Brown Dog BBQ IA
Rating
1497
peak 1513
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2025-03-21
latest 2026-04-03
Best ToY finish
#149
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
328.98
last 5 vs career avg 328.98 (-0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±8.46
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.01 · weakest Chicken (159.97)
Road miles
624
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 206 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
WHEN PIGS DIE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BBQ MIKE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Bucknutz BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.9888 | 145.6456 | 159.97 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 174.2856 | 162.2628 | 169.01 | top 40% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IA (2 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 328.98
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 | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 330.8000 | 327.68 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 342.2744 | 329.85 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 29 / 42 (330.8000) | 32 (163.9772) | 24 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 30 / 33 (324.5600) | 31 (162.2972) | 26 (162.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 7 / 26 (316.5256) | 8 (145.6456) | 1 (170.8800) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown Papillion, NE | 4 / 24 (342.2744) | 5 (167.9888) | 3 (174.2856) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 23 / 33 (330.7540) | 30 (159.9428) | 15 (170.8112) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #198 (118 pts) | #204 (118 pts) | #209 (123 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #149 (388 pts) | #156 (343 pts) | #111 (573 pts) | — | — |