HOGS GONE WILD BBQ

HOGS GONE WILD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 35 at the When Pigs Fly South (2015). They are ranked #1803 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,803

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1548

peak 1580 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest Jan 28, 2022 · 9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#655

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

44% of 16 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

681.0400 / 720

Master · Fire it up Frostproof!

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.58 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 664.32 (-2.74)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Brisket · Lakeland Pig Festival

Consistency

±15.43

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.80 · weakest Brisket (164.97)

Road miles

258

across 16 mapped stops

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Purse competed for

$102K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.32 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 16 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

681.0400 career-best overall

94.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.0400 at Fire it up Frostproof! — 94.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 1, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKING BUTT HEADS has finished one call ahead of HOGS GONE WILD BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

11–1 behind in the head-to-head

HOT WACHULA'S ahead in 92% of their meetings

HOT WACHULA'S has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Lakeland Pig Festival (Jan 28, 2022).

last seen Mar 6, 2020
back Jan 28, 2022

Pork nemesis

8 of 12 shared pork entries lost

HOT WACHULA'S ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HOT WACHULA'S has out-cooked them in 8 of 12 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

SWINOS has landed one call behind them 3 times.

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A November team

Top 30% average finish in November

Something about November: average finish in the top 30% across 4 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.

4 November contests
top 39% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.14% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.14% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.3% of a perfect score
16 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Lakeland Pig Festival every year from 2017 to 2020 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 6th

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)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#537 (195 pts)	#693 (125 pts)	#368 (320 pts)	#681 (120 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1042 (245 pts)	#952 (300 pts)	#1103 (250 pts)	#981 (295 pts)	#1124 (235 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1017 (274 pts)	#1110 (259 pts)	#1344 (184 pts)	#1260 (204 pts)	#683 (534 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1516 (165 pts)	#2118 (85 pts)	#2004 (110 pts)	#1536 (175 pts)	#1623 (155 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1142 (270 pts)	#1425 (205 pts)	#1224 (265 pts)	#1212 (275 pts)	#1503 (180 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1256 (205 pts)	#1336 (200 pts)	#1571 (150 pts)	#1369 (190 pts)	#1098 (265 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HOGS GONE WILD BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

LIL' SUMPIN BBQ

#1,805 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1547

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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Bastian's Barbecue Co.

#1,810 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1550

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2026

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TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ

#1,798 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1548

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 9% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2022

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Big Pig Inc

#1,790 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1559

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

rated over 11 contests

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RED'S SMOKE'N BBQ OF WY

#1,791 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1548

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2015

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SOAKED IN SMOKE

#1,808 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1547

Level with HOGS GONE WILD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2015

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SWAMP BOYS	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
SWINOS	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
Accutech BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Two Crackers Cooking	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BLUE Q FL	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
Hot Ashes	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Smokin' And Pokin'	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
R.C.BUCK'S GRILLIN' TEAM	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
CHUBBY'S BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Hardwood BBQ, Inc.	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
J-MACK COOKERS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	3	0	0	171.4400	155.3716	165.97	top 48%
Pork Ribs	16	5	0	1	173.1428	157.0744	165.58	top 47%
Pork	16	6	0	2	177.1544	157.1428	167.80	top 35%
Brisket	16	7	1	2	177.7028	153.1428	164.97	top 39%

“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 35%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 41%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Lakeland Pig Festival	5	6	top 48%	Jan 28, 2022
Fire it up Frostproof!	3	6	top 32%	Mar 6, 2020
Plant City Pig Jam	2	14	top 47%	Nov 22, 2019
Lakeland Pig Festival	2	8	top 33%	Jan 29, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in FL 16 of 16 contests

Contests visited 8 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 467 finished ahead 490 times, behind 448

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Mar 6, 2020 → Jan 28, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Jan 28 Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival

20185 milestones

Jan 26 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 Lakeland Pig Festival
Sep 1 First category win (Brisket) Fire it up Frostproof!
Sep 1 10th tracked contest Fire it up Frostproof!
Sep 1 Career-best overall score681.0400 Fire it up Frostproof!
Sep 1 Peak power rating (1580) Fire it up Frostproof!

