BIG DOG BBQ VA VA

Power ranking

#2970

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1375

peak 1513

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-22

latest 2026-04-24

Best ToY finish

#152

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 93 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

695.3712

Chillin & Grillin in the Glades

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

660.67 ▼

last 5 vs career avg 661.85 (-1.18)

Walk rate

51%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · Chillin & Grillin in the Glades

Consistency

±12.08

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.07 · weakest Brisket (163.90)

Road miles

15415

mi across 93 mapped stops · furthest 393 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE has finished one call ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

smokey anderson bbq has landed one call behind them 3 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 73 of their 78 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of WAR PIGS in 14 of their 20 shared contests.

📅 A April team

Something about April: average finish in the top 55% across 5 contests, versus top 70% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)

WAR PIGS #2969 · 1375 · VA BI STATE SMOKERS #2963 · 1382 · VA smokey anderson bbq #2980 · 1338 · VA Two Drummer's Q-Crew #2836 · 1429 · VA OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE #2821 · 1431 · VA BIKER BEAR BBQ #2799 · 1434 · VA

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	92	25	1	6	180.0000 🔥	151.3600	168.07	top 57%
Pork Ribs	92	16	0	1	174.8688	149.6688	164.51	top 66%
Pork	92	10	0	1	177.7144	149.0744	165.37	top 65%
Brisket	92	15	0	1	176.5600	144.5028	163.90	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	Avg finish
VA	38	top 72%
NC	31	top 66%
PA	10	top 71%
WV	5	top 71%
GA	5	top 83%
MD	2	top 45%
SC	1	top 62%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	8	top 74%
Medium (20–39)	53	top 70%
Large (40+)	31	top 67%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (24 contests)
Cooks mostly in VA (39 of 93 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (92 entries)
All-time average overall score: 661.85
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	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2026	2	0	678.8116	666.74
2025	10	1	695.3712	659.65
2024	7	0	674.7888	665.74
2023	16	0	689.6228	668.37
2022	15	0	679.3828	665.45
2021	11	0	675.8856	660.40
2020	8	0	669.5768	651.08
2019	24	0	677.1084	659.01

