HEAVENLY HOGS BBQ COMPANY

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6108

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1425

peak 1425 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-10

latest 2018-05-12

Best ToY finish

#803

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 77%

overall standings

Best overall

633.1196 / 720

Master · Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

598.79

last 5 Master vs avg 598.97 (-0.19)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

168.0112

Pork · Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival

Consistency

±25.24

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 151.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.69)

Road miles

860

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 77 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Master avg

598.97 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

KNEES IN THE BREEZE ALL AMERICAN BBQ has finished one call ahead of HEAVENLY HOGS BBQ COMPANY 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

11–1 behind in the head-to-head

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 92% of their meetings

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BOYZ BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Que & Cruz (2017-10-06).

last seen 2015-06-27
back 2017-10-06

Pork nemesis

10 of 12 shared pork entries lost

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has out-cooked them in 10 of 12 shared pork entries.

A June team

Top 67% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 67% across 3 contests, versus top 77% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 77% 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.

35 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Parra Q

#6109 of the rated field

1425 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1425

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2022-04-08

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE-N-ASHES

#6112 of the rated field

1424 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1424

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2018-07-27

⚔ Head-to-head

FRICKIN' CHICKIN BBQ

#6110 of the rated field

1425 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2017-09-01

⚔ Head-to-head

Big Blue BBQ

#6105 of the rated field

1425 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1425

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin' Joe's BBQ

#6103 of the rated field

1425 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1425

No shared contest yet.

Level with HEAVENLY HOGS BBQ COMPANY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

Good Ole Boys Country BBQ

#6111 of the rated field

1424 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1424

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-04-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Serial Griller	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Rocks Money Pit BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
GRAND SLAM BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
HOG-IT-UP BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
JAM'N HAMS	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
NEW REVOLUTION Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MAKIN BACON BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	2	0	166.2516	101.1436	151.28	top 66%
Pork Ribs	15	0	0	162.2628	134.8000	147.69	top 81%
Pork	15	2	1	168.0112	123.1884	151.39	top 67%
Brisket	15	2	1	167.4400	129.7144	148.62	top 71%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	11	top 80%
DC	3	top 67%
MD	1	top 69%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 69%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 69%
Large (40+)	10	top 81%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Jamboree	3	44	0	top 77%	2015-05-08
Que & Cruz	2	25	0	top 94%	2017-10-06

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5 yrs 2013-05-10 → 2018-05-12

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in VA 11 of 15 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 15 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 151.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.69)

Walk rate 20% a top-10 call in 3 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 7% 1 of 15 contests

Master average 598.97 out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 304 140–483 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 860 15 mapped stops · furthest 77 mi

Schedule strength 1544 average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests

Longest layoff 2.3 yrs 2015-06-27 → 2017-10-06

Power rating 1425 peak 1425 · #6108 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
May 10 First tracked contest BBQ Jamboree
May 10 Peak power rating (1488) BBQ Jamboree
Aug 23 First call Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival
Aug 23 First overall top-10 Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival
Aug 23 Career-best overall score633.1196 Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival
Aug 23 Career-best single call (Pork)168.0112 Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival
2015
May 8 10th tracked contest BBQ Jamboree
2018
May 12 Most recent contest BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.1	Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival	2013-08-23

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.8	Que & Cruz	2013-07-19
-12.3	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	2014-10-17
-12	BBQ Jamboree	2013-05-10
-7.8	Que & Cruz	2017-10-06
-7.6	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition	2015-04-17

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	0	0%	top 94%	80.8%	80.3%
2017	1	0	0%	top 89%	84.7%	84.7%
2015	4	0	0%	top 74%	87.5%	84.5%
2014	4	0	50%	top 75%	87%	84.9%
2013	4	1	25%	top 70%	87.9%	81.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-05-12	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 Fredericksburg, VA	37 / 38 (574.6284)	38 (146.2400)	37 (134.8000)	38 (142.7884)	34 (150.8000)
2018-05-11	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 Fredericksburg, VA	41 / 45 (582.0800)	40 (152.5028)	44 (140.5372)	43 (139.9772)	39 (149.0628)
2017-10-06	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	25 / 28 (609.5204)	23 (155.4060)	25 (148.4916)	22 (154.2628)	23 (151.3600)
2015-06-27	National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	28 / 42 (630.1596)	32 (153.0856)	31 (156.5256)	16 (166.2856)	27 (154.2628)
2015-05-29	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	27 / 39 (597.5428)	35 (145.0400)	25 (149.6800)	17 (160.5256)	29 (142.2972)
2015-05-08	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	49 / 65 (605.5656)	22 (165.0856)	40 (157.6800)	46 (149.6684)	62 (133.1316)
2015-04-17	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA	39 / 46 (599.2916)	39 (149.0972)	39 (150.8000)	35 (155.4172)	42 (143.9772)
2014-10-17	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	39 / 40 (588.1944)	10 (166.2516)	37 (149.0744)	40 (123.1884)	34 (149.6800)
2014-08-22	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA	11 / 16 (620.9368)	12 (154.2284)	15 (147.9428)	9 (158.2056)	4 (160.5600)
2014-06-21	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	26 / 41 (626.7312)	18 (160.5600)	20 (162.2628)	28 (154.2284)	33 (149.6800)
2014-05-09	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	44 / 64 (610.6856)	20 (159.4284)	59 (139.3372)	24 (159.9884)	36 (151.9316)
2013-08-23	Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA	6 / 28 (633.1196)	7 (162.2972)	26 (135.3712)	2 (168.0112)	3 (167.4400)
2013-07-19	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	44 / 45 (574.1372)	44 (141.0856)	38 (142.8116)	44 (137.7028)	30 (152.5372)
2013-06-22	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	30 / 42 (598.2860)	19 (157.7144)	31 (150.8574)	20 (159.9998)	35 (129.7144)
2013-05-10	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	53 / 60 (533.7152)	57 (101.1436)	37 (149.1428)	53 (140.5716)	40 (142.8572)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2922 (53 pts)	#2280 (63 pts)	#2912 (53 pts)	#2223 (68 pts)	#2257 (63 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1167 (240 pts)	#1198 (255 pts)	#1266 (240 pts)	#1034 (325 pts)	#1219 (240 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#990 (317 pts)	#816 (447 pts)	#1038 (322 pts)	#1013 (337 pts)	#863 (397 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#803 (380 pts)	#808 (400 pts)	#1130 (265 pts)	#672 (490 pts)	#738 (440 pts)