WHOLE HOG CAFE - SPRINGFIELD

WHOLE HOG CAFE - SPRINGFIELD is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 8th of 41 at the Smokelawn (2013). They are ranked #2855 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,855

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1510

peak 1513 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Jun 26, 2015 · 2.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#743

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

668.5372 / 720

Master · Rock'n Freedom

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.08 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 653.33 (-3.24)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0344

Pork Ribs · 2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±9.71

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.97 · weakest Pork (161.07)

Road miles

1,236

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 249 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Master avg

653.33 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

668.5372 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 668.5372 at Rock'n Freedom — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 20, 2014

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.90 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 27%.

Pork avg 161.07
Pork Ribs avg 165.97
1 call in 11 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smokin' Sammy's in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

6 of 7 shared pork ribs entries lost

HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.

The metronome

±1.35% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.35% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.7% of a perfect score
11 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2014 ↗	Master	#743 (468 pts)	#787 (468 pts)	#521 (758 pts)	#712 (533 pts)	#786 (458 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#821 (372 pts)	#689 (477 pts)	#820 (397 pts)	#1081 (282 pts)	#637 (512 pts)

Overall rank by season

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GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1514

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1510 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1523

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#2,839 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1532

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1510 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1544

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#2,859 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1510

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#2,838 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1535

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SLEEPY HOLLOW	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Sammy's	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
TEAM DOGHOUSE BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
PORK N' CIDER	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
EPIC BBQ CRU	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
A Good Rub BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	2	0	173.7142	157.1428	164.55	top 53%
Pork Ribs	11	3	1	176.0344	155.9772	165.97	top 39%
Pork	11	1	1	172.5828	153.7028	161.07	top 61%
Brisket	11	2	0	174.2856	146.7656	161.74	top 49%

“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)	7	0	top 59%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 44%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	8	top 55%
KS	1	top 56%
OK	1	top 75%
AR	1	top 20%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Rock'n Freedom	2	15	0	top 57%	Jun 20, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 8 of 11 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 10 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 289 finished ahead 208 times, behind 216

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

20153 milestones

Apr 24 10th tracked contest Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 24 Peak power rating (1513) Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
Jun 26 Most recent contest 3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off

20142 milestones

Jun 20 Career-best overall score668.5372 Rock'n Freedom
Jun 26 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0344 2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off

20134 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest Smokelawn
May 3 First call Smokelawn
May 3 First overall top-10 Smokelawn
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9994 Smokelawn

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.7	Smokelawn	May 3, 2013
+7.1	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	Apr 24, 2015
+4.8	Rock'n Freedom	Jun 20, 2014
+1.3	2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off	Jun 26, 2014
+0.9	Table Rock Boats and Bones	Sep 13, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.1	Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino	Aug 30, 2013
-4.7	Rock'n Freedom	Jun 20, 2013
-3	3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off	Jun 26, 2015
-1	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Aug 2, 2013
-0.6	Johnson County Fair BBQ	Jul 11, 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	2	0	0%	top 50%	91.8%	91.1%
2014	5	0	60%	top 55%	92.9%	90.3%
2013	4	1	50%	top 54%	92.8%	91.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 26, 2015	3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	21 / 31 (650.7312)	22 (162.7884)	15 (163.4172)	20 (161.6800)	21 (162.8456)
Apr 24, 2015	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	20 / 63 (661.0168)	14 (170.2628)	27 (164.5256)	35 (161.7028)	17 (164.5256)
Sep 13, 2014	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	20 / 34 (658.2628)	19 (165.7256)	12 (168)	27 (159.3828)	13 (165.1544)
Jul 11, 2014	Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO	21 / 36 (643.3600)	17 (165.7256)	24 (155.9772)	29 (156.5144)	13 (165.1428)
Jun 26, 2014	2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	19 / 35 (637.0516)	22 (160.5488)	2 (176.0344)	27 (153.7028)	26 (146.7656)
Jun 20, 2014	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	15 / 33 (668.5372)	23 (163.3828)	6 (172.0116)	3 (172.5828)	21 (160.5600)
Jun 6, 2014	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	14 / 25 (642.1716)	9 (162.2516)	9 (166.2856)	11 (161.1200)	19 (152.5144)
Aug 30, 2013	Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino Quapaw, OK	27 / 36 (653.0396)	29 (161.0856)	22 (161.7028)	28 (161.7028)	9 (168.5484)
Aug 2, 2013	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	28 / 51 (650.1596)	15 (167.4056)	25 (163.3828)	31 (161.6684)	33 (157.7028)
Jun 20, 2013	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	34 / 50 (654.2854)	47 (157.1428)	14 (169.7144)	24 (166.2856)	31 (161.1426)
May 3, 2013	Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR	8 / 41 (667.9994)	4 (173.7142)	15 (164.5712)	30 (155.4284)	4 (174.2856)

WHOLE HOG CAFE - SPRINGFIELD

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)