The Dogs Liked It KS
Rating
1451
peak 1451 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2023-03-24
latest 2026-08-14
Best ToY finish
#938
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.55 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 635.72 (+8.83)
Walk rate
10%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.65
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.84 · weakest Brisket (151.15)
Road miles
221
mi across 10 mapped stops
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Purse competed for
$147K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
635.72 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
279.34 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
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
⚔️ A tough matchup
Damn Fine Beef & Swine has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Hawg Wild in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Damn Fine Beef & Swine has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork entries.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 62% across 4 contests, versus top 76% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damn Fine Beef & Swine | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Dr. Squealgood BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Brothers Different Mothers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Genuswine Brisket Authority | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Meat Sweats | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Nutty Cocks BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Me Tender BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Aww Shucks BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 143.9428 | 160.09 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 135.3944 | 156.04 | top 75% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 149.7028 | 163.84 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5832 | 140.4684 | 151.15 | top 81% |
“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 | 5 | 0 | top 68% |
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 87% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 75% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 4 | 73 | 0 | top 62% | 2026-06-26 |
| BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 2 | 54 | 0 | top 95% | 2026-08-14 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (5 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 635.72 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 279.34 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-03-24 — First tracked contest · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
- 📈 2023-03-24 — Peak power rating (1485) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- 📣 2024-09-20 — First call · 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- ⭐ 2024-09-20 — Career-best overall score (670.1948) · 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2024-06-21 |
| +2.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2026-06-26 |
| +1.4 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2024-09-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2023-03-24 |
| -11.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2023-06-23 |
| -10.3 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 2023-08-18 |
| -9.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
| -8.9 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 2026-08-14 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 90.9% | 88.4% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 89.7% | 88.9% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 49% | 93.1% | 92.1% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 84.7% | 81.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 79 / 83 (618.6400) | 73 (162.2400) | 81 (151.9428) | 71 (163.9656) | 82 (140.4916) |
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 82 / 157 (654.1256) | 115 (159.3600) | 102 (161.0972) | 31 (172.5828) | 88 (161.0856) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 365 / 401 (634.1264) | 259 (167.3944) | 387 (150.1944) | 384 (151.9544) | 262 (164.5832) |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 101 / 159 (645.6572) | 62 (167.4284) | 87 (164.5832) | 47 (169.7600) | 152 (143.8856) |
| 2024-09-20 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 18 / 32 (670.1948) | 23 (166.2516) | 12 (171.4400) | 7 (175.4172) | 24 (157.0860) |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 73 / 172 (655.9424) | 75 (164.5712) | 84 (163.4172) | 33 (171.4284) | 114 (156.5256) |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 54 / 57 (597.4744) | 55 (145.0856) | 54 (151.3944) | 51 (155.9200) | 55 (145.0744) |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 148 / 167 (609.5884) | 75 (164.5600) | 135 (154.8572) | 155 (149.7028) | 157 (140.4684) |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 37 / 37 (279.3372) | 37 (143.9428) | 37 (135.3944) | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #333 (60 pts) | #344 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #938 (120 pts) | #1011 (120 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) |