Their season
2019
their best year
2019 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 35%.
- 4 contests
- 3 overall top-10s
- 1 category win
- average top 35%
Doss Hogs Barbeque
Doss Hogs Barbeque is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 4th of 41 at the Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2019). They are ranked #3050 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1504
peak 1519 · rated over 7 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
May 11, 2019
latest Nov 20, 2020 · 1.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
38% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.94
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 173.14 · weakest Pork (161.47)
Road miles
646
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 180 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$37K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
660.50 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
330.35 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
496.47 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Doss Hogs Barbeque, each with one reason worth a look.
108 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,069 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,059 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1515
Level with Doss Hogs Barbeque on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,056 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,045 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1504
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before Doss Hogs Barbeque's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,054 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1526
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,051 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1516
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2019.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE LA Q | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| HELL ON SQUEALS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBLIFE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 176.5600 | 159.4056 | 165.98 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 157.6572 | 165.98 | top 46% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 157.0972 | 161.47 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 173.1428 | 173.14 | top 38% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 39% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 68% | Nov 20, 2020 |
More numbers
Contests a season
4
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
5 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
248
finished ahead 169 times, behind 152
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20203 milestones
- Peak power rating (1519) Hawgin On Lanier
- Career-best overall score660.5028 TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest
- Most recent contest Mission Q (Backyard Only)
20196 milestones
- First tracked contest Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First call Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First category win (Chicken) Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall top-10 Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score515.3600 Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 Mission Q (Backyard Only)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.2 | Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 21, 2019 |
| +3.9 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | Nov 22, 2019 |
| +3.4 | Hawgin On Lanier | Jul 31, 2020 |
| +0.5 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off | Jul 26, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | Nov 20, 2020 |
| -3.6 | TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest | Sep 25, 2020 |
| -0.2 | Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 6, 2020 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 91.9% | 90.5% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75% | top 35% | 95.6% | 94% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2020 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 19 / 21 (318.1484) | 20 (160.4912) | 19 (157.6572) | — | — |
| Sep 25, 2020 | TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN | 34 / 47 (660.5028) | 41 (159.4056) | 20 (170.8572) | 46 (157.0972) | 18 (173.1428) |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA | 20 / 55 (496.4684) | 12 (169.1200) | 21 (164.5600) | 25 (162.7884) | — |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Hartselle, AL | 17 / 32 (323.3944) | 14 (164) | 21 (159.3944) | — | — |
| Nov 22, 2019 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 9 / 20 (340) | 16 (163.4400) | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL | 17 / 27 (326.1944) | 20 (162.8000) | 16 (163.3944) | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Elkmont, AL | 5 / 23 (343.9888) | 3 (172) | 6 (171.9888) | 13 (164.5372) | — |
| May 11, 2019 | Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 4 / 41 (515.3600) | 1 (176.5600) | 16 (163.3944) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.