Barking Dog BBQ KS
Rating
1653
peak 1661
Contests
76
in the data
First seen
2020-07-17
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#112
Master 2021
Grand champs
1
2 reserve
Category wins
8
24 podiums
Overall top-10s
22
of 76 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Current form
686.90 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 683.26 (+3.64)
Walk rate
64%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.87
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.94 · weakest Brisket (168.13)
Road miles
3534
mi across 76 mapped stops · furthest 269 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Cow Creek BBQ has finished one call ahead of Barking Dog BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Happy Grillmore has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 42 of their 51 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Pine Tar BBQ in 25 of their 28 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7144 points of the Grand Championship at Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life (2021-06-18).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 31-team field at Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 21% across 3 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ (2024-05-17) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, MAN MEAT BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 72 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 160.5256 | 171.94 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 74 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.2516 | 171.55 | top 39% |
| Pork | 72 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.4056 | 171.65 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 72 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 177.7144 | 154.7540 | 168.13 | top 47% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 52 | 1 | top 36% |
| MO | 17 | 0 | top 48% |
| OK | 3 | 0 | top 52% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 28 | 1 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 43 | 0 | top 42% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (53 of 76 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (74 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ (2024-05-17)
- Wins it all in 1% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 683.26
- 6 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 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 699.9772 | 689.08 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 697.6688 | 683.23 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 703.4060 | 687.88 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 697.6688 | 683.20 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 698.2284 | 680.98 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 704.5600 | 681.73 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 678.1944 | 669.99 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 15 / 33 (693.0860) | 24 (167.3828) | 8 (177.1544) | 4 (177.7144) | 15 (170.8344) |
| 2026-06-05 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual McLouth, KS | 11 / 30 (685.0512) | 10 (173.1200) | 19 (168.5256) | 8 (173.7028) | 10 (169.7028) |
| 2026-04-24 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO | 9 / 28 (687.3716) | 1 (177.7144) | 11 (171.9772) | 13 (172.5600) | 20 (165.1200) |
| 2026-04-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 8 / 27 (689.6344) | 9 (174.2744) | 9 (173.1200) | 19 (169.6800) | 7 (172.5600) |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) Osage City, KS | 66 / 101 (679.3484) | 26 (175.4172) | 71 (169.1200) | 52 (170.8456) | 83 (163.9656) |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 3 / 68 (699.9772) | 1 (180.0000) | 9 (174.8572) | 11 (176.5600) | 35 (168.5600) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 97 / 158 (683.3144) | 27 (176.5600) | 19 (176.5716) | 84 (170.8228) | 155 (159.3600) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 101 / 401 (689.0744) | 51 (176.0000) | 175 (170.2744) | 140 (171.9772) | 138 (170.8228) |
| 2025-10-10 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 11 / 30 (683.3028) | 14 (173.1200) | 6 (173.1200) | 20 (166.2400) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2025-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 7 / 67 (697.6688) | 27 (169.1200) | 12 (174.2860) | 4 (177.7028) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 36 / 53 (671.8400) | 35 (170.8228) | 19 (173.1316) | 45 (163.9428) | 39 (163.9428) |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off Cameron, MO | 18 / 36 (682.1600) | 8 (176.5716) | 22 (170.8228) | 27 (167.3828) | 19 (167.3828) |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 46 / 159 (672.5028) | 17 (176.0000) | 88 (164.5372) | 46 (170.2628) | 90 (161.7028) |
| 2025-06-13 | 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 18 / 30 (675.2912) | 17 (169.6800) | 16 (170.8344) | 22 (167.9656) | 17 (166.8112) |
