BIRD DAWG BBQ

BIRD DAWG BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 27 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 23 at the Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway) (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #3037 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,037

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1505

peak 1520 · rated over 26 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 13, 2013

latest Jun 14, 2024 · 10.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#774

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

22% of 27 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

691.9776 / 720

Master · Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

659.76 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 661.84 (-2.08)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Hawgin On Lanier

Consistency

±14.98

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.77 · weakest Brisket (163.31)

Road miles

2,800

across 27 mapped stops · furthest 424 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Purse competed for

$90K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.84 / 720

22 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

318.39 / 360

4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

2.2396 points from the title

Came within 2.2396 points of the Grand Championship at Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway) (Apr 22, 2017).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 18 of 27 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 27 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

691.9776 career-best overall

96.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.9776 at Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway) — 96.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 22, 2017

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 38%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
1 category win
average top 38%

A tough matchup

14–2 behind in the head-to-head

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead in 88% of their meetings

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has come out ahead in 14 of their 16 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Stewbabys BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

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The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (Jun 18, 2021).

last seen Nov 15, 2019
back Jun 18, 2021

Chicken nemesis

13 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead 81% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has out-cooked them in 13 of 16 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

RUNWAY SMOKE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 44% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 44% across 3 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 54% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.48% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.48% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.4% of a perfect score
27 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019 ↗	Master	#774 (381 pts)	#330 (946 pts)	#925 (331 pts)	#828 (381 pts)	#867 (356 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2033 (102 pts)	#2890 (57 pts)	#2103 (107 pts)	#2054 (112 pts)	#1793 (127 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1496 (160 pts)	#1669 (140 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1118 (295 pts)	#1274 (230 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1333 (209 pts)	#1565 (174 pts)	#1262 (244 pts)	#1486 (194 pts)	#1500 (184 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2715 (50 pts)	#2538 (65 pts)	#2656 (55 pts)	#2060 (80 pts)	#2710 (50 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BIRD DAWG BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

106 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

M Squared Smokin' Q

#3,046 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1508

Careers of much the same size, 33 contests to 27, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

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Double Barrel Smokers

#3,035 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1515

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 36 contests, alongside a 11% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 36 contests
last seen Apr 25, 2026

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This Little Piggy Got Smoked

#3,026 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Pig Data BBQ

#3,039 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1511

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before BIRD DAWG BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ

#3,029 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1510

Level with BIRD DAWG BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Apr 5, 2019

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Smoke Sergeant BBQ

#3,042 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1515

Fewer contests behind them than BIRD DAWG BBQ has cooked, 14 to 27, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
RUNWAY SMOKE	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
Stewbabys BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
FYC BARBEQUE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Wiggle Butts BBQ	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
BALDY'S BUTTS	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
SWINE DINING GA	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BIG L'S SWEET HEAT	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	8	2	5	25%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	26	10	3	4	180 🔥	152	166.77	top 47%
Pork Ribs	26	6	0	0	173.1544	151.3256	163.55	top 56%
Pork	22	4	0	1	176	157.0512	166.04	top 56%
Brisket	22	5	0	1	174.2628	149.6228	163.31	top 57%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	19	0	top 54%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	21	0	top 57%
WV	5	0	top 42%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Roman Roast on the River	3	18	top 50%	May 12, 2017
Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	3	16	top 62%	Jun 3, 2016
Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2	9	top 34%	Jun 14, 2024
Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2	9	top 55%	Jun 17, 2022
Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival	2	19	top 58%	Aug 23, 2019
Atlanta BarB-Que Festival	2	9	top 32%	Aug 14, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 6 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 21 of 27 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 18 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 480 finished ahead 426 times, behind 583

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Nov 15, 2019 → Jun 18, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20241 milestone

Jun 14 Most recent contest Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

20221 milestone

Jun 17 25th tracked contest Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

20191 milestone

Aug 2 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Hawgin On Lanier

20176 milestones

Apr 22 First category win (Chicken) Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway)
Apr 22 First overall podium Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway)
Apr 22 First Reserve Championship Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway)
Apr 22 10th tracked contest Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway)
Apr 22 Career-best overall score691.9776 Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway)
Aug 25 Peak power rating (1520) Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER)

20142 milestones

Aug 15 First overall top-10 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
Aug 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.1484 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)

