TEAM DOGHOUSE BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3449

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1494

peak 1494 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-26

latest 2016-06-24

Best ToY finish

#561

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

678.2628 / 720

Master · Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.71 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 642.23 (+10.48)

Walk rate

46%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

Consistency

±15.25

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.45 · weakest Brisket (154.91)

Road miles

1,045

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 183 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Master avg

642.23 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

678.2628 career-best overall

94.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.2628 at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ — 94.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-08-01

A tough matchup

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 91% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.55 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 15%.

Brisket avg 154.91
Chicken avg 164.45
2 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smokin' Sammy's in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 8 of 11 shared chicken entries.

An April team

Top 51% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 51% across 3 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 59% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.12% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.12% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.2% of a perfect score
13 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Meat Street Mafia

#3442 of the rated field

1494 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1515

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to TEAM DOGHOUSE BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — TEAM DOGHOUSE BBQ ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2019-04-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Meat Militia

#3447 of the rated field

1494 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1494

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2025-06-06

⚔ Head-to-head

Serious Hog

#3455 of the rated field

1494 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 21 contests to 13.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2024-06-07

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG BONE BBQ-MT

#3441 of the rated field

1494 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2017-06-16

⚔ Head-to-head

3 Master Basters

#3454 of the rated field

1494 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Level with TEAM DOGHOUSE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2023-06-23

⚔ Head-to-head

SPANKY & THE MEAT MAFIA

#3438 of the rated field

1494 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-07-28

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SLEEPY HOLLOW	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
A Good Rub BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PORK N' CIDER	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
K.C. CAN CREW	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WHOLE HOG CAFE - SPRINGFIELD	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BIG WOODIE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	2	0	0	173.7028	147.9544	164.45	top 51%
Pork Ribs	13	1	0	0	173.1428	146.2404	161.08	top 55%
Pork	13	2	1	1	179.4400	151.4400	161.79	top 54%
Brisket	13	2	1	1	177.7144	139.3488	154.91	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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	11	top 58%
KS	1	top 62%
AR	1	top 74%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 78%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 68%
Large (40+)	8	top 52%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2	18	0	top 35%	2015-04-24
Rock'n Freedom	2	25	0	top 78%	2014-06-20

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.2 yrs 2013-04-26 → 2016-06-24

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 11 of 13 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.45 · weakest Brisket (154.91)

Walk rate 46% a top-10 call in 6 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 8% 1 of 13 contests

Master average 642.23 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 391 265–346 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,045 13 mapped stops · furthest 183 mi

Schedule strength 1543 average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests

Power rating 1494 peak 1494 · #3449 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 26 First tracked contest Smokin' in the Ozarks
Jun 20 First call Rock'n Freedom
2014
May 9 First category win (Brisket) Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
May 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4060 Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
Aug 1 First overall top-10 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 1 Career-best overall score678.2628 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 1 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Sep 13 10th tracked contest Table Rock Boats and Bones
2016
Apr 22 Peak power rating (1498) Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
Jun 24 Most recent contest Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2014-08-01
+8.2	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival	2014-05-09
+5.8	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2015-04-24
+2.6	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2016-04-22
+0.7	2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off	2014-06-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.1	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2013-08-23
-7.8	Rock'n Freedom	2013-06-20
-6.8	Smokin' in the Ozarks	2013-04-26
-6.1	Table Rock & Ribs	2014-05-16
-4.4	Rock'n Freedom	2014-06-20

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	2	0	0	0%	top 57%	90.2%	88.8%
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 38%	90.8%	90.8%
2014	7	1	2	57%	top 55%	94.2%	89.8%
2013	3	0	0	33%	top 77%	89.4%	87.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-06-24	Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	36 / 49 (628.4912)	21 (171.4056)	44 (151.9428)	27 (160.5828)	46 (144.5600)
2016-04-22	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	25 / 61 (649.5652)	42 (157.0856)	15 (168.5256)	21 (165.7256)	35 (158.2284)
2015-04-24	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	24 / 63 (653.6224)	24 (167.3828)	5 (173.1428)	50 (151.9884)	20 (161.1084)
2014-09-13	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	22 / 34 (653.5884)	16 (170.2744)	31 (153.0856)	9 (170.8456)	23 (159.3828)
2014-08-01	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	7 / 47 (678.2628)	5 (173.7028)	12 (169.7372)	1 (179.4400)	35 (155.3828)
2014-06-26	2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	21 / 35 (632.4232)	17 (165.7028)	18 (163.9888)	17 (163.3828)	31 (139.3488)
2014-06-20	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	25 / 33 (639.8400)	29 (158.7884)	13 (166.8572)	30 (154.8344)	24 (159.3600)
2014-05-24	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	54 / 87 (643.2796)	55 (162.2284)	33 (164.5256)	58 (159.4056)	55 (157.1200)
2014-05-16	Table Rock & Ribs Kimberling City, MO	14 / 18 (628.4004)	14 (158.8228)	18 (146.2404)	16 (154.8000)	5 (168.5372)
2014-05-09	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	18 / 57 (651.4060)	15 (169.1200)	38 (153.1316)	44 (151.4400)	1 (177.7144)
2013-08-23	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	44 / 56 (615.2456)	46 (147.9544)	20 (163.3828)	26 (159.4284)	46 (144.4800)
2013-06-20	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	40 / 50 (643.4286)	10 (170.2858)	39 (161.1428)	29 (164.0000)	49 (148.0000)
2013-04-26	Smokin' in the Ozarks Rogers, AR	25 / 34 (631.4278)	16 (165.1428)	24 (158.2854)	11 (167.4284)	33 (140.5712)

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

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1765 (140 pts)	#1621 (170 pts)	#1772 (140 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2127 (65 pts)	#2174 (65 pts)	#1441 (185 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2057 (85 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#561 (672 pts)	#506 (757 pts)	#605 (637 pts)	#462 (837 pts)	#466 (807 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1637 (134 pts)	#1145 (254 pts)	#1688 (139 pts)	#1316 (204 pts)	#1672 (134 pts)