Team of the Year

Team profile

BIG DOG BBQ VA

Contests
154
Grand Championships GC
0
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
0
Overall top 10s
18
Average overall score
655.379
Best overall score
695.371
Seasons active
2014–2026
Sanctioning bodies
KCBS

Strengths by category

How often the team finishes where, call by call. “Typical finish” is the average finish as a share of the field — lower is better.

Chicken

Typical finishTop 56%

Entries
153
Firsts
2
Top 10s
37

Ribs

Typical finishTop 63%

Entries
152
Firsts
0
Top 10s
25

Pork

Typical finishTop 61%

Entries
154
Firsts
0
Top 10s
22

Brisket

Typical finishTop 57%

Entries
153
Firsts
0
Top 10s
34

Season by season

Overall results per year: how many contests, how they finished, and how the scores moved.

Contests enteredby how the team finished
Contests by year for BIG DOG BBQ VA Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2014 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2019 with 24 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 0510152025 2014: 2 contests 2 2014 2015: 8 contests, 4 top 10s 8 2015 2016: 8 contests, 2 top 10s 8 2016 2017: 19 contests, 1 top 10 19 2017 2018: 23 contests, 3 top 10s 23 2018 2019: 24 contests, 3 top 10s 24 2019 2020: 8 contests, 1 top 10 8 2020 2021: 11 contests 11 2021 2022: 14 contests, 1 top 10 14 2022 2023: 16 contests, 2 top 10s 16 2023 2024: 7 contests 7 2024 2025: 10 contests, 1 top 10 10 2025 2026: 3 contests 3 2026
Overall contests by year for BIG DOG BBQ VA
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2014200629.891
2015804661.069
2016802650.849
20171901648.489
20182303636.42
20192403659.014
2020801651.076
20211100660.401
20221401665.452
20231602668.367
2024700665.742
20251001659.655
2026300667.512
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for BIG DOG BBQ VA Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 668.367 in 2023. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 620640660680 2014: average overall score 629.891 2014 2015: average overall score 661.069 2015 2016: average overall score 650.849 2016 2017: average overall score 648.489 2017 2018: average overall score 636.42 2018 2019: average overall score 659.014 2019 2020: average overall score 651.076 2020 2021: average overall score 660.401 2021 2022: average overall score 665.452 2022 2023: average overall score 668.367 2023 2024: average overall score 665.742 2024 2025: average overall score 659.655 2025 2026: average overall score 667.512 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 21st

    Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff

    Aug 21, 2026KCBS Edinburg, VA 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    669.063
  2. 11th

    Revolutionary BBQ Brawl

    Apr 24, 2026KCBS Chickahominy Riverfront Park 1350 John Tyler Hwy Williamsburg, VA 20 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    678.812
  3. 38th

    BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)

    Mar 27, 2026KCBS Bethpage Camp-Resort 679 Brown's Lane Urbanna, VA 40 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    654.662
  4. 31st

    Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown

    Oct 24, 2025KCBS Rocky Mount, NC 45 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    658.16
  5. 31st

    Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge

    Sep 19, 2025KCBS Rutherford College, NC 36 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    658.103
  6. 15th

    Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff

    Aug 22, 2025KCBS Edinburg, VA 16 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    653.589
  7. 21st

    Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2)

    Aug 9, 2025KCBS Doswell, VA 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    673.132
  8. 24th

    Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1)

    Aug 8, 2025KCBS Doswell, VA 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    652.549
  9. 27th

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)

    Jul 25, 2025KCBS PA 30 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    640.388
  10. 5th

    Chillin & Grillin in the Glades

    Jul 18, 2025KCBS Wise, VA 34 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    695.371
  11. 26th

    Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

    Jun 13, 2025KCBS Jawbone Park 17 Friendly Way Buckhannon, WV 30 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    645.531
  12. 37th

    BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)

    Mar 22, 2025KCBS Bethpage Camp-Resort 679 Brown's Lane Urbanna, VA 43 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    672.514

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