HOT ROD HOGS

HOT ROD HOGS is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 6th of 16 at the Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest (2016). They are ranked #4646 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,646

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1470

peak 1470 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 1, 2013

latest Sep 22, 2017 · 4.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#923

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

678.2284 / 720

Master · Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.26 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.55 (+5.72)

Walk rate

46%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest

Consistency

±16.08

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.49 · weakest Brisket (155.57)

Road miles

2,445

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 917 mi

Schedule strength

24%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)

Master avg

644.55 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

678.2284 career-best overall

94.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.2284 at Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest — 94.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 15, 2016

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

KILLER HOGS ahead in 100% of their meetings

KILLER HOGS has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.92 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 38%.

Brisket avg 155.57
Chicken avg 167.49
2 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BACKYARD FRIENDS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

KILLER HOGS ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, KILLER HOGS has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SWINE CRUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.23% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.23% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.5% of a perfect score
13 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
2017 ↗	Master	#1170 (253 pts)	#1088 (323 pts)	#1282 (243 pts)	#1196 (273 pts)	#1052 (328 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1113 (280 pts)	#894 (415 pts)	#1239 (260 pts)	#1453 (210 pts)	#1078 (310 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2154 (61 pts)	#2041 (91 pts)	#2775 (56 pts)	#2167 (71 pts)	#2211 (61 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1847 (120 pts)	#1323 (225 pts)	#2081 (90 pts)	#1563 (175 pts)	#2095 (85 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#923 (318 pts)	#708 (463 pts)	#897 (353 pts)	#720 (463 pts)	#1070 (273 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HOT ROD HOGS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BBQ ISLAND

#4,661 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1506

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to HOT ROD HOGS)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HOT ROD HOGS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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3 PUTTIN PIGGIES

#4,663 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1470

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HOT ROD HOGS)

Fewer contests behind them than HOT ROD HOGS has cooked, 7 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 9, 2022

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3 B'S BBQ

#4,629 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1470

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 7, 2022
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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SWEET & SASSY

#4,645 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1470

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 1, 2021

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Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ

#4,643 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1470

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 28, 2016

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All Smoked Up

#4,666 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1470

Level with HOT ROD HOGS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
KILLER HOGS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Poker Porkers	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
SWINE CRUE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SLAB TECHS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	5	2	176.5600	159.9312	167.49	top 44%
Pork Ribs	13	3	0	170.2744	152.5144	160.63	top 66%
Pork	13	2	1	176.5600	142.8000	160.85	top 64%
Brisket	13	2	0	170.2628	141.1428	155.57	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 54%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 67%
Large (40+)	5	top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	9	top 63%
FL	2	top 85%
NJ	1	top 56%
MO	1	top 61%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin In The Square	2	30	0	top 85%	Mar 18, 2016
International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash	2	11	0	top 45%	Sep 12, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 9 of 13 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 321 finished ahead 145 times, behind 283

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

20171 milestone

Sep 22 Most recent contest Que by the Sea

20164 milestones

Apr 15 First overall top-10 Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest
Apr 15 Career-best overall score678.2284 Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest
Apr 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest
Sep 9 10th tracked contest International Goat Days Championship BBQ

20134 milestones

Mar 1 First tracked contest Smokin in the Square
Mar 1 First call Smokin in the Square
Mar 1 Peak power rating (1490) Smokin in the Square
Sep 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.2572 International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.8	Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest	Apr 15, 2016
+4.3	International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash	Sep 12, 2014
+3.1	International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash	Sep 13, 2013
+2.9	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN	Sep 8, 2017
+1.8	Que by the Sea	Sep 22, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.7	Smokin in the Square	Mar 1, 2013
-9.4	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash	May 31, 2013
-7.1	International Goat Days Championship BBQ	Sep 11, 2015
-6.9	Smokin In The Square	Mar 18, 2016
-6.5	International Goat Days Championship BBQ	Sep 9, 2016

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)
2017	3	1	33%	top 60%	92%	90.1%
2016	3	1	33%	top 68%	94.2%	90%
2015	2	0	0%	top 74%	89.7%	88.5%
2014	1	0	100%	top 44%	92.5%	92.5%
2013	4	0	75%	top 68%	91.6%	88.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 22, 2017	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	24 / 43 (643.8516)	26 (161.7144)	29 (157.6456)	15 (163.9544)	18 (160.5372)
Sep 8, 2017	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN Millington, TN	22 / 42 (662.1372)	17 (170.8112)	32 (158.2516)	28 (165.6800)	15 (167.3944)
Apr 14, 2017	2017 Smokin' in the Forest Millington, TN	10 / 14 (639.2916)	5 (167.3828)	9 (159.3944)	12 (149.6800)	9 (162.8344)
Sep 9, 2016	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN	23 / 29 (627.8056)	13 (169.6684)	19 (159.9428)	29 (142.8000)	19 (155.3944)
Apr 15, 2016	Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest Millington, TN	6 / 16 (678.2284)	2 (176.5600)	10 (165.7028)	14 (165.7028)	5 (170.2628)
Mar 18, 2016	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	38 / 43 (636.9716)	25 (169.6800)	32 (162.8344)	37 (159.9772)	43 (144.4800)
Sep 11, 2015	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN	24 / 31 (628.9372)	18 (163.4172)	26 (152.5144)	22 (158.2400)	24 (154.7656)
Jul 24, 2015	BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	25 / 35 (645.5428)	26 (162.2284)	21 (163.9656)	24 (162.8000)	29 (156.5488)
Sep 12, 2014	International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash Millington, TN	11 / 25 (666.2516)	3 (173.7028)	17 (159.9772)	5 (172.5828)	18 (159.9888)
Sep 13, 2013	International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash Millington, TN	13 / 28 (659.2572)	20 (159.9312)	8 (170.2744)	3 (176.5600)	22 (152.4916)
Aug 23, 2013	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	34 / 56 (631.9540)	10 (169.6684)	33 (158.2972)	19 (162.8456)	49 (141.1428)
May 31, 2013	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN	36 / 43 (630.8566)	31 (161.7142)	31 (162.2856)	38 (156.5712)	40 (150.2856)
Mar 1, 2013	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	30 / 37 (627.9998)	7 (170.8570)	27 (157.1428)	30 (153.7142)	33 (146.2858)

HOT ROD HOGS

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 (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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)