Dr. Squealgood BBQ KS
Rating
1713
peak 1720
Contests
77
in the data
First seen
2019-09-12
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#60
Master 2024
Grand champs
4
3 reserve
Category wins
10
33 podiums
Overall top-10s
32
of 77 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
10 🔥
Current form
692.96 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 687.58 (+5.38)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
and counting
Consistency
±11.54
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.92 · weakest Brisket (171.39)
Road miles
7782
mi across 77 mapped stops · furthest 366 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
MAN MEAT BBQ has finished one call ahead of Dr. Squealgood BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 34 of their 42 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of KC Meat Sweats in 18 of their 23 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1428 points of the Grand Championship at Meat Inferno (2024-10-04).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 46-team field at Smoke on the Bricks.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 20% across 11 contests, versus top 33% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Smoke on the Bricks (2024-08-09) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 20-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, JANKY LEG BBQ.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 71 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8228 | 172.92 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 74 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 179.4400 | 156.5372 | 171.52 | top 40% |
| Pork | 72 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5028 | 171.69 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 71 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.2512 | 171.39 | top 35% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 49 | 4 | top 30% |
| MO | 16 | 0 | top 34% |
| NE | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
| Medium (20–39) | 30 | 3 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 38 | 1 | top 31% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (21 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (54 of 77 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (74 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition (2022-07-01)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 687.58
- 10 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 707.4284 | 692.96 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 700.5832 | 689.59 |
| 2024 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 707.9888 | 693.92 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 705.0972 | 685.22 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 700.5488 | 684.33 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 692.5372 | 681.45 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 690.8688 | 680.76 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 654.1944 | 654.19 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 2 / 157 (707.4284) | 2 (180.0000) | 4 (179.4400) | 9 (176.0228) | 25 (171.9656) |
| 2026-06-12 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 10 / 36 (691.8968) | 12 (175.4056) | 2 (178.8572) | 19 (169.1200) | 22 (168.5140) |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) Osage City, KS | 6 / 101 (701.0856) | 22 (176.5600) | 7 (177.7028) | 46 (171.9772) | 19 (174.8456) |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 5 / 68 (698.8112) | 2 (178.8572) | 1 (178.2972) | 20 (174.2856) | 37 (167.3712) |
| 2026-01-30 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 29 / 38 (665.5884) | 33 (163.3944) | 11 (172.5600) | 31 (165.0856) | 23 (164.5484) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 128 / 158 (673.0172) | 147 (161.6572) | 51 (174.2628) | 76 (171.4172) | 122 (165.6800) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 27 / 401 (698.2516) | 129 (173.1200) | 95 (173.7144) | 112 (173.7144) | 24 (177.7028) |
| 2025-10-03 | Meat Inferno Edgerton, KS | 13 / 21 (679.8628) | 14 (162.7884) | 4 (174.2744) | 6 (174.2628) | 14 (168.5372) |
| 2025-10-03 | Meat Inferno (One Meat Ribs) Edgerton, KS | — | — | 7 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Buds Blues and BBQ Columbia, MO | 4 / 9 (689.6228) | 2 (178.8572) | 4 (173.1200) | 8 (167.3828) | 6 (170.2628) |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 12 / 53 (698.2056) | 11 (175.4172) | 20 (173.1200) | 24 (171.9656) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2025-07-26 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) Dodge City, KS | 8 / 19 (696.5372) | 5 (177.1544) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (174.2856) | 15 (166.2400) |
