The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Smokin' Bulldogs has finished one call ahead of HOGBUTTS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
HOGBUTTS BBQ
HOGBUTTS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2013. Their best overall finish is 13th of 28 at the I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (2013). They finished #1317 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 4, 2013
latest Oct 11, 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.25
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.57 · weakest Brisket (149.94)
Road miles
366
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 129 mi
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1512)
Master avg
622.63 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1317 (188 pts) | #1248 (223 pts) | #1191 (248 pts) | #1377 (188 pts) | #1567 (148 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 155.9884 | 158.57 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 150.8572 | 156.42 | top 52% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7372 | 154.8228 | 157.70 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6572 | 145.1428 | 149.94 | top 66% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
MA
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
116
finished ahead 61 times, behind 77
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
- First call I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
- Career-best overall score637.6000 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.7372 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1502) Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.1 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | Sep 14, 2013 |
| +2.1 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | Jul 4, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | Oct 11, 2013 |
| -3.9 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 16, 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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2013 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 18 / 21 (624.4568) | 15 (155.9884) | 13 (155.9656) | 12 (161.7372) | 18 (150.7656) |
| Sep 14, 2013 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 17 / 42 (637.6000) | 13 (162.8456) | 10 (165.7372) | 23 (158.8228) | 29 (150.1944) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 33 / 51 (619.3028) | 30 (157.7144) | 39 (153.1084) | 32 (154.8228) | 25 (153.6572) |
| Jul 4, 2013 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 13 / 28 (609.1424) | 8 (157.7138) | 13 (150.8572) | 12 (155.4286) | 17 (145.1428) |