DAWGHOUSE BBQ

DAWGHOUSE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 38 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 114 at the Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (2013). They are ranked #4163 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,163

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1480

peak 1540 · rated over 38 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2013

latest Apr 5, 2024 · 11 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#635

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% of 38 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

680 / 720

Master · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.09 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 652.55 (-7.46)

Walk rate

34%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Consistency

±13.47

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.18 · weakest Chicken (161.10)

Road miles

3,900

across 38 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi

Schedule strength

57%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)

Purse competed for

$196K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 15 state-championship entries

Master avg

652.55 / 720

38 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

680.0000 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.0000 at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 27, 2013

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 44%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 44%

A tough matchup

19–1 behind in the head-to-head

THE SMOKING HILLS ahead in 95% of their meetings

THE SMOKING HILLS has come out ahead in 19 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.1 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.08 points below their pork, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 26%.

Chicken avg 161.10
Pork avg 166.18
2 calls in 38 entries

A strong matchup

11–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Griswold Grillers in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

14 of 17 shared pork entries lost

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MAN MEAT BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 17 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A September team

Top 35% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 35% across 9 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

9 September contests
top 59% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,900 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,900 miles across 38 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 163 miles to Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off.

38 mapped stops
furthest 163 mi

The metronome

±1.87% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.87% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.6% of a perfect score
38 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

11 visits in all
best finish 23rd

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
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#918 (145 pts)	#958 (145 pts)	#1075 (130 pts)	#854 (180 pts)	#890 (165 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#726 (193 pts)	#818 (178 pts)	#697 (238 pts)	#659 (243 pts)	#640 (263 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#701 (120 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1000 (262 pts)	#1135 (232 pts)	#1029 (277 pts)	#956 (307 pts)	#1025 (277 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#830 (389 pts)	#900 (364 pts)	#858 (404 pts)	#658 (564 pts)	#887 (364 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1338 (190 pts)	#1323 (230 pts)	#1506 (180 pts)	#1249 (255 pts)	#1476 (180 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1036 (310 pts)	#1058 (330 pts)	#778 (510 pts)	#835 (470 pts)	#1247 (250 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1977 (100 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#733 (479 pts)	#768 (484 pts)	#618 (619 pts)	#797 (469 pts)	#740 (494 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#635 (491 pts)	#825 (391 pts)	#1026 (301 pts)	#737 (451 pts)	#534 (591 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

Smoke Me Tender BBQ

#4,156 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1525

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DAWGHOUSE BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DAWGHOUSE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Griswold Grillers

#4,162 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

11–1 in 12 shared contests (92% to DAWGHOUSE BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 41 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

BURNT BUTTS-N-BUNS

#4,179 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to DAWGHOUSE BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before DAWGHOUSE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

HURRY UP AND WAIT

#4,157 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to DAWGHOUSE BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than DAWGHOUSE BBQ has cooked, 7 to 38, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Apr 21, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN PORKY

#4,182 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to DAWGHOUSE BBQ)

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 3, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

FIDDLIN' FATBACK

#4,168 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1565

39 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 13% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 39 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE SMOKING HILLS	20	1	19	5%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
Fergolicious BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Griswold Grillers	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
ROCK N BLUES BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
Lazy Butt BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	38	2	0	0	171.4516	146.7656	161.10	top 66%
Pork Ribs	38	3	1	1	174.2744	147.9656	164.06	top 53%
Pork	38	10	1	4	179.4400	150.2512	166.18	top 47%
Brisket	38	4	0	0	173.7144	147.9544	161.21	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)	14	0	top 60%
Large (40+)	24	0	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	34	top 59%
MO	2	top 85%
OK	2	top 37%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	11	23	top 69%	Apr 5, 2024
Big Blue BBQ Championship	7	5	top 58%	Jun 3, 2022
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	4	3	top 25%	Sep 23, 2016
Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off	2	8	top 37%	Sep 20, 2019
Smoke On the Trails	2	23	top 48%	Sep 28, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 34 of 38 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 17 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 980 finished ahead 1,044 times, behind 1,429

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Sep 20, 2019 → Oct 30, 2020

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

20241 milestone

Apr 5 Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring

20181 milestone

Sep 21 25th tracked contest Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off

20161 milestone

Jun 3 Peak power rating (1540) Big Blue BBQ Championship

20143 milestones

Jun 6 First category win (Pork Ribs) Big Blue BBQ Championship
Sep 26 10th tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Sep 26 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

20136 milestones

Apr 12 First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
Apr 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.4278 Smoke In The Spring
May 17 First call Taste of Wheatstock
Sep 27 First overall top-10 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Sep 27 First overall podium Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Sep 27 Career-best overall score680 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.8	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 27, 2013
+12.2	Big Blue BBQ Championship	Jun 6, 2014
+11.7	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off	Sep 21, 2018
+9.7	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 26, 2014
+8.2	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 25, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.7	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)	Jun 10, 2022
-9.7	The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL)	May 11, 2018
-9.6	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off	Jul 1, 2016
-9.3	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 8, 2022
-7.5	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 9, 2021

