COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO BBQ

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

Power ranking

#3743

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1488

peak 1488 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-03-14

latest 2014-10-03

Best ToY finish

#495

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

683.3828 / 720

Master · The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.11 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 662.30 (+5.81)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · Smokin' in McMinnville

Consistency

±17.86

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.97 · weakest Brisket (163.66)

Road miles

1,479

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 241 mi

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)

Master avg

662.30 / 720

9 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

683.3828 career-best overall

94.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.3828 at The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off — 94.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-06-20

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ has finished one call ahead of COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.31 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 163.66
Chicken avg 167.97
1 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOGG LEGG SMOKERS in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.48% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.48% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.0% of a perfect score
9 contests

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

Boss Hog BBQ

#3769 of the rated field

1488 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1488

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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RING OF FIRE BBQ

#3729 of the rated field

1488 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1488

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2023-01-27
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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J.HOLTS SMOKE HOUSE

#3762 of the rated field

1488 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

Level with COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-08-02

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PUPP'S BBQ

#3761 of the rated field

1488 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2017-06-16

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PELLETHEADS.COM

#3734 of the rated field

1488 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2017-05-06

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FOUR KING BBQ

#3747 of the rated field

1488 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-05-31

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WILD BOAR SMOKERS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
HOUSE OF Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	3	0	0	175.4056	159.9428	167.97	top 53%
Pork Ribs	9	2	1	1	178.8572	150.8228	165.43	top 53%
Pork	9	1	0	0	173.1200	152.4912	165.24	top 57%
Brisket	9	1	0	0	176.0344	150.7884	163.66	top 59%

“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
TN	5	top 72%
MS	3	top 48%
KY	1	top 44%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 66%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 59%

The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 0.6 yrs 2014-03-14 → 2014-10-03

Busiest season 2014 9 contests

Cooks most in TN 5 of 9 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.97 · weakest Brisket (163.66)

Walk rate 44% a top-10 call in 4 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 9 contests

Master average 662.30 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 289 172–276 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,479 9 mapped stops · furthest 241 mi

Schedule strength 1534 average field rating faced — tougher than 25% of rated contests

Power rating 1488 peak 1488 · #3743 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Mar 14 First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre
May 23 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.5256 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 20 Career-best overall score683.3828 The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off
Aug 8 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin' in McMinnville
Aug 8 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Smokin' in McMinnville
Sep 26 Peak power rating (1499) Grillin N Chillin BBQ
Oct 3 Most recent contest Smokin' At The Market

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.8	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off	2014-06-20
+8.7	Stand By Your Grill	2014-08-15
+5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-05-23
+3.8	Grillin N Chillin BBQ	2014-09-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Smokin' At The Market	2014-10-03
-10.6	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre	2014-03-14
-9.3	High on the Hog Festival	2014-04-18
-6.1	Smokin' in McMinnville	2014-08-08
-2.4	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest	2014-07-25

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2014	9	0	0	1	44%	top 61%	94.9%	92%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2014-10-03	Smokin' At The Market Gallatin, TN	25 / 29 (677.0056)	26 (168.5256)	29 (163.9544)	14 (173.1200)	13 (171.4056)
2014-09-26	Grillin N Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	19 / 43 (667.8280)	5 (175.4056)	10 (168.5256)	41 (152.4912)	11 (171.4056)
2014-08-15	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	21 / 65 (679.3600)	14 (174.2628)	26 (167.9772)	19 (170.8572)	32 (166.2628)
2014-08-08	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	31 / 40 (655.3600)	32 (164.5600)	1 (178.8572)	36 (160.5372)	36 (151.4056)
2014-07-25	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	28 / 44 (661.0056)	37 (162.2284)	30 (162.2400)	11 (169.6800)	23 (166.8572)
2014-06-20	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	13 / 49 (683.3828)	10 (173.1200)	14 (170.2628)	36 (163.9656)	10 (176.0344)
2014-05-23	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN	14 / 30 (668.5256)	4 (173.7028)	18 (165.7144)	7 (168.5600)	25 (160.5484)
2014-04-18	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	53 / 62 (644.3772)	52 (159.9428)	48 (160.5372)	39 (165.6684)	50 (158.2288)
2014-03-14	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS	81 / 95 (623.8284)	68 (159.9428)	76 (150.8228)	65 (162.2744)	80 (150.7884)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#495 (775 pts)	#366 (1015 pts)	#368 (1000 pts)	#435 (870 pts)	#460 (825 pts)