High-water mark
665.0400
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.0400 at Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-09-19
HOGZILLA NORTH CAROLINA
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1455
peak 1455 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2013-04-19
latest 2015-11-06
Best ToY finish
#1013
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.93 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 632.21 (+25.72)
Walk rate
30%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±29.40
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.67 · weakest Brisket (157.12)
Road miles
391
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
632.21 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE THIS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE THIS has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Shelby Smokers in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
8 of 8
shared pork entries lost
SMOKE THIS ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SMOKE THIS has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared pork entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5297 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1455
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to HOGZILLA NORTH CAROLINA)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — HOGZILLA NORTH CAROLINA ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5298 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1502 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5319 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5330 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5307 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Level with HOGZILLA NORTH CAROLINA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5328 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUBBAJACK'S | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TOO SAUCED | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BITE ME BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PICKIN' PORKERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bubba & Son BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHECKERED PIG | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RECYCLED SMOKE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| King's Cooking | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 140.5714 | 158.21 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 141.7140 | 158.22 | top 65% |
| Pork | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 148.5712 | 158.67 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 133.1428 | 157.12 | top 61% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 8 | 0 | top 78% |
| SC | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 79% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Hog Happnin' | 3 | 32 | 0 | top 64% | 2015-11-06 |
| Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 57% | 2015-09-11 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.5 yrs
2013-04-19 → 2015-11-06
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
8 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 158.67 · weakest Brisket (157.12)
Walk rate
30%
a top-10 call in 3 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 10 contests
Master average
632.21
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
280
126–379 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
391
10 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi
Schedule strength
1532
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Power rating
1455
peak 1455 · #5316 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1486) Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- 2014
- First call Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0400 Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig
- Career-best overall score665.0400 Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig
- 2015
- 10th tracked contest * Hog Happnin'
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7028 * Hog Happnin'
- Most recent contest * Hog Happnin'
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.2 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig | 2014-09-19 |
| +4.2 | * Hog Happnin' | 2015-11-06 |
| +0.3 | Hog Happnin' | 2014-10-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off | 2013-04-19 |
| -13.9 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off | 2013-04-26 |
| -10.6 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | 2013-05-10 |
| -8.9 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' | 2013-06-07 |
| -4.6 | Hog Happnin' | 2013-11-01 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 66% | 92.2% | 91.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 92.4% | 91.6% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 89.2% | 84.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-06 | * Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 32 / 60 (663.8516) | 9 (173.7028) | 41 (161.0972) | 35 (163.9544) | 38 (165.0972) |
| 2015-10-16 | Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival Lenoir, NC | 26 / 37 (652.4572) | 36 (153.6456) | 19 (165.6916) | 20 (166.2972) | 17 (166.8228) |
| 2015-09-11 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC | 22 / 29 (654.1140) | 24 (157.0856) | 10 (169.7028) | 23 (162.2400) | 17 (165.0856) |
| 2014-10-31 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 39 / 61 (654.1948) | 38 (163.9772) | 22 (167.4288) | 57 (153.0972) | 19 (169.6916) |
| 2014-09-19 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC | 13 / 35 (665.0400) | 7 (169.1200) | 17 (164.5600) | 13 (167.4172) | 17 (163.9428) |
| 2013-11-01 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 57 / 75 (642.1600) | 52 (162.8572) | 63 (157.1200) | 63 (158.7884) | 38 (163.3944) |
| 2013-06-07 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC | 29 / 34 (601.7136) | 24 (155.9998) | 23 (150.8570) | 19 (159.4282) | 29 (135.4286) |
| 2013-05-10 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 51 / 58 (606.2852) | 55 (147.9998) | 40 (153.1430) | 55 (149.1426) | 36 (155.9998) |
| 2013-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC | 68 / 71 (583.4280) | 68 (140.5714) | 69 (141.7140) | 62 (148.5712) | 47 (152.5714) |
| 2013-04-19 | Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC | 52 / 55 (598.8566) | 43 (157.1428) | 50 (150.8570) | 45 (157.7140) | 55 (133.1428) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1344 (189 pts) | #1167 (264 pts) | #1146 (279 pts) | #1415 (209 pts) | #1173 (254 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1393 (195 pts) | #1279 (240 pts) | #1481 (190 pts) | #1480 (195 pts) | #1405 (205 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1013 (284 pts) | #1062 (289 pts) | #1052 (294 pts) | #1001 (314 pts) | #1050 (284 pts) |