SMOKIN HOGS BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2620

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1516

peak 1526 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-10

latest 2021-06-18

Best ToY finish

#1236

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

674.8570 / 720

Master · Sertoma 48 BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.36

last 5 Master vs avg 659.36 (+0.00)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0344

Pork · Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±12.70

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.65 · weakest Chicken (162.96)

Road miles

mi across 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength

24%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

659.36 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

High-water mark

674.8570 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.8570 at Sertoma 48 BBQ — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-05-10

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

Big Wigs BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Big Wigs BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.70 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 40%.

Chicken avg 162.96
Pork Ribs avg 167.65
1 calls in 5 entries

The comeback

6.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 6.9 years, then back at Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life (2021-06-18).

last seen 2014-08-01
back 2021-06-18

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

PASSIONS OF THE PIT

#2614 of the rated field

1516 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 2%
Peak: 1571

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to SMOKIN HOGS BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 44 contests
last seen 2024-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

Pig Timers

#2617 of the rated field

1516 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2023-11-17
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

HICKORY HILLS BBQ COMPANY

#2616 of the rated field

1516 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before SMOKIN HOGS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKING NEIGHBOURS

#2621 of the rated field

1516 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 100%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after SMOKIN HOGS BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-02-28
on a 6-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Fat Texan

#2627 of the rated field

1516 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2019-07-27

⚔ Head-to-head

HOG SHACK COOKHOUSE

#2623 of the rated field

1516 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before SMOKIN HOGS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	1	0	0	172.0000	156.5256	162.96	top 60%
Pork Ribs	5	2	0	0	174.2744	162.8456	167.65	top 31%
Pork	5	1	1	1	176.0344	157.6684	164.09	top 50%
Brisket	5	3	0	0	173.1428	151.3484	164.66	top 40%

“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)	1	0	top 78%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 34%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sertoma 48 BBQ	2	8	0	top 25%	2014-05-09

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8.1 yrs 2013-05-10 → 2021-06-18

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 4 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 167.65 · weakest Chicken (162.96)

Walk rate 80% a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests

Overall top-10 rate 20% 1 of 5 contests

Master average 659.36 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 201 165–112 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 89 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1533 average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 6.9 yrs 2014-08-01 → 2021-06-18

Power rating 1516 peak 1526 · #2620 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 10 First tracked contest Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 10 First call Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 10 First overall top-10 Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.8570 Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 10 Career-best overall score674.8570 Sertoma 48 BBQ
Aug 1 First category win (Pork) Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
Aug 1 Career-best single call (Pork)176.0344 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
2014
May 9 Peak power rating (1526) Sertoma 48 BBQ
2021
Jun 18 Most recent contest Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.4	Sertoma 48 BBQ	2013-05-10
+8.9	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	2013-08-01
+5.9	Sertoma 48 BBQ	2014-05-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.2	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life	2021-06-18
-4.3	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	2014-08-01

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 78%	89.8%	89.8%
2014	2	0	0	50%	top 49%	91.7%	90.5%
2013	2	1	1	100%	top 20%	93.7%	93.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-06-18	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	29 / 37 (646.7316)	35 (156.5256)	10 (174.2744)	30 (159.9656)	31 (155.9660)
2014-08-01	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	45 / 70 (643.2452)	32 (165.6912)	27 (167.4172)	51 (158.7884)	55 (151.3484)
2014-05-09	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	18 / 54 (660.5256)	36 (161.1544)	7 (169.7372)	39 (157.6684)	7 (171.9656)
2013-08-01	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	17 / 74 (671.4284)	58 (159.4056)	38 (162.8456)	1 (176.0344)	5 (173.1428)
2013-05-10	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	8 / 49 (674.8570)	6 (172.0000)	13 (164.0000)	12 (168.0000)	8 (170.8570)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#971 (135 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1442 (185 pts)	#1666 (150 pts)	#1213 (255 pts)	#1668 (150 pts)	#1199 (255 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1387 (169 pts)	#1385 (189 pts)	#1721 (134 pts)	#1696 (139 pts)	#1447 (169 pts)