SHO DAWG BBQ

SHO DAWG BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 28 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 7th of 32 at the Bliss Brews & Que (2016). They are ranked #4605 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,605

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1471

peak 1471 · rated over 28 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 2, 2014

latest Aug 5, 2022 · 8.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1047

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

4% of 28 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

667.8972 / 720

Master · Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.41 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 648.04 (+3.37)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4516

Chicken · City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown

Consistency

±12.66

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.89 · weakest Brisket (158.10)

Road miles

6,937

across 28 mapped stops · furthest 380 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$59K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

648.04 / 720

28 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

667.8972 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.8972 at Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 5, 2022

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DJS SMOKIN' BBQ has finished one call ahead of SHO DAWG BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 52%.

6 contests
1 overall top-10
1 category win
average top 52%

A tough matchup

15–0 behind in the head-to-head

4 LEGS UP BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

4 LEGS UP BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.80 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 14%.

Brisket avg 158.10
Chicken avg 164.89
2 calls in 28 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PIG IN A PIT in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at SLV Beat the Heat BBQ (Aug 6, 2021).

last seen Aug 2, 2019
back Aug 6, 2021

Show 4 more storylines

Chicken nemesis

12 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

4 LEGS UP BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 4 LEGS UP BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 15 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

PIG FARMER'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

6,937 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,937 miles across 28 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 380 miles to Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown.

28 mapped stops
furthest 380 mi

The metronome

±1.76% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.76% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.0% of a perfect score
28 contests

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	#1202 (189 pts)	#1174 (219 pts)	#1068 (264 pts)	#1330 (179 pts)	#1306 (179 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1047 (257 pts)	#905 (362 pts)	#1146 (247 pts)	#1067 (277 pts)	#1068 (272 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SHO DAWG BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Rooster's Rebel BBQ

#4,610 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SHO DAWG BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SHO DAWG BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen May 26, 2017

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OL' FELLA'S BAR-B-Q

#4,594 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1471

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SHO DAWG BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before SHO DAWG BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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Onkel Felix BBQ

#4,607 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1471

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 27 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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ROKER Q

#4,593 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1471

Careers of much the same size, 27 contests to 28, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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SMOKY LINCS

#4,612 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1471

34 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 34 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE

#4,603 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1471

Level with SHO DAWG BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jul 14, 2017

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	21	10	11	48%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
MONSOON BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
KISS MY RACK	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
PIG FARMER'S BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	28	4	0	0	175.4516	151.9316	164.89	top 56%
Pork Ribs	28	1	0	0	171.4400	142.2400	161.05	top 66%
Pork	26	4	0	1	175.4172	151.9200	163.78	top 56%
Brisket	28	2	1	1	174.8456	141.6344	158.10	top 63%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 83%
Medium (20–39)	15	top 64%
Large (40+)	11	top 63%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NM	10	top 67%
CO	9	top 65%
AZ	7	top 72%
TX	2	top 30%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)	5	21	top 64%	Jun 29, 2019
San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	3	33	top 80%	Aug 2, 2019
Bliss Brews & Que	2	7	top 30%	Oct 7, 2016
Smokin' On The Pecos	2	29	top 64%	Jun 24, 2016
Holbrook	2	19	top 91%	Jul 10, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 6 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NM 10 of 28 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 19 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 429 finished ahead 371 times, behind 634

Longest layoff 2 yrs Aug 2, 2019 → Aug 6, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20222 milestones

Aug 5 Career-best overall score667.8972 Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews
Aug 5 Most recent contest Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews

20191 milestone

Jun 29 25th tracked contest Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)

20181 milestone

May 4 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4516 City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown

20164 milestones

Jun 10 10th tracked contest Boats, Bands, & BBQ
Oct 7 First category win (Brisket) Bliss Brews & Que
Oct 7 First overall top-10 Bliss Brews & Que
Oct 7 Peak power rating (1498) Bliss Brews & Que

20151 milestone

Jun 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3948 Boats, Bands & BBQ

20142 milestones

May 2 First tracked contest 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
Jul 11 First call Holbrook

