High-water mark
687.8972
career-best overall
95.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 687.8972 at Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1 — 95.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 21, 2015
BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ
BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2015. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the EUregio BBQ Festival (2014). They are ranked #1645 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1555
peak 1555 · rated over 5 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2014
latest Oct 3, 2015 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 14% of the time
Category wins
2
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
57% of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 23%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
681.33 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 676.72 (+4.61)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.42
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.16 · weakest Chicken (168.47)
Road miles
7,148
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 4,765 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Master avg
676.72 / 720
6 Master contests · 1 GC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #764 (452 pts) | #954 (357 pts) | #841 (427 pts) | #771 (482 pts) | #783 (467 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
39 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,646 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1555
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,647 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1555
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,643 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1555
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,644 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1555
6 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#1,650 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1559
Level with BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,642 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1563
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 17 contests to 7.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 163.4400 | 168.47 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 160.6172 | 168.73 | top 29% |
| Pork | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 175.4172 | 163.3712 | 169.54 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 178.2972 | 162.8228 | 172.16 | top 23% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 1 | top 12% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 25% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
2 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
First title
Sep 20, 2014
EUregio BBQ Festival
Opponents faced
656
finished ahead 655 times, behind 216
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score687.8972 Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1
- Peak power rating (1555) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Most recent contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
20148 milestones
- First tracked contest Lowlands BBQ Championship
- First call Lowlands BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Lowlands BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6684 Lowlands BBQ Championship
- First category win (Brisket) EUregio BBQ Festival
- First overall podium EUregio BBQ Festival
- First Grand Championship EUregio BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)178.2972 EUregio BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | EUregio BBQ Festival | Sep 20, 2014 |
| +14.6 | Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1 | Aug 21, 2015 |
| +11.1 | Lowlands BBQ Championship | Sep 13, 2014 |
| +7.7 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| +5.9 | Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 2 | Aug 22, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | top 29% | 95.5% | 94.4% |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 12% | 95.5% | 93.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 162 / 606 (667.4400) | 261 (165.1312) | 385 (160.6172) | 94 (170.8572) | 103 (170.8344) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 42 / 187 (684.5600) | 45 (173.1428) | 23 (175.4172) | 123 (166.2628) | 86 (169.7372) |
| Aug 22, 2015 | Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 2 Hot Springs, AR | 8 / 18 (679.3256) | 8 (173.1200) | 6 (173.1316) | 15 (163.3712) | 9 (169.7028) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1 Hot Springs, AR | 4 / 19 (687.8972) | 14 (167.3828) | 8 (168.5372) | 1 (175.4172) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Nov 13, 2014 | World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV | — | — | 5 (174.2744) | 6 (172.0228) | 2 (177.1544) |
| Sep 20, 2014 | EUregio BBQ Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein, EU | 1 / 21 (687.4516) | 2 (168.5944) | 2 (168) | 2 (172.5600) | 1 (178.2972) |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Lowlands BBQ Championship Diksmuide, Belgium | 5 / 26 (653.6684) | 9 (163.4400) | 8 (161.1200) | 5 (166.2856) | 5 (162.8228) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.