T-Dawg BBQ MO
Rating
1649
peak 1657 · rated over 36 contests
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
40
in the data
First seen
2023-03-24
latest 2026-07-18
Best ToY finish
#28
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
1
4 reserve
Category wins
4
15 podiums
Overall top-10s
18
of 40 contests
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
342.01 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 346.03 (-4.02)
Walk rate
65%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±27.17
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.22 · weakest Brisket (165.92)
Road miles
4314
mi across 40 mapped stops · furthest 470 mi
Schedule strength
78%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$356K
listed at 35 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 23 state-championship entries
Master avg
678.57 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
346.03 / 360
28 Backyard contests · 1 GC
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Meat Candy Q has finished one call ahead of T-Dawg BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Big Reds Backyard BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Too Sauced BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 20 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of B 3 BBQ in 9 of their 12 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).
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Too Sauced BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 20 shared chicken entries.
📅 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)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Reds Backyard BBQ | 22 | 14 | 8 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 21 | 8 | 12 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Sauced BBQ | 20 | 6 | 14 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 18 | 12 | 6 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Bushwood BBQ | 17 | 11 | 6 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| Poppin Smoke BBQ | 16 | 11 | 5 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bey's Barbecue | 16 | 7 | 9 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 15 | 10 | 5 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Dr. Squealgood BBQ | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Damn Fine Beef & Swine | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Aww Shucks BBQ | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| MUNNY'S STOVE | 14 | 6 | 7 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke 'n Magic | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Swine-O-licious BBQ | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 35 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 149.6228 | 171.22 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 38 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 179.4400 | 155.9772 | 168.68 | top 38% |
| 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 | 21 | 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) | 17 | 0 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 14 | 1 | top 32% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 21% | 2024-10-26 |
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 11% | 2026-06-26 |
| Iowa State BBQ Championship | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 29% | 2026-04-03 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 42% | 2025-03-21 |
| Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 26% | 2024-07-20 |
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 34% | 2026-07-18 |
| Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 42% | 2025-10-03 |
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 17% | 2025-07-19 |
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (Backyard 2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 17% | 2025-07-11 |
| Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 14% | 2025-06-13 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (16 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (23 of 40 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (38 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
- Average Master overall score: 678.57 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 346.03 / 360
- 4 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-06-17 — First tracked contest · Clay County Juneteenth BBQ Contest (One Meat Ribs)
- 📣 2023-03-24 — First call · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- 🔥 2024-03-22 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- 🏆 2024-10-26 — First Grand Championship · Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
- 🎖️ 2025-06-27 — 25th tracked contest · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- ⭐ 2025-06-27 — Career-best overall score (694.8000) · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 📈 2025-07-19 — Peak power rating (1657) · Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.8 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 2024-10-26 |
| +14.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2024-03-22 |
| +13.8 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 2024-07-20 |
| +12.1 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-10-04 |
| +12.1 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) | 2025-07-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off | 2025-03-21 |
| -14.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 2025-11-05 |
| -11.3 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-10-03 |
| -5.1 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 2023-08-11 |
| -4.9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2025-03-21 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 98.7% | 95.2% |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 44% | top 34% | 96.5% | 94.3% |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 82% | top 19% | 98.4% | 95.5% |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 48% | 133.9% | 99.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 12 / 32 (330.7772) | 9 (171.4056) | 15 (159.3716) | — | — |
| 2026-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 10 / 32 (338.2056) | 7 (171.9656) | 12 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 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) | — | — |
| 2022-06-17 | Clay County Juneteenth BBQ Contest (One Meat Ribs) Liberty, MO | — | — | 13 (155.9772) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #68 (629 pts) | #72 (624 pts) | #76 (604 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #765 (115 pts) | #600 (235 pts) | #580 (260 pts) | #929 (60 pts) | #917 (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) |