LAZY DOG BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4468

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1473

peak 1503 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-26

latest 2019-08-02

Best ToY finish

#1689

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

661.0628 / 720

Master · Music City BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

627.55

last 5 Master vs avg 627.55 (+0.00)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.3200

Pork · Music City BBQ Festival

Consistency

±21.89

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 158.61 · weakest Chicken (154.48)

Road miles

762

mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 507 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

Purse competed for

$5K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

627.55 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (2 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.

The weak link

−4.1 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.13 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Chicken avg 154.48
Pork Ribs avg 158.61
0 calls in 5 entries

The comeback

4.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.9 years, then back at Hometown BBQ Bash (2019-08-02).

last seen 2014-09-26
back 2019-08-02

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

Bones, Rubs, and Harmony

#4469 of the rated field

1473 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1473

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-07-17

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All Things Covered 'N Smoke

#4475 of the rated field

1473 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1509 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-03-27

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Bovine Swine and Dine

#4462 of the rated field

1473 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1473

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 7 years after LAZY DOG BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2023-03-17

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Son of A Mitch

#4482 of the rated field

1473 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1473

No shared contest yet.

Level with LAZY DOG BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2022-08-05

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Barbecuing In The Burbs

#4459 of the rated field

1473 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1473

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2019-05-25

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MP BBQ

#4474 of the rated field

1473 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1473

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2018-05-18

⚔ Head-to-head

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	0	164.0000	141.0972	154.48	top 81%
Pork Ribs	5	0	166.8228	150.8228	158.61	top 66%
Pork	5	1	170.3200	150.2168	158.49	top 67%
Brisket	5	1	168.5828	141.6572	155.97	top 63%

“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	Avg finish
IL	2	top 69%
AL	1	top 87%
KY	1	top 88%
TN	1	top 56%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 87%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 71%

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6 yrs 2013-07-26 → 2019-08-02

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 2 of 5 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 158.61 · weakest Chicken (154.48)

Walk rate 40% a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 5 contests

Master average 627.55 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 168 52–132 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 762 5 mapped stops · furthest 507 mi

Schedule strength 1541 average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests

Purse competed for $5,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 4.9 yrs 2014-09-26 → 2019-08-02

Power rating 1473 peak 1503 · #4468 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jul 26 First tracked contest Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)
Jul 26 First call Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)
Jul 26 Peak power rating (1503) Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)
2014
Aug 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0628 Music City BBQ Festival
Aug 22 Career-best overall score661.0628 Music City BBQ Festival
Aug 22 Career-best single call (Pork)170.3200 Music City BBQ Festival
2019
Aug 2 Most recent contest Hometown BBQ Bash

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.7	Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)	2013-07-26
+0.6	Music City BBQ Festival	2014-08-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.7	Up In Smoke on the Square	2013-08-23
-10.5	Grillin N Chillin BBQ	2014-09-26
-7.1	Hometown BBQ Bash	2019-08-02

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	100%	top 87%	84.3%	84.3%
2014	2	0%	top 72%	91.8%	89.2%
2013	2	50%	top 69%	89.3%	86.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-08-02	Hometown BBQ Bash 🏅 Hoover, AL	13 / 15 (606.6972)	14 (141.0972)	13 (150.8228)	6 (167.4056)	13 (147.3716)
2014-09-26	Grillin N Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	38 / 43 (623.8748)	39 (154.8112)	30 (160.5492)	40 (153.1200)	31 (155.3944)
2014-08-22	Music City BBQ Festival Nashville, TN	23 / 41 (661.0628)	38 (157.0744)	20 (166.8228)	12 (170.3200)	18 (166.8456)
2013-08-23	Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	43 / 46 (603.2684)	40 (155.4172)	34 (155.9772)	43 (150.2168)	43 (141.6572)
2013-07-26	Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) Morton, IL	20 / 45 (642.8568)	18 (164.0000)	22 (158.8684)	36 (151.4056)	9 (168.5828)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#1689 (144 pts)	#1846 (134 pts)	#1613 (159 pts)	#1466 (199 pts)	#1583 (169 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1867 (95 pts)	#1885 (105 pts)	#1979 (85 pts)	#2467 (70 pts)	#1483 (155 pts)