OUR DOGS LIKE IT

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

Power ranking

#4972

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1463

peak 1500 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-05-16

latest 2018-08-10

Best ToY finish

#1001

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 76%

overall standings

Best overall

660.5828 / 720

Master · WNC BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.66 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 651.18 (-2.51)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2856

Pork Ribs · WNC BBQ Festival

Consistency

±6.63

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 166.40 · weakest Chicken (159.96)

Road miles

217

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 56 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Master avg

651.18 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.44 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 38%.

Chicken avg 159.96
Pork Ribs avg 166.40
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PORK-N-BONES in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

5 of 7 shared pork ribs entries lost

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SAUCED! BBQ TEAM has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.

The metronome

±0.92% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±0.92% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.4% of a perfect score
8 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked WNC BBQ Festival(Smokin in the Valley) every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 23rd

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.

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

JEWS & GENTILES BBQ

#4963 of the rated field

1463 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1463

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2023-06-16

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THE SMOKIN' WALZS

#4968 of the rated field

1463 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

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GET YOUR SMOKE ON BBQ

#4982 of the rated field

1463 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Level with OUR DOGS LIKE IT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-04-06

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BIG ACES BBQ

#4993 of the rated field

1462 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before OUR DOGS LIKE IT's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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KinFolks Smokin Butts

#4959 of the rated field

1463 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1507 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-09-26

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RIVER RATS

#4984 of the rated field

1463 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1500

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1500 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2024-10-18

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PORK-N-BONES	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	166.8228	150.2400	159.96	top 81%
Pork Ribs	8	3	174.2856	156.5256	166.40	top 49%
Pork	8	1	174.2628	145.0972	163.27	top 59%
Brisket	8	0	167.4400	154.8228	161.55	top 65%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
NC	6	0	top 75%
TN	2	0	top 76%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 88%
Medium (20–39)	1	top 72%
Large (40+)	6	top 74%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
WNC BBQ Festival(Smokin in the Valley)	4	23	0	top 74%	2017-07-21
Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	2	28	0	top 79%	2018-08-10

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.2 yrs 2014-05-16 → 2018-08-10

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 6 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 4 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 166.40 · weakest Chicken (159.96)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 651.18 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 181 90–256 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 217 8 mapped stops · furthest 56 mi

Schedule strength 1569 average field rating faced — tougher than 54% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs 2017-07-21 → 2018-08-10

Power rating 1463 peak 1500 · #4972 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
May 16 First tracked contest Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
May 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6228 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
Jul 25 First call WNC BBQ Festival
Jul 25 Career-best overall score660.5828 WNC BBQ Festival
Jul 25 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2856 WNC BBQ Festival
Jul 25 Peak power rating (1500) WNC BBQ Festival
2018
Aug 10 Most recent contest Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.8	WNC BBQ Festival	2014-07-25

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.4	Grills Gone Wild BBQ Fest	2014-09-12
-7.5	WNC BBQ Festival	2015-07-24
-6.8	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	2018-08-10
-5.4	WNC BBQ Festival-	2016-07-22
-3.9	WNC BBQ Festival(Smokin in the Valley)	2017-07-21

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 86%	89.3%	89.3%
2017	1	100%	top 79%	91.1%	91.1%
2016	1	0%	top 82%	91%	91%
2015	1	100%	top 84%	88.7%	88.7%
2014	4	50%	top 69%	91.7%	90.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-08-10	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	44 / 51 (643.2688)	50 (154.7888)	40 (161.0972)	18 (167.4056)	35 (159.9772)
2017-07-21	WNC BBQ Festival(Smokin in the Valley) Maggie Valley, NC	37 / 47 (655.8512)	47 (150.2400)	15 (172.0000)	8 (174.2628)	37 (159.3484)
2016-07-22	WNC BBQ Festival- Maggie Valley, NC	40 / 49 (655.2684)	31 (166.8228)	36 (162.8000)	15 (170.8228)	44 (154.8228)
2015-07-24	WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC	41 / 49 (638.7660)	36 (163.9660)	7 (172.0116)	47 (145.0972)	36 (157.6912)
2014-09-12	Grills Gone Wild BBQ Fest Greeneville, TN	15 / 17 (650.1596)	14 (161.6684)	6 (169.1084)	17 (155.4056)	11 (163.9772)
2014-08-08	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Frankllin, NC	28 / 39 (651.8968)	27 (165.1084)	31 (156.5256)	26 (166.8456)	22 (163.4172)
2014-07-25	WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC	23 / 46 (660.5828)	40 (154.2744)	5 (174.2856)	25 (164.5828)	19 (167.4400)
2014-05-16	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	36 / 56 (653.6228)	41 (162.8344)	36 (163.3828)	41 (161.7028)	27 (165.7028)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#1846 (95 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2004 (110 pts)	#1626 (155 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2061 (110 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1565 (165 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1001 (312 pts)	#1083 (307 pts)	#750 (492 pts)	#1121 (292 pts)	#919 (367 pts)