Mad Dog BBQ

Mad Dog BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 67 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 34 at the Southaven Springfest (2025), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #927 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Maddog BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#927

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1612

peak 1651 · rated over 64 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 22, 2019

latest May 8, 2026 · 7.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#63

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

22 podiums

Overall top-10s

27% of 67 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

704.5372 / 720

Master · Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

682.07 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 682.66 (-0.59)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown)

Consistency

±11.70

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.91 · weakest Pork (169.28)

Road miles

37,886

across 67 mapped stops · furthest 1,997 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Purse competed for

$920K

listed at 61 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 63 state-championship entries

Master avg

682.66 / 720

62 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

279.85 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

439.98 / 540

1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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 (14 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.5484 points from the title

Came within 0.5484 points of the Grand Championship at Southaven Springfest (Apr 25, 2025).

Perfect scores on the board

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×2
Brisket ×1

Happy hunting ground

Top 14% average finish here

The Downtown BBQ Showdown is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 14%

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 43 of 67 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 67 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

704.5372 career-best overall

97.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 704.5372 at Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) — 97.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 27, 2024

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Kings BBQ Team has finished one call ahead of Mad Dog BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A strong matchup

24–8 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of K & E's Little Smokers in 24 of their 32 shared contests.

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The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Smokin For Garrett (Oct 23, 2020).

last seen Feb 22, 2019
back Oct 23, 2020

Chicken nemesis

22 of 34 shared chicken entries lost

HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ ahead 65% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has out-cooked them in 22 of 34 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-33 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 33 points across 12 contests since May 9, 2025 — from 1645 down to 1612.

12 contests since May 9, 2025
now 1612

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 30% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 30% across 4 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.

4 April contests
top 46% the rest of the year

The long haul

37,886 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 37,886 miles across 67 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,997 miles to BBQ Jackpot.

67 mapped stops
furthest 1,997 mi

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Lakeland Pig Festival every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 20th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#259 (742 pts)	#238 (882 pts)	#235 (912 pts)	#298 (687 pts)	#310 (652 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#63 (1,869 pts)	#96 (1,593 pts)	#139 (1,437 pts)	#105 (1,506 pts)	#24 (2,040 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#102 (1,445 pts)	#52 (1,789 pts)	#162 (1,202 pts)	#85 (1,511 pts)	#63 (1,638 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#226 (929 pts)	#215 (977 pts)	#175 (1,199 pts)	#196 (1,019 pts)	#169 (1,119 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#339 (675 pts)	#267 (870 pts)	#389 (655 pts)	#385 (620 pts)	#274 (840 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

LITTLE LUKE'S BBQ

#929 of the rated field

1612 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1615

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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QUAU

#926 of the rated field

1613 power rating

Contests: 187
GCs: 17
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1808

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Mad Dog BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 180 contests

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TWO CRACKERS Q-ING

#930 of the rated field

1612 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1623

Fewer contests behind them than Mad Dog BBQ has cooked, 20 to 67, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 24, 2021

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Eggspert BBQ Minnesota

#928 of the rated field

1612 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1613

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 22 contests, alongside a 41% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ

#918 of the rated field

1613 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1636

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

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

rated over 36 contests
last seen Mar 1, 2024

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Pig Destroyer

#922 of the rated field

1613 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1623

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Mad Dog BBQ)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2019.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jun 13, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	33	9	24	27%	⚔ compare
K & E's Little Smokers	32	24	7	75%	⚔ compare
Kings BBQ Team	31	5	26	16%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	27	7	20	26%	⚔ compare
Smoke Central BBQ	27	4	23	15%	⚔ compare
BAD ROOSTER BBQ	25	8	17	32%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	25	5	20	20%	⚔ compare
PeachCoast BBQ	24	20	4	83%	⚔ compare
MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	23	8	15	35%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Ain't EZ	23	8	15	35%	⚔ compare
Dogpatch Q	23	7	16	30%	⚔ compare
Bourbon & Blues BBQ	22	12	10	55%	⚔ compare
Going Yard BBQ	22	11	11	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	22	8	14	36%	⚔ compare
SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	21	6	15	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	65	24	1	6	180 🔥	133.0284	170.91	top 45%
Pork Ribs	66	16	0	3	178.8572	138.2516	169.71	top 47%
Pork	63	14	1	3	178.2972	148.0228	169.28	top 51%
Brisket	62	23	3	10	180 🔥	156.4912	170.75	top 40%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 80%
Medium (20–39)	30	top 44%
Large (40+)	32	top 45%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
FL	22	top 46%
GA	16	top 42%
NV	4	top 32%
SC	4	top 39%
AL	4	top 65%
TN	3	top 50%
MS	3	top 51%
AZ	2	top 43%
NC	2	top 86%
KS	2	top 22%
UT	1	top 38%
IN	1	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Lakeland Pig Festival	5	20	top 57%	Jan 22, 2026
South Carolina Festival of Discovery	4	17	top 39%	Jul 10, 2025
Poosa Q	4	29	top 65%	Jun 20, 2025
The Downtown BBQ Showdown	3	2	top 14%	Apr 17, 2026
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	3	32	top 50%	Mar 20, 2026
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	3	4	top 30%	Mar 7, 2025
Plant City Pig Jam	3	5	top 49%	Nov 22, 2024
BBQ Jackpot	2	5	top 20%	Nov 21, 2025
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off	2	24	top 58%	May 9, 2025
Grills Gone Wild	2	9	top 48%	Feb 7, 2025
Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2)	2	3	top 22%	Jul 27, 2024
Honeybee BBQ Competition	2	7	top 38%	May 31, 2024
The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival	2	12	top 55%	Oct 7, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 18 contests

