High-water mark
667.8856
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.8856 at Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 14, 2026
The Smokin Dawg
The Smokin Dawg is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 15th of 27 at the Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival (2025). Also listed in KCBS results as “The Smokin' Dawg”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Aug 15, 2025
latest Aug 14, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.85 · weakest Pork (161.37)
Road miles
1,246
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 1,246 mi
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
662.15 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 163.3944 | 166.54 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4288 | 170.2744 | 172.85 | top 32% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 159.3484 | 161.37 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4284 | 159.3716 | 161.40 | top 64% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WY
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
38
finished ahead 21 times, behind 33
Longest layoff
11.2 yrs
Jun 6, 2014 → Aug 15, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First call Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
- Career-best overall score667.8856 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4288 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
- Most recent contest Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
20251 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4232 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 20 / 29 (667.8856) | 17 (169.6800) | 7 (175.4288) | 24 (159.3484) | 21 (163.4284) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 15 / 27 (656.4232) | 16 (163.3944) | 11 (170.2744) | 18 (163.3828) | 15 (159.3716) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY | — | — | — | — | — |