High-water mark
674.2856
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.2856 at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 25, 2013
Maddogs BBQ
Maddogs BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 8th of 16 at the Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew (2019). Also listed in KCBS results as “Maddogs' BBQ” and “Maddog's BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1513
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 41 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 25, 2013
latest Oct 25, 2019 · 6.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
40% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.81
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.33 · weakest Pork (158.70)
Road miles
2,306
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 2,073 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Purse competed for
$100K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
660.12 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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The teams rated closest to Maddogs BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
Maddogs BBQ has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 129 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#2,699 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
They turned up 6 years after Maddogs BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#2,694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1513
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 14% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1513
Level with Maddogs BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,707 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1524
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⚔ Compare careers#2,721 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 153.7142 | 164.88 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 155.4060 | 164.20 | top 58% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5714 | 142.7772 | 158.70 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 169.1200 | 172.33 | top 22% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 40% | May 25, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OR
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
175
finished ahead 73 times, behind 127
Longest layoff
6 yrs
May 25, 2013 → May 25, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Peak power rating (1513) 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
- Most recent contest 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES)
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- First call BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- First overall top-10 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.2856 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Career-best overall score674.2856 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5716 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.6 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 25, 2013 |
| +2.6 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 25, 2019 |
| +2.2 | Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew | Jul 5, 2019 |
| +1.5 | 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff | Aug 17, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 58% | 92.8% | 91.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 93.7% | 93.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2019 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 85 / 97 (646.6628) | 57 (168.5372) | 79 (163.9428) | 97 (142.7772) | 27 (171.4056) |
| Aug 17, 2019 | 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA | 13 / 27 (654.7196) | 17 (162.8228) | 10 (165.7028) | 17 (156.4912) | 5 (169.7028) |
| Jul 5, 2019 | Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew 🏅 Dallas, OR | 8 / 16 (667.9200) | 3 (173.1200) | 13 (159.3828) | 8 (166.2972) | 7 (169.1200) |
| May 25, 2019 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 16 / 34 (657.0172) | 17 (166.2284) | 27 (155.4060) | 22 (159.3828) | 3 (176) |
| May 25, 2013 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 10 / 31 (674.2856) | 28 (153.7142) | 3 (176.5716) | 14 (168.5714) | 4 (175.4284) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.