BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH

BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH is a competition barbecue team with 35 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 32 at the Bands & BBQ at the Point (2022), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1571 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,571

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1560

peak 1605 · rated over 34 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 5, 2017

latest Aug 21, 2026 · 9.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#307

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

23% of 35 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

697.7028 / 720

Master · Bands & BBQ at the Point

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.84 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 671.82 (+2.03)

Walk rate

71%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Rocking BBQ Warsaw

Consistency

±12.86

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 168.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.58)

Road miles

5,847

across 35 mapped stops · furthest 496 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)

Purse competed for

$318K

listed at 24 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 26 state-championship entries

Master avg

671.82 / 720

35 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.1432 points from the title

Came within 1.1432 points of the Grand Championship at Bands & BBQ at the Point (Sep 9, 2022).

They almost always walk

71% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 25 of 35 contests

A top-10 category call in 71% of their 35 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

697.7028 career-best overall

96.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 697.7028 at Bands & BBQ at the Point — 96.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 9, 2022

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

WHISKEY WHISKERS BBQ COMPANY has finished one call ahead of BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2022 their best year

2022 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 27%.

4 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 27%

A tough matchup

18–5 behind in the head-to-head

WeQ4U ahead in 78% of their meetings

WeQ4U has come out ahead in 18 of their 23 shared contests.

A strong matchup

14–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ACME BBQ in 14 of their 16 shared contests.

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Brisket nemesis

14 of 23 shared brisket entries lost

WeQ4U ahead 61% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WeQ4U has out-cooked them in 14 of 23 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 40% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 40% across 10 contests, versus top 49% the rest of the year.

10 August contests
top 49% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,847 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,847 miles across 35 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 496 miles to 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL).

35 mapped stops
furthest 496 mi

The metronome

±1.79% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.79% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.3% of a perfect score
35 contests

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	#753 (140 pts)	#796 (165 pts)	#926 (130 pts)	#837 (120 pts)	#473 (385 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#835 (130 pts)	#1008 (115 pts)	#1085 (115 pts)	#725 (210 pts)	#664 (235 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#668 (233 pts)	#833 (173 pts)	#645 (318 pts)	#741 (213 pts)	#577 (328 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#307 (693 pts)	#328 (698 pts)	#281 (863 pts)	#233 (913 pts)	#224 (943 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#369 (617 pts)	#501 (442 pts)	#476 (527 pts)	#334 (727 pts)	#452 (507 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#491 (360 pts)	#342 (605 pts)	#833 (180 pts)	#519 (350 pts)	#597 (300 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#521 (185 pts)	#622 (155 pts)	#792 (105 pts)	#579 (175 pts)	#614 (155 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#738 (409 pts)	#885 (344 pts)	#863 (364 pts)	#759 (424 pts)	#835 (379 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#812 (401 pts)	#628 (591 pts)	#645 (571 pts)	#774 (456 pts)	#750 (471 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#865 (417 pts)	#792 (497 pts)	#685 (587 pts)	#834 (482 pts)	#969 (367 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC

#1,568 of the rated field

1560 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1588

3–4 in 7 shared contests (43% to BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH)

These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC ahead 4–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

CHASE BROTHERS BBQ

#1,575 of the rated field

1560 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1585

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 25 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

HELPING U BBQ

#1,570 of the rated field

1560 power rating

Contests: 93
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1718

0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH)

They've been 1718 at their best, 158 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 91 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

TRIPLE A COOKERS

#1,572 of the rated field

1560 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1560

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH)

Fewer contests behind them than BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH has cooked, 13 to 35, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES

#1,567 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1574

37 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2018

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Rusty Que

#1,573 of the rated field

1560 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1560

Level with BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WeQ4U	23	5	18	22%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	16	14	2	88%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY	15	12	3	80%	⚔ compare
BBQ Maestros	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
Shiggin aint easy	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
BooyaQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	35	10	1	3	178.8572	154.8572	168.12	top 52%
Pork Ribs	35	10	0	2	177.1544	158.2172	167.58	top 47%
Pork	35	11	3	5	179.4400	154.8000	167.86	top 48%
Brisket	35	9	0	2	175.4172	153.6572	168.25	top 42%

