The heartbreaker
1.2004
points from the title
Came within 1.2004 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival (2013-08-09).
DOGHOUSE WILLIE COMPETITION BBQ TEAM
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1526 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-08-09
latest 2016-05-28
Best ToY finish
#1726
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.27 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 638.82 (-4.55)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±29.37
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.96 · weakest Chicken (147.40)
Road miles
222
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 41 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
638.82 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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.
Signature meat
40%
pork ribs entries won
2 wins from 5 entries
When pork ribs is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 40% of their entries (2 of 5).
- best 176.0344
- average 169.96
- 3 calls
Happy hunting ground
Top 6%
average finish here
Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 6% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 2nd
- average top 6%
High-water mark
695.9656
career-best overall
96.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 695.9656 at Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival — 96.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-08-08
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
GOOD SMOKE BBQ has finished one call ahead of DOGHOUSE WILLIE COMPETITION BBQ TEAM 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
3–1
behind in the head-to-head
BUFFALO MEATHEADS ahead in 75% of their meetings
BUFFALO MEATHEADS has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−22.6
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 22.56 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 60%.
- Chicken avg 147.40
- Pork Ribs avg 169.96
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HEAVY D BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Announced themselves early
2nd
at their very first contest
Finished 2 of 31 at their very first tracked contest, Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival (2013-08-09).
- 2013-08-09
- 31-team field
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.
105 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3084 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Level with DOGHOUSE WILLIE COMPETITION BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3096 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3101 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3081 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| KISS MY BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| THE 5TH ARTERY | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1088 | 131.9884 | 147.40 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 176.0344 | 159.4172 | 169.96 | top 20% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5716 | 155.4172 | 156.91 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0116 | 135.9428 | 148.11 | top 76% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 6% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 79% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roc City Rib Fest | 2 | 50 | 0 | top 76% | 2015-05-23 |
| Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 6% | 2014-08-08 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.8 yrs
2013-08-09 → 2016-05-28
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 169.96 · weakest Chicken (147.40)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
40%
2 of 5 contests
Master average
638.82
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
126
110–145 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
222
5 mapped stops · furthest 41 mi
Schedule strength
1524
average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-05-23 → 2016-05-28
Power rating
1503
peak 1526 · #3090 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival
- First call Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival
- First overall podium Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival
- First Reserve Championship Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9196 Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0344 Roc City Rib Fest
- Career-best overall score695.9656 Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1526) Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival
- 2016
- Most recent contest Roc City Rib Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.5 | Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival | 2014-08-08 |
| +14 | Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival | 2013-08-09 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | Roc City Rib Fest | 2015-05-23 |
| -9.5 | Roc City Rib Fest | 2016-05-28 |
| -2.4 | Roc City Rib Fest | 2014-05-24 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 95% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 32% | 96.7% | 91.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 6% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-28 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 42 / 50 (630.2516) | 49 (138.8112) | 17 (166.8572) | 33 (160.5716) | 16 (164.0116) |
| 2015-05-23 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 54 / 57 (600.0000) | 57 (131.9884) | 2 (172.6288) | 47 (155.4172) | 56 (139.9656) |
| 2014-08-08 | Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY | 2 / 39 (695.9656) | 34 (156.0000) | 22 (159.4172) | 28 (155.4400) | 31 (148.0460) |
| 2014-05-24 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 50 / 86 (626.2404) | 52 (157.1088) | 1 (176.0344) | 51 (157.1544) | 85 (135.9428) |
| 2013-08-09 | Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY | 2 / 31 (663.9196) | 27 (153.0856) | 1 (174.8800) | 21 (155.9656) | 22 (152.5600) |
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 | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2138 (100 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2086 (105 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #1192 (260 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1726 (139 pts) | #1801 (139 pts) | #943 (379 pts) | #1794 (139 pts) | #1781 (139 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1836 (101 pts) | #2650 (56 pts) | #1085 (281 pts) | #2077 (76 pts) | #2440 (71 pts) |