| 2025-07-25 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) Dodge City, KS | 10 / 18 (692.4796) | 12 (172.5484) | 5 (174.8572) | 3 (177.7028) | 14 (167.3712) |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 7 / 159 (699.3944) | 6 (177.7144) | 19 (174.8572) | 23 (173.7028) | 18 (173.1200) |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 13 / 36 (685.0512) | 21 (167.9656) | 9 (172.0000) | 21 (170.8228) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2025-05-16 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 4 / 27 (700.5832) | 4 (177.1544) | 14 (170.8688) | 9 (173.1200) | 2 (179.4400) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 34 / 92 (686.1712) | 39 (173.1200) | 24 (174.2628) | 57 (167.9656) | 36 (170.8228) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 16 / 70 (693.0512) | 42 (169.1200) | 27 (171.9656) | 15 (175.4056) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2025-01-24 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 16 / 32 (672.4572) | 18 (166.2628) | 12 (171.9888) | 22 (162.2400) | 6 (171.9656) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 37 / 169 (693.0628) | 9 (178.8572) | 107 (169.6916) | 79 (171.4056) | 60 (173.1084) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 126 / 444 (685.5880) | 158 (171.9884) | 127 (173.1084) | 226 (168.5256) | 103 (171.9656) |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 8 / 56 (692.4684) | 33 (171.9656) | 30 (170.8228) | 16 (173.1200) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 27 / 53 (682.7196) | 29 (171.9656) | 33 (170.8228) | 38 (169.1084) | 21 (170.8228) |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno Edgerton, KS | 2 / 38 (706.2628) | 1 (180.0000) | 13 (174.2628) | 8 (176.5944) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2024-09-20 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 8 / 32 (693.6112) | 8 (175.4056) | 13 (170.8344) | 9 (163.9772) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Weston, MO | 6 / 38 (683.3372) | 28 (168.5372) | 8 (174.2628) | 25 (167.9772) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River Burlington, KS | 13 / 28 (690.1712) | 1 (180.0000) | 18 (168.5372) | 6 (175.4056) | 23 (166.2284) |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River (ONE MEAT RIBS) Burlington, KS | — | — | 4 (173.1084) | — | — |
| 2024-08-23 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship Paola, KS | 8 / 42 (697.0512) | 17 (170.8228) | 13 (174.2628) | 9 (174.2628) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2024-08-09 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 1 / 46 (707.9888) | 6 (175.4172) | 5 (176.5716) | 2 (178.2972) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 9 / 33 (701.0856) | 9 (177.7028) | 13 (176.0116) | 24 (170.8112) | 6 (176.5600) |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 5 / 37 (701.6572) | 24 (171.9772) | 9 (176.5600) | 18 (173.1200) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) Osceola, MO | — | — | 10 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-06-28 | Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 11 / 28 (691.3372) | 10 (175.4056) | 23 (167.3828) | 10 (173.1200) | 6 (175.4288) |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 15 / 172 (682.7540) | 1 (180.0000) | 30 (170.8228) | 43 (169.7028) | 79 (162.2284) |
| 2024-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 9 / 43 (695.3828) | 2 (180.0000) | 24 (169.6800) | 22 (172.0000) | 9 (173.7028) |
| 2024-04-26 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO | 11 / 44 (691.3372) | 1 (180.0000) | 26 (168.5372) | 11 (174.2628) | 21 (168.5372) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 4 / 97 (700.5260) | 42 (171.9772) | 11 (176.5716) | 5 (178.8572) | 31 (173.1200) |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 10 / 58 (694.2864) | 10 (174.8688) | 25 (170.8344) | 1 (180.0000) | 20 (168.5832) |
| 2023-10-27 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB Pine Bluff, AR | 28 / 49 (675.8968) | 8 (175.4056) | 32 (166.8228) | 39 (161.1200) | 15 (172.5484) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 239 / 487 (673.5996) | 123 (173.1200) | 212 (170.2628) | 142 (171.9656) | 390 (158.2512) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 191 / 211 (663.8400) | 191 (164.5372) | 178 (165.6800) | 192 (162.8000) | 99 (170.8228) |
| 2023-09-01 | Smoke on the River Burlington, KS | 5 / 20 (691.9200) | 13 (169.6800) | 4 (177.7028) | 5 (174.8572) | 12 (169.6800) |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 55 / 62 (683.2796) | 55 (169.6684) | 45 (171.9656) | 39 (170.8228) | 47 (170.8228) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 18 / 90 (694.8000) | 40 (172.5600) | 3 (178.8572) | 37 (173.1200) | 43 (170.2628) |
| 2023-07-28 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 25 / 29 (672.4112) | 10 (171.9772) | 19 (170.8228) | 28 (159.3484) | 13 (170.2628) |
| 2023-06-30 | Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 1 / 33 (705.0972) | 14 (174.2628) | 2 (178.8572) | 14 (173.1200) | 3 (178.8572) |
