High-water mark
684.0344
career-best overall
95.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 684.0344 at Wine Country Big Q — 95.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 11, 2014
HOUND DOG BARBECUE
HOUND DOG BARBECUE is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 44 at the Wine Country Big Q (2014). They are ranked #1951 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1541
peak 1541 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 28, 2013
latest Sep 5, 2014 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
29% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
649.44 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 651.65 (-2.20)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.96
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.53 · weakest Chicken (159.91)
Road miles
647
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 165 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Master avg
651.65 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 HOUND DOG BARBECUE, each with one reason worth a look.
57 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,949 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1541
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to HOUND DOG BARBECUE)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Rolling Bones Traveling BBQ Circus ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,941 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1541
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,955 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1540
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 10 contests, alongside a 40% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,957 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1545
Level with HOUND DOG BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,959 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1545
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#1,952 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1541
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIRATES OF THE PIG | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey and the Pirate | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKTERA BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| GET SOME SALTWORKS BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SON OF SMOKE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| TOO ASHAMED TO NAME | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.6400 | 146.2516 | 159.91 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 177.1544 | 157.7028 | 166.53 | top 26% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 152.5828 | 163.18 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 174.8572 | 153.7144 | 162.02 | top 40% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 23% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
168
finished ahead 184 times, behind 81
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20144 milestones
- Career-best overall score684.0344 Wine Country Big Q
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1544 Wine Country Big Q
- Peak power rating (1541) Smoke on the River
- Most recent contest Smoke on the River
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- First call Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2854 Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- First category win (Brisket) Smokin' For Gold
- First overall top-10 Smokin' For Gold
- First overall podium Smokin' For Gold
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.5 | Wine Country Big Q | Jul 11, 2014 |
| +13.2 | Smokin' For Gold | Jul 20, 2013 |
| +9.7 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | Jun 28, 2013 |
| +4.5 | The Great American Cookoff | Jul 26, 2013 |
| +1.8 | Smoke on the River | Sep 5, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 28, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 39% | 95% | 90.7% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75% | top 30% | 92.2% | 90.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2014 | Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA | 12 / 26 (642.2172) | 18 (159.3944) | 5 (169.7144) | 20 (152.5828) | 11 (160.5256) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA | 3 / 44 (684.0344) | 7 (172.6400) | 1 (177.1544) | 5 (169.1200) | 18 (165.1200) |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Sacramento, CA | 19 / 29 (631.9084) | 27 (146.2516) | 9 (162.8228) | 13 (162.2856) | 13 (160.5484) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cameron Park, CA | 18 / 39 (644.5832) | 19 (161.1200) | 4 (168.0116) | 12 (161.7372) | 26 (153.7144) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | The Great American Cookoff Woodlake, CA | 20 / 53 (644.4800) | 27 (161.7144) | 27 (157.7028) | 17 (165.1200) | 26 (159.9428) |
| Jul 20, 2013 | Smokin' For Gold Placerville, CA | 3 / 25 (664.0116) | 18 (155.4172) | 6 (169.7372) | 4 (164) | 1 (174.8572) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 13 / 56 (650.2854) | 16 (162.8572) | 25 (160.5714) | 7 (167.4284) | 20 (159.4284) |