BIG DOG BBQ CANADA

BIG DOG BBQ CANADA is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 21 at the Barn Burner BBQ (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2952 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,952

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1507

peak 1513 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 8, 2015

latest Nov 21, 2025 · 10.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1020

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

40% of 10 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

686.2856 / 720

Master · Barn Burner BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.29 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.72 (+23.57)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Smoke in the Valley

Consistency

±31.85

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.72 · weakest Brisket (156.13)

Road miles

4,148

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 2,165 mi

Schedule strength

24%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)

Purse competed for

$31K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

644.72 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

80% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 80% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.2856 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.2856 at Barn Burner BBQ — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 20, 2019

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of BIG DOG BBQ CANADA 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

The weak link

−9.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.59 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 40% of the time against 70%.

Brisket avg 156.13
Chicken avg 165.72
4 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE SMOKIN' GRILL NEXT DOOR in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

6.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 6.2 years, then back at Smoke in the Valley (Sep 27, 2025).

last seen Jul 20, 2019
back Sep 27, 2025

Chicken nemesis

4 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

SMELLAQUE ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMELLAQUE has out-cooked them in 4 of 6 shared chicken entries.

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The long haul

4,148 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,148 miles across 10 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,165 miles to Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition.

10 mapped stops
furthest 2,165 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Barn Burner BBQ every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 2nd

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#1020 (60 pts)	#1093 (60 pts)	#1161 (60 pts)	#1067 (60 pts)	#1051 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1037 (246 pts)	#1166 (221 pts)	#1176 (221 pts)	#1089 (246 pts)	#1098 (246 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1284 (209 pts)	#1133 (299 pts)	#1494 (184 pts)	#1370 (214 pts)	#1433 (194 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1317 (210 pts)	#1227 (265 pts)	#1493 (190 pts)	#1505 (195 pts)	#1309 (235 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1333 (191 pts)	#1274 (236 pts)	#1437 (186 pts)	#1235 (256 pts)	#1553 (161 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BIG DOG BBQ CANADA, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BBQ Aloha

#2,941 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1507

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIG DOG BBQ CANADA)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG DOG BBQ CANADA has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Jarheadbbq

#2,949 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1517

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2025

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THE ROLLING GRILL BBQ

#2,955 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1508

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 24, 2016

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BURNING COAL BBQ

#2,957 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1508

Level with BIG DOG BBQ CANADA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 17, 2023

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BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ

#2,958 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 9, 2023

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LITTLE BIT OF R AND R

#2,959 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1510

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before BIG DOG BBQ CANADA's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' GRILL NEXT DOOR	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SMELLAQUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Rusty's BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Pigs N Heat	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	7	3	178.8572	139.4060	165.72	top 37%
Pork Ribs	10	4	2	172.6056	141.6800	160.33	top 57%
Pork	10	4	1	177.1428	152.5256	162.53	top 54%
Brisket	10	4	1	167.4400	133.0400	156.13	top 64%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 46%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 59%
Large (40+)	1	top 79%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
BC	5	top 39%
NV	1	top 79%
AB	1	top 48%
WA	1	top 73%
CA	1	top 64%
ON	1	top 100%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Barn Burner BBQ	4	2	0	top 36%	Jul 20, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 2 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in BC 5 of 10 contests · 6 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 204 finished ahead 106 times, behind 166

Longest layoff 6.2 yrs Jul 20, 2019 → Sep 27, 2025

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

20254 milestones

Sep 27 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Smoke in the Valley
Sep 27 Peak power rating (1513) Smoke in the Valley
Nov 21 10th tracked contest BBQ Jackpot
Nov 21 Most recent contest BBQ Jackpot

20193 milestones

Jul 20 First overall podium Barn Burner BBQ
Jul 20 First Reserve Championship Barn Burner BBQ
Jul 20 Career-best overall score686.2856 Barn Burner BBQ

20171 milestone

Apr 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9084 Barn Burner BBQ

20153 milestones

Aug 8 First tracked contest Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition
Sep 12 First call BBQ On the Bypass
Sep 12 First overall top-10 BBQ On the Bypass

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.8	Barn Burner BBQ	Jul 20, 2019
+10.7	Barn Burner BBQ	Jul 21, 2018
+5.4	Barn Burner BBQ	Apr 8, 2017
+3.5	Smoke in the Valley	Sep 27, 2025
+3.1	BBQ On the Bypass	Sep 12, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.8	Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition	Aug 8, 2015
-6.1	BBQ Jackpot	Nov 21, 2025
-5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 31, 2017
-3.1	BBQ off the Bypass	Sep 10, 2016
-2.4	Barn Burner BBQ	Mar 19, 2016

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)
2025	2	0	50%	top 63%	92.9%	92.7%
2019	1	1	100%	top 10%	95.3%	95.3%
2018	1	1	100%	top 28%	92.8%	92.8%
2017	2	1	100%	top 58%	90.5%	89.4%
2016	2	0	100%	top 65%	88.7%	87.5%
2015	2	1	50%	top 74%	89.4%	84%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 21, 2025	BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	71 / 90 (666.1604)	33 (173.1316)	81 (163.3828)	67 (167.3828)	78 (162.2632)
Sep 27, 2025	Smoke in the Valley Edmonton, AB	11 / 23 (669.1088)	2 (178.8572)	5 (171.4400)	14 (165.6916)	20 (153.1200)
Jul 20, 2019	Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, BC	2 / 21 (686.2856)	3 (170.8684)	3 (170.8344)	2 (177.1428)	2 (167.4400)
Jul 21, 2018	Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, BC	5 / 18 (667.9772)	2 (175.4744)	3 (172.6056)	7 (161.0972)	8 (158.8000)
Apr 8, 2017	Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, BC	8 / 19 (651.9084)	9 (165.1428)	9 (164.5600)	6 (163.4056)	10 (158.8000)
Mar 31, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	22 / 30 (635.8056)	6 (170.2856)	26 (154.8000)	25 (154.2172)	21 (156.5028)
Sep 10, 2016	BBQ off the Bypass Langley, British of Columbia, BC	12 / 18 (621.0628)	15 (152.0112)	12 (154.8460)	13 (158.2400)	8 (155.9656)
Mar 19, 2016	Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, British of Columbi, CA	14 / 22 (638.7312)	5 (167.4400)	18 (153.6572)	16 (159.9540)	15 (157.6800)
Sep 12, 2015	BBQ On the Bypass Langley, BC	9 / 19 (643.4628)	5 (164.5828)	12 (155.4744)	7 (165.6684)	14 (157.7372)
Aug 8, 2015	Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition Ottawa, ON	22 / 22 (566.6516)	21 (139.4060)	19 (141.6800)	13 (152.5256)	22 (133.0400)

BIG DOG BBQ CANADA

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The long haul

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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 contest size

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)