“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)	1	top 40%
Medium (20–39)	15	top 57%
Large (40+)	19	top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IN	16	top 44%
OH	8	top 49%
KY	5	top 55%
KS	4	top 57%
VA	1	top 83%
WV	1	top 40%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	4	8	top 30%	Aug 19, 2022
Bands & BBQ at the Point	3	2	top 44%	Sep 13, 2024
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues	2	15	top 35%	Aug 16, 2024
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	230	top 49%	Sep 27, 2023
Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1	2	9	top 27%	Jun 17, 2022
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	128	top 64%	Sep 15, 2018
Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2	26	top 70%	Jul 13, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 7 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 16 of 35 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 25 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,320 finished ahead 1,320 times, behind 1,499

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Aug 16, 2019 → Sep 18, 2020

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

20261 milestone

Aug 21 Most recent contest City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest)

20233 milestones

May 19 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Rocking BBQ Warsaw
May 19 Peak power rating (1605) Rocking BBQ Warsaw
Jun 9 25th tracked contest Hoosier BBQ Classic #1

20222 milestones

Sep 9 First Reserve Championship Bands & BBQ at the Point
Sep 9 Career-best overall score697.7028 Bands & BBQ at the Point

20193 milestones

Jul 12 First category win (Pork) Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
Jul 12 First overall top-10 Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
Jul 12 First overall podium Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off

20181 milestone

Sep 15 10th tracked contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20173 milestones

May 5 First tracked contest Smoke on the Water Day 1
May 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1604 Smoke on the Water Day 1
Aug 18 First call Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.9	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	Jul 12, 2019
+15.5	Smokin in the Hills	Sep 18, 2020
+13.8	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1	Jun 18, 2021
+13.8	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 9, 2022
+12	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	Aug 19, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 13, 2024
-10.8	Bands and BBQ at the Point	Sep 12, 2025
-8	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades	Jul 14, 2023
-7.8	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw	May 17, 2024
-7.2	Hoosier BBQ Classic #1	Jun 9, 2023

