Dirty Shirt BBQ MI
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-08-30
latest 2025-07-19
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.38 · weakest Brisket (135.36)
Road miles
873
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 873 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
578.13 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
315.43 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 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 comeback
Off the trail for 4.9 years, then back at Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-07-20).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 145.1200 | 156.38 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7372 | 149.0856 | 154.08 | top 90% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142.2400 | 142.2400 | 142.24 | top 97% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135.3600 | 135.3600 | 135.36 | top 98% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 88% | 2025-07-19 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in MI (2 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 578.13 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 315.43 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-08-30 — First tracked contest · Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- ⭐ 2019-08-30 — Career-best overall score (578.1256) · Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- 📈 2019-08-30 — Peak power rating (1486) · Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2019-08-30 |
| -11.8 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-07-19 |
| -8.8 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-07-20 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 80.3% | 80.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-19 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 16 / 17 (311.9428) | 13 (162.8572) | 16 (149.0856) | — | — |
| 2024-07-20 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 19 / 23 (318.9144) | 16 (161.1772) | 20 (157.7372) | — | — |
| 2019-08-30 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX | 56 / 58 (578.1256) | 57 (145.1200) | 52 (155.4056) | 56 (142.2400) | 57 (135.3600) |