They almost always walk
93%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 13 of 14 contests
A top-10 category call in 93% of their 14 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
SAUCY DAWG BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1514
peak 1533 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ
Best runs
6
straight top-10s
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2015-06-13
latest 2019-06-08
Best ToY finish
#657
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.37 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 637.67 (-5.30)
Walk rate
93%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Consistency
±19.88
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.74 · weakest Brisket (154.63)
Road miles
5,369
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 567 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
637.67 / 720
14 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (11 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.
High-water mark
670.9028
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.9028 at These Were the Days BBQ Showdown — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-08-08
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
THE DEVIL MADE ME Q IT has finished one call ahead of SAUCY DAWG BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2015
their best year
2015 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 39%.
- 5 contests
- 4 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 39%
A tough matchup
12–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMELLAQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.12 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 36% of the time against 57%.
- Brisket avg 154.63
- Chicken avg 163.74
- 5 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 Smoky Butt BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
The comeback
1.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff (2019-06-08).
- last seen 2017-08-12
- back 2019-06-08
Chicken nemesis
8 of 13
shared chicken entries lost
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ ahead 62% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 13 shared chicken entries.
Looking over their shoulder
3×
one call behind them
GETTIN' SAUCED BBQ CANADA has landed one call behind them 3 times.
The long haul
5,369
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,369 miles across 14 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 567 miles to Triple B Festival.
- 14 mapped stops
- furthest 567 mi
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.
98 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2668 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1537
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#2659 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#2671 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before SAUCY DAWG BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2669 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Level with SAUCY DAWG BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2664 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1528
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2670 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1532
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before SAUCY DAWG BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIGG SMOAK BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoky Butt BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILL-BILLY_BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| BORDERTOWN BAR B QUE | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| THE DEVIL MADE ME Q IT | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Dusty Rusty's BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| CORNERSTONE BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 176.0572 | 150.8000 | 163.74 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 173.1544 | 139.9200 | 159.71 | top 53% |
| Pork | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 171.4400 | 145.7144 | 159.59 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 141.7028 | 154.63 | top 58% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SK | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
| ON | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
| CA | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| AB | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
| MB | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 66% | 2017-08-12 |
| Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 44% | 2016-08-19 |
| Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 44% | 2016-06-18 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2015-06-13 → 2019-06-08
Busiest season
2016
5 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SK
3 of 14 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
11
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
14 entries · 0 wins · 8 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.74 · weakest Brisket (154.63)
Walk rate
93%
a top-10 call in 13 of 14 contests
Overall top-10 rate
57%
8 of 14 contests
Best top-10 run
6
straight contests
Master average
637.67
out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
159
181–144 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
5,369
14 mapped stops · furthest 567 mi
Schedule strength
1521
average field rating faced — tougher than 15% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
2017-08-12 → 2019-06-08
Power rating
1514
peak 1533 · #2661 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Pile of Bones BBQ Championship
- First call Pile of Bones BBQ Championship
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.9028 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- Career-best overall score670.9028 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0572 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- 2016
- Peak power rating (1533) Triple B Festival
- 10th tracked contest Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
- 2019
- Most recent contest Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.3 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | 2016-05-14 |
| +8.5 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2015-06-19 |
| +7.1 | BBQ on the Bow | 2015-09-05 |
| +6.2 | Triple B Festival Day 1 | 2017-06-23 |
| +5.2 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | 2015-08-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.8 | Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff | 2019-06-08 |
| -6.8 | Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown | 2017-08-12 |
| -4.6 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2016-06-18 |
| -2.3 | Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown | 2016-08-06 |
| -1 | Triple B Festival Day 2 | 2017-06-24 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 84% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 91.2% | 89.1% |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 80% | top 48% | 91.1% | 88.7% |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100% | top 39% | 93.2% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-08 | Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff Pilot Butte, SK | 16 / 19 (593.6344) | 15 (152.5372) | 17 (139.9200) | 8 (159.4744) | 17 (141.7028) |
| 2017-08-12 | Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown North Battleford, SK | 13 / 18 (617.6804) | 14 (157.7144) | 8 (158.8916) | 17 (149.6800) | 12 (151.3944) |
| 2017-06-24 | Triple B Festival Day 2 Kenora, ON | 12 / 21 (650.1944) | 18 (158.7884) | 13 (157.7488) | 8 (169.1200) | 9 (164.5372) |
| 2017-06-23 | Triple B Festival Day 1 Kenora, ON | 8 / 22 (656.4916) | 3 (172.0000) | 12 (158.2860) | 12 (163.4056) | 6 (162.8000) |
| 2016-08-19 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg, R3C5S5 | 13 / 25 (643.8632) | 7 (167.9888) | 18 (158.2172) | 14 (161.6800) | 14 (155.9772) |
| 2016-08-06 | Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown North Battleford, Saskatchewan, CA | 10 / 17 (628.6060) | 3 (165.7372) | 15 (154.8916) | 8 (160.5600) | 14 (147.4172) |
| 2016-06-18 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, CA | 26 / 42 (611.8856) | 25 (155.4056) | 31 (151.3944) | 18 (157.1200) | 29 (147.9656) |
| 2016-05-21 | Triple B Festival Kenora, ON | 8 / 17 (656.0460) | 6 (166.2628) | 13 (157.7372) | 11 (161.1888) | 4 (170.8572) |
| 2016-05-14 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Aldersyde, Alberta Canada, T0L1T0 | 7 / 34 (651.4056) | 9 (167.9884) | 3 (173.1428) | 6 (163.4516) | 27 (146.8228) |
| 2015-09-05 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, AB | 10 / 35 (641.0172) | 5 (170.8456) | 21 (153.0744) | 7 (167.4056) | 24 (149.6916) |
| 2015-08-21 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg, MB | 8 / 22 (643.4056) | 3 (167.4284) | 6 (162.8228) | 19 (153.7372) | 9 (159.4172) |
| 2015-08-08 | These Were the Days BBQ Showdown North Battleford, SK | 8 / 15 (670.9028) | 2 (176.0572) | 11 (164.0000) | 3 (171.4400) | 13 (159.4056) |
| 2015-06-19 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton Alberta, T6E 5K1 | 8 / 30 (639.4628) | 14 (162.8684) | 1 (172.6288) | 22 (150.2628) | 12 (153.7028) |
| 2015-06-13 | Pile of Bones BBQ Championship Regina, Saskatchewan Canada, | 11 / 22 (622.7888) | 16 (150.8000) | 2 (173.1544) | 16 (145.7144) | 10 (153.1200) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1769 (89 pts) | #1841 (94 pts) | #1881 (84 pts) | #1478 (139 pts) | #1850 (84 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #963 (356 pts) | #958 (401 pts) | #1018 (356 pts) | #1064 (336 pts) | #919 (401 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #657 (588 pts) | #550 (733 pts) | #703 (573 pts) | #646 (623 pts) | #754 (513 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #668 (544 pts) | #633 (609 pts) | #511 (769 pts) | #898 (404 pts) | #821 (439 pts) |