Yardogs BBQ PA
Rating
1685
peak 1711
Contests
35
in the data
First seen
2024-04-19
latest 2026-05-16
Best ToY finish
#16
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
3
4 reserve
Category wins
7
22 podiums
Overall top-10s
24
of 35 contests
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
407.94 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 351.61 (+56.33)
Walk rate
89%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Consistency
±62.32
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.18 · weakest Pork (161.48)
Road miles
3272
mi across 35 mapped stops · furthest 588 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Leaning Jowler BBQ has finished one call ahead of Yardogs BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Rough Cut Q has landed one call behind them 6 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of 4 BOXERS Q in 16 of their 17 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.2972 points of the Grand Championship at Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff (2025-08-22).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 37-team field at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1).
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 16% across 4 contests, versus top 26% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 33 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.6916 | 171.18 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 32 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 177.7144 | 158.2288 | 169.52 | top 30% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 153.0744 | 161.48 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 165.6684 | 165.67 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 14 | 2 | top 32% |
| NJ | 10 | 1 | top 20% |
| NY | 3 | 0 | top 26% |
| VA | 3 | 0 | top 22% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 9% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 7 | 1 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 22 | 2 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 6% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (16 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (14 of 35 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (33 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) (2024-04-20)
- Wins it all in 9% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 351.61
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 690.8000 | 407.94 |
| 2025 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 354.2744 | 343.65 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 354.2744 | 337.90 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 15 / 17 (330.7888) | 10 (170.2744) | 18 (160.5144) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 15 / 25 (331.3488) | 15 (166.2400) | 16 (165.1088) | — | — |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) New Paltz, NY | 2 / 59 (690.8000) | 8 (176.5600) | 6 (176.5716) | 20 (172.0000) | 37 (165.6684) |
| 2026-04-18 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 4 / 26 (346.8228) | 9 (170.2628) | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-04-18 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 4 / 26 (339.9544) | 9 (165.0972) | 3 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 8 / 32 (337.6688) | 11 (165.0972) | 3 (172.5716) | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Jackson, NJ | 8 / 31 (334.7772) | 5 (171.9656) | 11 (162.8116) | — | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff Edinburg, VA | 2 / 16 (347.3944) | 3 (174.2744) | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 3 / 27 (346.8688) | 2 (176.5716) | 8 (170.2972) | — | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 17 / 30 (338.8116) | 22 (166.2400) | 7 (172.5716) | — | — |
| 2025-07-12 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 1 / 12 (343.9428) | 2 (170.8228) | 1 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 3 / 10 (345.6916) | 8 (171.4172) | 2 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 6 / 26 (338.8348) | 8 (173.1316) | 10 (165.7032) | — | — |
| 2025-06-07 | Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 2) Grahamsville, NY | 3 / 8 (354.2744) | 2 (178.8572) | 4 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 1) Grahamsville, NY | 3 / 8 (348.5256) | 3 (174.2628) | 4 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 6 / 70 (351.9772) | 13 (174.2628) | 5 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Chicken (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | 33 (169.6800) | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 4 / 34 (337.0744) | 4 (168.5372) | 5 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 10 (168.5372) | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 2 / 33 (341.6572) | 3 (168.5256) | 2 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Columbia, NJ | 11 / 26 (337.6920) | 5 (173.1432) | 11 (164.5488) | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Columbia, NJ | 7 / 28 (331.9432) | 14 (162.8116) | 1 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) Ashland, VA | 7 / 28 (336.5604) | 3 (174.8572) | 13 (161.7032) | 20 (153.0744) | — |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) Ashland, VA | 8 / 27 (341.6572) | 5 (171.9772) | 9 (169.6800) | 17 (159.3600) | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 12 / 32 (330.2060) | 5 (171.9772) | 19 (158.2288) | — | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 19 / 35 (332.5484) | 19 (166.2856) | 13 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 3 / 19 (345.0972) | 1 (177.7028) | 12 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 13 / 29 (335.9432) | 14 (167.3944) | 9 (168.5488) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest Rochester, PA | 2 / 23 (332.0460) | 2 (170.8572) | 2 (161.1888) | — | — |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 3 / 26 (346.2516) | 1 (177.7144) | 10 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 1 / 37 (354.2744) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2024-04-20 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 1 / 27 (339.3716) | 1 (171.9888) | 3 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 9 / 29 (329.0860) | 13 (161.6916) | 6 (167.3944) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #43 (704 pts) | #52 (619 pts) | #22 (928 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #606 (183 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #20 (1189 pts) | #28 (1152 pts) | #26 (1158 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #806 (181 pts) | — | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #16 (1211 pts) | #5 (1311 pts) | #24 (1120 pts) | — | — |