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-04-24	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl Williamsburg, VA	11 / 20 (678.8116)	5 (174.2744)	10 (169.1200)	3 (174.2972)	18 (161.1200)
2026-03-27	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA	38 / 40 (654.6624)	38 (157.6456)	38 (159.3712)	26 (170.8228)	24 (166.8228)
2025-10-24	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown Rocky Mount, NC	31 / 45 (658.1600)	27 (168.5372)	28 (165.6800)	22 (169.6800)	37 (154.2628)
2025-09-19	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC	31 / 36 (658.1028)	25 (168.5372)	35 (157.6572)	8 (174.2628)	33 (157.6456)
2025-08-22	Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff Edinburg, VA	15 / 16 (653.5892)	10 (170.8460)	16 (157.0744)	16 (161.0972)	10 (164.5716)
2025-08-09	Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) Doswell, VA	21 / 25 (673.1320)	17 (169.7144)	8 (174.8688)	22 (161.6800)	15 (166.8688)
2025-08-08	Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) Doswell, VA	24 / 25 (652.5488)	23 (165.6916)	11 (168.5944)	23 (162.8456)	25 (155.4172)
2025-07-25	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA	27 / 30 (640.3884)	29 (156.5372)	18 (167.4056)	23 (161.6572)	28 (154.7884)
2025-07-18	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA	5 / 34 (695.3712)	1 (180.0000)	9 (172.5600)	13 (171.4056)	15 (171.4056)
2025-06-13	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	26 / 30 (645.5308)	25 (163.9772)	26 (156.4796)	24 (167.3712)	24 (157.7028)
2025-03-22	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	37 / 43 (672.5144)	12 (174.8800)	23 (170.2856)	34 (164.5372)	36 (162.8116)
2025-03-21	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	42 / 45 (647.2112)	45 (151.3600)	43 (163.9428)	34 (166.2400)	28 (165.6684)
2024-11-08	Currituck Bulls and BBQ Powells Point, NC	13 / 16 (667.8400)	13 (166.2400)	9 (166.2516)	15 (162.2284)	4 (173.1200)
2024-09-13	Clayton BBQ Challenge Clayton, NC	24 / 27 (650.6856)	27 (157.0628)	23 (161.0972)	22 (166.2628)	22 (166.2628)
2024-08-10	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) Ashland, VA	27 / 28 (661.5540)	28 (158.7884)	14 (173.1200)	26 (164.5256)	21 (165.1200)
2024-08-09	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) Ashland, VA	24 / 27 (666.7656)	19 (170.8456)	17 (170.2628)	26 (162.2400)	26 (163.4172)
2024-07-19	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA	23 / 31 (674.7888)	3 (178.8572)	25 (165.0972)	22 (167.4172)	26 (163.4172)
2024-03-23	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	31 / 42 (670.6856)	41 (161.6340)	30 (166.2516)	31 (168.5372)	6 (174.2628)
2024-03-22	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	30 / 45 (667.8744)	28 (169.6684)	31 (163.9544)	34 (163.9772)	18 (170.2744)
2023-11-03	Currituck Bulls and BBQ Powells Point, NC	18 / 21 (664.4460)	13 (169.6800)	16 (165.1088)	17 (166.2516)	19 (163.4056)
2023-10-13	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	11 / 27 (677.6572)	13 (170.2628)	22 (162.2516)	8 (171.4400)	7 (173.7028)
2023-09-22	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC	10 / 33 (689.6228)	11 (174.2628)	16 (170.8228)	12 (171.9772)	8 (172.5600)
2023-08-12	Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 Ashland, VA	24 / 26 (658.2176)	26 (157.6572)	25 (159.9544)	22 (166.8688)	10 (173.7372)
2023-08-11	Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 Ashland, VA	24 / 28 (673.0396)	23 (167.9540)	16 (171.9772)	24 (166.8228)	23 (166.2856)
2023-07-29	Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) New Freedom, PA	30 / 40 (659.8628)	38 (156.5256)	30 (162.8116)	22 (170.2628)	13 (170.2628)
2023-07-28	Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) New Freedom, PA	21 / 51 (679.3600)	18 (173.7028)	34 (166.8344)	8 (171.4172)	19 (167.4056)
2023-07-14	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA	9 / 36 (682.7660)	5 (174.8456)	34 (159.3832)	14 (171.9772)	2 (176.5600)
2023-06-16	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	22 / 28 (653.6344)	16 (168.5600)	19 (163.3944)	21 (161.1200)	22 (160.5600)
2023-06-02	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	24 / 27 (645.0292)	25 (156.5144)	26 (149.6688)	15 (166.8344)	7 (172.0116)
2023-05-19	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival Ayden, NC	22 / 25 (646.6740)	16 (168.5256)	22 (158.7884)	21 (162.2628)	23 (157.0972)
2023-05-06	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 Kannapolis, NC	13 / 23 (685.0864)	20 (167.3944)	16 (168.5488)	4 (177.7144)	10 (171.4288)
2023-05-05	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 Kannapolis, NC	30 / 35 (657.5772)	29 (165.6800)	25 (166.8344)	25 (165.1200)	31 (159.9428)
2023-04-07	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition Stem, NC	18 / 28 (678.1716)	13 (173.1200)	23 (165.0972)	19 (167.9772)	11 (171.9772)
2023-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	37 / 46 (665.6116)	45 (160.5372)	42 (162.2400)	18 (171.9772)	17 (170.8572)
2023-03-24	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	31 / 53 (677.1204)	6 (176.5944)	14 (174.8572)	37 (164.5716)	43 (161.0972)
2022-11-18	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA	41 / 57 (655.2344)	11 (174.2628)	47 (159.3832)	53 (154.2056)	30 (167.3828)
2022-11-04	Currituck Bulls & BBQ Powells Point, NC	22 / 22 (652.4460)	13 (169.7028)	21 (163.9888)	21 (160.5144)	20 (158.2400)
2022-10-07	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	15 / 27 (669.0400)	8 (176.5600)	20 (162.8116)	20 (161.7028)	11 (167.9656)
2022-09-30	Vista BBQ Competition Altavista, VA	9 / 17 (679.3828)	7 (174.2628)	8 (170.2744)	9 (171.4284)	12 (163.4172)
2022-09-09	18th Annual Recovery Fest and 12th Annual KCBS BBQ Cookoff Hanover, VA	14 / 17 (670.8116)	6 (174.2744)	8 (169.6800)	11 (169.1428)	16 (157.7144)
2022-07-30	Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Spring Grove, PA	35 / 42 (659.8856)	22 (172.5828)	28 (166.8228)	29 (165.0856)	41 (155.3944)
2022-07-29	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA	44 / 54 (648.5828)	4 (177.2000)	40 (160.5600)	29 (162.8456)	51 (147.9772)
2022-07-15	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA	25 / 31 (673.0856)	26 (165.0972)	22 (168.5372)	18 (169.7256)	15 (169.7256)
2022-06-17	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV	11 / 20 (669.6112)	3 (175.4056)	14 (164.5372)	12 (168.5600)	12 (161.1084)
2022-05-20	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival Ayden, NC	17 / 32 (673.5768)	14 (171.9656)	12 (169.6800)	25 (163.3828)	12 (168.5484)
2022-05-13	Jiggy With The Piggy Kannapolis, NC	20 / 46 (675.3144)	6 (177.7144)	32 (162.8000)	17 (170.2628)	27 (164.5372)
