Big Dog BBQ KS
Rating
1503
peak 1519 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2019-07-26
latest 2026-07-31
Best ToY finish
#715
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
670.36
last 4 Master vs avg 670.36 (+0.00)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.99
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.90 · weakest Brisket (161.53)
Road miles
2079
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 728 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Purse competed for
$115K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.36 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
655.28 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 1 GC
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
BBQ Maestros has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 39-team field at Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 39 at their very first tracked contest, Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition (2019-07-26).
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 6.3 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4516 | 165.1312 | 169.82 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 177.7372 | 163.4172 | 169.90 | top 49% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 153.6456 | 167.29 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 157.6456 | 161.53 | top 79% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI | 2 | 0 | top 83% |
| KS | 2 | 1 | top 40% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 67% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MI (3 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (6 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition (2019-07-26)
- Wins it all in 14% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 670.36 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 655.28 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-07-26 — First tracked contest · Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition
- 📣 2019-07-26 — First call · Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition
- 🏆 2019-07-26 — First Grand Championship · Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition
- ⭐ 2026-04-10 — Career-best overall score (691.4516) · Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off
- 📈 2026-04-10 — Peak power rating (1519) · Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.3 | Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition | 2019-07-26 |
| +9.3 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off | 2026-04-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.3 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 2026-07-31 |
| -7.4 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 2026-04-17 |
| -6.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
Category scores over time
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 63% | 96% | 93.7% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 3% | 182% | 182% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 39 / 45 (662.1716) | 32 (169.6800) | 38 (163.4172) | 23 (169.6800) | 41 (159.3944) |
| 2026-07-31 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 20 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 38 / 48 (670.2056) | 32 (169.1200) | 37 (165.1200) | 15 (172.5600) | 37 (163.4056) |
| 2026-04-10 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 10 / 41 (691.4516) | 4 (175.4516) | 2 (177.7372) | 10 (172.5828) | 25 (165.6800) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 308 / 401 (657.5996) | 295 (165.1312) | 252 (166.8456) | 236 (167.9772) | 350 (157.6456) |
| 2019-07-26 | Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 1 / 39 (655.2796) | 2 (169.7028) | 1 (177.7028) | 7 (153.6456) | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #715 (120 pts) | #772 (120 pts) | #660 (202 pts) | #624 (180 pts) | #747 (120 pts) |