Big Dog Grillers AR
Rating
1466
peak 1466
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2022-04-22
latest 2025-06-06
Best ToY finish
#1000
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.51
last 4 vs career avg 634.51 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.60
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.81 · weakest Brisket (154.96)
Road miles
388
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 159 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating, AR first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 158.2400 | 163.81 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 138.1716 | 155.37 | top 84% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 149.6344 | 160.38 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 145.6916 | 154.96 | top 82% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 83% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AR (2 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 634.51
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 650.1032 | 650.10 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 636.4348 | 636.43 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 634.0572 | 634.06 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 617.4516 | 617.45 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-06 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 30 / 30 (650.1032) | 22 (169.6800) | 28 (163.3944) | 30 (149.6344) | 22 (167.3944) |
| 2024-05-17 | Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival West Plains, MO | 13 / 17 (636.4348) | 11 (162.2400) | 11 (160.5260) | 9 (167.9772) | 16 (145.6916) |
| 2023-09-29 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 19 / 25 (634.0572) | 20 (158.2400) | 19 (159.3716) | 22 (157.6456) | 18 (158.8000) |
| 2022-04-22 | Ozarks BBQ Fest Springfield, MO | 28 / 31 (617.4516) | 19 (165.0856) | 31 (138.1716) | 16 (166.2516) | 28 (147.9428) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1440 (55 pts) | #1178 (70 pts) | #1535 (55 pts) | #1451 (55 pts) | #1147 (70 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1000 (102 pts) | #1057 (112 pts) | #1118 (112 pts) | #914 (127 pts) | #1101 (87 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1170 (80 pts) | #1257 (75 pts) | #1349 (80 pts) | #1266 (65 pts) | #1194 (85 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1640 (56 pts) | #1245 (86 pts) | #1687 (56 pts) | #1186 (101 pts) | #1648 (56 pts) |