SMOKIN' DOGS

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

Power ranking

#2131

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1533

peak 1534 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-06-24

latest 2019-08-23

Best ToY finish

#994

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

679.9428 / 720

Master · Smokin On The Pecos(Day 2)

Perfect 180s

Current form

662.17

last 5 Master vs avg 662.01 (+0.16)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Chicken · Smokin' On The Pecos

Consistency

±11.34

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.14 · weakest Brisket (164.54)

Road miles

935

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 166 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Purse competed for

$13K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

662.01 / 720

10 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.

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

679.9428 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9428 at Smokin On The Pecos(Day 2) — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-06-23

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

KISS MY RACK has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN' DOGS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

BOOMERANG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BOOMERANG BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

BOOMERANG BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BOOMERANG BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.57% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.57% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.9% of a perfect score
10 contests

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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.

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

Freedom Meat Repeat

#2132 of the rated field

1533 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1543

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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Family Tradition BBQ

#2123 of the rated field

1533 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1534

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

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SCRAMBLIN EGGS BBQ

#2144 of the rated field

1532 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1543

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before SMOKIN' DOGS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Roughhouse Barbecue

#2130 of the rated field

1533 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1547

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 7 years after SMOKIN' DOGS did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-02-27

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Ishy Links BBQ

#2138 of the rated field

1533 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 36% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-08-22

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WarPig BBQ

#2127 of the rated field

1533 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2025-03-28

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BarrelHead Cookers	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
KISS MY RACK	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE EM UP BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' DOUBLE Z BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Lolli Q	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	2	1	177.1428	154.8344	166.14	top 50%
Pork Ribs	10	0	0	171.4288	157.6800	165.75	top 46%
Pork	10	2	0	174.8800	153.6228	165.58	top 42%
Brisket	10	2	0	172.5828	151.3828	164.54	top 44%

“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
NM	6	0	top 44%
TX	4	0	top 48%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 50%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 43%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	3	14	0	top 45%	2018-08-24
Smokin On The Pecos(Day 2)	2	17	0	top 51%	2018-06-23

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.2 yrs 2016-06-24 → 2019-08-23

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NM 6 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.14 · weakest Brisket (164.54)

Walk rate 60% a top-10 call in 6 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 10 contests

Master average 662.01 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 250 246–207 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 935 10 mapped stops · furthest 166 mi

Schedule strength 1558 average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests

Purse competed for $13,175 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1533 peak 1534 · #2131 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
Jun 24 First tracked contest Smokin' On The Pecos
Jun 24 First call Smokin' On The Pecos
Jun 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7884 Smokin' On The Pecos
Jun 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 Smokin' On The Pecos
2018
Jun 23 Career-best overall score679.9428 Smokin On The Pecos(Day 2)
Aug 24 Peak power rating (1534) *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
2019
Aug 23 10th tracked contest Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Aug 23 Most recent contest Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.1	Smokin' On The Pecos	2016-06-24
+7.3	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1	2017-06-23
+6.4	*Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	2017-08-25
+6.4	*The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival(WFC QUALIFIER)	2017-05-26
+4.4	*Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	2018-08-24

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.7	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	2016-08-26
-1.5	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship	2019-08-23
-1	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2	2017-06-24

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	100%	top 58%	89.3%	89.3%
2018	3	67%	top 47%	94.4%	92.7%
2017	4	50%	top 41%	93.2%	92.6%
2016	2	50%	top 47%	92.6%	90.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-08-23	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX	36 / 62 (642.7084)	34 (162.8000)	41 (157.6800)	10 (170.8456)	44 (151.3828)
2018-08-24	*Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	21 / 54 (666.1712)	30 (162.8228)	37 (162.2284)	16 (168.5372)	7 (172.5828)
2018-06-23	Smokin On The Pecos(Day 2) Artesia, NM	17 / 32 (679.9428)	9 (175.4056)	15 (169.6916)	20 (167.4172)	17 (167.4284)
2018-06-22	Smokin On The Pecos(Day 1) Artesia, NM	19 / 39 (655.8628)	16 (169.1200)	24 (164.0116)	33 (153.6228)	12 (169.1084)
2017-08-25	*Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	14 / 44 (666.1716)	24 (165.0856)	11 (171.4288)	26 (158.2516)	7 (171.4056)
2017-06-24	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 Artesia, NM	22 / 37 (662.7200)	31 (162.8116)	27 (158.8000)	11 (173.1428)	16 (167.9656)
2017-06-23	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 Artesia, NM	15 / 43 (666.1716)	13 (169.6800)	11 (167.3944)	22 (162.8572)	19 (166.2400)
2017-05-26	*The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival(WFC QUALIFIER) Ruidoso, NM	14 / 36 (671.3256)	25 (161.6572)	13 (167.4056)	4 (174.8800)	15 (167.3828)
2016-08-26	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	46 / 72 (642.2288)	54 (154.8344)	19 (169.1544)	23 (166.2628)	58 (151.9772)
2016-06-24	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	13 / 44 (666.7884)	2 (177.1428)	15 (169.6800)	21 (160.0228)	21 (159.9428)

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	#1031 (267 pts)	#1003 (307 pts)	#1213 (232 pts)	#1136 (247 pts)	#862 (387 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#994 (340 pts)	#1269 (245 pts)	#988 (380 pts)	#1038 (345 pts)	#972 (365 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2190 (90 pts)	#2271 (70 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)