DAWG ON "gud" BBQ

DAWG ON "gud" BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 17th of 35 at the Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA) (2014). They are ranked #5301 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Dawg on Gud" BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,301

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1456

peak 1456 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 8, 2013

latest Nov 4, 2016 · 3.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1805

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

661.0968 / 720

Master · Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA)

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.72 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.62 (+5.11)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Consistency

±12.75

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.77 · weakest Brisket (157.82)

Road miles

358

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 86 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Master avg

645.62 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HOOTIE-Q has finished one call ahead of DAWG ON "gud" BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

OLD PLANTATION BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

OLD PLANTATION BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.95 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 22%.

Brisket avg 157.82
Chicken avg 166.77
1 call in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 4 K'S BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

OLD PLANTATION BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, OLD PLANTATION BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.77% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.77% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.7% of a perfect score
9 contests

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
2014 ↗	Master	#1805 (127 pts)	#1596 (167 pts)	#1866 (127 pts)	#1892 (127 pts)	#1538 (177 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1909 (88 pts)	#1271 (218 pts)	#2484 (68 pts)	#2489 (68 pts)	#2481 (68 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to DAWG ON "gud" BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

MONTANA MAX BBQ

#5,278 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2020

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HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM

#5,283 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2018

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Bourbon Barrel Barbecue

#5,311 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

They turned up 11 years after DAWG ON "gud" BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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WOTS SMOKERS

#5,297 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

Level with DAWG ON "gud" BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2024

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DRUM-B-QUE

#5,295 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2020

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Robin's Pit Crew

#5,313 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 4, 2018

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TENACIOUS Q	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
TUFF DAWG GRILLERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DIGGIN QUE-GA	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
GEORGIA JO'S SMOKIN Q	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
DEEP SOUTH BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	2	176.5600	161.6456	166.77	top 54%
Pork Ribs	9	0	169.1428	156	161.19	top 71%
Pork	9	1	165.1428	147.9996	159.84	top 74%
Brisket	9	1	172.5484	143.4286	157.82	top 71%

“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)	6	0	top 78%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 67%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	2	21	0	top 58%	Sep 12, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 163 finished ahead 86 times, behind 221

Longest layoff 1 yrs Oct 24, 2014 → Nov 6, 2015

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

20161 milestone

Nov 4 Most recent contest Roarin' Lions Smokin' BBQ (GBC Qualifier)

20141 milestone

Oct 24 Career-best overall score661.0968 Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA)

20135 milestones

Feb 8 First tracked contest Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
Feb 8 First call Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
Feb 8 Peak power rating (1492) Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
Sep 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.9368 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Sep 13 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.5	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA)	Oct 24, 2014
+2.6	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Sep 13, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)	Apr 19, 2013
-10.4	Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	Apr 5, 2013
-8	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)	Feb 8, 2013
-7.5	Flags are Flying	Nov 6, 2015
-7.3	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 14, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0%	top 85%	91.2%	91.2%
2015	1	0%	top 86%	89.3%	89.3%
2014	3	33%	top 66%	91.8%	90.5%
2013	4	50%	top 75%	91.8%	88.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 4, 2016	Roarin' Lions Smokin' BBQ (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	28 / 33 (656.4344)	22 (167.3944)	22 (168.5600)	29 (162.2400)	30 (158.2400)
Nov 6, 2015	Flags are Flying Winder, GA	18 / 21 (643.1768)	17 (161.6456)	14 (159.3600)	15 (164.5256)	17 (157.6456)
Oct 24, 2014	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA) Cleveland, GA	17 / 35 (661.0968)	5 (172.5600)	33 (156.0228)	27 (159.9656)	5 (172.5484)
Sep 12, 2014	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA	28 / 42 (657.4968)	35 (162.8000)	35 (161.6456)	28 (164.5256)	15 (168.5256)
Aug 14, 2014	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	29 / 35 (635.4172)	17 (166.8344)	26 (160)	33 (153.1084)	31 (155.4744)
Sep 13, 2013	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	21 / 43 (660.9368)	4 (176.5600)	29 (162.2284)	30 (161.6456)	28 (160.5028)
Apr 19, 2013	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) Cornelia, GA	32 / 36 (633.7136)	30 (162.2856)	13 (169.1428)	35 (147.9996)	32 (154.2856)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Summerville, GA	35 / 41 (625.7140)	15 (166.8570)	33 (156)	29 (159.4284)	39 (143.4286)
Feb 8, 2013	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) Young Harris, GA	25 / 33 (636.5710)	22 (163.9998)	22 (157.7144)	10 (165.1428)	25 (149.7140)

DAWG ON "gud" BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)