| 2023-06-09 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 1 / 32 (692.4916) | 2 (176.5600) | 12 (169.6916) | 1 (177.7144) | 14 (168.5256) |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 15 / 45 (685.5996) | 27 (168.5256) | 9 (174.2628) | 18 (172.5484) | 12 (170.2628) |
| 2023-04-28 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) Washington, MO | 10 / 37 (685.0284) | 22 (168.5140) | 12 (171.9772) | 9 (173.1200) | 11 (171.4172) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 38 / 103 (685.0284) | 25 (174.2744) | 31 (173.1200) | 65 (167.3712) | 40 (170.2628) |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 5 / 68 (698.8460) | 4 (177.7144) | 21 (171.9888) | 13 (174.8572) | 9 (174.2856) |
| 2022-10-21 | OKC BBQ Fest Oklahoma City, OK | 4 / 35 (700.5488) | 6 (176.5600) | 20 (169.7144) | 11 (174.2744) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 299 / 505 (661.0512) | 173 (170.2628) | 148 (171.4172) | 440 (156.5028) | 299 (162.8684) |
| 2022-09-16 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 7 / 33 (694.2172) | 16 (168.5372) | 15 (169.1200) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 18 / 54 (685.0396) | 14 (173.7028) | 17 (171.4172) | 29 (170.8112) | 26 (169.1084) |
| 2022-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 11 / 28 (677.6340) | 7 (173.7028) | 7 (174.2628) | 22 (164.5256) | 20 (165.1428) |
| 2022-07-01 | Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 1 / 24 (694.8344) | 4 (172.5600) | 5 (172.5716) | 3 (176.0000) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2022-06-10 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 2 / 29 (691.4060) | 3 (177.1428) | 13 (167.9888) | 1 (177.7372) | 8 (168.5372) |
| 2022-05-13 | Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q) Lansing, KS | 13 / 28 (674.2172) | 18 (169.1200) | 13 (168.5600) | 9 (168.5600) | 8 (167.9772) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 30 / 94 (682.7656) | 45 (170.2628) | 78 (162.2400) | 2 (179.4400) | 35 (170.8228) |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 17 / 71 (681.6116) | 31 (169.1084) | 44 (162.8116) | 15 (171.9772) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2021-10-22 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 6 / 30 (691.3600) | 10 (171.9772) | 9 (171.9772) | 10 (173.1200) | 5 (174.2856) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 33 / 467 (686.2284) | 135 (170.2744) | 160 (169.1084) | 22 (176.5600) | 106 (170.2856) |
| 2021-08-13 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 10 / 25 (692.5372) | 4 (177.7028) | 15 (167.4172) | 13 (169.6800) | 3 (177.7372) |
| 2021-06-18 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS | 24 / 37 (664.4916) | 11 (174.2744) | 27 (160.5600) | 22 (166.8572) | 26 (162.8000) |
| 2021-05-01 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff Columbia, MO | 24 / 39 (674.7772) | 27 (165.6916) | 19 (169.1200) | 34 (163.3828) | 5 (176.5828) |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 24 / 70 (679.3140) | 24 (170.8344) | 47 (164.5140) | 4 (177.1428) | 35 (166.8228) |
| 2020-10-17 | Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 26 / 38 (679.9432) | 16 (175.4288) | 22 (167.9772) | 4 (177.1428) | 31 (159.3944) |
| 2020-09-11 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 18 / 48 (683.9888) | 15 (173.7144) | 31 (165.7028) | 23 (169.7144) | 10 (174.8572) |
| 2020-08-21 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 27 / 43 (673.0856) | 22 (170.2972) | 24 (168.0000) | 16 (172.0000) | 33 (162.7884) |
| 2020-08-07 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 9 / 30 (690.8688) | 16 (172.0000) | 18 (166.8572) | 5 (175.4172) | 6 (176.5944) |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 26 / 68 (675.9200) | 10 (174.2628) | 28 (169.7372) | 29 (169.6800) | 46 (162.2400) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 267 / 468 (654.1944) | 363 (158.8228) | 372 (156.5372) | 178 (167.9772) | 106 (170.8572) |
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 | #118 (815 pts) | #141 (780 pts) | #88 (1050 pts) | #263 (440 pts) | #323 (355 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #147 (1366 pts) | #146 (1351 pts) | #131 (1483 pts) | #172 (1191 pts) | #92 (1591 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #60 (1825 pts) | #21 (2143 pts) | #135 (1324 pts) | #61 (1658 pts) | #18 (2028 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #109 (1440 pts) | #146 (1224 pts) | #141 (1364 pts) | #164 (1165 pts) | #153 (1199 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #113 (1452 pts) | #158 (1247 pts) | #236 (1032 pts) | #78 (1612 pts) | #108 (1457 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #347 (550 pts) | #314 (645 pts) | #404 (510 pts) | #310 (660 pts) | #257 (770 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #271 (415 pts) | #231 (525 pts) | #365 (350 pts) | #195 (625 pts) | #242 (485 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |