High-water mark
662.7312
career-best overall
92.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.7312 at Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff — 92.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 6, 2019
BLACK DOG BBQ RI
BLACK DOG BBQ RI is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 8th of 16 at the Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff (2019). They are ranked #3157 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1502
peak 1504 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 5, 2018
latest Sep 6, 2019 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.62 · weakest Chicken (159.52)
Road miles
1,641
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1,323 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)
Purse competed for
$39K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
642.96 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BLACK DOG BBQ RI, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,158 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1518
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1508
They turned up 7 years after BLACK DOG BBQ RI did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careers#3,160 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Level with BLACK DOG BBQ RI on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,149 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,165 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1522
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,159 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 146.8456 | 159.52 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9888 | 151.9772 | 159.76 | top 59% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 158.8000 | 163.62 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 154.2172 | 160.07 | top 55% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 62% | May 4, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CT
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
111
finished ahead 63 times, behind 115
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20197 milestones
- First call Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1716 Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8800 Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1504) Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff
- Career-best overall score662.7312 Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff
- Most recent contest Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.4 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | May 4, 2019 |
| +3.8 | Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff | Sep 6, 2019 |
| +2.6 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Oct 20, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.1 | Sun BBQFest | Jun 1, 2019 |
| -3.2 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | May 5, 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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 60% | 92% | 89.7% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 89.1% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2019 | Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff 🏅 Wichita, KS | 8 / 16 (662.7312) | 11 (162.7884) | 10 (158.8572) | 4 (170.8228) | 4 (170.2628) |
| Jun 1, 2019 | Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT | 48 / 61 (624.4800) | 60 (146.8456) | 33 (161.7028) | 38 (161.1316) | 48 (154.8000) |
| May 4, 2019 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival 🏅 Ridgefield, CT | 15 / 29 (650.1716) | 7 (170.8800) | 16 (162.2516) | 18 (161.0856) | 21 (155.9544) |
| Oct 20, 2018 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES West Kingston, RI | 20 / 37 (641.5660) | 14 (165.6800) | 31 (151.9772) | 22 (158.8000) | 12 (165.1088) |
| May 5, 2018 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 29 / 40 (635.8516) | 34 (151.3828) | 15 (163.9888) | 14 (166.2628) | 27 (154.2172) |