Contests a season 8.4 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in FL 22 of 67 contests · 12 states in all

Contests visited 40 13 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 66 entries · 0 wins · 16 calls

Opponents faced 1,356 finished ahead 1,864 times, behind 1,868

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Feb 22, 2019 → Oct 23, 2020

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

20261 milestone

May 8 Most recent contest 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off

20252 milestones

Mar 14 50th tracked contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS)
May 2 Peak power rating (1651) Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest

20244 milestones

Jan 4 First perfect 180 (Chicken) 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
Jul 27 First overall podium Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2)
Jul 27 Career-best overall score704.5372 Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2)
Nov 8 First Reserve Championship The Downtown BBQ Showdown

20233 milestones

Apr 14 First overall top-10 The Downtown BBQ Showdown
Sep 15 First category win (Brisket) Smoketember Fest
Nov 17 25th tracked contest Plant City Pig Jam

20221 milestone

Oct 7 10th tracked contest The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival

20212 milestones

Oct 8 First call The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
Oct 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.1140 The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival

20191 milestone

Feb 22 First tracked contest D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.7	BBQ Jackpot	Dec 6, 2024
+14.4	Best Dam Barbeque	May 24, 2024
+14	South Carolina Festival of Discovery	Jul 7, 2022
+13.6	Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2)	Jul 27, 2024
+13.4	Southaven Springfest	Apr 25, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.4	Mission Farms - King of the Farm	Feb 28, 2025
-13.5	D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival	Feb 22, 2019
-12.5	Ribs on the Ridge	Feb 20, 2026
-12.1	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	Mar 20, 2026
-10.3	Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ	Feb 16, 2024

