HERM'S HOGS

HERM'S HOGS is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 17th of 43 at the Que by the Sea (2017). They are ranked #5285 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,285

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1456

peak 1456 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 31, 2013

latest May 18, 2018 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1112

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

654.8116 / 720

Master · Que by the Sea

Perfect 180s

Current form

635.76 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 620.38 (+15.38)

Walk rate

29%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8456

Chicken · Que for the Troops

Consistency

±22.60

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 156.25 · weakest Brisket (153.00)

Road miles

884

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 79 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Master avg

620.38 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Smokin' Addiction has finished one call ahead of HERM'S HOGS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 100% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Fire Ants BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 9 of 12 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WE RIB U LONG TIME has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 59% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 59% across 4 contests, versus top 70% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 70% the rest of the year

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1112 (277 pts)	#719 (562 pts)	#983 (382 pts)	#1125 (307 pts)	#1154 (277 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2029 (115 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1154 (245 pts)	#1150 (270 pts)	#1266 (240 pts)	#1118 (295 pts)	#1077 (290 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1657 (148 pts)	#1731 (148 pts)	#1711 (148 pts)	#1728 (148 pts)	#1210 (253 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1564 (145 pts)	#1617 (145 pts)	#1462 (175 pts)	#1369 (190 pts)	#1586 (145 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HERM'S HOGS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

WE RIB U LONG TIME

#5,281 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

6–4 in 10 shared contests (60% to HERM'S HOGS)

These two have cooked 10 of the same contests — HERM'S HOGS ahead 6–4 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

RUBBED RAW

#5,272 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

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 Apr 8, 2022

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Bar B Q Dat

#5,305 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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HOG HAVEN BBQ

#5,277 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

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Beat The Meat

#5,267 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1457

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 8, 2019

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Papa Wood BBQ

#5,290 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1503

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 24, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
BRISKET BURNERS	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Fire Ants BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
WE RIB U LONG TIME	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BURNT SIDE DOWN	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
QUEGASM	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
DANTE'S INFERNO	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PIG PEN BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	2	1	174.8456	131.4284	156.25	top 62%
Pork Ribs	14	1	0	166.8572	137.7144	155.90	top 59%
Pork	14	0	0	163.4172	146.2284	155.23	top 64%
Brisket	14	1	0	166.8344	139.3256	153.00	top 62%

“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)	2	0	top 81%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
PA	10	0	top 75%
NJ	4	0	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Que by the Sea	4	17	top 59%	Sep 22, 2017
Que for the Troops	3	31	top 75%	Jun 2, 2017
Twin Valley Fire And Smoke	2	42	top 89%	May 18, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 10 of 14 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 251 finished ahead 215 times, behind 464

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

20181 milestone

May 18 Most recent contest Twin Valley Fire And Smoke

20174 milestones

May 19 10th tracked contest Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
Jun 2 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8456 Que for the Troops
Sep 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8116 Que by the Sea
Sep 22 Career-best overall score654.8116 Que by the Sea

20141 milestone

Sep 20 First call Que by the Sea

20132 milestones

May 31 First tracked contest Que for the Troops
May 31 Peak power rating (1489) Que for the Troops

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.6	Que by the Sea	Sep 22, 2017
+4.5	Que for the Troops	Jun 3, 2016
+4	Que for the Troops	Jun 2, 2017
+2.2	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival	May 8, 2015
+0.8	Que by the Sea	Sep 20, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	Que for the Troops	May 31, 2013
-10.2	Que for the Troops	Jun 6, 2014
-8.2	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	May 19, 2017
-7.7	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke	May 18, 2018
-6.9	Que for the Troops	Jun 5, 2015

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 89%	85.6%	85.6%
2017	4	75%	top 65%	90.9%	89%
2016	1	0%	top 46%	88.6%	88.6%
2015	4	0%	top 73%	88.3%	86.8%
2014	2	50%	top 72%	85.9%	83.8%
2013	2	0%	top 75%	82.6%	80.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 18, 2018	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA	42 / 47 (616.4000)	40 (154.7884)	45 (147.9200)	25 (163.4172)	40 (150.2744)
Sep 22, 2017	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	17 / 43 (654.8116)	17 (166.2972)	10 (166.8572)	16 (161.6800)	19 (159.9772)
Aug 4, 2017	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	27 / 32 (637.5084)	9 (170.2744)	11 (166.8228)	20 (161.0856)	32 (139.3256)
Jun 2, 2017	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	31 / 63 (644.5256)	2 (174.8456)	39 (158.3088)	56 (149.0856)	23 (162.2856)
May 19, 2017	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	47 / 53 (625.5544)	25 (167.3712)	40 (158.8116)	46 (149.6800)	48 (149.6916)
Jun 3, 2016	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	31 / 67 (637.5772)	14 (167.3828)	25 (163.3944)	29 (159.4400)	53 (147.3600)
Sep 19, 2015	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	32 / 41 (611.3024)	18 (160.5256)	28 (153.6912)	38 (146.2284)	24 (150.8572)
Aug 21, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	23 / 30 (620.4568)	28 (154.7884)	24 (152.5600)	13 (159.4284)	21 (153.6800)
Jun 5, 2015	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	44 / 54 (630.7772)	47 (155.9772)	42 (155.4172)	38 (159.4172)	33 (159.9656)
May 8, 2015	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA	31 / 57 (635.8848)	30 (161.6912)	27 (157.7028)	31 (156.5368)	19 (159.9540)
Sep 20, 2014	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	27 / 48 (618.6856)	40 (148.5372)	25 (156)	45 (147.3140)	7 (166.8344)
Jun 6, 2014	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	57 / 65 (587.3600)	64 (135.4056)	32 (154.8916)	54 (150.8000)	44 (146.2628)
Sep 21, 2013	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	31 / 49 (594.7544)	44 (138.2172)	19 (152.5372)	16 (154.8000)	26 (149.2000)
May 31, 2013	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	40 / 46 (569.7136)	46 (131.4284)	42 (137.7144)	25 (154.2852)	32 (146.2856)

HERM'S HOGS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)