20132 milestones

Sep 13 First tracked contest Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Sep 13 First call Atlanta BarB-Q Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.6	Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway)	Apr 22, 2017
+11	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)	Aug 15, 2014
+7.5	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	Jun 16, 2023
+6.5	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	Jun 18, 2021
+5	Roman Roast on the River	May 8, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.9	Smoke-n-Thunder BBQ Classic	Oct 12, 2013
-9.5	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	Jun 6, 2014
-8.8	Hawgin On Lanier	Aug 2, 2019
-8.5	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	Jun 17, 2022
-8	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 2, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	0	100%	top 37%	89%	89%
2023	1	1	0	100%	top 32%	91%	91%
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 80%	89%	89%
2021	1	1	0	100%	top 32%	89.3%	89.3%
2019	6	2	2	83%	top 54%	93.3%	91%
2018	5	0	0	60%	top 70%	93.6%	91.7%
2017	3	1	1	67%	top 38%	96.1%	94%
2016	2	0	0	50%	top 51%	92.9%	92.8%
2015	3	0	0	67%	top 46%	93.7%	92.8%
2014	2	1	0	50%	top 54%	93.1%	90.5%
2013	2	0	0	50%	top 78%	89%	88.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 14, 2024	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV	11 / 30 (320.5488)	11 (152.5488)	6 (168)	—	—
Jun 16, 2023	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV	9 / 28 (327.4288)	5 (171.4860)	14 (155.9428)	—	—
Jun 17, 2022	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV	16 / 20 (640.5372)	17 (158.2628)	19 (157.1772)	15 (165.6800)	14 (159.4172)
Jun 18, 2021	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV	9 / 28 (321.6228)	10 (161.0972)	10 (160.5256)	—	—
Nov 15, 2019	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cedartown, GA	27 / 35 (660.9596)	22 (169.6800)	25 (166.2628)	21 (166.2284)	33 (158.7884)
Aug 23, 2019	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	21 / 32 (660.4340)	2 (175.4056)	28 (159.9544)	20 (164.5600)	21 (160.5140)
Aug 2, 2019	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA	34 / 45 (665.0056)	1 (180)	41 (157.6688)	42 (159.9656)	23 (167.3712)
Jun 7, 2019	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV	9 / 31 (303.9428)	9 (152)	9 (151.9428)	—	—
May 31, 2019	Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA	10 / 31 (671.8508)	12 (167.3712)	16 (167.9540)	9 (167.9884)	9 (168.5372)
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	14 / 33 (666.7200)	1 (177.7144)	14 (169.6800)	17 (161.6456)	23 (157.6800)
Jun 15, 2018	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	—	—	—	—	—
May 11, 2018	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	28 / 39 (674.1484)	26 (169.6684)	9 (173.1544)	28 (166.2400)	29 (165.0856)
May 5, 2018	Atlanta BBQ Festival Atlanta, GA	12 / 27 (671.8168)	4 (175.4056)	14 (167.3828)	24 (157.0512)	6 (171.9772)
Apr 28, 2018	Atlanta BBQ Classic Atlanta, GA	21 / 26 (660.4228)	23 (162.2400)	18 (168.5372)	21 (167.3828)	21 (162.2628)
Mar 2, 2018	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	49 / 59 (633.4740)	53 (155.3828)	55 (151.3256)	4 (176)	54 (150.7656)
Aug 25, 2017	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) Kennesaw, GA	19 / 37 (674.7200)	11 (172.5600)	11 (170.8228)	5 (174.2628)	35 (157.0744)
May 12, 2017	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	20 / 37 (664.3768)	30 (163.9312)	16 (166.2400)	14 (170.2628)	21 (163.9428)
Apr 22, 2017	Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway) Hampton, GA	2 / 23 (691.9776)	1 (178.2972)	4 (172.5832)	11 (168.5372)	5 (172.5600)
Jun 3, 2016	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	16 / 32 (669.0056)	27 (162.2400)	15 (168.5372)	14 (169.1200)	11 (169.1084)
May 13, 2016	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	19 / 36 (667.8168)	21 (165.0856)	21 (165.6800)	29 (162.7884)	2 (174.2628)
Aug 14, 2015	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA	21 / 48 (665.0168)	35 (162.7768)	39 (154.2284)	3 (174.2744)	8 (173.7372)
Jun 5, 2015	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	21 / 42 (665.6000)	21 (170.8228)	28 (165.1200)	27 (165.6800)	22 (163.9772)
May 8, 2015	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	18 / 41 (674.8228)	10 (173.1772)	17 (170.2628)	37 (159.9656)	16 (171.4172)
Aug 15, 2014	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) Atlanta, GA	9 / 43 (670.1484)	15 (169.1200)	8 (169.6684)	13 (166.2628)	13 (165.0972)
Jun 6, 2014	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Eurharlee, GA	27 / 31 (632.3540)	27 (158.2628)	20 (162.8000)	23 (161.6684)	29 (149.6228)
Oct 12, 2013	Smoke-n-Thunder BBQ Classic Rome, GA	25 / 25 (641.0748)	22 (164.5600)	24 (158.8460)	19 (166.2744)	25 (151.3944)
Sep 13, 2013	Atlanta BarB-Q Festival Atlanta, GA	23 / 41 (638.2052)	10 (166.8340)	34 (151.9428)	19 (161.1428)	23 (158.2856)

BIRD DAWG BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)