The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
BIG BLOCK BBQ has finished one call ahead of HIGH ON THE HOG MARYLAND 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
HIGH ON THE HOG MARYLAND
HIGH ON THE HOG MARYLAND is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 13th of 37 at the Pickin' in the Panhandle (2013). They finished #968 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2013
latest Apr 3, 2015 · 1.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.60
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.00 · weakest Brisket (149.26)
Road miles
118
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
633.93 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #968 (298 pts) | #888 (363 pts) | #718 (463 pts) | #848 (388 pts) | #1294 (208 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 158.8568 | 164.00 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 169.1200 | 150.8000 | 159.83 | top 41% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.8570 | 153.6800 | 160.84 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5600 | 144.5144 | 149.26 | 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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
130
finished ahead 86 times, behind 86
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Oct 11, 2013 → Apr 3, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest The Ironman
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival
- First call Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8570 Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score646.7888 Pickin' in the Panhandle
- Peak power rating (1509) 3rd Annual High Point BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.2 | Pickin' in the Panhandle | Sep 6, 2013 |
| +2 | Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival | Jun 14, 2013 |
| +0.9 | 3rd Annual High Point BBQ | Oct 11, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.6 | The Ironman | Apr 3, 2015 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 89.8% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2015 | The Ironman Shady Grove, PA | 33 / 48 (619.8400) | 17 (165.1084) | 34 (150.8000) | 22 (159.4172) | 38 (144.5144) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | 3rd Annual High Point BBQ Clarksburg, MD | 16 / 31 (633.0856) | 12 (165.7372) | 3 (169.1200) | 23 (153.6800) | 24 (144.5484) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Pickin' in the Panhandle Inwood, WV | 13 / 37 (646.7888) | 7 (166.2972) | 8 (164.5372) | 23 (159.3944) | 23 (156.5600) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival Frederick, MD | 28 / 63 (635.9990) | 35 (158.8568) | 38 (154.8570) | 3 (170.8570) | 42 (151.4282) |