Team of the Year

Team profile

DAWGS BBQ

Listed under another spelling in the results: Dawgs BBQ.

Contests
71
Grand Championships GC
7
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
2
Overall top 10s
37
Average overall score
356.004
Best overall score
687.932
Seasons active
2021–2026
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 37%

Entries
61
Firsts
6
Top 10s
38

Ribs

Typical finishTop 49%

Entries
73
Firsts
2
Top 10s
36

Pork

Typical finishTop 60%

Entries
3
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Brisket

Typical finishTop 81%

Entries
3
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

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 DAWGS BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2021 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2026 with 14 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 051015 2021: 2 contests 2 2021 2022: 12 contests, 7 top 10s 12 2022 2023: 13 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 3 top 10s 13 2023 2024: 8 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 6 top 10s 8 2024 2025: 11 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 9 top 10s 11 2025 2026: 14 contests, 4 Grand Championships, 12 top 10s 14 2026
Overall contests by year for DAWGS BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2021200320.828
20221207333.667
20231313362.081
2024816384.034
20251119341.169
202614412370.171
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for DAWGS BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 384.034 in 2024. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 300320340360380400 2021: average overall score 320.828320.8 2021 2022: average overall score 333.667333.7 2022 2023: average overall score 362.081362.1 2023 2024: average overall score 384.034384.0 2024 2025: average overall score 341.169341.2 2025 2026: average overall score 370.171370.2 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 10th

    Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)

    Aug 15, 2026KCBS Canton, MN 18 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    341.086
  2. 2ndRGC

    Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY)

    Aug 7, 2026KCBS Montevideo, MN 14 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    348.549
  3. 11th

    Cruisin' and BBQin'

    Jul 31, 2026KCBS Hampton, IA 15 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    334.8
  4. 15th

    Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2)

    Jul 18, 2026KCBS Miles, IA 28 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    338.812
  5. 8th

    Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1)

    Jul 17, 2026KCBS Miles, IA 27 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    345.097
  6. 5th

    Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)

    Jun 13, 2026KCBS N5334 Neshonoc Rd. West Salem, WI 28 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    342.812
  7. 6th

    Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)

    Jun 12, 2026KCBS N5334 Neshonoc Rd. West Salem, WI 38 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    345.714
  8. 1stGC

    Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)

    May 29, 2026KCBS Owatonna, MN 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    356.56
  9. 6th

    BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY)

    May 15, 2026KCBS Chippewa Falls, WI 21 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    339.977
  10. 4th

    Minnesota in May

    May 8, 2026KCBS Nicolett County Fair Grounds 400 Union St. St. Peter, MN 35 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    345.68
  11. 7th

    SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL)

    May 1, 2026KCBS IA 14 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    678.194
  12. 1stGC

    Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY)

    Apr 24, 2026KCBS Chapman Park Stanley, WI 24 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    352

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