Dog Bite Barbecue VA
Rating
1651
peak 1671 · rated over 46 contests
Best runs
8
straight top-10s · 3 straight GCs
Contests
53
in the data
First seen
2021-08-20
latest 2026-07-17
Best ToY finish
#47
Master 2025
Grand champs
6
1 reserve
Category wins
10
25 podiums
Overall top-10s
29
of 53 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Current form
684.70 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 685.71 (-1.01)
Walk rate
85%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±10.48
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.35 · weakest Chicken (169.12)
Road miles
7900
mi across 53 mapped stops · furthest 464 mi
Schedule strength
89%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1595)
Purse competed for
$304K
listed at 46 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
5 🏅
GCs in 41 state-championship entries
Master avg
685.71 / 720
24 Master contests · 4 GCs
Backyard avg
345.57 / 360
21 Backyard contests · 2 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue has finished one call ahead of Dog Bite Barbecue 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BROCK'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
CHUNKY BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 22 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of smokey anderson bbq in 16 of their 17 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) is their spot: 3 Grand Championships in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1772 points of the Grand Championship at Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-08-18).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 34-team field at Chillin & Grillin in the Glades.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 28% across 10 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (2025-07-18) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 16-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | 29 | 11 | 18 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 28 | 10 | 16 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 26 | 17 | 9 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 25 | 9 | 15 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Pinky Out BBQ | 23 | 13 | 10 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 23 | 12 | 11 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| Optimus Swine | 23 | 11 | 10 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| Piggy & Swine BBQ | 22 | 13 | 8 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 22 | 11 | 11 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Leaning Jowler BBQ | 22 | 9 | 13 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 22 | 3 | 17 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 20 | 13 | 7 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| POOR BOYS BBQ | 20 | 9 | 11 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Hatter BBQ | 20 | 8 | 12 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE & SHINE BBQ | 19 | 7 | 10 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 49 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.3600 | 169.12 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 50 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.0856 | 170.41 | top 38% |
| Pork | 29 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.2284 | 171.58 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 26 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.6572 | 172.35 | top 34% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 16 | 2 | top 43% |
| WV | 10 | 0 | top 48% |
| PA | 7 | 3 | top 22% |
| MD | 4 | 1 | top 35% |
| NC | 3 | 0 | top 15% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
| NJ | 2 | 0 | top 30% |
| DC | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 16 | 3 | top 47% |
| Medium (20–39) | 23 | 3 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 28% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) | 4 | 3 | 0 | top 22% | 2026-06-19 |
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 4 | 7 | 0 | top 36% | 2026-03-28 |
| York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 3 | 1 | 3 | top 6% | 2026-06-12 |
| Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 35% | 2023-08-18 |
| Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 26% | 2026-07-17 |
| Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 62% | 2025-08-09 |
| New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 30% | 2025-05-03 |
| Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 73% | 2024-08-10 |
| WV Coalfields Cookoff | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 52% | 2024-06-07 |
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 30% | 2024-05-18 |
| Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 20% | 2024-04-20 |
| Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 70% | 2023-09-09 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (16 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (18 of 53 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (50 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-08-19)
- Wins it all in 11% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 685.71 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 345.57 / 360
- 6 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-08-20 — First tracked contest · Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 2021-08-20 — First call · Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 🏆 2022-08-19 — First Grand Championship · Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 🔥 2024-04-19 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)
- 🎖️ 2024-08-10 — 25th tracked contest · Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2)
- ⭐ 2025-07-18 — Career-best overall score (699.3716) · Chillin & Grillin in the Glades
- 📈 2025-07-18 — Peak power rating (1671) · Chillin & Grillin in the Glades
- 🎖️ 2026-06-19 — 50th tracked contest · Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +20.3 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2022-08-19 |
| +19.7 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) | 2023-10-28 |
| +14.5 | WV Coalfields Cookoff | 2023-06-09 |
| +14.1 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 2025-07-18 |
| +13.9 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2025-06-28 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 2024-08-09 |
| -13.8 | WV Coalfields Cookoff | 2024-06-07 |
| -13.5 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 2026-03-27 |
| -13.5 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 2025-08-09 |
| -13.3 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 2024-10-25 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 56% | top 45% | 97.1% | 95.1% |
| 2025 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 100% | top 27% | 97.1% | 96% |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 80% | top 40% | 96.8% | 94.3% |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 89% | top 33% | 142% | 100.3% |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 52% | 94.3% | 92.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 78% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 17 / 35 (674.7084) | 21 (169.1200) | 14 (170.8228) | 14 (171.9656) | 26 (162.8000) |
