Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 350: Bill Toth with Dawg's BBQ

Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Episode 350: Bill Toth with Dawg's BBQ

From Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast by Steve Koehler and Lyndal Scranton

April 8, 2026 · 38 min · Season 8 · Episode 13

About this episode

Episode 350 features an interview with Bill Toth of Dawg's BBQ discussing his success in BBQ competitions and cooking tips.

There are many tremendous cooks in the Backyard Division of the KCBS who often are overlooked in a competition world in which the Masters division gets most of the attention for master all four meats. On Episode 350 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast we talk it over with one of the best in the two-meat (chicken and ribs) division and that's Bill Toth whose Dawg's BBQ out of Minneapolis, Minn., is coming off a rare 180/180 for a perfect 360 total at the Iowa State BBQ Championships in Altoona. Bill gives the backstory on how he and wife Shelly got started in competition cooking and touches on how thick the level of competition is in Backyard, while addressing the question of if he's considering turning to the four-meat side any time soon. Co-hosts Lyndal and Steve review their cooking weeks, talk about how your smoker doesn't have to be limited to cooking meat, but can add a smokey twist to just about anything be it sides or desserts The guys also review the finish of March Madness and big-league baseball. Check out the show on your favorite #podcast platform or on our Facebook page (link in IG bio). Also find all 350 episodes at tailgateguysbbq.com A big thanks to our show sponsors…

People in this episode

Hosts: Lyndal Scranton, Steve Koehler

Guest: Bill Toth

Topics covered

  • BBQ competition
  • Backyard Division
  • cooking tips
  • March Madness
  • baseball

Keywords

  • BBQ
  • competition cooking
  • chicken
  • ribs
  • smoker
  • March Madness
  • baseball

Sponsors

Blues Hog, Royal Oak Charcoal, The Butcher Shoppe, The Grill Guys of Missouri, Clark Crew BBQ, Meat Rushmore BBQ, Lovely Jubbly BBQ

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dawg's BBQ, Mister Briske

Places: Minneapolis, Minn., Iowa State BBQ Championships

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