Hot Dog BBQ

Hot Dog BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 27 at the Smokin' For Garrett (2021), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2268 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,268

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1529

peak 1529 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 21, 2018

latest Sep 16, 2022 · 4 years on the trail

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

679.3484 / 720

Master · Grillin & Chillin BBQ

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Brisket · Grillin & Chillin BBQ

Consistency

±8.44

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 172.10 · weakest Chicken (162.62)

Road miles

318

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 94 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)

Purse competed for

$31K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.48 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

507.66 / 540

2 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

2.8684 points from the title

Came within 2.8684 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin' For Garrett (Oct 22, 2021).

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

679.3484 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.3484 at Grillin & Chillin BBQ — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 20, 2019

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.5 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.48 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 80%.

Chicken avg 162.62
Pork Ribs avg 172.10
2 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Smokin' For Garrett (Oct 22, 2021).

last seen Sep 20, 2019
back Oct 22, 2021

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The metronome

±1.57% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.57% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.2% of a perfect score
8 contests

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The teams rated closest to Hot Dog BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

72 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

QUENIVOROUS

#2,262 of the rated field

1529 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1529

Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 9 years before Hot Dog BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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SMOKED TO THE BONE

#2,266 of the rated field

1529 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1539

Fewer contests behind them than Hot Dog BBQ has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen May 24, 2013

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The Chopping Block

#2,269 of the rated field

1529 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1542

They turned up 6 years after Hot Dog BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Tear Jerk BBQ

#2,270 of the rated field

1529 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1529

Level with Hot Dog BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2023

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FATBACKS BBQ AND RIB SHACK

#2,267 of the rated field

1529 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1538

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 8 years before Hot Dog BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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PEACE PIT BBQ

#2,273 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1528

Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 9 years before Hot Dog BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	2	0	171.9656	151.3372	162.62	top 56%
Pork Ribs	5	4	2	176	166.8344	172.10	top 21%
Pork	6	3	1	174.8572	164.5256	168.93	top 36%
Brisket	3	2	1	176.5600	165.6800	170.64	top 26%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IN	2	top 34%
KY	2	top 36%
IL	1	top 48%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' For Garrett	2	2	0	top 34%	Oct 22, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 4 of 8 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 4 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 138 finished ahead 115 times, behind 78

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Sep 20, 2019 → Oct 22, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20222 milestones

Sep 16 Peak power rating (1529) Smokin' For Garrett
Sep 16 Most recent contest Smokin' For Garrett

20213 milestones

Oct 22 First overall top-10 Smokin' For Garrett
Oct 22 First overall podium Smokin' For Garrett
Oct 22 First Reserve Championship Smokin' For Garrett

20192 milestones

Sep 20 Career-best overall score679.3484 Grillin & Chillin BBQ
Sep 20 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 Grillin & Chillin BBQ

20182 milestones

Jun 1 First call Friends Of OBR Pitmaster Challenge (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
Sep 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.3884 Grilling & Chillin BBQ

20171 milestone

Jun 2 First tracked contest Smokin For Garrett

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.7	Smokin' For Garrett	Oct 22, 2021
+9.4	Grillin & Chillin BBQ	Sep 20, 2019
+7.5	Grilling & Chillin BBQ	Sep 21, 2018
+0.4	Smokin' For Garrett	Sep 16, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.5	Smokin For Garrett	Apr 26, 2019

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	100%	top 48%	92.3%	92.3%
2021	1	1	100%	top 7%	95.8%	95.8%
2019	2	0	100%	top 47%	94.4%	93.2%
2018	3	0	67%	top 41%	91.7%	91.7%
2017	1	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 16, 2022	Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL	13 / 27 (498.1940)	15 (157.6684)	3 (176)	14 (164.5256)	—
Oct 22, 2021	Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Boonville, IN	2 / 27 (517.1200)	4 (169.7028)	4 (172.5600)	4 (174.8572)	—
Sep 20, 2019	Grillin & Chillin BBQ 🏅 Owensboro, KY	11 / 34 (679.3484)	12 (170.8456)	18 (166.8344)	15 (165.1084)	3 (176.5600)
Apr 26, 2019	Smokin For Garrett 🏅 Boonville, IN	16 / 26 (662.7088)	26 (151.3372)	5 (174.8572)	9 (170.8344)	11 (165.6800)
Sep 21, 2018	Grilling & Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	15 / 37 (660.3884)	34 (154.2056)	3 (170.2628)	18 (166.2400)	10 (169.6800)
Jun 1, 2018	Friends Of OBR Pitmaster Challenge (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Louisville, KY	—	5 (171.9656)	—	3 (172.0228)	—
Apr 27, 2018	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	—	—	—	—	—

Hot Dog BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)