Smokin' Bulldogs

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

Power ranking

#2177

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1531

peak 1570 · rated over 30 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-18

latest 2019-09-07

Best ToY finish

#429

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 30 contests

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

667.4288 / 720

Master · Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

628.90 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 638.83 (-9.94)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

174.3200

Pork Ribs · Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest

Consistency

±17.28

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.02 · weakest Brisket (154.63)

Road miles

3,929

mi across 30 mapped stops · furthest 282 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Purse competed for

$5K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

638.83 / 720

30 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (11 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

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 22 of 30 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 30 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

667.4288 career-best overall

92.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.4288 at Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival — 92.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-10-10

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Rogue Hog BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smokin' Bulldogs 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

25–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 96% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 25 of their 26 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.39 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 43%.

Brisket avg 154.63
Pork Ribs avg 162.02
5 calls in 30 entries

A strong matchup

11–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 85% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BOAR-N-Q in 11 of their 13 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

18 of 26 shared pork ribs entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 18 of 26 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

HOGBUTTS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 28% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 28% across 4 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.

4 July contests
top 47% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,929 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,929 miles across 30 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 282 miles to Roc City Rib Fest.

30 mapped stops
furthest 282 mi

The metronome

±2.40% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.40% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.7% of a perfect score
30 contests

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

Prime BBQ

#2175 of the rated field

1531 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1621

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1621 at their best, 89 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 33 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Rub Sweat and Beers

#2183 of the rated field

1531 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than Smokin' Bulldogs has cooked, 20 to 30, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2026-08-01
on a 5-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

WOOD N PIG SMOKERS

#2167 of the rated field

1532 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1538

No shared contest yet.

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2019-05-17

⚔ Head-to-head

TAILGATERS BBQ

#2179 of the rated field

1531 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2019-08-30

⚔ Head-to-head

MONTANA Q

#2180 of the rated field

1531 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before Smokin' Bulldogs's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ

#2181 of the rated field

1531 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 64
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1632

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 63 contests
last seen 2026-05-23

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	26	1	25	4%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	25	4	21	16%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Aces	19	8	11	42%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
QUE AND A HALF MEN	16	3	12	19%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
Pork Butt Paradise	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
BOAR-N-Q	13	11	2	85%	⚔ compare
CIDER BOYS BBQ	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
STUBBORN BULL BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	30	8	0	2	171.4172	139.4400	160.82	top 49%
Pork Ribs	30	13	2	4	174.3200	145.0628	162.02	top 41%
Pork	30	7	1	3	172.5828	143.4284	158.60	top 56%
Brisket	30	5	0	1	174.2856	140.5488	154.63	top 61%

“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
MA	10	0	top 48%
NY	6	1	top 34%
NH	5	0	top 30%
CT	3	0	top 74%
RI	2	0	top 44%
ME	2	0	top 67%
VT	1	0	top 90%
NJ	1	0	top 48%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	0	top 54%
Medium (20–39)	16	1	top 48%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 46%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
I love Barbecue & Music Festival	3	1	1	top 29%	2016-07-02
Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	3	18	0	top 64%	2018-10-05
Sun BBQ Fest	3	29	0	top 74%	2018-06-02
Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest	3	7	0	top 25%	2015-09-12
Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival	2	4	0	top 48%	2014-10-10
Hudson Valley Ribfest	2	4	0	top 32%	2014-08-16

The story so far (19 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.3 yrs 2013-05-18 → 2019-09-07

Busiest season 2014 8 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MA 10 of 30 contests · 8 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 20 6 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 30 entries · 0 wins · 8 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 162.02 · weakest Brisket (154.63)

Walk rate 73% a top-10 call in 22 of 30 contests

Overall top-10 rate 30% 9 of 30 contests

Wins it all 3% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve

First title 2016-07-02 I love Barbecue & Music Festival

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 638.83 out of 720 · 30 contests · 1 GC

Opponents faced 480 587–549 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,929 30 mapped stops · furthest 282 mi

Schedule strength 1540 average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests

Purse competed for $5,225 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1531 peak 1570 · #2177 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 18 First tracked contest The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
May 18 First call The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
Jun 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4276 Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival
Oct 11 First category win (Pork Ribs) Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
2014
May 31 First overall top-10 Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest
Jun 13 10th tracked contest Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship
Oct 10 Career-best overall score667.4288 Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
2015
May 29 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.3200 Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest
2016
Jul 2 First overall podium I love Barbecue & Music Festival
Jul 2 First Grand Championship I love Barbecue & Music Festival
Jul 22 Peak power rating (1570) Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island
Oct 7 25th tracked contest Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
2019
Sep 7 Most recent contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	I love Barbecue & Music Festival	2016-07-02
+13.4	Hudson Valley Ribfest	2014-08-16
+11.1	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest	2014-09-13
+9.2	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival	2014-10-10
+9	Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island	2016-07-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.3	Sun BBQ Fest	2018-06-02
-11.2	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2019-09-07
-9.1	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival	2013-10-11
-8.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-08-14
-6.5	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	2017-10-06

