Reptoid getting a score of 4 at World Finals 1.
The Doghouse (also called The Wolf Pack) is a term that was coined by Jim Koehler at the 2010 Monster Jam Awards Ceremony during his speech after winning the Stadium Freestyle of the Year award. The term was coined for the small group of drivers who scored a 4 during Freestyle at the World Finals, the lowest possible score a driver could get until World Finals 18, where the original judging system was replaced with the new fan-judging system. For a long time with the new scoring system, there was no lowest score you could get. However, starting in 2020, a new rule was added after the controversy at the 2019 All-Star Challenge that required drivers to complete the first 30 seconds of their freestyle run, or they would get a score of 0. Because of this, it is now possible once again to end up in the doghouse with there being a new lowest possible score a driver can get. It's also worth noting that despite Jim Koehler inventing this term and appearing on the list, he wasn't the first driver to end up in The Doghouse, although his place on the list, as well as the amount of drivers who ended up on the list after World Finals 11 is what his motive was for inventing the term. He also notably didn't mention Reptoid's World Finals 1 freestyle, the first to ever end up in the doghouse.
List of drivers in the Wolf Pack[]
Score of 4 (2000-2016)[]
- Jim Jack - Reptoid (2000)
- Kreg Christensen - Iron Outlaw (2008)
- Jim Koehler - Avenger (2009)
- Jon Zimmer - Amsoil Shock Therapy (2010)
- John Seasock - Batman (2010)
- Adam Anderson - Taz (2010)
- Chad Tingler - Spider-Man (2011)
- Candice Jolly - Monster Mutt Dalmatian (2012)
Score of 0/DNS (2020-present)[]
- Nick Pagliarulo - Kraken (2022)
- Brandon Vinson - Grave Digger (2022)
- Cory Rummell - Megalodon (on RAGE) (2022)
- Bryce Kenny - Great Clips Mohawk Warrior (2023)
- Kayla Blood - Soldier Fortune (2024)
- Tyler Menninga - Grave Digger (2025)
Trivia[]
- Reptoid is the only truck to have received a score of 4, while not hitting any obstacles alongside Great Clips Mohawk Warrior.
- Brandon Vinson marks the first time that the racing champion would go on to join the Wolf Pack the same year of their victory.