Smokin' Bulldogs

Smokin' Bulldogs is a competition barbecue team with 30 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 16 at the Rock'N RibFest 2015 (2015). They are ranked #2794 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKIN BULLDOGS”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,794

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1511

peak 1543 · rated over 30 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 18, 2013

latest Sep 7, 2019 · 6.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#429

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 30 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

659.3600 / 720

Master · Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

628.90 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 636.07 (-7.17)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.3200

Pork Ribs · Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest

Consistency

±16.64

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.02 · weakest Brisket (154.63)

Road miles

3,929

across 30 mapped stops · furthest 282 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

Purse competed for

$5,225

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

636.07 / 720

30 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

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.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Rogue Hog BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smokin' Bulldogs 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

26–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 26 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.

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A July team

Top 40% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 40% across 4 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.

4 July contests
top 53% 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

±2.31% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.31% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.3% of a perfect score
30 contests

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	#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 (1,020 pts)	#454 (872 pts)	#359 (1,030 pts)	#468 (800 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#478 (650 pts)	#343 (890 pts)	#320 (940 pts)	#391 (810 pts)	#542 (585 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smokin' Bulldogs, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Notch 9

#2,801 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1531

Careers of much the same size, 35 contests to 30, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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SQUEAL OF APPROVAL

#2,791 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1558

They've been 1558 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 36 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2018

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D-DON'S PIT CREW

#2,797 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1512

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 19% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2018

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THE RIB DOCTOR LLC

#2,795 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1533

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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Osdorp Grillers (NL)

#2,810 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1531

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

rated over 48 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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RIB RUNNERS

#2,782 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1531

Fewer contests behind them than Smokin' Bulldogs has cooked, 18 to 30, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	26	0	26	0%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	25	2	23	8%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Aces	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
QUE AND A HALF MEN	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
Pork Butt Paradise	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
BOAR-N-Q	13	11	2	85%	⚔ compare
CIDER BOYS BBQ	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
STUBBORN BULL BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	11	2	9	18%	⚔ 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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 54%
Medium (20–39)	16	top 57%
Large (40+)	12	top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MA	10	top 53%
NY	6	top 44%
NH	5	top 44%
CT	3	top 74%
RI	2	top 44%
ME	2	top 67%
VT	1	top 90%
NJ	1	top 48%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	3	18	top 64%	Oct 5, 2018
Sun BBQ Fest	3	29	top 74%	Jun 2, 2018
I love Barbecue & Music Festival	3	11	top 45%	Jul 2, 2016
Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest	3	8	top 33%	Sep 12, 2015
Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival	2	11	top 61%	Oct 10, 2014
Hudson Valley Ribfest	2	10	top 37%	Aug 16, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 8 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MA 10 of 30 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 20 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 472 finished ahead 550 times, behind 586

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

20191 milestone

Sep 7 Most recent contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20162 milestones

Jul 22 Peak power rating (1543) Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island
Oct 7 25th tracked contest Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival

20152 milestones

May 29 Career-best overall score659.3600 Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest
May 29 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.3200 Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest

20142 milestones

Jun 13 10th tracked contest Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship
Aug 16 First overall top-10 Hudson Valley Ribfest

