Beachdogs 502 BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2894

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1508

peak 1522 · rated over 25 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-06-05

latest 2025-08-15

Best ToY finish

#478

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 27 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

690.1828 / 720

Master · Smokin' For Garrett

Perfect 180s

Current form

675.64 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 665.64 (+10.00)

Walk rate

41%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Chicken · Jim Beam BBQ Classic

Consistency

±13.65

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.38 · weakest Brisket (164.30)

Road miles

2,414

mi across 27 mapped stops · furthest 169 mi

Schedule strength

73%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1592)

Purse competed for

$117K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

665.64 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

690.1828 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.1828 at Smokin' For Garrett — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2022-09-16

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TIRE SMOKE BBQ has finished one call ahead of Beachdogs 502 BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 39%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 39%

A tough matchup

20–3 behind in the head-to-head

BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead in 87% of their meetings

BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 23 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.07 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 15%.

Brisket avg 164.30
Chicken avg 169.38
2 calls in 25 entries

A strong matchup

15–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 94% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ACME BBQ in 15 of their 16 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

15 of 24 shared chicken entries lost

BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BLUE CHIP BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 24 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BULLHEADED BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.90% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.90% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.5% of a perfect score
27 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Jim Beam BBQ Classic every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 9th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ

#2898 of the rated field

1508 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1514

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Beachdogs 502 BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Beachdogs 502 BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2018-04-27

⚔ Head-to-head

Hot Rod's BBQ

#2904 of the rated field

1508 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 30 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 30 contests
last seen 2018-10-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Slapshot BBQ

#2899 of the rated field

1508 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1539

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Beachdogs 502 BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

JB'S SMOKESHACK

#2900 of the rated field

1508 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 27, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2017-04-22

⚔ Head-to-head

SQUEAL OF APPROVAL

#2873 of the rated field

1508 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1558

No shared contest yet.

36 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 36 contests
last seen 2018-09-21

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG MONEY BBQ

#2890 of the rated field

1508 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

Level with Beachdogs 502 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2020-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BLUE CHIP BBQ	23	3	20	13%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	16	15	1	94%	⚔ compare
CHARCOAL & MORE	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
Bluedog BBQ	13	11	2	85%	⚔ compare
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	26	4	1	1	177.7028	159.9428	169.38	top 47%
Pork Ribs	25	6	1	1	176.5600	153.6572	166.53	top 50%
Pork	26	4	0	2	176.5600	153.0856	165.74	top 59%
Brisket	25	2	0	0	176.5600	145.6688	164.30	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	Avg finish
IN	15	top 63%
KY	8	top 60%
IL	2	top 34%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 59%
Large (40+)	17	0	top 60%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	5	25	top 57%	2022-08-19
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	4	9	top 58%	2019-10-04
*Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival	3	11	top 59%	2018-06-15
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues	2	24	top 61%	2024-08-16
Smokin' for Garrett	2	7	top 34%	2023-10-06
Smokin For Garrett	2	18	top 63%	2020-10-23
Covid-Que Relief (Day 2)	2	41	top 70%	2020-06-20

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 10.2 yrs 2015-06-05 → 2025-08-15

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 12 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IN 15 of 27 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 7 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 26 entries · 1 win · 4 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 169.38 · weakest Brisket (164.30)

Walk rate 41% a top-10 call in 11 of 27 contests

Overall top-10 rate 7% 2 of 27 contests

Master average 665.64 out of 720 · 25 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 423 460–679 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,414 27 mapped stops · furthest 169 mi

Schedule strength 1592 average field rating faced — tougher than 73% of rated contests

Purse competed for $117,080 listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 10 state-championship entries

Power rating 1508 peak 1522 · #2894 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Jun 6 First tracked contest Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
2015
Jun 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6684 Bourbon City BBQ Festival
2016
Jun 17 First call Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival
Jun 17 First category win (Pork Ribs) Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival
2017
Oct 6 First overall top-10 Jim Beam BBQ Classic
Oct 6 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 Jim Beam BBQ Classic
Oct 6 Peak power rating (1522) Jim Beam BBQ Classic
2018
Apr 27 10th tracked contest *Smokin For Garrett
2022
Sep 16 Career-best overall score690.1828 Smokin' For Garrett
2024
Jun 7 25th tracked contest Hoosier BBQ Classic
2025
Aug 15 Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.8	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	2017-10-06
+11	Smokin' For Garrett	2022-09-16
+9	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival	2017-06-16
+4.7	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	2016-09-30
+3.9	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	2018-08-17

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.6	*Smokin For Garrett	2018-04-27
-7.1	*Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival	2018-06-15
-5.4	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	2019-10-04
-4.9	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	2018-10-05
-4.9	Bourbon City BBQ Festival	2015-06-05

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0	0%	top 64%	93.3%	93.3%
2024	2	0	0	0%	top 66%	93.4%	93.2%
2023	2	0	0	50%	top 50%	95.7%	94.7%
2022	2	1	0	50%	top 45%	95.9%	94%
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 70%	91.7%	91.7%
2020	3	0	0	67%	top 61%	93%	92.2%
2019	2	0	0	0%	top 67%	91.9%	90.9%
2018	5	0	1	40%	top 73%	93.2%	90.6%
2017	3	1	0	100%	top 39%	95.6%	93.5%
2016	3	0	1	67%	top 59%	94%	92.4%
2015	2	0	0	0%	top 63%	91.9%	91.9%
2014	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—

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)
2018-10-05	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	33 / 42 (656.3768)	24 (167.3712)	11 (173.1200)	40 (153.0856)	31 (162.8000)
2018-08-17	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	26 / 54 (671.2568)	19 (170.8228)	24 (166.2400)	25 (167.3828)	29 (166.8112)
2018-06-15	*Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY	29 / 34 (650.6628)	24 (167.3828)	31 (160.5372)	25 (163.9428)	30 (158.8000)
2018-06-01	*Friends Of OBR Pitmaster Challenge(COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Louisville, KY	—	1 (175.4172)	—	11 (167.3712)	—
2018-04-27	*Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	31 / 38 (630.7200)	27 (159.9428)	4 (171.4172)	33 (153.6912)	33 (145.6688)
2017-10-06	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	9 / 44 (688.4568)	6 (177.7028)	8 (174.2628)	8 (175.4056)	32 (161.0856)
2017-08-18	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	34 / 55 (655.8400)	24 (169.6916)	9 (171.9772)	39 (154.2056)	36 (159.9656)
2017-06-16	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY	11 / 31 (675.3024)	6 (173.1084)	24 (160.5372)	5 (171.4056)	11 (170.2512)
2016-09-30	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	22 / 43 (676.4804)	37 (162.2516)	14 (171.4172)	3 (175.4172)	25 (167.3944)
2016-08-19	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN	44 / 63 (646.0684)	23 (170.8228)	40 (163.3828)	53 (157.0972)	52 (154.7656)
2016-06-17	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY	18 / 32 (673.6456)	27 (164.5372)	1 (176.5600)	26 (163.9656)	11 (168.5828)
2015-08-21	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	33 / 64 (661.5656)	25 (168.5140)	42 (161.6916)	27 (168.5256)	34 (162.8344)
2015-06-05	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Bardstown, KY	25 / 34 (661.6684)	18 (168.5372)	19 (164.5828)	30 (161.1084)	20 (167.4400)
2014-06-06	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY	—	—	—	—	—

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
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	#1471 (120 pts)	#1295 (180 pts)	#1489 (135 pts)	#1336 (175 pts)	#1536 (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)