WHITE DOG BBQ

WHITE DOG BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 25 at the BBQ, Bands & Brews (2013). They are ranked #3904 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,904

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1485

peak 1515 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 21, 2013

latest Aug 24, 2018 · 5.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#592

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

9% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

657.7140 / 720

Master · BBQ, Bands & Brews

Perfect 180s

Current form

620.97 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 623.52 (-2.55)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2972

Pork Ribs · New Holland Summer Fest

Consistency

±19.04

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 158.10 · weakest Brisket (150.35)

Road miles

1,071

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 232 mi

Schedule strength

24%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)

Master avg

623.52 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ACK-QUE has finished one call ahead of WHITE DOG BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 41%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 41%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.75 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 18%.

Brisket avg 150.35
Chicken avg 158.10
1 call in 11 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LAYMAN FAMILY BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared chicken entries.

Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 25 at their very first tracked contest, BBQ, Bands & Brews (Jun 21, 2013).

Jun 21, 2013
25-team field

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 27th

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#1416 (210 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1393 (195 pts)	#1172 (275 pts)	#1311 (230 pts)	#1126 (290 pts)	#1488 (185 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#592 (523 pts)	#597 (548 pts)	#777 (428 pts)	#611 (543 pts)	#685 (473 pts)

Overall rank by season

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1485 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

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rated over 11 contests
last seen Mar 30, 2019

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1485 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1485

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rated over 12 contests
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#3,916 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

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1485 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1485

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Sweet Rick's BBQ

#3,917 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1485

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rated over 10 contests
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SMOKIN HOT BBQ

#3,906 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1515

They've been 1515 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2018

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
FREE RANGE BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
WILLY'S Q SHACK	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
ENGINEERED SMOKE	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
PIG PEN BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
FIRE & SPICE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PEQUEA PULLERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
DIZZY PIG	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	2	1	167.4286	150.7656	158.10	top 55%
Pork Ribs	11	1	0	174.2972	145.7372	157.18	top 52%
Pork	11	3	0	167.4284	142.1712	157.89	top 51%
Brisket	11	1	0	164	139.9884	150.35	top 64%

“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)	5	0	top 57%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 61%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	7	top 64%
CT	2	top 76%
NY	1	top 41%
VA	1	top 12%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)	6	27	0	top 61%	Aug 24, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 7 of 11 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 232 finished ahead 215 times, behind 318

Longest layoff 1 yrs Aug 22, 2014 → Aug 28, 2015

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20181 milestone

Aug 24 Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)

20171 milestone

Aug 25 10th tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest

20161 milestone

Aug 26 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2972 New Holland Summer Fest

20137 milestones

Jun 21 First tracked contest BBQ, Bands & Brews
Jun 21 First call BBQ, Bands & Brews
Jun 21 First overall top-10 BBQ, Bands & Brews
Jun 21 First overall podium BBQ, Bands & Brews
Jun 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.7140 BBQ, Bands & Brews
Jun 21 Career-best overall score657.7140 BBQ, Bands & Brews
Aug 23 Peak power rating (1515) New Holland Summer Fest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	BBQ, Bands & Brews	Jun 21, 2013
+6	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 25, 2017
+4.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 9, 2013
+1.8	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 23, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Sun BBQ Fest	Jun 20, 2014
-8.4	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)	Aug 24, 2018
-7.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 15, 2014
-7.9	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 26, 2016
-5.1	Pork In The Park BBQ	Jul 13, 2013

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 86%	81.3%	81.3%
2017	1	0	0%	top 39%	90.4%	90.4%
2016	1	0	100%	top 80%	86.1%	86.1%
2015	1	0	0%	top 59%	87%	87%
2014	3	0	0%	top 75%	87.1%	86.5%
2013	4	1	100%	top 41%	91.3%	87.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 24, 2018	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	61 / 71 (585.4852)	53 (150.7656)	60 (146.2056)	59 (148.5256)	63 (139.9884)
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	27 / 69 (650.7544)	15 (166.2744)	43 (158.2284)	16 (165.1428)	33 (161.1088)
Aug 26, 2016	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	53 / 66 (619.8168)	50 (155.4056)	4 (174.2972)	63 (142.1712)	52 (147.9428)
Aug 28, 2015	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	41 / 70 (626.6740)	51 (154.8228)	26 (162.8572)	31 (159.9312)	49 (149.0628)
Aug 22, 2014	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	40 / 70 (622.1024)	36 (158.7884)	30 (158.8456)	51 (151.9428)	39 (152.5256)
Aug 15, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	23 / 28 (618.7084)	19 (159.4172)	16 (157.6684)	18 (158.2744)	26 (143.3484)
Jun 20, 2014	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	27 / 32 (626.8572)	13 (163.9884)	26 (150.2860)	11 (165.7372)	31 (146.8456)
Aug 23, 2013	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	31 / 71 (633.6456)	57 (150.8228)	18 (163.4628)	10 (165.1200)	37 (154.2400)
Aug 9, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Medford, NY	11 / 27 (605.5772)	10 (157.1084)	12 (152.5372)	20 (148)	11 (147.9316)
Jul 13, 2013	Pork In The Park BBQ Stamford, CT	14 / 21 (611.3716)	15 (154.2288)	15 (145.7372)	6 (164.5600)	12 (146.8456)
Jun 21, 2013	BBQ, Bands & Brews Palmyra, VA	3 / 25 (657.7140)	2 (167.4286)	14 (158.8570)	7 (167.4284)	6 (164)

WHITE DOG BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)