A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Smokin Hot J's ahead in 100% of their meetings
Smokin Hot J's has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKIN BIG DOG
SMOKIN BIG DOG is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 26 at the Pork-A-Palooza (2018). They finished #1794 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 14, 2014
latest Mar 16, 2018 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.53
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.10 · weakest Pork (144.11)
Road miles
234
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 207 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
602.44 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1927 (66 pts) | #1921 (76 pts) | #1995 (61 pts) | #2527 (56 pts) | #1958 (66 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2085 (70 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #2082 (80 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #2783 (55 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1794 (129 pts) | #1647 (154 pts) | #1637 (154 pts) | #1872 (129 pts) | #1852 (129 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 145.0972 | 158.10 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0456 | 149.6228 | 155.26 | top 70% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4056 | 123.4056 | 144.11 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.5028 | 142.7772 | 144.96 | top 89% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 87% | Mar 13, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
128
finished ahead 27 times, behind 130
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Mar 13, 2015 → Mar 16, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Pork-A-Palooza
20151 milestone
- Career-best overall score619.8624 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1485) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8344 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 14, 2014 |
| -8.1 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 30, 2014 |
| -6.3 | Pork-A-Palooza | Mar 16, 2018 |
| -3.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 13, 2015 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85.7% | 82.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2018 | Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK | 22 / 26 (601.9996) | 20 (157.0740) | 23 (149.6228) | 24 (146.8000) | 22 (148.5028) |
| Mar 13, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 22 / 30 (619.8624) | 12 (163.4056) | 20 (154.2740) | 12 (159.4056) | 28 (142.7772) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 61 / 76 (617.1544) | 20 (166.8344) | 42 (160.0456) | 74 (146.8456) | 70 (143.4288) |
| Mar 14, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 29 / 29 (570.7312) | 28 (145.0972) | 20 (157.0856) | 29 (123.4056) | 25 (145.1428) |