High-water mark
662.8688
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.8688 at Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 9, 2014
DOG HOUSE Q
DOG HOUSE Q is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 26th of 38 at the Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 (2014). They are ranked #4570 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Oct 4, 2013
latest Oct 7, 2016 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.64 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 644.33 (+4.32)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.59
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.04 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.00)
Road miles
51
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Master avg
644.33 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to DOG HOUSE Q, each with one reason worth a look.
135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,578 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1472
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DOG HOUSE Q)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DOG HOUSE Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,576 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,546 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
They turned up 10 years after DOG HOUSE Q did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#4,579 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Level with DOG HOUSE Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,560 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,577 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LADY OF Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Que'd Up | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL GRILLING | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM WOODSHED | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LEFT COAST Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Porterhouse BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 154.2856 | 163.04 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 151.4172 | 160.00 | top 65% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0232 | 153.0856 | 160.17 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 153.1200 | 161.11 | top 64% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 71% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Point State BBQ Championship | 2 | 61 | 0 | top 77% | Oct 7, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
214
finished ahead 105 times, behind 273
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Oct 2, 2015 → Oct 7, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship
20151 milestone
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1428 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
20143 milestones
- First call Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8688 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2
- Career-best overall score662.8688 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1494) Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 | Aug 8, 2014 |
| -7 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Oct 7, 2016 |
| -6.3 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Oct 4, 2013 |
| -2.6 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | Aug 7, 2015 |
| -2 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 | Aug 9, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88% | 88% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 65% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 78% | 92.1% | 90.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2016 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 61 / 75 (633.5884) | 44 (163.9884) | 51 (159.9772) | 64 (156.5028) | 65 (153.1200) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 47 / 75 (653.6572) | 37 (167.9884) | 45 (164.5944) | 45 (164.0232) | 57 (157.0512) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA | 39 / 58 (653.1428) | 50 (158.2972) | 49 (153.7372) | 31 (163.9656) | 3 (177.1428) |
| Aug 9, 2014 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 Huntington Beach, CA | 26 / 38 (662.8688) | 27 (166.8572) | 6 (172.5828) | 32 (160.5944) | 27 (162.8344) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 Huntington Beach, CA | 34 / 39 (639.9656) | 29 (166.8456) | 37 (151.4172) | 26 (162.8228) | 33 (158.8800) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 72 / 99 (622.7428) | 75 (154.2856) | 65 (157.7144) | 74 (153.0856) | 59 (157.6572) |