HOG WILD AND PIG CRAZY

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

Power ranking

#3880

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1485

peak 1485 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-02-22

latest 2015-12-04

Best ToY finish

#718

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

689.7028 / 720

Master · Downtown BBQ Showdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.37 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 654.07 (+7.30)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival

Consistency

±17.12

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.23 · weakest Brisket (162.13)

Road miles

704

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 135 mi

Schedule strength

28%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

654.07 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

689.7028 career-best overall

95.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.7028 at Downtown BBQ Showdown — 95.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-10-03

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

RED EYED SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of HOG WILD AND PIG CRAZY 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

HAULIN' BUTT BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HAULIN' BUTT BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.38% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.38% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.8% of a perfect score
10 contests

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.

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

TEMPTATION STATION

#3897 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1485

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-09-12

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KRITTER KOOKERS COMPETITION BBQ TEAM

#3878 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2016-04-15

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Q-THIS

#3874 of the rated field

1485 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1485

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-04-26

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Uncle Vinny's BBQ

#3883 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

No shared contest yet.

Level with HOG WILD AND PIG CRAZY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-03-30

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TEAM HOLY SMOKES

#3895 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-05-03

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THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM

#3866 of the rated field

1486 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 12 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2017-06-10

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RED EYED SMOKERS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
GIVE IT TO GOD	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PIGGIN' OUT	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BUTT CREW	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	1	2	175.4172	153.1426	165.23	top 56%
Pork Ribs	10	4	0	0	174.2972	143.3600	164.27	top 51%
Pork	10	4	0	0	174.8572	150.8570	162.44	top 62%
Brisket	10	2	0	0	168.5256	147.9084	162.13	top 59%

“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	Avg finish
MS	5	top 49%
AL	3	top 84%
FL	2	top 66%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 45%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 68%
Large (40+)	1	top 65%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
* Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ	2	23	top 81%	2015-12-04
George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge	2	6	top 50%	2015-05-01
Smokin in the Square	2	25	top 66%	2014-03-07

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.8 yrs 2013-02-22 → 2015-12-04

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MS 5 of 10 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 1 win · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 165.23 · weakest Brisket (162.13)

Walk rate 60% a top-10 call in 6 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 30% 3 of 10 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 654.07 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 185 101–187 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 704 10 mapped stops · furthest 135 mi

Schedule strength 1537 average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2013-03-01 → 2014-03-07

Power rating 1485 peak 1485 · #3880 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Feb 22 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 1 First call Smokin in the Square
2014
Mar 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.5768 Smokin in the Square
May 2 First overall top-10 George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge
Oct 3 Career-best overall score689.7028 Downtown BBQ Showdown
Oct 10 First category win (Chicken) The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival
Oct 10 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival
Oct 10 Peak power rating (1497) The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival
2015
Dec 4 10th tracked contest * Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ
Dec 4 Most recent contest * Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.2	Downtown BBQ Showdown	2014-10-03
+6	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge	2014-05-02
+3.5	The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival	2014-10-10
+1.5	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge	2015-05-01

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-02-22
-6.8	Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ	2014-12-05
-6.6	'Que at the View	2014-04-04
-6	* Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ	2015-12-04
-4.6	Smokin in the Square	2013-03-01

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)
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 71%	92.8%	90.7%
2014	6	3	1	67%	top 55%	95.8%	91.6%
2013	2	0	0	50%	top 79%	88.8%	88.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-12-04	* Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL	30 / 36 (638.1140)	22 (166.8228)	36 (143.3600)	22 (162.2628)	18 (165.6684)
2015-05-01	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	16 / 27 (668.5148)	22 (162.2632)	16 (164.5600)	4 (174.8572)	16 (166.8344)
2014-12-05	Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL	23 / 29 (639.1768)	18 (168.5256)	16 (165.6800)	27 (157.0628)	27 (147.9084)
2014-10-10	The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival Ocean Springs, MS	8 / 16 (671.3372)	1 (175.4172)	9 (169.1084)	9 (165.7144)	10 (161.0972)
2014-10-03	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	5 / 27 (689.7028)	2 (174.2972)	4 (174.2972)	7 (172.5828)	11 (168.5256)
2014-05-02	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	6 / 15 (651.3256)	4 (167.3828)	11 (157.1316)	7 (161.7256)	6 (165.0856)
2014-04-04	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	28 / 36 (645.5428)	25 (163.9544)	15 (165.6800)	30 (159.9656)	30 (155.9428)
2014-03-07	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	30 / 46 (661.5768)	36 (158.7884)	9 (172.5828)	24 (165.6800)	26 (164.5256)
2013-03-01	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	25 / 37 (639.4282)	35 (153.1426)	5 (169.7144)	35 (150.8570)	13 (165.7142)
2013-02-22	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	26 / 29 (635.9996)	22 (161.7144)	23 (160.5712)	28 (153.7140)	21 (160.0000)

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	#1942 (97 pts)	#2170 (67 pts)	#1998 (97 pts)	#1446 (202 pts)	#2003 (97 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#718 (487 pts)	#576 (677 pts)	#636 (602 pts)	#805 (462 pts)	#787 (457 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1755 (116 pts)	#1729 (131 pts)	#1173 (251 pts)	#1843 (116 pts)	#1337 (196 pts)