HOG CALL BBQ

HOG CALL BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 27 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 11th of 61 at the Windy City BBQ Classic (2015). They are ranked #5881 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,881

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1440

peak 1506 · rated over 27 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 24, 2013

latest Oct 22, 2021 · 8.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#486

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 27 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

677.0860 / 720

Master · Windy City BBQ Classic

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.21 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 642.38 (+16.83)

Walk rate

48%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176

Chicken · Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)

Consistency

±20.23

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.59 · weakest Brisket (156.22)

Road miles

972

across 27 mapped stops · furthest 84 mi

Schedule strength

73%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)

Purse competed for

$98K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.38 / 720

27 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

677.0860 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.0860 at Windy City BBQ Classic — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 11, 2015

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

RACK MASTERS BBQ has finished one call ahead of HOG CALL BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 43%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 43%

A tough matchup

18–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG "E" BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG "E" BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 18 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.37 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 4% of the time against 19%.

Brisket avg 156.22
Chicken avg 163.59
1 call in 27 entries

A strong matchup

9–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 82% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

13 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

One2BBQ ahead 87% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, One2BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 15 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Pig Daddy has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 61% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 61% across 3 contests, versus top 70% the rest of the year.

3 October 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
2021 ↗	Master	#486 (364 pts)	#331 (619 pts)	#393 (524 pts)	#524 (344 pts)	#505 (379 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#555 (175 pts)	#521 (205 pts)	#572 (180 pts)	#466 (245 pts)	#494 (235 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#807 (360 pts)	#874 (350 pts)	#812 (395 pts)	#885 (345 pts)	#767 (425 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1086 (240 pts)	#1152 (240 pts)	#1173 (240 pts)	#957 (330 pts)	#1115 (255 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1365 (185 pts)	#1161 (285 pts)	#1443 (195 pts)	#1462 (185 pts)	#1234 (250 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#1596 (175 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1139 (250 pts)	#877 (410 pts)	#1214 (255 pts)	#1203 (265 pts)	#1219 (240 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1690 (143 pts)	#1763 (143 pts)	#1740 (143 pts)	#1757 (143 pts)	#1750 (143 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#1936 (95 pts)	#1462 (170 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HOG CALL BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

MEATSMACK

#5,871 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1440

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to HOG CALL BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — HOG CALL BBQ ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jul 20, 2018

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Blowin Smoke BBQ

#5,868 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1503

They've been 1503 at their best, 63 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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Ribbed For Your Pleasure

#5,878 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1508

Fewer contests behind them than HOG CALL BBQ has cooked, 18 to 27, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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Subtle Smoke

#5,873 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1517

48 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 48 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2024

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Blue Smoke BBQ

#5,883 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1440

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ

#5,877 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RACK MASTERS BBQ	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
CARNIVORE'S PARADISE	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
QUAU	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
Risky Brisket	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKE HUNTERS	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
QUE U	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
BONEHEAD BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
AWW HELL	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	27	5	1	176	142.8228	163.59	top 57%
Pork Ribs	27	3	0	172.0228	147.9660	160.26	top 64%
Pork	27	4	0	172.5714	147.9888	162.30	top 61%
Brisket	27	1	0	172.5600	135.3372	156.22	top 70%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 79%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 81%
Large (40+)	23	top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IL	24	0	top 71%
WI	3	0	top 61%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	4	24	top 67%	May 26, 2018
Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	4	26	top 70%	May 23, 2015
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)	3	25	top 68%	Jun 26, 2021
Best of the Midwest BBQ	2	32	top 78%	Oct 22, 2021
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2	2	35	top 81%	Jun 22, 2019
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1	2	41	top 87%	Jun 21, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 5 contests

Contests a season 3 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 24 of 27 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 16 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 444 finished ahead 406 times, behind 901

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

20212 milestones

Jul 16 25th tracked contest Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1
Oct 22 Most recent contest Best of the Midwest BBQ

20172 milestones

May 26 Peak power rating (1506) RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1)
Jun 23 10th tracked contest Heritage Days BBQ Showdown

20152 milestones

May 23 Career-best single call (Chicken)176 Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)
Sep 11 Career-best overall score677.0860 Windy City BBQ Classic

20133 milestones

May 24 First tracked contest Westmont Red, White & BBQ
May 24 First call Westmont Red, White & BBQ
May 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656 Westmont Red, White & BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.8	Best of the Midwest	Oct 18, 2019
+12.1	Windy City BBQ Classic	Sep 11, 2015
+5.1	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	May 23, 2015
+4.8	Westmont Red, White & BBQ	May 24, 2013
+3.4	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1)	May 26, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	Red, White, and BBQ	May 23, 2014
-10.2	Red, White, and BBQ Day 1	May 24, 2019
-9	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2	May 25, 2019
-8.8	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1	Jun 22, 2018
-8.6	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2	Jul 18, 2020