| 2025-06-06 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual McLouth, KS | 8 / 28 (696.5140) | 4 (177.1428) | 3 (178.2972) | 5 (175.4172) | 16 (165.6568) |
| 2025-04-25 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO | 5 / 40 (697.0744) | 4 (177.7144) | 11 (175.4172) | 32 (166.2400) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 52 / 92 (679.3256) | 49 (171.4172) | 5 (178.2972) | 55 (168.5256) | 75 (161.0856) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 51 / 70 (670.6740) | 51 (167.3944) | 39 (169.6684) | 10 (176.5600) | 62 (157.0512) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 127 / 169 (677.0172) | 58 (174.2628) | 146 (166.2400) | 140 (166.2516) | 92 (170.2628) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 26 / 444 (697.1200) | 35 (177.1544) | 65 (175.4172) | 231 (167.9884) | 22 (176.5600) |
| 2024-10-11 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 7 / 31 (692.5372) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (174.8572) | 25 (165.1200) | 10 (172.5600) |
| 2024-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 21 / 73 (678.7656) | 8 (175.4172) | 25 (168.5600) | 15 (174.2628) | 44 (160.5256) |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Weston, MO | 28 / 38 (673.0284) | 20 (170.8228) | 32 (165.0972) | 2 (175.4516) | 28 (161.6568) |
| 2024-08-23 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship Paola, KS | 13 / 42 (691.9200) | 14 (173.1200) | 2 (178.8572) | 16 (172.5600) | 20 (167.3828) |
| 2024-08-09 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 18 / 46 (684.4340) | 30 (166.2284) | 19 (170.8228) | 9 (174.2744) | 10 (173.1084) |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 9 / 172 (688.5484) | 14 (176.5600) | 15 (172.0228) | 49 (168.5600) | 22 (171.4056) |
| 2024-06-14 | 10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 13 / 34 (686.2284) | 23 (166.8456) | 3 (177.7144) | 12 (174.2628) | 19 (167.4056) |
| 2024-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual McLouth, KS | 2 / 35 (698.2284) | 11 (171.9884) | 3 (177.7144) | 5 (175.4172) | 4 (173.1084) |
| 2024-05-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 1 / 31 (703.4060) | 9 (175.4172) | 7 (174.2744) | 3 (176.0000) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 47 / 97 (683.3144) | 75 (165.0972) | 26 (174.2628) | 52 (169.6800) | 21 (174.2744) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 202 / 487 (677.6112) | 195 (170.2628) | 130 (172.5600) | 258 (167.4056) | 238 (167.3828) |
| 2023-09-09 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 14 / 38 (686.2172) | 14 (173.1316) | 19 (170.8228) | 17 (169.1428) | 9 (173.1200) |
| 2023-08-25 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 19 / 44 (680.9940) | 24 (168.5256) | 22 (169.6800) | 5 (177.7028) | 25 (165.0856) |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 59 / 62 (681.6000) | 54 (169.6800) | 16 (175.4172) | 48 (169.6800) | 57 (166.8228) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 29 / 90 (691.9316) | 23 (175.4056) | 39 (173.1316) | 14 (176.5600) | 66 (166.8344) |
| 2023-07-28 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 7 / 25 (689.6344) | 4 (175.4172) | 9 (172.5600) | 2 (173.1200) | 12 (168.5372) |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Cameron, MO | 23 / 30 (668.9596) | 17 (169.6800) | 2 (180.0000) | 23 (164.5256) | 30 (154.7540) |
| 2023-06-16 | Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" Kansas City, KS | 12 / 29 (683.9316) | 12 (173.1200) | 9 (173.1316) | 11 (171.4172) | 18 (166.2628) |
| 2023-06-09 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 32 / 44 (668.9712) | 21 (170.8228) | 43 (162.8000) | 28 (167.9772) | 22 (167.3712) |
| 2023-06-02 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual McLouth, KS | 5 / 36 (678.8112) | 12 (168.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 14 (168.0228) | 21 (162.2284) |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ Sugar Creek, MO | 8 / 51 (690.7768) | 9 (174.8456) | 13 (173.7028) | 5 (177.1428) | 30 (165.0856) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 7 / 103 (697.6688) | 5 (177.7144) | 54 (169.6800) | 1 (180.0000) | 39 (170.2744) |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 22 / 68 (684.4568) | 34 (169.6800) | 13 (174.8572) | 33 (170.8112) | 32 (169.1084) |
| 2022-10-29 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 Oak Grove, MO | 22 / 32 (678.2172) | 20 (170.2628) | 2 (178.2972) | 20 (169.1200) | 28 (160.5372) |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Oak Grove, MO | 11 / 40 (687.3140) | 18 (170.2628) | 12 (173.1200) | 8 (171.9656) | 19 (171.9656) |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 13 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 205 / 505 (673.6572) | 301 (165.6800) | 179 (169.7144) | 347 (162.8456) | 41 (175.4172) |
| 2022-09-09 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 3 / 37 (698.2284) | 3 (177.7028) | 9 (174.2628) | 4 (176.5600) | 13 (169.7028) |
