Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT has landed one call behind them 2 times.
DOG STAR BBQ
DOG STAR BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 27 at the Hartford Rib Off (2019). They finished #1991 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 5, 2015
latest Jun 14, 2019 · 3.8 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.50 · weakest Brisket (143.67)
Road miles
4
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$7,250
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
607.27 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1991 (87 pts) | #1982 (102 pts) | #2056 (87 pts) | #2004 (102 pts) | #2075 (82 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 155.9540 | 157.39 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2744 | 141.1316 | 147.70 | top 79% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8000 | 158.2056 | 158.50 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.3944 | 139.9544 | 143.67 | top 89% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
40
finished ahead 18 times, behind 23
Longest layoff
3.8 yrs
Sep 5, 2015 → Jun 14, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20196 milestones
- First call Hartford Rib Off
- First overall top-10 Hartford Rib Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score326.8684 Hartford Rib Off
- Career-best overall score618.6972 Hartford Rib Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)158.8228 Hartford Rib Off
- Most recent contest Hartford Rib Off
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2019 | Hartford Rib Off 🏅 Hartford, CT | 5 / 27 (326.8684) | 10 (158.8228) | 17 (154.2744) | 13 (158.2056) | 21 (147.3944) |
| Sep 5, 2015 | Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships Hartford, CT | 16 / 17 (595.8400) | 13 (155.9540) | 16 (141.1316) | 13 (158.8000) | 17 (139.9544) |