Bluedog BBQ IN
Rating
1453
peak 1453
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2019-08-16
latest 2025-08-15
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.13 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 644.87 (-1.74)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.26
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.43 · weakest Pork (156.85)
Road miles
431
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 215 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
House of Swine has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 157.0512 | 165.43 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 153.6344 | 164.04 | top 63% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5944 | 144.4800 | 156.85 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 147.3372 | 158.55 | top 75% |
“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 | 6 | 0 | top 81% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IN (6 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (7 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 644.87
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 642.6400 | 642.64 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 649.5772 | 649.58 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 641.5888 | 641.57 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 640.3084 | 640.31 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 655.7944 | 655.79 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 642.6400 | 642.64 |
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 | 40 / 45 (642.6400) | 28 (170.2628) | 22 (169.6800) | 45 (144.4800) | 38 (158.2172) |
| 2024-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Madison, IN | 40 / 49 (649.5772) | 43 (162.8344) | 39 (162.2400) | 42 (161.6800) | 35 (162.8228) |
| 2023-08-18 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues Madison, IN | 34 / 41 (641.5544) | 23 (170.8228) | 22 (168.5600) | 36 (154.8344) | 37 (147.3372) |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 31 / 42 (641.5888) | 27 (163.9772) | 38 (153.6344) | 21 (164.5944) | 28 (159.3828) |
| 2022-08-19 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 38 / 45 (640.3084) | 33 (165.6800) | 32 (162.8000) | 39 (154.7656) | 36 (157.0628) |
| 2021-08-20 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 32 / 43 (655.7944) | 28 (167.4060) | 21 (167.3828) | 31 (160.5028) | 33 (160.5028) |
| 2019-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madsion, IN | 36 / 47 (642.6400) | 41 (157.0512) | 24 (163.9888) | 39 (157.0744) | 27 (164.5256) |