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
- 2014-07-11
HOUND DOG BARBECUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1541
peak 1541 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-06-28
latest 2014-09-05
Best ToY finish
#559
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
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
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.53 · weakest Chicken (159.91)
Road miles
647
mi 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
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.6
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.62 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 71%.
- Chicken avg 159.91
- Pork Ribs avg 166.53
- 1 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of PORKTERA BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
A July team
Top 19%
average finish in July
Something about July: average finish in the top 19% across 3 contests, versus top 34% the rest of the year.
- 3 July contests
- top 34% the rest of the year
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
60 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1933 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#1941 of the rated field
- Contests
- 44
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 41%
- Peak
- 1627
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HOUND DOG BARBECUE)
They've been 1627 at their best, 87 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1939 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1540
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 10 contests to 7.
⚔ Head-to-head#1927 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
Level with HOUND DOG BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1942 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1545
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 44% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1934 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 23% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.2 yrs
2013-06-28 → 2014-09-05
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.53 · weakest Chicken (159.91)
Walk rate
86%
a top-10 call in 6 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
29%
2 of 7 contests
Master average
651.65
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
168
184–81 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
647
7 mapped stops · furthest 165 mi
Schedule strength
1523
average field rating faced — tougher than 16% of rated contests
Power rating
1541
peak 1541 · #1937 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- 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
- 2014
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.5 | Wine Country Big Q | 2014-07-11 |
| +13.2 | Smokin' For Gold | 2013-07-20 |
| +9.7 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | 2013-06-28 |
| +4.5 | The Great American Cookoff | 2013-07-26 |
| +1.8 | Smoke on the River | 2014-09-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-03-28 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-05 | Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA | 12 / 26 (642.2172) | 18 (159.3944) | 5 (169.7144) | 20 (152.5828) | 11 (160.5256) |
| 2014-07-11 | Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA | 3 / 44 (684.0344) | 7 (172.6400) | 1 (177.1544) | 5 (169.1200) | 18 (165.1200) |
| 2014-03-28 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Sacramento, CA | 19 / 29 (631.9084) | 27 (146.2516) | 9 (162.8228) | 13 (162.2856) | 13 (160.5484) |
| 2013-09-13 | 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) |
| 2013-07-26 | The Great American Cookoff Woodlake, CA | 20 / 53 (644.4800) | 27 (161.7144) | 27 (157.7028) | 17 (165.1200) | 26 (159.9428) |
| 2013-07-20 | Smokin' For Gold Placerville, CA | 3 / 25 (664.0116) | 18 (155.4172) | 6 (169.7372) | 4 (164.0000) | 1 (174.8572) |
| 2013-06-28 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 13 / 56 (650.2854) | 16 (162.8572) | 25 (160.5714) | 7 (167.4284) | 20 (159.4284) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #966 (328 pts) | #1311 (228 pts) | #849 (433 pts) | #1073 (308 pts) | #1357 (218 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #559 (559 pts) | #866 (374 pts) | #633 (529 pts) | #532 (624 pts) | #634 (514 pts) |