TEAM HOGWEISER

TEAM HOGWEISER is a competition barbecue team with 28 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 75 at the 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest (2014). They are ranked #5701 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,701

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1446

peak 1446 · rated over 27 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Sep 8, 2022 · 9.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1007

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 28 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

674.1596 / 720

Master · 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.74 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 653.07 (+4.66)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · High on the Hog Festival

Consistency

±13.91

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 166.70 · weakest Chicken (161.70)

Road miles

1,512

across 28 mapped stops · furthest 150 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$102K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

653.07 / 720

27 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

674.1596 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.1596 at 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 19, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

MOE & 92'S has finished one call ahead of TEAM HOGWEISER 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

26–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 26 of their 26 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.00 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 4% of the time against 19%.

Chicken avg 161.70
Brisket avg 166.70
1 call in 28 entries

A strong matchup

10–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG? in 10 of their 14 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (Aug 13, 2021).

last seen Sep 13, 2019
back Aug 13, 2021

Brisket nemesis

18 of 26 shared brisket entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 18 of 26 shared brisket entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

T&J's Dirty Butts has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 59% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 59% across 8 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

8 September contests
top 68% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.93% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.93% 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
28 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 25th

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#973 (145 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1144 (105 pts)	#1231 (70 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1055 (240 pts)	#944 (305 pts)	#1111 (245 pts)	#1108 (240 pts)	#816 (390 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1245 (187 pts)	#1263 (202 pts)	#1388 (177 pts)	#1266 (202 pts)	#1111 (257 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1365 (185 pts)	#1493 (180 pts)	#1380 (215 pts)	#1442 (190 pts)	#834 (460 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1211 (241 pts)	#1051 (331 pts)	#1133 (296 pts)	#1341 (236 pts)	#772 (491 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1372 (180 pts)	#1404 (200 pts)	#1470 (180 pts)	#1427 (205 pts)	#894 (395 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1229 (231 pts)	#1389 (216 pts)	#1366 (216 pts)	#1390 (216 pts)	#974 (341 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1007 (286 pts)	#1071 (286 pts)	#924 (341 pts)	#623 (531 pts)	#877 (356 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TEAM HOGWEISER, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BoomBoomQue

#5,704 of the rated field

1446 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to TEAM HOGWEISER)

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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Smokin' Sids

#5,687 of the rated field

1446 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

5–0 in 5 shared contests (100% to TEAM HOGWEISER)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before TEAM HOGWEISER's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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Smokin Genius

#5,696 of the rated field

1446 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 87%
Peak: 1504

They've been 1504 at their best, 58 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2026
on a 9-contest top-10 run

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SMOKIN BARRELS

#5,694 of the rated field

1446 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 28, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2025

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DESPERADO

#5,695 of the rated field

1446 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1446

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jun 2, 2017

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KEN'S BURNT ENDS

#5,693 of the rated field

1446 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2015

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Organizer Portal	26	0	26	0%	⚔ compare
South Pork	24	0	24	0%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	23	0	23	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
Chokin "N" tha Smoke	20	5	15	25%	⚔ compare
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
BEAN BANDITS	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
CAMP-BELL BBQ	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?	14	10	4	71%	⚔ compare
2 LIVE CUE	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	28	1	0	0	172	151.3712	161.70	top 72%
Pork Ribs	28	1	1	1	173.7372	146.8568	162.68	top 65%
Pork	27	3	0	0	173.1428	147.3944	162.40	top 66%
Brisket	27	5	0	2	179.4400	147.9998	166.70	top 45%

“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)	8	0	top 75%
Large (40+)	19	0	top 66%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AL	17	0	top 62%
TN	10	0	top 80%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	6	25	top 62%	May 3, 2019
High on the Hog Festival	6	30	top 79%	Apr 19, 2019
Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2	27	top 67%	Sep 8, 2022
Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff	2	29	top 92%	May 27, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 3.1 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 18 of 28 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 15 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 668 finished ahead 573 times, behind 1,035

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Sep 13, 2019 → Aug 13, 2021

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

20221 milestone

Sep 8 Most recent contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20191 milestone

Jun 14 25th tracked contest Poosa-Q

20152 milestones

Apr 17 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 High on the Hog Festival
May 1 10th tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20142 milestones

Sep 19 Career-best overall score674.1596 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest
Oct 18 First category win (Pork Ribs) I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)

