BIRD DAWG BBQ GA
Rating
1485
peak 1504
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2024-06-14
Best ToY finish
#780
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
454.22 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 523.91 (-69.69)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±168.07
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.51)
Road miles
1421
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 420 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Under the Radar has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 42% across 5 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 152.0000 | 166.56 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 151.9428 | 161.51 | top 57% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 159.9656 | 164.34 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 157.6800 | 162.05 | top 63% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV | 5 | 0 | top 42% |
| GA | 5 | 0 | top 59% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WV (5 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 523.91
- 1 perfect 180 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 320.5488 | 320.55 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 327.4288 | 327.43 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 640.5372 | 640.54 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 321.6228 | 321.62 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 671.8508 | 604.82 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | 11 / 30 (320.5488) | 11 (152.5488) | 6 (168.0000) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | 9 / 28 (327.4288) | 5 (171.4860) | 14 (155.9428) | — | — |
| 2022-06-17 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV | 16 / 20 (640.5372) | 17 (158.2628) | 19 (157.1772) | 15 (165.6800) | 14 (159.4172) |
| 2021-06-18 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV | 9 / 28 (321.6228) | 10 (161.0972) | 10 (160.5256) | — | — |
| 2019-11-15 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cedartown, GA | 27 / 35 (660.9596) | 22 (169.6800) | 25 (166.2628) | 21 (166.2284) | 33 (158.7884) |
| 2019-08-23 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 21 / 32 (660.4340) | 2 (175.4056) | 28 (159.9544) | 20 (164.5600) | 21 (160.5140) |
| 2019-08-02 | Hawgin On Lanier Gainesville, GA | 34 / 45 (665.0056) | 1 (180.0000) | 41 (157.6688) | 42 (159.9656) | 23 (167.3712) |
| 2019-06-07 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV | 9 / 31 (303.9428) | 9 (152.0000) | 9 (151.9428) | — | — |
| 2019-05-31 | Smokin' Bike Fest Peachtree City, GA | 10 / 31 (671.8508) | 12 (167.3712) | 16 (167.9540) | 9 (167.9884) | 9 (168.5372) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 14 / 33 (666.7200) | 1 (177.7144) | 14 (169.6800) | 17 (161.6456) | 23 (157.6800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #780 (381 pts) | #330 (946 pts) | #932 (331 pts) | #834 (381 pts) | #873 (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) |