2022-04-08	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition Stem, NC	25 / 36 (659.8396)	27 (163.9312)	18 (167.9772)	18 (168.5256)	27 (159.4056)
2022-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	43 / 50 (659.8740)	46 (160.5024)	43 (161.6916)	40 (165.7028)	16 (171.9772)
2022-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	37 / 53 (669.6460)	44 (163.9772)	39 (166.2516)	19 (172.5944)	35 (166.8228)
2022-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA	—	—	—	—	—
2021-12-11	River Bar Smoke Out Goldsboro, NC	15 / 17 (657.5996)	14 (167.3940)	17 (155.9428)	12 (167.9772)	10 (166.2856)
2021-11-05	Currituck Bulls & BBQ Powells Point, NC	20 / 26 (672.5144)	19 (167.4172)	10 (171.4400)	16 (169.6684)	20 (163.9888)
2021-10-08	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	15 / 26 (661.6112)	21 (164.5256)	8 (170.8228)	12 (166.3200)	18 (159.9428)
2021-09-04	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 Augusta, GA	34 / 43 (675.8856)	25 (171.9656)	26 (170.8228)	26 (168.5600)	38 (164.5372)
2021-09-03	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 Augusta, GA	35 / 37 (651.2228)	36 (161.0740)	33 (161.1088)	22 (170.8228)	33 (158.2172)
2021-07-30	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	29 / 54 (658.7084)	15 (170.8228)	35 (163.9772)	47 (156.5028)	17 (167.4056)
2021-07-09	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	50 / 81 (654.1596)	55 (162.8228)	32 (169.1200)	70 (155.9884)	38 (166.2284)
2021-06-18	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV	20 / 28 (651.2684)	21 (162.2284)	23 (159.3716)	18 (163.4056)	16 (166.2628)
2021-06-11	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	22 / 30 (659.8740)	18 (169.6684)	12 (167.3944)	22 (162.2856)	23 (160.5256)
2021-03-27	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA	32 / 40 (657.5772)	26 (167.3828)	31 (162.2860)	23 (167.9656)	37 (159.9428)
2021-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA	31 / 46 (663.9884)	20 (169.7028)	4 (173.7600)	40 (157.7028)	33 (162.8228)
2020-11-06	Currituck Bulls & BBQ Powells Point, NC	22 / 28 (648.4456)	18 (168.5372)	17 (163.9544)	25 (157.1084)	25 (158.8456)
2020-10-30	Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA	31 / 33 (630.6396)	32 (163.9312)	32 (154.8116)	22 (166.2512)	31 (145.6456)
2020-10-29	The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA	31 / 33 (639.2228)	8 (173.1200)	30 (156.5144)	30 (165.0856)	33 (144.5028)
2020-09-05	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Augusta, GA	49 / 54 (668.4228)	52 (165.1084)	44 (166.2516)	37 (168.5372)	38 (168.5256)
2020-09-04	Practice for Cash Augusta, GA	37 / 46 (650.6860)	4 (175.4172)	40 (157.0744)	35 (164.5600)	44 (153.6344)
2020-08-08	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 WYTHE, VA	13 / 17 (652.4572)	12 (167.4056)	13 (158.2172)	13 (162.8228)	11 (164.0116)
2020-08-07	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 WYTHE, VA	10 / 19 (669.5768)	5 (173.1084)	16 (163.9772)	7 (171.4056)	15 (161.0856)
2020-07-24	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	38 / 59 (649.1548)	47 (157.7144)	43 (158.2516)	42 (162.3088)	14 (170.8800)
2019-11-09	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) Concord, NC	29 / 33 (655.2796)	31 (162.2284)	28 (163.4056)	29 (165.1200)	22 (164.5256)
2019-11-08	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC	33 / 47 (659.3140)	17 (171.9656)	26 (168.0000)	40 (161.7028)	40 (157.6456)
2019-11-01	Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival Powells Point, NC	14 / 25 (665.5884)	19 (159.9312)	6 (173.1200)	8 (172.0000)	19 (160.5372)
2019-10-25	Zom-B-Q(BBQ Wythe US) Wytheville, VA	14 / 20 (656.3884)	5 (171.9772)	13 (163.3828)	15 (162.8000)	17 (158.2284)
2019-10-18	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B Lenoir, NC	13 / 22 (663.8856)	15 (163.9428)	9 (171.4172)	13 (164.0000)	11 (164.5256)
2019-10-17	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A Lenoir, NC	10 / 15 (672.4684)	12 (166.2284)	12 (163.3944)	6 (170.8228)	5 (172.0228)
2019-10-11	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	20 / 32 (646.1260)	10 (169.6800)	23 (158.2172)	22 (158.2516)	20 (159.9772)
2019-09-27	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	23 / 37 (660.4912)	33 (159.4056)	21 (165.7028)	21 (163.9656)	9 (171.4172)
2019-09-20	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	24 / 56 (666.2176)	4 (176.0000)	41 (162.8116)	36 (159.9888)	24 (167.4172)
2019-09-06	15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL) Richmond, VA	18 / 31 (648.5256)	3 (175.4400)	23 (157.6800)	21 (160.5600)	25 (154.8456)
2019-08-16	Smokin on the Dock of the Bay Chrisfield, MD	13 / 25 (650.7772)	18 (162.8228)	10 (166.2628)	17 (158.8228)	10 (162.8688)
2019-08-02	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	24 / 40 (658.6972)	15 (168.5372)	25 (163.9428)	22 (166.2400)	31 (159.9772)
2019-07-26	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	23 / 53 (653.6340)	25 (165.6684)	40 (155.3828)	15 (167.4172)	15 (165.1656)
2019-07-19	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA	20 / 27 (664.4340)	22 (162.7884)	3 (173.7028)	21 (159.3944)	15 (168.5484)
2019-06-21	8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	7 / 32 (673.6572)	5 (172.5600)	12 (165.0856)	10 (168.5600)	11 (167.4516)
2019-06-07	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV	20 / 31 (641.0172)	19 (163.3944)	5 (169.6800)	21 (161.1200)	26 (146.8228)
2019-05-25	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 Gettysburg, PA	29 / 32 (648.9944)	31 (158.2172)	27 (162.2744)	26 (163.3712)	25 (165.1316)
2019-05-24	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 Gettysburg, PA	30 / 33 (639.9204)	21 (166.2516)	32 (153.6688)	31 (156.0000)	23 (164.0000)
2019-05-17	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival Ayden, NC	10 / 36 (668.5140)	6 (173.7028)	9 (167.4172)	25 (161.6684)	17 (165.7256)
2019-05-04	BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) Fredericksburg, VA	17 / 33 (677.1084)	3 (176.0000)	20 (166.8456)	20 (168.0000)	18 (166.2628)
2019-05-03	BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) Fredericksburg, VA	22 / 34 (659.3032)	10 (171.9888)	26 (158.8344)	25 (158.2172)	9 (170.2628)
2019-04-26	BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	20 / 43 (654.7200)	3 (174.8572)	22 (163.9656)	40 (149.0744)	14 (166.8228)
2019-04-19	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	21 / 54 (667.3596)	12 (171.9656)	48 (153.1084)	17 (168.0000)	4 (174.2856)
2019-03-22	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) Urbanna, VA	19 / 63 (663.9204)	6 (173.1200)	9 (169.7260)	26 (164.5600)	50 (156.5144)