20152 milestones

Nov 6 First overall top-10 When Pigs Fly South
Nov 6 First overall podium When Pigs Fly South

20133 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Nov 22 First call Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.5656 Plant City Pig Jam

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 27, 2017
+14.4	When Pigs Fly South	Nov 6, 2015
+13	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 29, 2016
+10.6	Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam	Nov 17, 2017
+9.8	Plant City Pig Jam	Nov 22, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 28, 2022
-11.5	Plant City Pig Jam	Nov 22, 2019
-7.7	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 25, 2019
-4.5	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 24, 2020
-2.2	Fire it up Frostproof!	Apr 12, 2019

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)
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 82%	89.3%	89.3%
2020	2	1	0	100%	top 45%	94%	92.9%
2019	3	1	0	67%	top 58%	93.6%	91.5%
2018	2	1	1	100%	top 25%	94.6%	94.3%
2017	2	2	0	100%	top 13%	94.6%	94.5%
2016	2	1	0	50%	top 26%	93.7%	93.6%
2015	1	1	0	100%	top 9%	93.2%	93.2%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 59%	88.6%	88.6%
2013	2	0	0	50%	top 40%	91.9%	90%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 28, 2022	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	49 / 60 (643.2000)	52 (161.6572)	42 (165.0972)	55 (158.8000)	50 (157.6456)
Mar 6, 2020	Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL	10 / 32 (677.0860)	23 (163.4516)	7 (173.1200)	18 (167.3944)	4 (173.1200)
Jan 24, 2020	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	31 / 53 (660.9828)	36 (166.8228)	48 (157.0744)	2 (177.1544)	33 (159.9312)
Nov 22, 2019	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	26 / 39 (652.4572)	10 (170.8572)	24 (164.5716)	27 (162.2400)	29 (154.7884)
Apr 12, 2019	Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL	10 / 25 (674.1716)	14 (166.2400)	10 (169.1200)	5 (173.1316)	12 (165.6800)
Jan 25, 2019	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	39 / 58 (649.5436)	36 (162.8232)	38 (162.2516)	26 (167.3944)	42 (157.0744)
Sep 1, 2018	Fire it up Frostproof! Frostproof, FL	6 / 24 (681.0400)	8 (170.8228)	10 (170.8344)	12 (163.9656)	1 (175.4172)
Jan 26, 2018	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	15 / 60 (677.0056)	14 (169.6916)	42 (161.0856)	19 (168.5256)	2 (177.7028)
Nov 17, 2017	Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	7 / 42 (679.3256)	20 (165.6684)	15 (169.1316)	6 (174.8456)	8 (169.6800)
Jan 27, 2017	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	6 / 60 (681.0400)	23 (169.6800)	25 (165.1200)	2 (174.2744)	8 (171.9656)
Dec 2, 2016	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	14 / 36 (673.0516)	21 (164.5256)	7 (172)	5 (173.7144)	21 (162.8116)
Jan 29, 2016	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	8 / 58 (674.8000)	12 (171.4400)	17 (168.0116)	19 (167.9656)	17 (167.3828)
Nov 6, 2015	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	3 / 35 (670.8116)	8 (165.6800)	3 (173.1428)	4 (167.9772)	10 (164.0116)
Jan 23, 2014	The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	41 / 69 (638.1716)	55 (155.3716)	41 (157.6800)	26 (164.5600)	28 (160.5600)
Nov 22, 2013	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	14 / 53 (661.5656)	22 (165.0856)	30 (162.2400)	17 (165.6800)	6 (168.5600)
Jan 25, 2013	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	37 / 70 (634.8568)	18 (165.7142)	31 (158.8570)	37 (157.1428)	47 (153.1428)

HOGS GONE WILD BBQ

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A November 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

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 — 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)