RedHog BBQ IN
Rating
1517
peak 1517 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2025-04-18
latest 2026-08-08
Best ToY finish
#52
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
341.56 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 339.79 (+1.77)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±5.09
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.56 · weakest Brisket (160.96)
Road miles
822
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 237 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Purse competed for
$41K
listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
665.75 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
339.79 / 360
7 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Porkasaurus Rex BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN E'S BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Jughead's BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN E'S BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Hoosier BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BooyaQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Rudes BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| DAT'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| DB BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| iBQ'n | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE U | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| VanHoozen BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 162.2400 | 169.50 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 161.6456 | 169.20 | top 48% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 162.8456 | 169.56 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 152.5028 | 160.96 | top 76% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 4 | 0 | top 52% |
| MI | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 44% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 61% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 59% | 2026-08-08 |
| Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 44% | 2026-07-18 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IN (7 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (14 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 665.75 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 339.79 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-04-18 — First tracked contest · GLBBQA Spring Fling
- 📣 2025-05-16 — First call · 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ
- ⭐ 2025-09-19 — Career-best overall score (672.4456) · September Fest
- 📈 2026-08-08 — Peak power rating (1517) · Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.9 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 2026-05-15 |
| +12.3 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 2026-07-18 |
| +10 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-06-19 |
| +3.9 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-08-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 2025-04-18 |
| -5.4 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 2025-05-16 |
| -4.4 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-08-09 |
| -4.3 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 2026-04-17 |
| -2.1 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-07-19 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 75% | top 41% | 96.7% | 94.6% |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71% | top 72% | 93.8% | 92.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-08 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, IN | 6 / 13 (339.9428) | 8 (169.6684) | 4 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2026-07-18 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA | 7 / 28 (347.9888) | 7 (174.8572) | 9 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2026-07-17 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 17 / 27 (333.6112) | 10 (171.9656) | 22 (161.6456) | — | — |
| 2026-06-19 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 12 / 41 (344.5488) | 7 (175.4172) | 23 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN | — | 20 (163.9772) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 3 / 35 (341.6916) | 4 (171.4288) | 4 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 9 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 36 / 48 (671.9432) | 41 (165.6916) | 20 (170.8572) | 13 (172.5600) | 39 (162.8344) |
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 14 / 26 (672.4456) | 15 (167.4172) | 19 (166.2284) | 9 (169.6800) | 11 (169.1200) |
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Coldwater, MI | — | — | 3 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, IN | 13 / 18 (333.0856) | 14 (162.2400) | 6 (170.8456) | — | — |
| 2025-07-19 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 11 / 17 (337.6688) | 7 (170.2744) | 12 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 27 / 34 (666.1484) | 15 (173.1200) | 24 (167.3828) | 8 (173.1428) | 32 (152.5028) |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Warsaw, IN | — | — | 12 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI | 49 / 56 (652.4684) | 42 (167.9772) | 48 (162.2628) | 48 (162.8456) | 48 (159.3828) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #52 (739 pts) | #51 (769 pts) | #60 (726 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #894 (60 pts) | #742 (135 pts) | #623 (229 pts) | #744 (120 pts) | #917 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #206 (215 pts) | #196 (245 pts) | #192 (265 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #664 (225 pts) | #659 (270 pts) | #606 (324 pts) | #534 (350 pts) | #658 (240 pts) |