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)
2019	1	0	0	0	0%	top 90%	87.2%	87.2%
2018	3	0	0	0	33%	top 71%	90.2%	86.6%
2017	1	0	0	0	100%	top 72%	89.8%	89.8%
2016	4	1	2	2	100%	top 41%	91.4%	89.3%
2015	6	0	2	0	50%	top 42%	92.2%	89.9%
2014	8	0	5	0	88%	top 31%	92.7%	88.9%
2013	7	0	0	1	86%	top 54%	91%	87.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-09-07	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	28 / 31 (627.8172)	17 (166.2744)	19 (159.9772)	24 (155.3484)	30 (146.2172)
2018-10-20	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES West Kingston, RI	23 / 37 (636.9712)	28 (155.9540)	6 (167.4172)	18 (161.6456)	29 (151.9544)
2018-10-05	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	18 / 31 (649.6460)	28 (152.5028)	13 (164.0116)	14 (168.5716)	14 (164.5600)
2018-06-02	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	55 / 59 (583.8056)	59 (139.4400)	56 (145.0628)	51 (150.7884)	48 (148.5144)
2017-10-06	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	18 / 25 (646.2404)	24 (149.6916)	14 (164.5716)	19 (157.6916)	3 (174.2856)
2016-10-07	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	20 / 33 (636.4800)	20 (161.1084)	10 (168.0344)	12 (162.8000)	28 (144.5372)
2016-07-22	Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island Kingston, RI	9 / 34 (658.2060)	7 (170.2628)	20 (161.1088)	1 (172.5828)	27 (154.2516)
2016-07-02	I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	1 / 28 (638.9484)	10 (157.7484)	11 (157.1888)	17 (151.3828)	12 (157.0856)
2016-06-11	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	50 / 69 (638.7200)	62 (151.3828)	1 (174.2972)	53 (154.8116)	45 (158.2284)
2015-09-12	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	7 / 37 (663.8968)	18 (161.7488)	16 (164.5716)	21 (161.1200)	19 (159.9428)
2015-08-14	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME	21 / 26 (631.8744)	16 (164.5372)	20 (156.5600)	25 (150.2744)	12 (160.5028)
2015-07-03	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	11 / 31 (635.3256)	21 (152.5028)	3 (165.7144)	20 (153.6684)	4 (163.4400)
2015-06-20	Rock'N RibFest 2015 Merrimack, NH	5 / 16 (644.4340)	2 (161.7028)	4 (163.9656)	9 (159.9544)	9 (158.8112)
2015-06-13	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	29 / 52 (649.0628)	27 (165.0972)	11 (169.1772)	22 (164.5828)	42 (150.2056)
2015-05-29	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH	16 / 49 (659.3600)	7 (171.4172)	2 (174.3200)	34 (155.3828)	28 (158.2400)
2014-10-10	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	4 / 27 (667.4288)	11 (165.7144)	19 (158.8572)	13 (161.0972)	10 (165.1200)
2014-10-03	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	31 / 65 (629.5884)	12 (165.7028)	47 (147.3944)	40 (155.9312)	19 (160.5600)
2014-09-13	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	8 / 43 (654.8572)	12 (165.6800)	31 (151.9772)	4 (170.9028)	9 (166.2972)
2014-08-16	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	4 / 60 (654.8116)	22 (161.7028)	6 (169.7144)	9 (165.1888)	37 (153.0856)
2014-07-04	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	13 / 27 (614.7312)	19 (153.1200)	19 (145.1656)	3 (165.0972)	17 (151.3484)
2014-06-13	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship Merrimack, NH	5 / 28 (630.8000)	6 (169.1884)	12 (165.7144)	21 (151.4056)	19 (156.5256)
2014-05-31	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH	10 / 48 (660.0228)	7 (170.3316)	6 (170.8572)	30 (158.2284)	46 (140.5488)
2014-05-10	The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash Gardner, MA	13 / 17 (609.0284)	12 (154.8228)	8 (160.5828)	15 (149.7028)	15 (143.9200)
2013-10-11	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	17 / 21 (625.6116)	19 (150.2628)	1 (172.0460)	16 (158.8000)	20 (144.5028)
2013-09-14	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	16 / 42 (638.0796)	5 (166.8228)	23 (158.7884)	38 (149.6684)	11 (162.8000)
2013-08-16	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	29 / 51 (622.1372)	22 (161.7144)	9 (167.4172)	44 (150.8228)	44 (142.1828)
2013-06-21	Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival Old Orchard Beach, ME	15 / 28 (655.4276)	17 (162.8568)	9 (167.9998)	3 (172.5712)	26 (151.9998)
2013-06-01	Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH	21 / 43 (632.0000)	27 (160.0000)	9 (164.5716)	16 (160.5714)	32 (146.8570)
2013-05-25	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	45 / 80 (606.8572)	12 (166.2858)	42 (151.4286)	73 (143.4284)	49 (145.7144)
2013-05-18	The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival Lexington, MA	14 / 31 (641.7146)	3 (169.1428)	23 (152.0000)	7 (164.0002)	15 (156.5716)

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	#1160 (221 pts)	#1370 (176 pts)	#938 (351 pts)	#1086 (266 pts)	#1193 (231 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2057 (85 pts)	#2856 (55 pts)	#2032 (105 pts)	#2150 (80 pts)	#1325 (225 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#879 (395 pts)	#863 (435 pts)	#653 (625 pts)	#712 (560 pts)	#1119 (295 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#582 (633 pts)	#533 (733 pts)	#370 (993 pts)	#787 (473 pts)	#569 (658 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#429 (900 pts)	#363 (1020 pts)	#454 (872 pts)	#359 (1030 pts)	#468 (800 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#478 (650 pts)	#343 (890 pts)	#320 (940 pts)	#391 (810 pts)	#542 (585 pts)