A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Barking Dog BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Barking Dog BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
250 MCS
250 MCS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 36th of 38 at the 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails (2023). They finished #917 in the 2021 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “2 50 MCS”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 18, 2021
latest Sep 9, 2023 · 2.2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Consistency
±8.19
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 151.78 · weakest Brisket (146.05)
Road miles
30
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1599)
Purse competed for
$71K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
597.36 / 720
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #917 (120 pts) | #978 (120 pts) | #1023 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #957 (120 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2972 | 142.7656 | 151.78 | top 96% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2516 | 145.0972 | 149.67 | top 95% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1084 | 140.5256 | 149.86 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.1200 | 142.8228 | 146.05 | top 93% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
505
finished ahead 24 times, behind 515
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 16, 2021 → Sep 9, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score606.6860 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails
- Most recent contest 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails
20213 milestones
- First tracked contest Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life
- Career-best single call (Chicken)158.2972 Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life
- Peak power rating (1488) Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2023 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 36 / 38 (606.6860) | 38 (154.2744) | 35 (154.2516) | 34 (151.9544) | 35 (146.2056) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 430 / 467 (598.6512) | 446 (142.7656) | 438 (149.6572) | 369 (157.1084) | 412 (149.1200) |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 37 / 37 (586.7428) | 34 (158.2972) | 37 (145.0972) | 37 (140.5256) | 37 (142.8228) |