ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN

ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2012 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 29 at the Blazin' BBQ Throwdown (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #916 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#916

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1615

peak 1615 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Dec 31, 2012

latest Oct 17, 2014 · 1.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1071

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

57% of 14 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 23%

overall standings

Best overall

691.4288 / 720

Master · Blazin' BBQ Throwdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.44 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 661.49 (+11.95)

Walk rate

93%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork · The Great American Cookoff

Consistency

±14.82

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 168.00 · weakest Brisket (160.32)

Road miles

1,316

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 174 mi

Schedule strength

13%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)

Master avg

661.49 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

Riding a hot streak

4 straight overall top-10s

Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.

career best 4

They almost always walk

93% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 14 contests

A top-10 category call in 93% of their 14 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

691.4288 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.4288 at Blazin' BBQ Throwdown — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 17, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Burnin and Lootin has finished one call ahead of ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

The weak link

−7.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.68 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 64%.

Brisket avg 160.32
Pork Ribs avg 168.00
2 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WHEN PIGS FLY in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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An October team

Top 6% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 6% across 3 contests, versus top 23% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 23% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.06% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.06% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.9% of a perfect score
14 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
2013 ↗	Master	#1071 (265 pts)	#1044 (295 pts)	#1180 (250 pts)	#882 (370 pts)	#1211 (230 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN, each with one reason worth a look.

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

DAY OF THE PIG BBQ

#912 of the rated field

1615 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1615

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Feb 21, 2020

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STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM

#914 of the rated field

1615 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 81%
Peak: 1615

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 26 contests to 14.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2021
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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ALQUEMY - VA

#915 of the rated field

1615 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1615

26 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 35% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Jun 9, 2018

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House of Que

#913 of the rated field

1615 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1632

Level with ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026

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TEAM BREW & QUE

#911 of the rated field

1615 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1617

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 46 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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TREEFROG BBQ

#918 of the rated field

1614 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1625

51 contests to 14: their number has had years to settle where ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN's is still finding its level.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
All Sauced Up	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
VICIOUS SMOKE	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
FUNTIME BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	6	0	1	176.0228	157.1428	166.61	top 32%
Pork Ribs	14	9	2	3	175.4286	157.1428	168.00	top 23%
Pork	14	6	2	6	177.7028	155.4056	166.56	top 28%
Brisket	14	2	0	0	170.8112	144.5714	160.32	top 42%

“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)	6	0	top 31%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 16%

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 12 contests

Contests a season 4.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 14 of 14 contests

Contests visited 14 a different one every time

Opponents faced 299 finished ahead 536 times, behind 120

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

20143 milestones

Oct 17 Career-best overall score691.4288 Blazin' BBQ Throwdown
Oct 17 Peak power rating (1615) Blazin' BBQ Throwdown
Oct 17 Most recent contest Blazin' BBQ Throwdown

20135 milestones

May 17 First category win (Pork Ribs) Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship
Jul 26 First overall podium The Great American Cookoff
Jul 26 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 The Great American Cookoff
Aug 16 10th tracked contest Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
Oct 18 First Reserve Championship Cowboy Up at the PRCA Rodeo & BBQ

20124 milestones

Dec 31 First tracked contest Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
Dec 31 First call Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
Dec 31 First overall top-10 Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
Dec 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.4280 Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.6	The Great American Cookoff	Jul 26, 2013
+13.1	Cowboy Up at the PRCA Rodeo & BBQ	Oct 18, 2013
+13	Blazin' BBQ Throwdown	Oct 17, 2014
+12.8	Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship	May 17, 2013
+12.1	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 4, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4	High Desert BBQ Showdown	Apr 20, 2013

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2014	1	1	0	100%	top 7%	96%	96%
2013	12	6	4	92%	top 23%	94.6%	91.5%
2012	1	1	0	100%	top 32%	92.1%	92.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 17, 2014	Blazin' BBQ Throwdown Lancaster, CA	2 / 29 (691.4288)	5 (171.4172)	4 (174.8572)	2 (175.4172)	9 (169.7372)
Oct 18, 2013	Cowboy Up at the PRCA Rodeo & BBQ Lancaster, CA	2 / 41 (681.1312)	7 (172)	6 (170.2856)	3 (171.4172)	7 (167.4284)
Oct 4, 2013	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	5 / 99 (681.0168)	27 (168.5256)	2 (173.7028)	22 (167.9772)	11 (170.8112)
Aug 23, 2013	4th Annual Golden Acorn Casino BBQ Championship Campo, CA	7 / 26 (661.1312)	6 (169.7028)	1 (174.3544)	19 (155.4056)	12 (161.6684)
Aug 16, 2013	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA	21 / 63 (652.5028)	3 (176.0228)	38 (158.2744)	27 (162.2400)	28 (155.9656)
Jul 26, 2013	The Great American Cookoff Woodlake, CA	3 / 53 (669.1200)	10 (168.0112)	12 (165.1316)	1 (177.7028)	29 (158.2744)
Jun 21, 2013	2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	11 / 70 (660.5710)	39 (160.5712)	40 (157.1428)	1 (176)	17 (166.8570)
Jun 14, 2013	California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ Fillmore, CA	12 / 36 (654.8570)	27 (157.1428)	4 (169.7144)	16 (164.5712)	14 (163.4286)
May 17, 2013	Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	6 / 65 (654.8574)	13 (165.7144)	1 (175.4286)	25 (157.1428)	19 (156.5716)
May 10, 2013	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	17 / 54 (654.2858)	20 (164.0002)	13 (166.8572)	3 (172.5714)	38 (150.8570)
Apr 27, 2013	7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest Indio, CA	8 / 30 (658.2858)	10 (166.8572)	7 (171.4286)	13 (161.7142)	14 (158.2858)
Apr 20, 2013	High Desert BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA	20 / 32 (631.4286)	16 (161.7142)	7 (164.5716)	17 (160.5714)	24 (144.5714)
Apr 5, 2013	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA	12 / 48 (646.8568)	14 (164.5714)	11 (165.1426)	22 (156.5714)	16 (160.5714)
Dec 31, 2012	Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA	8 / 25 (663.4280)	11 (166.2856)	9 (165.1426)	2 (172.5714)	16 (159.4284)

ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Riding a hot streak

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

The weak link

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

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

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)