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	0%	top 80%	92.3%	92.3%
2023	1	0	0	0%	top 84%	88.1%	88.1%
2022	3	0	0	0%	top 87%	90.5%	89.2%
2021	3	0	0	33%	top 67%	93.8%	91.9%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 84%	90.8%	90.8%
2019	3	0	0	33%	top 50%	93.2%	92%
2018	5	1	0	40%	top 68%	93.2%	89.6%
2017	3	0	0	33%	top 59%	92.6%	90.2%
2016	4	1	0	50%	top 59%	92.4%	90.2%
2015	3	0	1	33%	top 44%	92.8%	91.3%
2014	7	1	1	43%	top 47%	92.8%	90.6%
2013	4	1	0	50%	top 44%	94.4%	91.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 5, 2024	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	78 / 97 (664.4344)	83 (163.3828)	49 (169.7144)	78 (163.9544)	64 (167.3828)
Apr 7, 2023	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	87 / 103 (634.6400)	101 (146.7656)	73 (165.1200)	95 (155.3600)	59 (167.3944)
Jun 10, 2022	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO	36 / 36 (642.1604)	36 (157.1316)	26 (168.5372)	19 (168.5372)	36 (147.9544)
Jun 3, 2022	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	18 / 25 (651.2572)	18 (161.7144)	21 (155.9200)	11 (167.3828)	14 (166.2400)
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	85 / 94 (632.9600)	88 (151.4056)	71 (163.9544)	65 (166.2400)	88 (151.3600)
Sep 10, 2021	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	26 / 53 (675.3256)	27 (166.8228)	38 (161.6572)	15 (173.7028)	9 (173.1428)
Jun 4, 2021	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	21 / 28 (657.0288)	24 (162.8232)	12 (168.5600)	21 (164.5600)	24 (161.0856)
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	82 / 105 (651.8632)	52 (169.6800)	59 (167.3944)	87 (161.1088)	92 (153.6800)
Oct 30, 2020	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	78 / 93 (653.5432)	50 (169.1200)	13 (174.2744)	85 (155.9316)	83 (154.2172)
Sep 20, 2019	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK	13 / 28 (659.8856)	12 (169.1428)	15 (161.1200)	10 (167.9656)	17 (161.6572)
May 31, 2019	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	18 / 29 (656.4688)	25 (154.2516)	13 (167.4172)	12 (167.9656)	12 (166.8344)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	42 / 104 (670.8112)	49 (167.4056)	63 (163.9884)	57 (165.7028)	24 (173.7144)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	41 / 68 (656.4456)	46 (165.1428)	49 (162.2400)	8 (172.5600)	51 (156.5028)
Sep 21, 2018	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	8 / 29 (670.7656)	11 (165.1428)	13 (165.6684)	3 (173.7144)	11 (166.2400)
Jun 1, 2018	Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAMS FULL) Marysville, KS	34 / 42 (628.4228)	30 (161.0972)	15 (167.3944)	38 (150.2512)	36 (149.6800)
May 11, 2018	The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) De Soto, KS	53 / 56 (631.9428)	39 (164)	40 (161.7144)	52 (156.5828)	53 (149.6456)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	81 / 103 (636.3772)	93 (155.9428)	82 (157.0628)	51 (165.7144)	76 (157.6572)
Sep 29, 2017	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	23 / 64 (666.8344)	15 (171.4516)	43 (158.8228)	10 (172)	30 (164.5600)
Aug 18, 2017	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	45 / 65 (638.1600)	62 (150.8112)	44 (161.6916)	40 (163.3944)	36 (162.2628)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	72 / 100 (643.2804)	85 (156.5372)	70 (160.5372)	60 (163.9544)	56 (162.2516)
Sep 23, 2016	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	61 / 111 (641.6116)	81 (158.2172)	76 (156.5372)	60 (163.4172)	36 (163.4400)
Jul 1, 2016	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS	33 / 38 (649.6572)	32 (162.8572)	4 (173.7144)	35 (157.1544)	33 (155.9312)
Jun 3, 2016	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	10 / 30 (665.1316)	8 (167.4516)	5 (168.5600)	2 (175.4516)	22 (153.6684)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	66 / 109 (642.7200)	96 (149.0972)	52 (163.3828)	18 (171.4056)	61 (158.8344)
Sep 25, 2015	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	25 / 112 (667.9656)	48 (163.9884)	17 (172.5600)	25 (169.7144)	45 (161.7028)
Jun 5, 2015	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	19 / 30 (649.0516)	25 (151.9544)	15 (165.1428)	1 (177.7028)	25 (154.2516)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	44 / 97 (654.1024)	72 (158.2056)	12 (171.4172)	32 (167.3712)	61 (157.1084)
Oct 17, 2014	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	14 / 30 (633.6456)	17 (158.2628)	24 (147.9656)	9 (165.1544)	15 (162.2628)
Sep 26, 2014	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	21 / 112 (667.9200)	86 (157.0856)	36 (166.2400)	2 (179.4400)	25 (165.1544)
Jun 20, 2014	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	24 / 42 (667.9884)	20 (168)	15 (173.7144)	21 (167.4284)	33 (158.8456)
Jun 6, 2014	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	5 / 25 (666.8572)	5 (166.2972)	1 (173.1428)	9 (164.5944)	7 (162.8228)
May 24, 2014	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	52 / 87 (644.4568)	78 (151.9656)	20 (167.9656)	41 (165.1200)	52 (159.4056)
May 16, 2014	Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ Abilene, KS	19 / 27 (645.0968)	22 (159.4284)	26 (155.9656)	16 (163.9772)	11 (165.7256)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	41 / 73 (639.4060)	36 (163.4056)	55 (153.0972)	36 (161.7372)	33 (161.1660)
Sep 27, 2013	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	3 / 114 (680)	17 (168.5828)	28 (167.3828)	10 (171.4400)	4 (172.5944)
Aug 17, 2013	BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS	23 / 31 (649.0400)	27 (160.5372)	24 (158.2400)	17 (166.2744)	18 (163.9884)
May 17, 2013	Taste of Wheatstock Abilene, KS	17 / 25 (646.2856)	20 (157.1426)	17 (159.4286)	16 (162.8570)	8 (166.8574)
Apr 12, 2013	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	23 / 71 (663.4278)	11 (169.7142)	55 (157.1426)	18 (167.9998)	14 (168.5712)

DAWGHOUSE BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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

Storylines (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)