| 2022-08-26 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 21 / 48 (677.0284) | 36 (160.5256) | 12 (169.6800) | 14 (173.1200) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 28 / 54 (680.5144) | 27 (169.6800) | 42 (163.3944) | 10 (174.8800) | 15 (172.5600) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 10 / 19 (681.0400) | 14 (166.2400) | 11 (171.4172) | 12 (169.6800) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 29 / 164 (673.1312) | 102 (161.1084) | 38 (168.0228) | 11 (175.4400) | 33 (168.5600) |
| 2022-06-17 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" Kansas City, KS | 5 / 29 (688.5028) | 14 (169.1200) | 10 (169.7028) | 8 (174.2628) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2022-05-13 | Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q) Lansing, KS | 15 / 28 (669.6344) | 11 (172.5600) | 9 (170.2744) | 12 (167.4288) | 21 (159.3712) |
| 2022-04-22 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) Sugar Creek, MO | 12 / 35 (687.9200) | 11 (173.1200) | 19 (167.9772) | 14 (169.1200) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 22 / 94 (685.0512) | 50 (169.1200) | 9 (175.4400) | 19 (174.2628) | 55 (166.2284) |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 38 / 71 (672.5260) | 11 (173.1544) | 36 (165.6800) | 25 (170.8228) | 46 (162.8688) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 71 / 92 (679.3256) | 82 (167.4056) | 38 (174.2628) | 44 (171.9772) | 74 (165.6800) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 28 / 111 (686.7888) | 10 (176.5716) | 78 (166.2516) | 36 (173.1200) | 39 (170.8456) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-29 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 Unity Village, MO | 34 / 41 (674.1828) | 22 (171.4172) | 36 (166.2744) | 9 (174.8456) | 38 (161.6456) |
| 2021-10-15 | Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO | 4 / 27 (691.3944) | 11 (168.5716) | 8 (170.8228) | 5 (175.4172) | 1 (176.5828) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 195 / 467 (666.7544) | 203 (167.4172) | 337 (161.0972) | 213 (166.2400) | 72 (172.0000) |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 23 / 53 (681.6456) | 21 (170.8688) | 11 (175.4056) | 4 (178.8572) | 41 (156.5140) |
| 2021-08-20 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 7 / 46 (689.0972) | 12 (172.0344) | 1 (178.8572) | 22 (169.6800) | 18 (168.5256) |
| 2021-08-13 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 7 / 25 (694.1940) | 3 (177.7028) | 16 (167.3828) | 9 (173.1084) | 7 (176.0000) |
| 2021-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Cameron, MO | 14 / 25 (678.8116) | 8 (173.1544) | 18 (166.8688) | 5 (174.2628) | 19 (164.5256) |
| 2021-07-16 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Cameron, MO | 19 / 33 (671.3484) | 29 (163.9656) | 26 (163.4172) | 19 (169.6800) | 5 (174.2856) |
| 2021-07-16 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off One Meat Rib Contest Cameron, MO | — | — | 12 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2021-06-18 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS | 2 / 37 (704.5600) | 10 (174.2744) | 6 (175.4400) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (174.8456) |
| 2021-06-04 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual Mclouth, KS | 4 / 42 (685.6572) | 16 (169.6800) | 2 (177.1544) | 8 (172.0000) | 13 (166.8228) |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 47 / 70 (658.7768) | 13 (173.7028) | 55 (159.9656) | 56 (159.4056) | 37 (165.7028) |
| 2020-09-11 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 27 / 48 (673.0284) | 13 (174.2628) | 26 (168.0000) | 36 (163.3828) | 28 (167.3828) |
| 2020-08-21 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 35 / 43 (658.7548) | 16 (172.5716) | 39 (158.2516) | 12 (173.1544) | 39 (154.7772) |
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Cameron, MO | 24 / 42 (678.1944) | 28 (168.0000) | 21 (170.8344) | 4 (176.5600) | 31 (162.8000) |
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 | #119 (813 pts) | #86 (953 pts) | #170 (703 pts) | #133 (743 pts) | #183 (593 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #208 (1048 pts) | #206 (1113 pts) | #175 (1253 pts) | #230 (973 pts) | #187 (1138 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #115 (1381 pts) | #159 (1186 pts) | #118 (1421 pts) | #170 (1140 pts) | #154 (1196 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #157 (1184 pts) | #156 (1179 pts) | #136 (1384 pts) | #93 (1484 pts) | #282 (789 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #170 (1178 pts) | #171 (1198 pts) | #125 (1388 pts) | #128 (1326 pts) | #145 (1271 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #112 (1375 pts) | #144 (1192 pts) | #107 (1401 pts) | #92 (1505 pts) | #127 (1300 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #521 (185 pts) | #406 (285 pts) | #550 (200 pts) | #313 (395 pts) | #565 (180 pts) |