20134 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest High on the Hog Festival
Apr 19 Peak power rating (1487) High on the Hog Festival
May 24 First call Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off
Sep 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8628 Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.7	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest	Sep 19, 2014
+7.7	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest	Sep 13, 2013
+6.9	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 3, 2019
+3.9	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 1, 2015
+3	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 15, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.5	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 19, 2013
-11.4	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff	May 27, 2016
-10	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff	May 24, 2014
-7.8	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 19, 2019
-7.7	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 20, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	100%	top 77%	89.4%	89.4%
2021	1	0	0%	top 57%	92.8%	92.8%
2019	4	0	0%	top 72%	92.8%	90.7%
2018	3	0	0%	top 79%	91.5%	90.3%
2017	3	0	67%	top 74%	91.3%	90.5%
2016	5	0	40%	top 66%	93.2%	91.8%
2015	3	0	33%	top 60%	92.4%	91.8%
2014	4	1	50%	top 65%	93.6%	90.9%
2013	4	0	50%	top 67%	91.6%	88.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 8, 2022	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	27 / 35 (643.8512)	25 (159.4056)	29 (160.5256)	9 (170.8228)	27 (153.0972)
Aug 13, 2021	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	28 / 49 (667.9660)	29 (165.6800)	16 (170.8688)	23 (168.5372)	33 (162.8800)
Sep 13, 2019	RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL	26 / 37 (646.7432)	16 (169.7144)	25 (163.3944)	33 (147.3944)	17 (166.2400)
Jun 14, 2019	Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	40 / 48 (661.6228)	45 (157.0628)	38 (163.4172)	28 (167.4056)	12 (173.7372)
May 3, 2019	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	25 / 54 (668.5028)	21 (168.5372)	24 (166.8228)	35 (163.4172)	16 (169.7256)
Apr 19, 2019	High on the Hog Festival 🏅 Winchester, TN	34 / 39 (634.0688)	33 (160.5144)	34 (157.6688)	37 (153.0972)	28 (162.7884)
Sep 14, 2018	Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival Decatur, AL	23 / 32 (653.5656)	20 (167.4172)	31 (151.9200)	20 (165.6684)	11 (168.5600)
May 4, 2018	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	42 / 61 (658.7428)	39 (166.2400)	27 (167.9772)	53 (155.3828)	30 (169.1428)
Apr 20, 2018	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	40 / 42 (638.6628)	39 (159.3828)	40 (154.2172)	41 (155.9428)	23 (169.1200)
Sep 15, 2017	Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL	24 / 39 (655.3256)	35 (151.3712)	21 (167.4172)	23 (163.4056)	7 (173.1316)
May 5, 2017	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	56 / 69 (642.1252)	55 (158.8228)	22 (171.4056)	67 (151.3712)	49 (160.5256)
Apr 21, 2017	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	32 / 41 (657.0628)	40 (154.8456)	37 (159.3600)	29 (164.5372)	3 (178.3200)
Sep 9, 2016	Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	24 / 41 (664.4800)	8 (172)	35 (160.5372)	32 (162.8228)	15 (169.1200)
Jun 3, 2016	Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ Red Bank(Chattanooga), TN	26 / 39 (668.9712)	27 (167.3828)	20 (170.8228)	29 (163.9428)	25 (166.8228)
May 27, 2016	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Lewisburg, TN	29 / 31 (647.9884)	31 (154.8572)	20 (168.0228)	30 (157.1200)	14 (167.9884)
May 6, 2016	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	37 / 67 (651.2684)	62 (151.9200)	25 (166.2744)	47 (162.2284)	12 (170.8456)
Apr 15, 2016	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	30 / 56 (671.3712)	33 (169.1084)	23 (169.6800)	54 (157.1200)	4 (175.4628)
Sep 11, 2015	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	37 / 55 (654.1256)	34 (164.5256)	38 (162.2400)	47 (160.5256)	31 (166.8344)
May 1, 2015	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	29 / 63 (663.8744)	21 (170.8228)	45 (161.0972)	38 (165.0972)	22 (166.8572)
Apr 17, 2015	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	40 / 59 (665.6000)	55 (159.3600)	58 (155.9544)	20 (170.8456)	2 (179.4400)
Oct 18, 2014	I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) New Hope, AL	—	14 (161.6684)	1 (173.7372)	—	—
Sep 19, 2014	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL	22 / 75 (674.1596)	45 (163.3828)	28 (167.9656)	38 (165.6684)	5 (177.1428)
May 24, 2014	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN	37 / 41 (647.8860)	30 (165.6800)	35 (160.5488)	36 (161.0856)	34 (160.5716)
May 2, 2014	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL	46 / 62 (641.4512)	49 (159.3600)	49 (158.2056)	26 (165.6800)	43 (158.2056)
Sep 13, 2013	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	26 / 80 (659.8628)	57 (158.2172)	40 (162.2400)	8 (173.1428)	25 (166.2628)
May 24, 2013	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off Lewisburg, TN	25 / 36 (645.7142)	30 (158.2856)	14 (165.7142)	4 (173.1428)	34 (148.5716)
May 3, 2013	The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	45 / 62 (638.2846)	51 (155.9996)	59 (150.2854)	43 (160.5710)	11 (171.4286)
Apr 19, 2013	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	56 / 60 (609.7136)	52 (155.9998)	57 (146.8568)	44 (158.8572)	53 (147.9998)

TEAM HOGWEISER

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The metronome

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)