A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMELLAQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
HOG HEADS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1475 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2013-08-30
latest 2019-08-31
Best ToY finish
#1297
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
615.01 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 612.32 (+2.69)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.83
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 155.48 · weakest Brisket (149.19)
Road miles
2,019
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 1268 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Master avg
612.32 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
The weak link
−6.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.29 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 10%.
- Brisket avg 149.19
- Pork Ribs avg 155.48
- 1 calls in 10 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of The Grill Geek in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Pork Ribs nemesis
8 of 8
shared pork ribs entries lost
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.
An August team
Top 55%
average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 55% across 3 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.
- 3 August contests
- top 63% the rest of the year
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked Porkapalooza BBQ Festival every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 16th
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.
#4384 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HOG HEADS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HOG HEADS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4362 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1510 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4352 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#4372 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Level with HOG HEADS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4360 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4344 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before HOG HEADS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMELLAQUE | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ TEAM NAIT | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| YOU NEED A BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MOTLEY QUE | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKAPALOOZA | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| FROZEN TOQUE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Kreiser Barbecue | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Rack Addicts BBQ Team | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| NATURAL BORN GRILLER'S ALBERTA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-UP | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE DEVIL MADE ME Q IT | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 137.0972 | 154.86 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 145.7484 | 155.48 | top 53% |
| Pork | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 130.8344 | 152.79 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1884 | 130.2056 | 149.19 | top 64% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| AB | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 51% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 5 | 16 | 0 | top 65% | 2019-06-15 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6 yrs
2013-08-30 → 2019-08-31
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WI
2 of 10 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 155.48 · weakest Brisket (149.19)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 4 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
10%
1 of 10 contests
Master average
612.32
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
207
141–225 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,019
10 mapped stops · furthest 1,268 mi
Schedule strength
1522
average field rating faced — tougher than 15% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-06-19 → 2016-06-18
Power rating
1475
peak 1475 · #4361 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
- Peak power rating (1498) 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
- 2016
- First call Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- 2018
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5828 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- 2019
- Career-best overall score644.6288 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 BBQ on the Bow
- 10th tracked contest BBQ on the Bow
- Most recent contest BBQ on the Bow
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.5 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2019-06-15 |
| +6.6 | BBQ on the Bow | 2019-08-31 |
| +1.4 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2018-06-16 |
| +0.2 | BBQ on the Bow | 2017-09-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2017-06-10 |
| -9.7 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2015-06-19 |
| -8.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-07-11 |
| -6.3 | *Battle River BBQ Showdown | 2018-08-18 |
| -2 | 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs | 2013-08-30 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 85.2% | 83.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 84.8% | 83% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 85% | 85% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 82.5% | 82.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, T3B 0H7 | 9 / 37 (162.2628) | 20 (156.0460) | 6 (165.1544) | 30 (146.8344) | 31 (146.8228) |
| 2019-06-15 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | 16 / 44 (644.6288) | 18 (161.7028) | 17 (161.1772) | 9 (166.8800) | 25 (154.8688) |
| 2018-08-18 | *Battle River BBQ Showdown Camrose, AB | 20 / 25 (591.9772) | 21 (152.0228) | 13 (154.2288) | 25 (130.8344) | 11 (154.8912) |
| 2018-06-16 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | 27 / 51 (613.1996) | 5 (168.5828) | 20 (158.8800) | 23 (155.4284) | 50 (130.3084) |
| 2017-09-02 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, T2W3J6 | 24 / 42 (610.3772) | 23 (156.6172) | 33 (145.7484) | 19 (157.7144) | 23 (150.2972) |
| 2017-06-10 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | 37 / 39 (584.9940) | 37 (142.2400) | 24 (149.6572) | 36 (142.8456) | 25 (150.2512) |
| 2016-06-18 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, CA | 25 / 42 (612.0112) | 39 (137.0972) | 20 (155.4056) | 16 (158.3200) | 5 (161.1884) |
| 2015-06-19 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton Alberta, T6E 5K1 | 25 / 30 (594.1708) | 20 (154.8456) | 12 (157.1656) | 21 (151.9540) | 27 (130.2056) |
| 2014-07-11 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI | 25 / 29 (613.0288) | 21 (159.4516) | 28 (147.9888) | 23 (151.9428) | 22 (153.6456) |
| 2013-08-30 | 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI | 22 / 37 (643.9316) | 22 (160.0000) | 21 (159.3944) | 16 (165.1200) | 23 (159.4172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1297 (170 pts) | #1295 (180 pts) | #1032 (275 pts) | #1222 (205 pts) | #1536 (120 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1456 (135 pts) | #1117 (255 pts) | #1298 (195 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #1330 (180 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2173 (65 pts) | #2214 (70 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2095 (90 pts) | #2197 (70 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2798 (54 pts) | #2497 (74 pts) | #2794 (54 pts) | #2662 (64 pts) | #2553 (69 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1962 (77 pts) | #2059 (77 pts) | #2007 (82 pts) | #1903 (107 pts) | #2427 (72 pts) |