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 chicken.
- Chicken ×1
Psycho Dog BBQ Team
Psycho Dog BBQ Team is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2) (2019). They are ranked #3306 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
peak 1498 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 9, 2018
latest Sep 14, 2019 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 13% of the time
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
38% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
657.77 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 652.84 (+4.92)
Walk rate
88%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.02
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 163.77 · weakest Chicken (162.13)
Road miles
912
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 168 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Master avg
652.84 / 720
8 Master contests · 1 GC
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Psycho Dog BBQ Team, each with one reason worth a look.
107 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,297 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before Psycho Dog BBQ Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,315 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1525
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,321 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Psycho Dog BBQ Team's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,310 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Level with Psycho Dog BBQ Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,317 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| DRAGON BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 180 🔥 | 116.9944 | 162.13 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 153.0856 | 163.32 | top 56% |
| Pork | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 149.6344 | 163.62 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 169.1428 | 157.0972 | 163.77 | top 53% |
“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) | 3 | 1 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 69% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2) | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 61% | Sep 14, 2019 |
| Wild West Fest On Fire | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 70% | Aug 10, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
5 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
4
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
BZ
1 of 8 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
First title
Sep 14, 2019
Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2)
Opponents faced
87
finished ahead 58 times, behind 92
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20198 milestones
- First overall top-10 BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia
- First category win (Chicken) Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2)
- First overall podium Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2)
- First Grand Championship Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2)
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2)
- Career-best overall score676.5600 Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2)
- Peak power rating (1498) Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2)
- Most recent contest Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2)
20183 milestones
- First tracked contest Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2)
- First call Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0060 Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.8 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2) | Sep 14, 2019 |
| +13.5 | BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia | May 11, 2019 |
| +1.2 | Wild West Fest On Fire | Aug 10, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2) | Jun 9, 2018 |
| -8.7 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | Jan 19, 2019 |
| -7.4 | Wild West Fest On Fire | Aug 11, 2018 |
| -5.4 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1) | Sep 13, 2019 |
| -1 | Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018 | Sep 29, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 51% | 94% | 91.4% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 80% | 90.7% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2019 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2) Carugate MI | 1 / 13 (676.5600) | 1 (180) | 9 (160.5944) | 5 (168.5600) | 3 (167.4056) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1) Carugate MI | 4 / 5 (663.3712) | 2 (176.0344) | 5 (153.0856) | 4 (165.1084) | 3 (169.1428) |
| Aug 10, 2019 | Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode | 16 / 27 (661.6804) | 23 (161.7144) | 7 (169.6800) | 13 (165.6916) | 13 (164.5944) |
| May 11, 2019 | BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia Lignano Sabbiadoro, Udine | 5 / 23 (669.1428) | 13 (166.2856) | 3 (166.8572) | 11 (167.4056) | 5 (168.5944) |
| Jan 19, 2019 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 26 / 30 (618.0800) | 29 (116.9944) | 5 (173.1200) | 18 (163.9884) | 16 (163.9772) |
| Sep 29, 2018 | Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018 Graz | 12 / 19 (653.0060) | 16 (162.8456) | 14 (162.8000) | 10 (166.2400) | 14 (161.1204) |
| Aug 11, 2018 | Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode | 17 / 21 (634.6856) | 11 (164.5600) | 11 (162.2284) | 19 (149.6344) | 14 (158.2628) |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2) Milano | 19 / 20 (646.2284) | 10 (168.6056) | 19 (158.2056) | 14 (162.3200) | 16 (157.0972) |