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2021	5	60%	top 71%	92.6%	91.6%
2020	3	33%	top 87%	91.6%	89.4%
2019	5	40%	top 74%	92%	87.4%
2018	4	25%	top 76%	90.9%	88.7%
2017	3	33%	top 67%	90.5%	89.3%
2016	1	100%	top 62%	90.7%	90.7%
2015	3	100%	top 43%	94%	91.2%
2014	2	0%	top 85%	86.8%	83.9%
2013	1	100%	top 37%	91.1%	91.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 22, 2021	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	32 / 44 (650.1256)	11 (171.4172)	38 (153.0972)	30 (165.0972)	30 (160.5140)
Jul 17, 2021	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 🏅 Eureka, IL	15 / 19 (659.2804)	6 (169.1200)	14 (163.9660)	13 (165.1088)	15 (161.0856)
Jul 16, 2021	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL	17 / 25 (660.4800)	4 (173.1428)	16 (162.8000)	23 (158.8344)	14 (165.7028)
Jun 26, 2021	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	37 / 43 (659.3256)	24 (170.2628)	16 (170.8344)	33 (160.5372)	38 (157.6912)
Jun 25, 2021	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	25 / 49 (666.8344)	24 (166.2744)	7 (172.0228)	35 (164.5600)	29 (163.9772)
Oct 16, 2020	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	42 / 50 (627.3028)	41 (158.2744)	41 (155.9772)	28 (164.5256)	42 (148.5256)
Jul 18, 2020	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 🏅 Eureka, IL	24 / 25 (643.9204)	22 (165.6916)	22 (162.8228)	24 (159.4172)	22 (155.9888)
Jul 17, 2020	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL	24 / 30 (659.4060)	20 (166.2744)	29 (155.9428)	10 (170.2972)	14 (166.8916)
Oct 18, 2019	Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI	13 / 52 (662.1828)	15 (166.8344)	34 (156.5600)	20 (166.2284)	5 (172.5600)
Jun 22, 2019	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 🏅 Belvidere, IL	37 / 45 (634.1032)	31 (162.8344)	43 (154.2172)	30 (164.5372)	40 (152.5144)
Jun 21, 2019	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL	41 / 50 (628.3888)	45 (157.0972)	8 (170.2744)	21 (165.6800)	50 (135.3372)
May 25, 2019	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL	45 / 48 (608.9372)	42 (156.5144)	37 (157.6456)	41 (151.4172)	47 (143.3600)
May 24, 2019	Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL	34 / 40 (614.0920)	28 (161.0972)	35 (147.9660)	32 (157.0972)	37 (147.9316)
Jun 23, 2018	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL	35 / 44 (641.6232)	41 (152.5488)	27 (161.6800)	26 (162.8344)	22 (164.5600)
Jun 22, 2018	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL	47 / 51 (617.6232)	31 (165.7144)	40 (156.0232)	44 (154.2400)	51 (141.6456)
May 26, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	36 / 60 (654.1716)	25 (167.9656)	46 (155.4172)	24 (168.5372)	30 (162.2516)
May 25, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL	36 / 49 (640.4228)	46 (149.0972)	35 (159.9428)	9 (169.6800)	31 (161.7028)
Jun 23, 2017	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL	28 / 42 (640.4808)	30 (159.9772)	22 (163.9776)	33 (156.5372)	29 (159.9888)
May 27, 2017	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	43 / 59 (636.9712)	29 (165.0740)	37 (160.5716)	24 (165.7028)	54 (145.6228)
May 26, 2017	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL	24 / 40 (651.2456)	7 (172.5600)	34 (156.5028)	30 (155.3484)	11 (166.8344)
May 27, 2016	Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	26 / 42 (653.0280)	6 (172.5484)	25 (161.6568)	27 (161.1084)	28 (157.7144)
Sep 11, 2015	Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL	11 / 61 (677.0860)	14 (170.8344)	10 (170.2744)	26 (166.8572)	13 (169.1200)
May 23, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	26 / 58 (656.5028)	3 (176)	33 (163.3828)	39 (160.5828)	43 (156.5372)
May 22, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	27 / 41 (636.3884)	29 (159.9312)	30 (155.9428)	9 (169.1316)	32 (151.3828)
May 24, 2014	Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL	54 / 72 (624.9944)	63 (152.5600)	38 (159.9544)	52 (157.6456)	51 (154.8344)
May 23, 2014	Red, White, and BBQ Westmont, IL	41 / 43 (583.3376)	43 (142.8228)	30 (152.5372)	35 (147.9888)	42 (139.9888)
May 24, 2013	Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL	26 / 70 (656)	30 (164.5714)	21 (165.1428)	8 (172.5714)	48 (153.7144)

HOG CALL BBQ

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October 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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)