20134 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.3	Hudson Valley Ribfest	Aug 16, 2014
+11.7	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest	Sep 13, 2014
+10.4	Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island	Jul 22, 2016
+6.6	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest	May 29, 2015
+6.2	Rock'N RibFest 2015	Jun 20, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	Sun BBQ Fest	Jun 2, 2018
-10.4	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Sep 7, 2019
-9.1	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival	Oct 11, 2013
-8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 14, 2015
-5.8	The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash	May 10, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 90%	87.2%	87.2%
2018	3	0	0	33%	top 71%	90.2%	86.6%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 72%	89.8%	89.8%
2016	4	1	2	100%	top 52%	91.4%	88.8%
2015	6	1	0	50%	top 47%	91.6%	89.5%
2014	8	2	0	88%	top 45%	91%	88.4%
2013	7	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
Sep 7, 2019	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)
Oct 20, 2018	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)
Oct 5, 2018	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	18 / 31 (649.6460)	28 (152.5028)	13 (164.0116)	14 (168.5716)	14 (164.5600)
Jun 2, 2018	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	55 / 59 (583.8056)	59 (139.4400)	56 (145.0628)	51 (150.7884)	48 (148.5144)
Oct 6, 2017	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	18 / 25 (646.2404)	24 (149.6916)	14 (164.5716)	19 (157.6916)	3 (174.2856)
Oct 7, 2016	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	20 / 33 (636.4800)	20 (161.1084)	10 (168.0344)	12 (162.8000)	28 (144.5372)
Jul 22, 2016	Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island Kingston, RI	9 / 34 (658.2060)	7 (170.2628)	20 (161.1088)	1 (172.5828)	27 (154.2516)
Jul 2, 2016	I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	14 / 28 (623.4056)	10 (157.7484)	11 (157.1888)	17 (151.3828)	12 (157.0856)
Jun 11, 2016	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	50 / 69 (638.7200)	62 (151.3828)	1 (174.2972)	53 (154.8116)	45 (158.2284)
Sep 12, 2015	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	16 / 37 (647.3832)	18 (161.7488)	16 (164.5716)	21 (161.1200)	19 (159.9428)
Aug 14, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME	21 / 26 (631.8744)	16 (164.5372)	20 (156.5600)	25 (150.2744)	12 (160.5028)
Jul 3, 2015	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	11 / 31 (635.3256)	21 (152.5028)	3 (165.7144)	20 (153.6684)	4 (163.4400)
Jun 20, 2015	Rock'N RibFest 2015 Merrimack, NH	5 / 16 (644.4340)	2 (161.7028)	4 (163.9656)	9 (159.9544)	9 (158.8112)
Jun 13, 2015	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	29 / 52 (649.0628)	27 (165.0972)	11 (169.1772)	22 (164.5828)	42 (150.2056)
May 29, 2015	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH	16 / 49 (659.3600)	7 (171.4172)	2 (174.3200)	34 (155.3828)	28 (158.2400)
Oct 10, 2014	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	11 / 27 (650.7888)	11 (165.7144)	19 (158.8572)	13 (161.0972)	10 (165.1200)
Oct 3, 2014	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)
Sep 13, 2014	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	8 / 43 (654.8572)	12 (165.6800)	31 (151.9772)	4 (170.9028)	9 (166.2972)
Aug 16, 2014	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	10 / 60 (649.6916)	22 (161.7028)	6 (169.7144)	9 (165.1888)	37 (153.0856)
Jul 4, 2014	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	13 / 27 (614.7312)	19 (153.1200)	19 (145.1656)	3 (165.0972)	17 (151.3484)
Jun 13, 2014	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship Merrimack, NH	17 / 28 (642.8340)	6 (169.1884)	12 (165.7144)	21 (151.4056)	19 (156.5256)
May 31, 2014	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH	23 / 48 (639.9660)	7 (170.3316)	6 (170.8572)	30 (158.2284)	46 (140.5488)
May 10, 2014	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)
Oct 11, 2013	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	17 / 21 (625.6116)	19 (150.2628)	1 (172.0460)	16 (158.8000)	20 (144.5028)
Sep 14, 2013	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	16 / 42 (638.0796)	5 (166.8228)	23 (158.7884)	38 (149.6684)	11 (162.8000)
Aug 16, 2013	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	29 / 51 (622.1372)	22 (161.7144)	9 (167.4172)	44 (150.8228)	44 (142.1828)
Jun 21, 2013	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)
Jun 1, 2013	Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH	21 / 43 (632)	27 (160)	9 (164.5716)	16 (160.5714)	32 (146.8570)
May 25, 2013	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	45 / 80 (606.8572)	12 (166.2858)	42 (151.4286)	73 (143.4284)	49 (145.7144)
May 18, 2013	The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival Lexington, MA	14 / 31 (641.7146)	3 (169.1428)	23 (152)	7 (164.0002)	15 (156.5716)

Smokin' Bulldogs

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)