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)
2026	7	2	1	43%	top 50%	97.8%	95.1%
2025	17	6	2	76%	top 40%	97.2%	95.3%
2024	18	7	1	72%	top 37%	97.9%	95.6%
2023	12	3	1	67%	top 46%	95.9%	94.3%
2022	9	0	0	44%	top 58%	95.5%	93.2%
2021	2	0	0	100%	top 59%	93.3%	93.2%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 59%	81.5%	81.5%
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 106%	77.7%	77.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 8, 2026	20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	16 / 42 (686.1828)	24 (170.2628)	14 (171.9772)	16 (171.9772)	18 (171.9656)
Apr 17, 2026	The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL	3 / 41 (703.9544)	1 (178.8572)	5 (176.5600)	7 (176.5600)	15 (171.9772)
Mar 20, 2026	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	105 / 125 (666.7084)	104 (165.0740)	97 (165.0972)	100 (165.7144)	56 (170.8228)
Mar 13, 2026	Jeepin 4 Justice 🏅 Shady Hills, FL	8 / 15 (682.8000)	6 (174.2628)	3 (174.2972)	12 (165.1200)	5 (169.1200)
Feb 20, 2026	Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL	25 / 32 (670.7084)	29 (162.2284)	11 (173.1316)	17 (170.2628)	23 (165.0856)
Jan 22, 2026	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	26 / 63 (688.4684)	7 (177.7028)	19 (174.8572)	50 (165.0856)	28 (170.8228)
Jan 9, 2026	10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 St. Augustine, FL	19 / 38 (692.5028)	18 (174.2628)	13 (175.4172)	18 (172)	18 (170.8228)
Nov 21, 2025	BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	30 / 90 (686.7772)	29 (173.7028)	63 (167.3944)	56 (169.1200)	8 (176.5600)
Jul 10, 2025	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	27 / 66 (685.6572)	10 (175.4056)	13 (176.0116)	53 (163.4056)	29 (170.8344)
Jun 20, 2025	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	29 / 42 (679.3028)	34 (168.5256)	14 (173.1200)	14 (174.8572)	39 (162.8000)
May 23, 2025	Best Dam BBQ 🏅 Boulder City, NV	21 / 29 (671.2912)	10 (173.7028)	25 (165.0972)	22 (167.9656)	21 (164.5256)
May 9, 2025	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	25 / 42 (673.5884)	10 (175.4056)	9 (171.9772)	29 (161.6800)	28 (164.5256)
May 2, 2025	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest 🏅 Brookhaven, MS	11 / 27 (691.9084)	23 (170.2628)	15 (171.9656)	15 (171.9772)	1 (177.7028)
Apr 25, 2025	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	2 / 34 (699.3944)	17 (170.8228)	13 (173.7028)	3 (176.5716)	3 (178.2972)
Mar 28, 2025	Q's & Brews 🏅 Lake Havasu, AZ	17 / 26 (668.4572)	13 (170.8344)	4 (174.2744)	25 (152.5256)	10 (170.8228)
Mar 21, 2025	Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) 🏅 Waycross, GA	3 / 26 (699.9428)	12 (174.2628)	11 (173.1200)	12 (172.5600)	1 (180)
Mar 14, 2025	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	32 / 100 (689.0744)	39 (173.1200)	59 (168.5600)	8 (177.7144)	48 (169.6800)
Mar 14, 2025	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN	—	—	30 (170.8460)	—	—
Mar 7, 2025	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	4 / 45 (699.9888)	15 (174.2744)	9 (176.0116)	21 (172)	3 (177.7028)
Feb 28, 2025	Mission Farms - King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	24 / 26 (667.2224)	24 (166.2284)	20 (167.3828)	21 (167.3828)	20 (166.2284)
Feb 7, 2025	Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Davenport, FL	9 / 25 (691.9428)	13 (171.9656)	5 (176.0116)	12 (173.1428)	13 (170.8228)
Jan 24, 2025	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	20 / 40 (688.5028)	28 (168.5600)	11 (175.4172)	14 (173.7028)	22 (170.8228)
Jan 17, 2025	10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	10 / 48 (682.7544)	5 (174.2744)	23 (168.5372)	16 (170.2744)	18 (169.6684)
Jan 9, 2025	9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 Elkton, FL	3 / 38 (698.8344)	2 (178.8572)	12 (173.1544)	11 (171.4172)	5 (175.4056)
Dec 6, 2024	BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	5 / 74 (694.8456)	4 (180)	27 (170.8456)	9 (176.6172)	43 (167.3828)
Nov 22, 2024	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	13 / 26 (675.8628)	6 (173.1200)	18 (165.0972)	21 (163.3828)	2 (174.2628)
Nov 8, 2024	The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL	2 / 26 (703.4060)	8 (175.4172)	7 (173.1316)	1 (178.2972)	2 (176.5600)
Oct 4, 2024	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	29 / 59 (682.1712)	20 (173.1200)	39 (167.9656)	46 (164.5256)	5 (176.5600)
Jul 27, 2024	Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) 🏅 Dodge City, KS	3 / 20 (704.5372)	12 (173.1200)	3 (178.8572)	6 (177.1544)	8 (175.4056)
Jul 26, 2024	Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS	6 / 20 (699.9772)	4 (178.2972)	14 (168.5600)	7 (175.4172)	3 (177.7028)
Jul 11, 2024	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	23 / 76 (691.3716)	3 (177.7144)	54 (166.8344)	6 (176.5600)	42 (170.2628)
Jun 21, 2024	Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT	11 / 29 (687.9888)	3 (178.8572)	15 (170.3088)	5 (175.4400)	22 (163.3828)
