A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH ahead in 100% of their meetings
BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SHEP DOGG'S PORCH N' BBQ
SHEP DOGG'S PORCH N' BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 33rd of 33 at the Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off (2019). They finished #1722 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1453
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 7, 2017
latest Jul 12, 2019 · 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 97%
overall standings
Best overall
618.1488 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.42
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.97 · weakest Brisket (145.40)
Road miles
24
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Purse competed for
$6,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
604.98 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2471 (58 pts) | #2489 (58 pts) | #2490 (58 pts) | #2487 (58 pts) | #2481 (58 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1799 (120 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 158.8000 | 159.97 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 142.7772 | 152.96 | top 88% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5256 | 141.0400 | 146.65 | top 97% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4516 | 138.2288 | 145.40 | top 92% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 96% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | 2 | 38 | 0 | top 96% | Jul 13, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OH
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
86
finished ahead 5 times, behind 145
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.1544 Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
20173 milestones
- First tracked contest Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1486) Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score618.1488 PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | Jul 7, 2017 |
| -11.4 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | Jul 12, 2019 |
| -10.8 | PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -10.6 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | Jul 13, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 85.9% | 83.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2019 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Kettering, OH | 33 / 33 (615.9552) | 31 (158.8688) | 25 (165.1544) | 33 (150.8116) | 33 (141.1204) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 38 / 40 (596.9028) | 32 (158.8000) | 34 (153.0972) | 38 (142.2172) | 39 (142.7884) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Lebanon, OH | 38 / 40 (618.1488) | 30 (163.3944) | 40 (142.7772) | 38 (152.5256) | 29 (159.4516) |
| Jul 7, 2017 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 40 / 41 (588.9144) | 32 (158.8228) | 37 (150.8228) | 40 (141.0400) | 40 (138.2288) |