pts) | #241 (513 pts) | #306 (448 pts) | #181 (588 pts) | #183 (593 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #279 (785 pts) | #264 (845 pts) | #276 (925 pts) | #296 (780 pts) | #297 (795 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #424 (485 pts) | #443 (495 pts) | #436 (555 pts) | #453 (455 pts) | #365 (620 pts) |