May 31, 2024	Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA	7 / 25 (686.1828)	7 (171.9772)	17 (167.9656)	6 (173.1200)	7 (173.1200)
May 24, 2024	Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV	5 / 33 (691.3484)	2 (177.7028)	27 (162.2400)	2 (178.2972)	8 (173.1084)
May 10, 2024	18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	15 / 42 (689.0400)	17 (171.9656)	21 (170.8228)	11 (173.1316)	13 (173.1200)
Mar 15, 2024	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	33 / 93 (685.0744)	18 (175.4056)	58 (167.3944)	63 (166.2744)	13 (176)
Mar 15, 2024	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN	—	—	21 (171.4172)	—	—
Mar 1, 2024	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	29 / 59 (679.8856)	30 (170.8228)	30 (169.6800)	46 (162.8228)	5 (176.5600)
Feb 16, 2024	Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ 🏅 Haines City, FL	25 / 29 (664.9940)	9 (175.4056)	24 (166.8344)	22 (166.2628)	27 (156.4912)
Feb 9, 2024	Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Davenport, FL	17 / 28 (683.3140)	14 (171.9656)	11 (174.8572)	23 (166.8228)	15 (169.6684)
Jan 26, 2024	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	41 / 61 (679.3596)	49 (166.2512)	30 (170.8572)	41 (167.9884)	15 (174.2628)
Jan 4, 2024	8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show 🏅 Elkton, FL	8 / 43 (697.6456)	3 (180)	13 (174.8456)	13 (174.2744)	21 (168.5256)
Nov 17, 2023	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	5 / 25 (682.8116)	10 (165.1544)	3 (176.5600)	14 (167.9772)	2 (173.1200)
Oct 5, 2023	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	39 / 73 (673.6000)	37 (168.5484)	44 (166.2632)	54 (165.6800)	18 (173.1084)
Sep 15, 2023	Smoketember Fest 🏅 Baxley, GA	8 / 25 (690.7772)	8 (177.7028)	21 (166.2400)	16 (168.5372)	1 (178.2972)
Jul 6, 2023	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	49 / 76 (665.6228)	38 (169.1200)	56 (162.8572)	54 (162.8228)	23 (170.8228)
May 12, 2023	17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	18 / 40 (680.4688)	5 (176.5600)	4 (175.4172)	16 (168.5372)	33 (159.9544)
Apr 28, 2023	Smokin' in the Pines 🏅 Pinehurst, NC	19 / 24 (667.3372)	20 (161.6456)	16 (165.6916)	13 (172.5828)	14 (167.4172)
Apr 14, 2023	The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL	9 / 32 (689.6228)	27 (168.5256)	15 (169.6800)	9 (174.2744)	3 (177.1428)
Mar 31, 2023	Swampfest 🏅 Waycross, GA	12 / 28 (682.1484)	5 (175.4056)	19 (167.3828)	14 (170.8344)	15 (168.5256)
Mar 3, 2023	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	21 / 65 (683.8856)	30 (169.6684)	5 (177.1428)	7 (175.4172)	49 (161.6572)
Feb 3, 2023	Budweiser Smoke on the Water 🏅 Winter Haven, FL	23 / 47 (679.8512)	27 (170.8228)	7 (176.5600)	35 (163.9428)	27 (168.5256)
Jan 27, 2023	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	33 / 51 (673.6000)	20 (174.2744)	36 (163.9772)	37 (167.3828)	26 (167.9656)
Jan 13, 2023	Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 🏅 Lake Wales, FL	11 / 26 (680.4456)	20 (166.2400)	6 (173.1200)	13 (167.9772)	6 (173.1084)
Nov 18, 2022	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	19 / 25 (662.1256)	21 (160.5372)	6 (171.9656)	12 (169.6800)	23 (159.9428)
Oct 14, 2022	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival 🏅 Grovetown, GA	38 / 51 (666.0796)	28 (170.8228)	28 (169.6800)	33 (168.5256)	47 (157.0512)
Oct 14, 2022	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken Grovetown, GA	—	10 (174.2744)	—	—	—
Oct 7, 2022	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	12 / 30 (682.7544)	8 (173.1200)	11 (171.9772)	23 (163.9544)	11 (173.7028)
Jul 7, 2022	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	17 / 92 (687.9084)	17 (174.2628)	32 (171.4056)	37 (169.1200)	20 (173.1200)
Jun 3, 2022	Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA	12 / 25 (676.4456)	15 (166.2284)	9 (172)	16 (165.0972)	5 (173.1200)
May 13, 2022	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	24 / 42 (675.8396)	31 (166.2284)	18 (168.5372)	22 (168.5256)	12 (172.5484)
May 5, 2022	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	65 / 72 (648.9140)	70 (155.9084)	64 (161.6916)	68 (159.3484)	22 (171.9656)
Jan 28, 2022	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	36 / 60 (669.5772)	18 (173.1200)	37 (166.2400)	26 (169.6800)	45 (160.5372)
Nov 19, 2021	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	18 / 37 (671.8512)	15 (171.9656)	31 (156.5144)	9 (171.9656)	10 (171.4056)
Oct 8, 2021	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	18 / 26 (670.1140)	26 (158.2056)	7 (172.5600)	19 (165.0856)	6 (174.2628)
Oct 23, 2020	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	24 / 41 (439.9772)	18 (153.7028)	25 (138.2516)	24 (148.0228)	—
Feb 22, 2019	D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival 🏅 Diberville, MS	17 / 16 (279.8512)	17 (133.0284)	15 (146.8228)	—	—

Mad Dog 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

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

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)