Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
Big Dogg BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1556
peak 1556 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2014-10-10
latest 2019-09-12
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
0
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
677.63 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 675.99 (+1.64)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.27
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.48 · weakest Brisket (167.19)
Road miles
992
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 566 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Purse competed for
$68K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
675.99 / 720
8 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines (12 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Against the odds
13-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100
Their Grand Championship at *Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition (2017-08-04) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 13-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE.
Giant slayer
32
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 32-team field at *Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition.
- 2017-08-04
They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
704.5256
career-best overall
97.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 704.5256 at *Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition — 97.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-08-04
A tough matchup
4–1
behind in the head-to-head
HISTORIC BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings
HISTORIC BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.29 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 25% of the time against 50%.
- Brisket avg 167.19
- Chicken avg 171.48
- 2 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of JMB BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST (2019-09-12).
- last seen 2017-08-04
- back 2019-09-12
Chicken nemesis
3 of 5
shared chicken entries lost
Velvet Smoke ahead 60% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Velvet Smoke has out-cooked them in 3 of 5 shared chicken entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
Extra Mile BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
The metronome
±1.98%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.98% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 93.9% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
40 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1618 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1558
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1559
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1630 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1556
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 5 years before Big Dogg BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1628 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1556
No shared contest yet.
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 31% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1624 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1563
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#1629 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1556
No shared contest yet.
Level with Big Dogg BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Velvet Smoke | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HISTORIC BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 165.6684 | 171.48 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 152.5256 | 167.91 | top 40% |
| Pork | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 155.9428 | 169.42 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 160.5372 | 167.19 | top 43% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OH | 6 | 1 | top 30% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 16% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 1 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 38% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The River Grill before the Big Chill | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 49% | 2015-10-09 |
The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.9 yrs
2014-10-10 → 2019-09-12
Busiest season
2016
4 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OH
6 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 171.48 · weakest Brisket (167.19)
Walk rate
63%
a top-10 call in 5 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
38%
3 of 8 contests
Wins it all
13%
1 Grand Championship · 1 reserve
First title
2017-08-04
*Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
675.99
out of 720 · 8 contests · 1 GC
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
642
479–240 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
992
8 mapped stops · furthest 566 mi
Schedule strength
1552
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$68,425
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
2017-08-04 → 2019-09-12
Power rating
1556
peak 1556 · #1626 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest The River Grill before the Big Chill
- First call The River Grill before the Big Chill
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3372 The River Grill before the Big Chill
- 2016
- First overall top-10 Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- First overall podium Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- First Reserve Championship Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- 2017
- First Grand Championship *Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) *Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
- Biggest field won (32 teams) *Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score704.5256 *Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
- 2019
- Peak power rating (1556) 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
- Most recent contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.5 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | 2016-07-08 |
| +16.3 | *Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | 2017-08-04 |
| +10 | Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | 2016-08-05 |
| +7.4 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| +5.8 | The River Grill before the Big Chill | 2015-10-09 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.2 | The River Grill before the Big Chill | 2014-10-10 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 16% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 3% | 97.9% | 97.9% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% | top 32% | 95.7% | 93.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 77 / 468 (681.0968) | 121 (170.2628) | 11 (176.5944) | 240 (165.1312) | 147 (169.1084) |
| 2017-08-04 | *Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH | 1 / 32 (704.5256) | 7 (171.9656) | 2 (176.0000) | 5 (176.5600) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2016-10-07 | Pig Mania Marion Marion, OH | 14 / 26 (667.3256) | 16 (165.6684) | 13 (165.7144) | 13 (168.5600) | 14 (167.3828) |
| 2016-09-02 | Homecoming 2016 Vernon, IN | 12 / 26 (660.4800) | 13 (167.9656) | 17 (161.6916) | 11 (168.5600) | 11 (162.2628) |
| 2016-08-05 | Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH | 5 / 23 (674.7428) | 2 (174.8572) | 6 (171.9772) | 21 (155.9428) | 5 (171.9656) |
| 2016-07-08 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 2 / 34 (689.1200) | 3 (175.4056) | 3 (177.7144) | 2 (175.4628) | 27 (160.5372) |
| 2015-10-09 | The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH | 18 / 45 (671.3032) | 4 (178.8572) | 31 (161.0856) | 22 (167.3944) | 25 (163.9660) |
| 2014-10-10 | The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH | 28 / 49 (659.3372) | 25 (166.8344) | 47 (152.5256) | 3 (177.7144) | 26 (162.2628) |