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 ↗	Master	#509 (175 pts)	#513 (230 pts)	#611 (180 pts)	#401 (280 pts)	#600 (145 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#274 (796 pts)	#221 (1011 pts)	#265 (961 pts)	#274 (836 pts)	#268 (871 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#454 (434 pts)	#361 (644 pts)	#453 (529 pts)	#459 (449 pts)	#381 (594 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#224 (931 pts)	#141 (1238 pts)	#311 (814 pts)	#163 (1166 pts)	#107 (1409 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#248 (911 pts)	#110 (1421 pts)	#240 (1007 pts)	#215 (1005 pts)	#220 (1012 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#286 (677 pts)	#272 (757 pts)	#221 (932 pts)	#288 (712 pts)	#290 (702 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#152 (740 pts)	#86 (1055 pts)	#141 (770 pts)	#137 (825 pts)	#151 (770 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#257 (1113 pts)	#67 (1877 pts)	#154 (1452 pts)	#265 (1097 pts)	#171 (1360 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#279 (1146 pts)	#287 (1121 pts)	#227 (1258 pts)	#211 (1327 pts)	#135 (1621 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#448 (848 pts)	#340 (1075 pts)	#396 (968 pts)	#422 (903 pts)	#226 (1375 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#558 (708 pts)	#477 (843 pts)	#660 (618 pts)	#493 (823 pts)	#520 (783 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#444 (863 pts)	#528 (738 pts)	#544 (718 pts)	#418 (898 pts)	#443 (848 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1202 (240 pts)	#1518 (185 pts)	#1653 (150 pts)	#1397 (215 pts)	#1056 (305 pts)