BYG'S BBQ NE
Rating
1545
peak 1545 · rated over 17 contests
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2022-09-03
latest 2026-07-10
Best ToY finish
#308
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
0
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
687.71 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 674.42 (+13.29)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±19.10
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.75 · weakest Brisket (164.18)
Road miles
2583
mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 630 mi
Schedule strength
83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Purse competed for
$106K
listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 15 state-championship entries
Master avg
674.42 / 720
17 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 9 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Bucknutz BBQ in 6 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).
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, MAN MEAT BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared pork entries.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 24% across 3 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NE first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bucknutz BBQ | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Broken BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCE BOSSES | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| HELPING U BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| FAIRWAY SMOKERS | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Mr. Dudes BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Shiggin aint easy | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 158.8344 | 167.98 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 162.2400 | 170.51 | top 41% |
| Pork | 17 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 178.8572 | 159.3832 | 171.75 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177.7372 | 146.8572 | 164.18 | top 61% |
“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 | 7 | 0 | top 59% |
| IA | 4 | 0 | top 52% |
| SD | 3 | 0 | top 26% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 46% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJV Winter Rub | 4 | 6 | 0 | top 49% | 2026-01-30 |
| Original SD BBQ Championships | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 4% | 2026-06-05 |
| Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 70% | 2024-07-05 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NE (7 of 17 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (17 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 674.42 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-09-03 — First tracked contest · Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge
- 📣 2023-01-27 — First call · SJV Winter Rub
- ⭐ 2025-06-06 — Career-best overall score (701.7372) · Original SD BBQ Championships
- 📈 2026-07-10 — Peak power rating (1545) · KTD Smokn' Gobbler
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.3 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 2026-06-05 |
| +18.3 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 2025-06-06 |
| +13.8 | SJV Winter Rub | 2024-01-26 |
| +10.8 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2026-04-03 |
| +6 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown | 2025-07-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 2022-09-03 |
| -9.6 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge | 2023-09-02 |
| -6.7 | SJV Winter Rub | 2023-01-27 |
| -5 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ | 2024-07-05 |
| -2.6 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 2025-08-29 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 42% | 97.3% | 95.2% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80% | top 38% | 97.5% | 94.9% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 95.8% | 92.6% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 75% | 92.1% | 91.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN | 15 / 33 (679.3716) | 18 (169.7260) | 20 (169.1200) | 6 (173.7028) | 19 (166.8228) |
| 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) |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 44 / 45 (630.7888) | 42 (158.8344) | 41 (162.3088) | 41 (159.9772) | 43 (149.6684) |
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 | #342 (448 pts) | #412 (418 pts) | #478 (358 pts) | #253 (628 pts) | #372 (433 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) |