A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Barking Dog BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Barking Dog BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Thigh Daddy's BBQ
Thigh Daddy's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 24th of 35 at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2024
latest Jun 5, 2026 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±80.56
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.60 · weakest Brisket (156.22)
Road miles
58
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
574.75 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 161.6688 | 167.60 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 163.9656 | 167.41 | top 55% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 164.5600 | 167.22 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5028 | 150.7656 | 156.22 | top 83% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 90% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
115
finished ahead 37 times, behind 119
Longest layoff
1 yrs
May 31, 2024 → Jun 6, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1544 McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual
- Most recent contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual
20245 milestones
- First tracked contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual
- First call McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8972 McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual
- Career-best overall score655.8972 McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual
- Peak power rating (1496) McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual | Jun 6, 2025 |
| -12.3 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual | Jun 5, 2026 |
| -3.8 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual | May 31, 2024 |
| -1.1 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 26, 2025 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 68.4% | 68.4% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 81% | 90.9% | 79.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 69% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2026 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 30 / 30 (492.5028) | 19 (168.5828) | 7 (173.1544) | — | 30 (150.7656) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 41 / 67 (654.6972) | 53 (161.6688) | 30 (167.9656) | 40 (164.5600) | 47 (160.5028) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 28 / 28 (495.8856) | — | 23 (163.9656) | 9 (171.9772) | 21 (159.9428) |
| May 31, 2024 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 24 / 35 (655.8972) | 9 (172.5600) | 24 (164.5372) | 24 (165.1200) | 31 (153.6800) |