Beachdogs 502 BBQ IN
Rating
1489
peak 1500
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2019-08-16
latest 2025-08-15
Best ToY finish
#478
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
675.64 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 668.69 (+6.95)
Walk rate
31%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.34
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.82 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.19)
Road miles
1006
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi
Storylines
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 163.3944 | 169.82 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 153.6572 | 165.19 | top 58% |
| Pork | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 158.2284 | 167.44 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 155.9316 | 166.25 | top 55% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 10 | 0 | top 63% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 64% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2020 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IN (10 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 668.69
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 671.8628 | 671.86 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 672.4112 | 671.27 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 689.0516 | 681.89 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 690.1828 | 677.02 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 659.8860 | 659.89 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 669.5772 | 664.05 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 661.5200 | 654.37 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | Madison Ribberfest Madison, IN | 29 / 45 (671.8628) | 17 (173.1084) | 13 (171.9772) | 35 (163.3828) | 34 (163.3944) |
| 2024-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Madison, IN | 31 / 49 (672.4112) | 33 (167.3828) | 31 (166.2400) | 26 (169.6800) | 26 (169.1084) |
| 2024-06-07 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Franklin, IN | 26 / 38 (670.1372) | 24 (168.5372) | 28 (163.9428) | 21 (171.4172) | 24 (166.2400) |
| 2023-10-06 | Smokin' for Garrett Mt. Carmel, IL | 11 / 26 (689.0516) | 13 (169.6800) | 7 (171.9888) | 14 (170.8228) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2023-08-18 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues Madison, IN | 24 / 41 (674.7312) | 30 (167.9772) | 23 (168.5256) | 17 (169.7028) | 21 (168.5256) |
| 2022-09-16 | Smokin' For Garrett Mt. Carmel, IL | 7 / 27 (690.1828) | 5 (175.4172) | 13 (168.5256) | 16 (169.6800) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2022-08-19 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 29 / 45 (663.8516) | 31 (166.2744) | 33 (161.6572) | 25 (167.3828) | 21 (168.5372) |
| 2021-08-20 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 30 / 43 (659.8860) | 12 (173.1316) | 39 (153.6572) | 26 (165.7028) | 18 (167.3944) |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 18 / 41 (669.5772) | 25 (163.3944) | 4 (173.1316) | 28 (163.9428) | 13 (169.1084) |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN | 51 / 63 (659.2684) | 11 (173.7028) | 53 (159.9544) | 59 (159.3712) | 37 (166.2400) |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 41 / 69 (663.3028) | 16 (172.0000) | 60 (157.6456) | 3 (176.5600) | 60 (157.0972) |
| 2019-10-04 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 34 / 42 (647.2112) | 26 (166.2400) | 22 (166.2516) | 37 (158.2284) | 38 (156.4912) |
| 2019-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madsion, IN | 25 / 47 (661.5200) | 13 (170.8228) | 26 (163.9428) | 14 (170.8228) | 36 (155.9316) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #878 (120 pts) | #958 (125 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #885 (140 pts) | #907 (125 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #756 (186 pts) | #868 (171 pts) | #817 (226 pts) | #747 (206 pts) | #617 (281 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #753 (217 pts) | #755 (237 pts) | #953 (172 pts) | #939 (157 pts) | #706 (257 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #961 (125 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1111 (95 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #478 (215 pts) | #396 (295 pts) | #376 (330 pts) | #341 (355 pts) | #480 (240 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1475 (120 pts) | #1301 (180 pts) | #1494 (135 pts) | #1342 (175 pts) | #1539 (120 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1107 (239 pts) | #1059 (279 pts) | #773 (464 pts) | #1172 (239 pts) | #1166 (239 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1292 (205 pts) | #1287 (240 pts) | #1131 (300 pts) | #1359 (215 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1271 (227 pts) | #1502 (187 pts) | #855 (457 pts) | #1034 (352 pts) | #1258 (247 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1811 (119 pts) | #1617 (154 pts) | #1654 (149 pts) | #1901 (119 pts) | #1640 (144 pts) |