Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
Big Dogg BBQ
Big Dogg BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition (2017), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1701 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1552
peak 1560 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Oct 10, 2014
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 11.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
1 reserve · wins it all 11% of the time
Category wins
0
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
33% of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
677.75 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 675.92 (+1.83)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.46
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.47 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.28)
Road miles
1,512
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 566 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Purse competed for
$77K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
675.92 / 720
9 Master contests · 1 GC
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Big Dogg BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
57 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,707 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1555
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Big Dogg BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Big Dogg BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,695 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1564
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Big Dogg BBQ)
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,710 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1552
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,708 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1552
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Big Dogg BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,699 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1552
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 14 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,705 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 88%
- Peak
- 1558
5 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 |
| WeQ4U | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HISTORIC BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 165.6684 | 171.47 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 152.5256 | 167.28 | top 46% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 155.9428 | 169.06 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 160.5372 | 168.10 | top 39% |
“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) | 6 | 1 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 38% |
Repeat visits (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% | Oct 9, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
4 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OH
6 of 9 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
8
1 of them more than once
First title
Aug 4, 2017
Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
Opponents faced
665
finished ahead 492 times, behind 254
Longest layoff
7 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 11, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
20191 milestone
- Peak power rating (1560) 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
20174 milestones
- 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
20163 milestones
- 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
20143 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.4 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | Jul 8, 2016 |
| +16.2 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | Aug 4, 2017 |
| +9.8 | Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | Aug 5, 2016 |
| +7.2 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| +5.7 | The River Grill before the Big Chill | Oct 9, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.2 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 11, 2026 |
| -1.1 | The River Grill before the Big Chill | Oct 10, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 25 / 38 (675.3260) | 16 (171.4172) | 34 (162.2516) | 31 (166.2400) | 4 (175.4172) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 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) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH | 1 / 32 (704.5256) | 7 (171.9656) | 2 (176) | 5 (176.5600) | 2 (180) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Pig Mania Marion Marion, OH | 14 / 26 (667.3256) | 16 (165.6684) | 13 (165.7144) | 13 (168.5600) | 14 (167.3828) |
| Sep 2, 2016 | Homecoming 2016 Vernon, IN | 12 / 26 (660.4800) | 13 (167.9656) | 17 (161.6916) | 11 (168.5600) | 11 (162.2628) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH | 5 / 23 (674.7428) | 2 (174.8572) | 6 (171.9772) | 21 (155.9428) | 5 (171.9656) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 2 / 34 (689.1200) | 3 (175.4056) | 3 (177.7144) | 2 (175.4628) | 27 (160.5372) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | 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) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | 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) |