HOG SNIPERS

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

Power ranking

#4438

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1474

peak 1474 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2015-04-10

Best ToY finish

#1021

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

630.7312 / 720

Master · Hudson Valley Ribfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

607.39 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 610.31 (-2.92)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

166.8572

Pork Ribs · Que by the Sea

Consistency

±18.49

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 153.94 · weakest Chicken (150.98)

Road miles

335

mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 125 mi

Schedule strength

16%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)

Master avg

610.31 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (1 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.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team ahead in 100% of their meetings

Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

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

Country Hoggs

#4435 of the rated field

1474 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1474

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-10-17

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Silence of the Hams BBQ

#4449 of the rated field

1474 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1474

No shared contest yet.

Level with HOG SNIPERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

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SMOKIN D'S

#4421 of the rated field

1474 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1474

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2024-04-26

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Camping Crew BBQ

#4419 of the rated field

1474 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1474

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2022-05-06

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Wobbly Hog

#4429 of the rated field

1474 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1474

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2022-04-08

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BURNT BOAR

#4437 of the rated field

1474 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2017-10-20

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Chicken Chokers	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
QUE AND A HALF MEN	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	1	163.9998	138.2168	150.98	top 72%
Pork Ribs	7	2	166.8572	142.2744	153.94	top 51%
Pork	7	0	159.9428	147.9428	153.52	top 62%
Brisket	7	0	162.2628	143.3712	151.87	top 53%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NY	4	0	top 59%
NJ	3	0	top 68%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 62%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 63%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Hudson Valley Ribfest	2	27	0	top 58%	2014-08-16

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2015-04-10

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NY 4 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 153.94 · weakest Chicken (150.98)

Walk rate 43% a top-10 call in 3 of 7 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 7 contests

Master average 610.31 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 204 98–215 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 335 7 mapped stops · furthest 125 mi

Schedule strength 1523 average field rating faced — tougher than 16% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2013-08-16 → 2014-08-16

Power rating 1474 peak 1474 · #4438 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 19 First call New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 19 Peak power rating (1498) New York City BBQ Cookoff
2014
Aug 16 Career-best overall score630.7312 Hudson Valley Ribfest
Sep 20 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.8572 Que by the Sea
2015
Apr 10 Most recent contest New York City BBQ Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.8	Que by the Sea	2014-09-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.7	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	2014-10-03
-6.7	Hudson Valley Ribfest	2014-08-16
-5.7	Hudson Valley Ribfest	2013-08-16
-3.1	New York City BBQ Cookoff	2015-04-10
-1.6	New York City BBQ Cookoff	2013-04-19

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	1	0%	top 67%	80.2%	80.2%
2014	4	50%	top 62%	87.6%	85.4%
2013	2	50%	top 63%	86%	85.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-04-10	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	22 / 33 (577.5084)	29 (138.2168)	24 (143.3944)	20 (149.1428)	15 (146.7544)
2014-10-03	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	56 / 65 (586.7200)	53 (148.5372)	54 (142.2744)	51 (152.5372)	49 (143.3712)
2014-09-20	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	25 / 48 (622.6512)	31 (154.2056)	4 (166.8572)	43 (147.9428)	26 (153.6456)
2014-09-06	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	20 / 31 (619.3256)	28 (149.0856)	5 (162.2744)	16 (154.2512)	14 (153.7144)
2014-08-16	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	27 / 60 (630.7312)	49 (148.5484)	27 (159.9772)	21 (159.9428)	15 (162.2628)
2013-08-16	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	36 / 51 (616.3880)	35 (154.2740)	27 (157.6684)	37 (153.0856)	32 (151.3600)
2013-04-19	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	18 / 33 (618.8566)	10 (163.9998)	27 (145.1428)	15 (157.7142)	21 (151.9998)

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
2015 ↗	Master	#2073 (73 pts)	#2735 (58 pts)	#2197 (63 pts)	#2103 (83 pts)	#1964 (108 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1021 (304 pts)	#1166 (279 pts)	#681 (554 pts)	#1006 (344 pts)	#888 (384 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1391 (168 pts)	#1305 (208 pts)	#1727 (133 pts)	#1409 (183 pts)	#1494 (153 pts)