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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2014-03-14
latest 2018-03-16
Best ToY finish
#1794
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
602.44
last 4 Master vs avg 602.44 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.53
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.10 · weakest Pork (144.11)
Road miles
234
mi 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
Storylines (2 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.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at *Pork-A-Palooza (2018-03-16).
- last seen 2015-03-13
- back 2018-03-16
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.
SMOKIN BIG DOG has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 146 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4796 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4800 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN BIG DOG on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4789 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4780 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4814 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4785 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 3 | 0 | top 85% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2015-03-13 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2014-03-14 → 2018-03-16
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 158.10 · weakest Pork (144.11)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
602.44
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
128
27–130 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
234
4 mapped stops · furthest 207 mi
Schedule strength
1545
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2015-03-13 → 2018-03-16
Power rating
1467
peak 1467 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- 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
- 2015
- Career-best overall score619.8624 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Pork-A-Palooza
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-03-14 |
| -8.1 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2014-08-30 |
| -6.3 | *Pork-A-Palooza | 2018-03-16 |
| -3.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-03-13 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-16 | *Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK | 22 / 26 (601.9996) | 20 (157.0740) | 23 (149.6228) | 24 (146.8000) | 22 (148.5028) |
| 2015-03-13 | 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) |
| 2014-08-30 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 61 / 76 (617.1544) | 20 (166.8344) | 42 (160.0456) | 74 (146.8456) | 70 (143.4288) |
| 2014-03-14 | 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) |
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 | #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) |