A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Barking Dog BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Barking Dog BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
IGY6
IGY6 is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 24th of 37 at the 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails (2022). Also listed in KCBS results as “IGY 6”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 10, 2021
latest Sep 9, 2023 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.63
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.27 · weakest Brisket (156.23)
Road miles
12
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1595)
Purse competed for
$40K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
649.83 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 155.3600 | 163.38 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 156.5260 | 161.96 | top 69% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8460 | 164.5600 | 168.27 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5260 | 154.2172 | 156.23 | top 77% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
127
finished ahead 58 times, behind 137
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 9, 2022 → Sep 9, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score661.0060 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails
- Most recent contest 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails
20222 milestones
- First call 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails
20213 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Trails
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.9604 Smoke on the Trails
- Peak power rating (1498) Smoke on the Trails
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 18, 2022 |
| -1.8 | Smoke on the Trails | Sep 10, 2021 |
| -0.7 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails | Sep 9, 2022 |
| -0.2 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails | Sep 9, 2023 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 73% | 90.6% | 89.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2023 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 25 / 38 (661.0060) | 31 (163.9428) | 18 (170.8344) | 11 (170.8460) | 28 (155.3828) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 24 / 37 (652.4116) | 9 (173.1200) | 30 (156.5260) | 20 (167.9884) | 32 (154.7772) |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 57 / 71 (636.9604) | 57 (161.1088) | 60 (157.0744) | 49 (164.5600) | 59 (154.2172) |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 35 / 53 (648.9604) | 43 (155.3600) | 34 (163.3944) | 31 (169.6800) | 35 (160.5260) |