SHO DAWG BBQ NM

Power ranking

#2223

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1472

peak 1472 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-14

latest 2022-08-05

Best ToY finish

#1047

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

667.8972 / 720

Master · Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.41

last 5 Master vs avg 651.02 (+0.39)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5600

Pork · Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews

Consistency

±13.62

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.61 · weakest Brisket (160.31)

Road miles

930

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 308 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)

Purse competed for

$59K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

651.02 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

⚔️ A tough matchup

LA PASADITA has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of PIG IN A PIT in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

😤 Chicken nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, LA PASADITA has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared chicken entries.

🔁 The comeback

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at SLV Beat the Heat BBQ (2021-08-06).

Teams like this (closest power rating, NM first)

SMOKED OUT BBQ #2152 · 1476 · NM BIG KEV'S BBQ #2750 · 1445 · NM Smoke Trails BBQ #2225 · 1472 · AB Smokin Good Time BBQ #2226 · 1472 · MI Kings of Smoke #2224 · 1472 · KS Handsome Devil #2222 · 1472 · CT

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LA PASADITA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
KISS MY RACK	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
PIG FARMER'S BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Texas Smoke Whisper	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	167.9772	153.0744	164.61	top 63%
Pork Ribs	8	1	171.4400	153.6916	161.91	top 70%
Pork	8	0	172.5600	154.8344	164.19	top 61%
Brisket	8	1	171.9772	149.6344	160.31	top 60%

“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	Avg finish
NM	4	top 73%
CO	3	top 68%
AZ	1	top 49%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 67%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 74%
Large (40+)	4	top 64%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)	2	24	0	top 69%	2019-06-29

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (6 contests)
Cooks mostly in NM (4 of 8 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
Average Master overall score: 651.02 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2019-03-14 — First tracked contest · Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1
📣 2019-03-14 — First call · Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1
📈 2019-03-14 — Peak power rating (1496) · Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1
⭐ 2022-08-05 — Career-best overall score (667.8972) · Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.8	7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down	2019-05-03
+1.6	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews	2022-08-05

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2	2019-03-15
-8.4	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	2019-08-02
-6.8	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)	2019-06-29
-4.2	Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1	2019-03-14
-1.1	SLV Beat the Heat BBQ	2021-08-06

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0%	top 57%	92.8%	92.8%
2021	1	0%	top 64%	92.1%	92.1%
2019	6	33%	top 70%	92%	89.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-08-05	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	20 / 35 (667.8972)	16 (167.4172)	27 (163.9544)	12 (172.5600)	23 (163.9656)
2021-08-06	SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	27 / 42 (663.3144)	24 (167.4172)	26 (166.2628)	29 (164.5372)	19 (165.0972)
2019-08-02	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)
2019-06-29	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) 🏅 Artesia, NM	27 / 34 (639.8400)	26 (162.7884)	32 (153.6916)	17 (168.5600)	29 (154.8000)
2019-06-28	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) 🏅 Artesia, NM	24 / 41 (659.8972)	17 (167.4172)	31 (155.3944)	25 (165.1084)	7 (171.9772)
2019-05-03	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)
2019-03-15	Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2 🏅 Ruidoso, NM	18 / 21 (642.1372)	13 (167.9772)	15 (165.1544)	16 (159.3712)	20 (149.6344)
2019-03-14	Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1 🏅 Ruidoso, NM	12 / 18 (646.7772)	11 (162.8228)	5 (171.4400)	16 (154.8344)	12 (157.6800)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1207 (189 pts)	#1179 (219 pts)	#1072 (264 pts)	#1336 (179 pts)	#1311 (179 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1047 (257 pts)	#905 (362 pts)	#1146 (247 pts)	#1067 (277 pts)	#1068 (272 pts)