High-water mark
680.5256
career-best overall
94.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 680.5256 at The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off — 94.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 17, 2016
HIGH ON THE HOG MS
HIGH ON THE HOG MS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 9th of 40 at the Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge (2014). They finished #1165 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1521
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest Jun 17, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.76
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.99 · weakest Chicken (164.71)
Road miles
534
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 92 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Master avg
672.38 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2112 (85 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #2061 (110 pts) | #1749 (135 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1589 (150 pts) | #1208 (265 pts) | #1559 (170 pts) | #2648 (65 pts) | #1985 (105 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1165 (231 pts) | #1545 (151 pts) | #1460 (176 pts) | #809 (406 pts) | #1129 (256 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 154.2856 | 164.71 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 157.7144 | 166.99 | top 41% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5714 | 160.5256 | 170.99 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7256 | 166.8570 | 169.70 | top 33% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 36% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 32% | May 2, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
112
finished ahead 94 times, behind 53
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
May 2, 2014 → Jun 17, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20163 milestones
- Career-best overall score680.5256 The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off
- Peak power rating (1521) The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off
- Most recent contest The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off
20142 milestones
- First overall top-10 Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
- First call Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1424 Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.4 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge | May 2, 2014 |
| +4.6 | The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff | Jun 14, 2013 |
| +3.6 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge | May 3, 2013 |
| +2.5 | The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off | Jun 17, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 49% | 94.5% | 94.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 23% | 94.1% | 94.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2016 | The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS | 20 / 41 (680.5256) | 31 (162.8228) | 13 (171.4172) | 15 (172.5600) | 10 (173.7256) |
| May 2, 2014 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS | 9 / 40 (677.5768) | 2 (177.7144) | 7 (170.8228) | 27 (160.5256) | 17 (168.5140) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff Hernando, MS | 15 / 40 (666.2852) | 37 (154.2856) | 15 (168) | 9 (174.2856) | 13 (169.7140) |
| May 3, 2013 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS | 13 / 31 (665.1424) | 19 (163.9996) | 24 (157.7144) | 2 (176.5714) | 10 (166.8570) |