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0	100%	top 54%	93.6%	93.6%
2025	2	0	0	100%	top 72%	93.1%	93%
2024	3	0	0	33%	top 61%	95.3%	93.4%
2023	7	2	2	86%	top 52%	95%	93.2%
2022	4	2	0	100%	top 27%	96.9%	95.5%
2021	3	2	1	67%	top 29%	95.5%	94.2%
2020	1	1	0	100%	top 12%	95.4%	95.4%
2019	3	1	1	100%	top 37%	95.1%	93.6%
2018	6	0	0	50%	top 62%	93.5%	92.2%
2017	5	0	0	40%	top 57%	94%	91.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 21, 2026	City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) 🏅 Madison, IN	21 / 39 (674.1600)	28 (164.5256)	23 (167.9772)	25 (166.2400)	6 (175.4172)
Sep 12, 2025	Bands and BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	22 / 29 (668.4684)	27 (166.8228)	26 (163.3944)	8 (172.5600)	18 (165.6912)
Aug 15, 2025	Madison Ribberfest 🏅 Madison, IN	31 / 45 (670.1488)	33 (166.2400)	30 (167.4060)	36 (162.8000)	9 (173.7028)
Sep 13, 2024	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	22 / 31 (670.2520)	27 (161.1316)	10 (171.4516)	18 (166.8344)	11 (170.8344)
Aug 16, 2024	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues 🏅 Madison, IN	16 / 49 (686.1940)	27 (169.6684)	13 (173.1200)	24 (170.8228)	12 (172.5828)
May 17, 2024	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN	25 / 32 (661.5428)	27 (166.2400)	23 (165.1200)	26 (161.6572)	21 (168.5256)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	230 / 487 (674.2400)	319 (165.1200)	340 (163.9772)	22 (177.7144)	222 (167.4284)
Sep 8, 2023	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	18 / 33 (677.0632)	3 (178.2972)	23 (164.5372)	25 (164.5372)	12 (169.6916)
Aug 18, 2023	Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues 🏅 Madison, IN	15 / 41 (683.9084)	17 (171.9772)	9 (174.2744)	21 (167.9884)	17 (169.6684)
Jul 14, 2023	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	30 / 36 (670.1716)	33 (161.6572)	3 (174.8572)	19 (169.7144)	28 (163.9428)
Jun 9, 2023	Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 🏅 Franklin, IN	29 / 38 (659.2916)	36 (158.2056)	22 (167.9888)	32 (157.6800)	2 (175.4172)
May 19, 2023	Rocking BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN	8 / 35 (684.0228)	33 (158.2628)	12 (171.4400)	1 (179.4400)	6 (174.8800)
Apr 21, 2023	WV Hunting Heroes BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Cottageville, WV	6 / 15 (648.4804)	9 (154.8572)	6 (162.8116)	1 (167.4172)	5 (163.3944)
Sep 9, 2022	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	2 / 32 (697.7028)	10 (173.7028)	10 (173.7028)	2 (178.2972)	5 (172)
Aug 19, 2022	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	8 / 45 (690.7884)	14 (172.5484)	25 (167.3944)	2 (177.7372)	11 (173.1084)
Jun 17, 2022	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	15 / 42 (683.3140)	35 (165.0972)	12 (170.8456)	9 (174.2628)	10 (173.1084)
May 13, 2022	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	18 / 36 (679.3256)	10 (174.2628)	4 (173.1544)	24 (166.8228)	25 (165.0856)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	240 / 467 (662.1140)	275 (163.9312)	336 (161.0972)	290 (162.8228)	41 (174.2628)
Aug 20, 2021	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	8 / 43 (687.3604)	1 (178.8572)	29 (161.6688)	4 (177.1544)	13 (169.6800)
Jun 18, 2021	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	9 / 51 (685.0856)	2 (177.1428)	27 (166.8228)	21 (168.5600)	13 (172.5600)
Sep 18, 2020	Smokin in the Hills 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	5 / 41 (686.7540)	8 (173.7144)	16 (167.3712)	6 (173.7028)	8 (171.9656)
Aug 16, 2019	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN	18 / 47 (675.8512)	20 (169.1200)	7 (173.1200)	23 (168.5256)	26 (165.0856)
Aug 2, 2019	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition 🏅 Cincinnati, OH	20 / 31 (662.1028)	19 (167.3712)	23 (158.2288)	22 (163.3828)	2 (173.1200)
Jul 12, 2019	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Kettering, OH	3 / 33 (684.4800)	6 (172.5600)	10 (170.2628)	1 (178.8572)	24 (162.8000)
Oct 19, 2018	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	18 / 28 (663.8516)	21 (162.7884)	11 (166.2516)	9 (169.7144)	19 (165.0972)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	231 / 467 (661.0740)	299 (163.3828)	122 (170.2856)	222 (165.1200)	269 (162.2856)
Sep 14, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	128 / 164 (668.5716)	79 (171.4400)	86 (169.1200)	155 (158.8572)	94 (169.1544)
Aug 17, 2018	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	24 / 54 (672.9828)	4 (175.4172)	39 (161.6572)	36 (162.8000)	11 (173.1084)
Jul 13, 2018	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	26 / 40 (655.2800)	14 (170.2628)	30 (161.1316)	30 (159.9428)	21 (163.9428)
Jun 29, 2018	PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Hilliard, OH	23 / 33 (659.3260)	22 (163.3828)	4 (174.2744)	21 (161.6916)	27 (159.9772)
Oct 6, 2017	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	29 / 44 (665.0284)	23 (169.6800)	2 (177.1544)	41 (154.8000)	31 (163.3940)
Sep 1, 2017	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Lebanon, OH	13 / 40 (675.9316)	12 (171.4172)	17 (168.5372)	13 (169.7372)	18 (166.2400)
Aug 18, 2017	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	15 / 55 (677.0288)	10 (173.1316)	39 (158.8000)	6 (175.4172)	19 (169.6800)
Jul 7, 2017	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	31 / 41 (637.4856)	25 (163.9656)	30 (158.2172)	33 (157.0856)	30 (158.2172)
May 5, 2017	Smoke on the Water Day 1 Liberty, IN	22 / 27 (654.1604)	14 (167.9656)	14 (168.0004)	22 (164.5372)	23 (153.6572)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH

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 (12 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)