Red Dog BBQ CA
Rating
1508
peak 1508
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2021-06-11
latest 2024-08-23
Best ToY finish
#1540
Master 2021
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.70 · weakest Brisket (148.53)
Road miles
2334
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 2334 mi
Storylines
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at All American Rib Cookoff (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2024-08-23) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 34-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Smokin' Bliss BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 164.0000 | 164.00 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 174.2744 | 157.1204 | 165.70 | top 44% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 157.6800 | 157.68 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.5256 | 148.5256 | 148.53 | top 87% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 1 | 1 | top 8% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 8% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in CA (1 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (2 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: All American Rib Cookoff (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2024-08-23)
- Wins it all in 50% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 400.80
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 174.2744 | 174.27 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 627.3260 | 627.33 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-23 | All American Rib Cookoff (COMPETITOR SERIES) Auburn, CA | 1 / 13 (174.2744) | — | 1 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 25 / 30 (627.3260) | 20 (164.0000) | 24 (157.1204) | 26 (157.6800) | 26 (148.5256) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1540 (55 pts) | #1202 (80 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1539 (55 pts) | #1531 (55 pts) |