A tough matchup
3–1
behind in the head-to-head
Holy Smokers ahead in 75% of their meetings
Holy Smokers has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Dog House BBQ
Dog House BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 31st of 52 at the Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 (2021). Also listed in KCBS results as “Doghouse BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 9, 2014
latest Jun 11, 2021 · 7.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±30.03
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 151.40 · weakest Chicken (149.29)
Road miles
1,617
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,600 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$7,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
602.33 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
299.43 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1200 | 143.9772 | 149.29 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8112 | 133.0860 | 150.81 | top 70% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 143.3600 | 151.40 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2512 | 142.2400 | 150.61 | top 83% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 77% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
228
finished ahead 41 times, behind 227
Longest layoff
4.9 yrs
May 9, 2014 → Mar 29, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1
20192 milestones
- Career-best overall score635.3024 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)162.8112 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest West Coast BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1491) West Coast BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon | Jun 21, 2019 |
| -9.5 | West Coast BBQ Classic | May 9, 2014 |
| -7.7 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| -3.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | Jun 11, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88.2% | 83.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 31 / 52 (299.4284) | 30 (151.4856) | 31 (147.9428) | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI | 36 / 37 (562.6632) | 35 (143.9772) | 36 (133.0860) | 35 (143.3600) | 36 (142.2400) |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA | 60 / 70 (635.3024) | 64 (153.1200) | 43 (162.8112) | 60 (157.1200) | 47 (162.2512) |
| May 9, 2014 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 50 / 59 (609.0172) | 56 (148.5600) | 37 (159.3944) | 47 (153.7256) | 50 (147.3372) |