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.2	Bliss Brews & Que	Oct 7, 2016
+6.9	Bliss, Brews & Que	Oct 9, 2015
+5.6	7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down	May 3, 2019
+5.2	Boats, Bands, & BBQ	Jun 10, 2016
+4.8	4th Annual BBQ Throwdown	May 6, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.4	Holbrook	Jul 11, 2014
-8.9	2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown	May 2, 2014
-7.6	Holbrook	Jul 10, 2015
-6.6	Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2	Mar 15, 2019
-6.5	City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown	May 5, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 57%	92.8%	92.8%
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 64%	92.1%	92.1%
2019	6	0	0	33%	top 70%	92%	89.7%
2018	4	0	0	25%	top 71%	92.6%	90.3%
2017	3	0	0	33%	top 74%	89.9%	89.1%
2016	6	1	1	50%	top 52%	92.7%	90.8%
2015	4	0	0	50%	top 53%	91%	89.5%
2014	3	0	0	33%	top 81%	89.6%	88.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 5, 2022	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	20 / 35 (667.8972)	16 (167.4172)	27 (163.9544)	12 (172.5600)	23 (163.9656)
Aug 6, 2021	SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	27 / 42 (663.3144)	24 (167.4172)	26 (166.2628)	29 (164.5372)	19 (165.0972)
Aug 2, 2019	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	45 / 54 (626.0804)	51 (153.0744)	45 (158.8116)	35 (161.1200)	43 (153.0744)
Jun 29, 2019	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) 🏅 Artesia, NM	27 / 34 (639.8400)	26 (162.7884)	32 (153.6916)	—	29 (154.8000)
Jun 28, 2019	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) 🏅 Artesia, NM	24 / 41 (659.8972)	17 (167.4172)	31 (155.3944)	—	7 (171.9772)
May 3, 2019	7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down 🏅 Show Low, AZ	22 / 45 (662.2176)	28 (167.9772)	30 (160.5488)	19 (167.4172)	13 (166.2744)
Mar 15, 2019	Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2 🏅 Ruidoso, NM	18 / 21 (642.1372)	13 (167.9772)	15 (165.1544)	16 (159.3712)	20 (149.6344)
Mar 14, 2019	Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1 🏅 Ruidoso, NM	12 / 18 (646.7772)	11 (162.8228)	5 (171.4400)	16 (154.8344)	12 (157.6800)
Aug 3, 2018	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	33 / 41 (645.0060)	24 (167.3944)	34 (157.6916)	20 (166.8572)	36 (153.0628)
Jun 23, 2018	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) Artesia, NM	21 / 32 (666.7204)	23 (167.3944)	23 (165.1088)	22 (166.8344)	19 (167.3828)
Jun 22, 2018	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) Artesia, NM	28 / 39 (635.1656)	24 (163.9428)	26 (162.2516)	34 (151.9200)	24 (157.0512)
May 4, 2018	City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	35 / 52 (653.6116)	7 (175.4516)	29 (167.9656)	49 (153.0972)	36 (157.0972)
Aug 4, 2017	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	33 / 44 (646.1488)	41 (151.9316)	34 (158.8000)	12 (169.6800)	20 (165.7372)
May 26, 2017	The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival (WFC QUALIFIER) Ruidoso, NM	24 / 36 (647.2800)	18 (166.8456)	32 (148.4800)	3 (175.4172)	29 (156.5372)
May 5, 2017	City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	29 / 36 (631.7948)	23 (166.2400)	29 (161.6456)	28 (158.2400)	33 (145.6692)
Oct 7, 2016	Bliss Brews & Que Ft. Bliss, TX	7 / 32 (667.3828)	5 (173.1200)	12 (165.7028)	20 (153.7144)	1 (174.8456)
Jul 29, 2016	SanLuis Valley Beat The Heat Brew BBQ & Chili Challenge Alamosa, CO	17 / 27 (661.5548)	12 (169.6916)	14 (166.2516)	17 (163.9428)	14 (161.6688)
Jun 24, 2016	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	29 / 44 (632.9260)	34 (156.5028)	28 (161.6688)	9 (173.1200)	41 (141.6344)
Jun 10, 2016	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	13 / 30 (658.7204)	8 (169.1316)	12 (167.3944)	17 (161.6800)	18 (160.5144)
Jun 3, 2016	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	22 / 30 (637.5884)	23 (158.8340)	17 (163.4288)	19 (159.3828)	17 (155.9428)
May 6, 2016	4th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	17 / 39 (665.0288)	13 (171.4172)	29 (159.9544)	19 (165.6800)	13 (167.9772)
Oct 9, 2015	Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX	15 / 40 (633.6916)	12 (162.8572)	24 (152.5716)	4 (168.5828)	22 (149.6800)
Jul 10, 2015	Holbrook Holbrook, AZ	24 / 29 (647.3256)	27 (155.9884)	14 (166.2400)	16 (169.1428)	22 (155.9544)
Jun 26, 2015	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	22 / 48 (640.4232)	20 (162.2744)	32 (157.0972)	17 (162.8344)	20 (158.2172)
Jun 5, 2015	Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO	14 / 30 (655.3948)	19 (162.8688)	20 (160.0116)	9 (171.4056)	15 (161.1088)
Jul 11, 2014	Holbrook Holbrook, AZ	19 / 19 (628.9716)	10 (166.8344)	19 (142.2400)	12 (169.6800)	17 (150.2172)
Jun 27, 2014	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	37 / 60 (637.0972)	25 (165.7028)	34 (162.2400)	42 (158.2628)	50 (150.8916)
May 2, 2014	2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	28 / 35 (645.1196)	21 (165.7256)	11 (167.4400)	27 (158.8684)	31 (153.0856)

SHO DAWG BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)