BYG'S BBQ NE
Rating
1547
peak 1547
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2023-01-27
latest 2026-06-05
Best ToY finish
#308
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
0
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
686.56 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 677.00 (+9.56)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±16.68
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.40 · weakest Brisket (164.97)
Road miles
2432
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 631 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ has finished one call ahead of BYG'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Broken BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Original SD BBQ Championships is their spot: an average finish in the top 4% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Original SD BBQ Championships (2025-06-06).
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 24% across 3 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NE first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 158.8572 | 168.47 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 162.2400 | 171.15 | top 36% |
| Pork | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 178.8572 | 159.3832 | 172.40 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177.7372 | 146.8572 | 164.97 | top 59% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 6 | 0 | top 52% |
| IA | 4 | 0 | top 52% |
| SD | 3 | 0 | top 26% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 38% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NE (6 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (15 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 677.00
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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 700.5716 | 686.56 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 701.7372 | 683.02 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 689.7144 | 666.79 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 663.3144 | 657.83 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 2 / 48 (700.5716) | 6 (174.2628) | 9 (174.2744) | 10 (174.2972) | 2 (177.7372) |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 45 / 82 (692.4800) | 67 (169.6916) | 24 (176.5600) | 34 (174.2628) | 50 (171.9656) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 80 / 117 (680.5144) | 113 (162.2400) | 42 (173.1544) | 37 (174.8572) | 62 (170.2628) |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 11 / 42 (685.6228) | 30 (170.2628) | 31 (166.2400) | 3 (176.5600) | 7 (172.5600) |
| 2026-01-30 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 19 / 38 (673.6112) | 9 (173.1084) | 19 (168.5256) | 17 (170.2628) | 33 (161.7144) |
| 2025-09-19 | Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 11 / 26 (684.4916) | 23 (164.5372) | 2 (175.4172) | 2 (178.8572) | 23 (165.6800) |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway Brandon, SD | 30 / 44 (670.7884) | 34 (166.2628) | 21 (169.7144) | 30 (167.9656) | 24 (166.8456) |
| 2025-07-11 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown Papillion, NE | 7 / 24 (685.0284) | 11 (169.6800) | 5 (171.4172) | 5 (176.5600) | 12 (167.3712) |
| 2025-06-06 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 2 / 48 (701.7372) | 4 (175.4400) | 7 (175.4400) | 9 (173.7144) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2025-01-24 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 15 / 32 (673.0516) | 14 (169.1200) | 7 (174.2744) | 3 (174.2744) | 27 (155.3828) |
| 2024-07-05 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ Council Bluffs, IA | 20 / 26 (643.8632) | 8 (170.2972) | 17 (162.2400) | 21 (159.3832) | 24 (151.9428) |
| 2024-01-26 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 6 / 26 (689.7144) | 16 (170.2628) | 14 (169.7372) | 3 (176.5716) | 8 (173.1428) |
| 2023-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge Omaha, NE | 29 / 34 (663.3144) | 29 (165.6800) | 17 (167.4288) | 12 (171.9772) | 32 (158.2284) |
| 2023-06-30 | Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ Council Bluffs, IA | 14 / 22 (661.6456) | 14 (167.4056) | 7 (169.6916) | 15 (166.8228) | 16 (157.7256) |
| 2023-01-27 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 24 / 31 (648.5372) | 26 (158.8572) | 8 (173.1200) | 10 (169.7028) | 30 (146.8572) |
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 | #338 (340 pts) | #390 (325 pts) | #460 (275 pts) | #254 (455 pts) | #337 (345 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #308 (702 pts) | #410 (562 pts) | #314 (832 pts) | #266 (862 pts) | #391 (557 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #652 (242 pts) | #707 (242 pts) | #824 (197 pts) | #610 (297 pts) | #766 (202 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #826 (161 pts) | #890 (161 pts) | #766 (251 pts) | #722 (221 pts) | #913 (151 pts) |