| 2026-06-27 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 4 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2026-06-26 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | 21 / 31 (683.3256) | 18 (170.8228) | 18 (171.4172) | 24 (167.9656) | 12 (173.1200) |
| 2026-06-19 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 14 / 29 (682.7428) | 18 (169.6800) | 20 (166.8344) | 11 (173.1084) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 1 / 25 (698.8000) | 8 (175.4056) | 10 (173.1200) | 6 (174.8456) | 4 (175.4288) |
| 2026-05-22 | Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest 🏅 Rochester, PA | 5 / 14 (683.9200) | 9 (168.5372) | 6 (171.9772) | 10 (167.4056) | 1 (176.0000) |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 14 / 36 (692.5028) | 25 (171.4172) | 22 (170.2628) | 19 (171.9656) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 29 / 40 (674.6968) | 35 (163.9428) | 14 (171.9656) | 14 (174.2628) | 31 (164.5256) |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | 23 (163.9660) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC | 6 / 45 (697.0396) | 16 (173.1084) | 7 (175.4056) | 13 (173.1200) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 50 / 90 (683.9084) | 75 (166.2628) | 59 (169.6800) | 69 (167.9656) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE | 6 / 25 (690.7656) | 15 (168.5256) | 6 (174.8572) | 10 (173.1200) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Milford, DE | — | 4 (170.2744) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Milford, DE | — | — | 2 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-09-06 | Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout Saxonburg, PA | 6 / 14 (690.7540) | 8 (171.9656) | 9 (161.0856) | 1 (177.7028) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Doswell, VA | 19 / 25 (677.0284) | 25 (163.9656) | 5 (176.5600) | 19 (166.8228) | 10 (169.6800) |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Doswell, VA | 12 / 25 (687.8740) | 17 (169.6800) | 23 (165.0856) | 5 (175.4056) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 1 / 34 (699.3716) | 9 (173.1316) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (174.2628) | 12 (171.9772) |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA | 1 / 10 (695.9200) | 8 (171.9656) | 9 (167.3944) | 2 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 1 / 26 (694.2056) | 3 (175.4056) | 12 (168.5372) | 1 (177.1428) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2025-06-13 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 4 / 30 (694.2056) | 17 (169.6684) | 5 (173.1200) | 2 (177.7144) | 7 (173.7028) |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 9 / 34 (685.6112) | 20 (168.5256) | 14 (169.7028) | 16 (169.6800) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 11 / 33 (682.2172) | 26 (165.6800) | 7 (173.7144) | 14 (170.2628) | 9 (172.5600) |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 8 / 43 (697.0744) | 11 (175.4056) | 11 (175.4172) | 25 (170.8344) | 9 (175.4172) |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 7 / 45 (693.0628) | 30 (169.6800) | 22 (171.4056) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (171.9772) |
| 2024-10-26 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) 🏅 Roseland, VA | 5 / 11 (348.5488) | 5 (175.4172) | 4 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) 🏅 Roseland, VA | 12 / 13 (657.5428) | 7 (171.9772) | 11 (165.0972) | 13 (158.2284) | 13 (162.2400) |
| 2024-10-11 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 9 / 26 (334.7884) | 17 (165.1200) | 6 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 17 / 28 (681.6116) | 17 (171.9656) | 9 (174.2744) | 19 (168.5372) | 18 (166.8344) |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 23 / 27 (674.7428) | 4 (176.5600) | 16 (170.2628) | 25 (162.8228) | 24 (165.0972) |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 3 / 30 (341.0856) | 1 (176.5600) | 8 (164.5256) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 11 / 13 (667.2912) | 13 (160.5028) | 4 (174.8456) | 2 (174.2856) | 12 (157.6572) |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 8 / 26 (338.2056) | 11 (168.5256) | 8 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 11 / 37 (337.0628) | 11 (168.5256) | 11 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 7 / 35 (334.7656) | 10 (169.6684) | 9 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 5 / 45 (347.9656) | 4 (174.8456) | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 7 / 25 (343.3712) | 8 (171.9656) | 6 (171.4056) | 11 (162.8000) | — |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 3 / 25 (346.2628) | 1 (180.0000) | 13 (166.2628) | 6 (171.9656) | 5 (171.9772) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 11 / 93 (339.3368) | 11 (170.8112) | 16 (168.5256) | 11 (170.8112) | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 18 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) 🏅 Galax, VA | 1 / 17 (338.8460) | 1 (170.8688) | 5 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Galax, VA | — | 14 (159.9544) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) 🏅 Galax, VA | 6 / 19 (326.2288) | 8 (162.2400) | 5 (163.9888) | — | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Mannington, WV | 8 / 11 (331.3944) | 10 (163.4172) | 7 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Mannington, WV | 8 / 12 (330.1828) | 12 (160.4912) | 3 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Mannington, WV | — | — | 4 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2023-08-18 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 2 / 11 (347.9772) | 3 (178.2972) | 5 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 5 / 28 (341.0972) | 6 (171.4056) | 3 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 3 / 16 (511.3484) | 9 (163.9656) | 3 (173.1200) | 2 (174.2628) | — |
| 2022-08-19 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 1 / 12 (339.4400) | 6 (168.0228) | 1 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-05-21 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 🏅 Mannington, WV | 11 / 13 (326.1944) | 10 (161.6572) | 10 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2022-05-20 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 🏅 Mannington, WV | 9 / 14 (335.9200) | 9 (162.8000) | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2021-08-20 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 14 / 18 (317.0400) | 15 (155.3600) | 10 (161.6800) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #162 (904 pts) | #236 (716 pts) | #163 (962 pts) | #192 (789 pts) | #103 (1119 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #47 (1983 pts) | #149 (1345 pts) | #85 (1743 pts) | #32 (2002 pts) | #40 (1944 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #48 (923 pts) | #27 (1038 pts) | #73 (791 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #508 (366 pts) | #415 (536 pts) | #379 (626 pts) | #443 (471 pts) | #556 (346 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #75 (787 pts) | #49 (986 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | #1170 (97 pts) | #908 (183 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #116 (383 pts) | #89 (558 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #228 (93 pts) | #203 (118 pts) | — | — |