HOGS GONE WILD BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1786

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1547

peak 1579 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-01-25

latest 2022-01-28

Best ToY finish

#655

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7028

Brisket · Lakeland Pig Festival

Consistency

±15.43

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.80 · weakest Brisket (164.97)

Road miles

258

mi across 16 mapped stops

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

Purse competed for

$102K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.32 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

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
2018-09-01

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 (2022-01-28).

last seen 2020-03-06
back 2022-01-28

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.

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

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.

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

BIG ROCK BBQ

#1783 of the rated field

1548 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1548

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2019-06-01

⚔ Head-to-head

MOO COW

#1790 of the rated field

1547 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1566

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before HOGS GONE WILD BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

LIL' SUMPIN BBQ

#1785 of the rated field

1547 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

OnlyCans Competition BBQ

#1781 of the rated field

1548 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1566

No shared contest yet.

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Bastian's Barbecue Co.

#1792 of the rated field

1547 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 11 years after HOGS GONE WILD BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-07-25

⚔ Head-to-head

TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ

#1789 of the rated field

1547 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1547

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2022-09-23

⚔ Head-to-head

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
J-MACK COOKERS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Shanty Town BBQ	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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 35%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 41%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Lakeland Pig Festival	5	6	top 48%	2022-01-28
Fire it up Frostproof!	3	6	top 32%	2020-03-06
Plant City Pig Jam	2	14	top 47%	2019-11-22
Lakeland Pig Festival	2	8	top 33%	2016-01-29

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 9 yrs 2013-01-25 → 2022-01-28

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 9 seasons in the data

Cooks most in FL 16 of 16 contests

Contests visited 8 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 16 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 167.80 · weakest Brisket (164.97)

Walk rate 69% a top-10 call in 11 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 44% 7 of 16 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 664.32 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 478 490–448 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 258 16 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1541 average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests

Purse competed for $101,760 listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 6 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs 2020-03-06 → 2022-01-28

Power rating 1547 peak 1579 · #1786 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2015
Nov 6 First overall top-10 When Pigs Fly South
Nov 6 First overall podium When Pigs Fly South
2018
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 (1579) *Fire it up Frostproof!
2022
Jan 28 Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	Lakeland Pig Festival	2017-01-27
+14.4	When Pigs Fly South	2015-11-06
+13	Lakeland Pig Festival	2016-01-29
+10.7	Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam	2017-11-17
+9.8	Plant City Pig Jam	2013-11-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Lakeland Pig Festival	2022-01-28
-11.5	Plant City Pig Jam	2019-11-22
-7.7	Lakeland Pig Festival	2019-01-25
-4.6	Lakeland Pig Festival	2020-01-24
-2.2	Fire it up Frostproof!	2019-04-12

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	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
2022-01-28	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	49 / 60 (643.2000)	52 (161.6572)	42 (165.0972)	55 (158.8000)	50 (157.6456)
2020-03-06	Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL	10 / 32 (677.0860)	23 (163.4516)	7 (173.1200)	18 (167.3944)	4 (173.1200)
2020-01-24	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	31 / 53 (660.9828)	36 (166.8228)	48 (157.0744)	2 (177.1544)	33 (159.9312)
2019-11-22	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	26 / 39 (652.4572)	10 (170.8572)	24 (164.5716)	27 (162.2400)	29 (154.7884)
2019-04-12	Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL	10 / 25 (674.1716)	14 (166.2400)	10 (169.1200)	5 (173.1316)	12 (165.6800)
2019-01-25	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	39 / 58 (649.5436)	36 (162.8232)	38 (162.2516)	26 (167.3944)	42 (157.0744)
2018-09-01	*Fire it up Frostproof! Frostproof, FL	6 / 24 (681.0400)	8 (170.8228)	10 (170.8344)	12 (163.9656)	1 (175.4172)
2018-01-26	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	15 / 60 (677.0056)	14 (169.6916)	42 (161.0856)	19 (168.5256)	2 (177.7028)
2017-11-17	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)
2017-01-27	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	6 / 60 (681.0400)	23 (169.6800)	25 (165.1200)	2 (174.2744)	8 (171.9656)
2016-12-02	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	14 / 36 (673.0516)	21 (164.5256)	7 (172.0000)	5 (173.7144)	21 (162.8116)
2016-01-29	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	8 / 58 (674.8000)	12 (171.4400)	17 (168.0116)	19 (167.9656)	17 (167.3828)
2015-11-06	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	3 / 35 (670.8116)	8 (165.6800)	3 (173.1428)	4 (167.9772)	10 (164.0116)
2014-01-23	The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	41 / 69 (638.1716)	55 (155.3716)	41 (157.6800)	26 (164.5600)	28 (160.5600)
2013-11-22	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	14 / 53 (661.5656)	22 (165.0856)	30 (162.2400)	17 (165.6800)	6 (168.5600)
2013-01-25	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	37 / 70 (634.8568)	18 (165.7142)	31 (158.8570)	37 (157.1428)	47 (153.1428)

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
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)