T-Dawg BBQ MO
Rating
1655
peak 1657
Contests
37
in the data
First seen
2023-03-24
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#28
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
1
4 reserve
Category wins
4
15 podiums
Overall top-10s
17
of 37 contests
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
483.51 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 409.75 (+73.76)
Walk rate
65%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±142.63
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.19 · weakest Brisket (165.92)
Road miles
4214
mi across 37 mapped stops · furthest 474 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Breaking Slabs BBQ has finished one call ahead of T-Dawg BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
HESSHOGS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Poppin Smoke BBQ in 11 of their 14 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 11% across 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Finished level on points with the champion at Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest (2026-06-12) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 56-team field at Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD).
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 12% across 7 contests, versus top 30% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 33 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 149.6228 | 171.19 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 34 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 179.4400 | 161.6572 | 169.77 | top 35% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 160.5028 | 169.70 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 159.9428 | 165.92 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 19 | 1 | top 30% |
| KS | 11 | 0 | top 31% |
| IA | 3 | 0 | top 29% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 34% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 28% |
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 29% |
| Large (40+) | 14 | 1 | top 32% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (16 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (20 of 37 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (34 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) (2024-10-26)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 409.75
- 4 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 692.5828 | 433.41 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 694.8000 | 403.88 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 678.7656 | 405.04 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 669.5660 | 415.34 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 14 / 157 (692.5828) | 3 (180.0000) | 2 (179.4400) | 63 (168.0228) | 68 (165.1200) |
| 2026-06-12 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 2 / 36 (355.4172) | 2 (178.8572) | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) Kansas City, MO | 5 / 16 (346.2744) | 11 (169.6800) | 4 (176.5944) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 17 / 42 (339.3716) | 3 (177.7144) | 32 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 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 | 150 / 158 (654.6628) | 109 (170.2628) | 144 (163.9544) | 153 (160.5028) | 152 (159.9428) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 151 / 401 (683.8972) | 130 (173.1200) | 189 (169.6916) | 169 (171.4056) | 159 (169.6800) |
| 2025-10-03 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 17 / 23 (330.7656) | 19 (159.9428) | 9 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 8 / 28 (333.0628) | 8 (163.9428) | 6 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 2 / 32 (343.9656) | 3 (174.2628) | 4 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (Backyard 2) Cameron, MO | 2 / 10 (345.0856) | 1 (173.1200) | 3 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off Cameron, MO | 5 / 36 (341.0856) | 4 (171.9656) | 5 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 11 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 11 / 159 (694.8000) | 13 (176.5600) | 57 (169.6800) | 16 (176.0000) | 24 (172.5600) |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 6 / 36 (339.3484) | 5 (171.9656) | 8 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 24 / 70 (342.8116) | 1 (180.0000) | 41 (162.8116) | — | — |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 10 / 49 (344.5484) | 12 (171.9656) | 11 (172.5828) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 19 / 33 (334.8000) | 11 (172.5600) | 26 (162.2400) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 15 (161.6572) | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 1 / 56 (350.2628) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 10 / 53 (332.4684) | 9 (169.6684) | 14 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 2 / 19 (354.2972) | 3 (174.8572) | 1 (179.4400) | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Weston, MO | 12 / 38 (678.7656) | 24 (169.6800) | 22 (168.5600) | 13 (171.9772) | 14 (168.5484) |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 4 / 33 (350.8228) | 7 (171.9656) | 2 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 7 / 37 (333.6228) | 11 (162.7884) | 4 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - Backyard A Cameron, MO | 5 / 10 (342.8000) | 5 (171.9772) | 7 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 30 / 172 (675.9312) | 21 (174.8572) | 39 (169.1428) | 57 (166.8456) | 63 (165.0856) |
| 2024-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 5 / 43 (346.2628) | 6 (172.5600) | 6 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 11 / 42 (341.6916) | 21 (168.5716) | 6 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 4 / 31 (348.5256) | 3 (180.0000) | 17 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 17 / 40 (327.9200) | 15 (163.9428) | 15 (163.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 74 / 90 (669.5660) | 66 (169.6684) | 71 (166.2516) | 35 (173.1316) | 81 (160.5144) |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 15 / 31 (482.1140) | 16 (149.6228) | 15 (162.8112) | 3 (169.6800) | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 6 / 32 (337.6916) | 6 (170.2744) | 8 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition Derby, KS | 12 / 28 (343.9660) | 10 (175.4288) | 12 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 20 / 37 (330.7656) | 30 (157.6456) | 8 (173.1200) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #80 (409 pts) | #102 (354 pts) | #95 (409 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #668 (115 pts) | #506 (235 pts) | #489 (260 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #814 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #50 (932 pts) | #33 (1117 pts) | #63 (852 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #621 (250 pts) | #706 (240 pts) | #634 (302 pts) | #693 (225 pts) | #765 (185 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #28 (1064 pts) | #30 (1028 pts) | #32 (1021 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1168 (80 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #122 (510 pts) | #115 (580 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |