IN HOG HEAVEN

IN HOG HEAVEN is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 27th of 58 at the Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) (2015). They are ranked #5436 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,436

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1453

peak 1453 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 24, 2013

latest May 25, 2019 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1167

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 76%

overall standings

Best overall

655.4400 / 720

Master · Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

Current form

630.12 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 626.62 (+3.50)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.3200

Chicken · Red, White, And BBQ

Consistency

±23.13

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.40 · weakest Brisket (144.32)

Road miles

832

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 397 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$8,000

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

626.62 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 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

CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE has finished one call ahead of IN HOG HEAVEN 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

QUAU ahead in 100% of their meetings

QUAU has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−20.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 20.08 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 144.32
Chicken avg 164.40
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Q-N WITH ATTITUDE in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

RACK MASTERS BBQ ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RACK MASTERS BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 10 shared chicken entries.

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#1976 (70 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#1495 (145 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1167 (240 pts)	#1180 (260 pts)	#1266 (240 pts)	#949 (375 pts)	#1183 (250 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#1497 (190 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#1990 (110 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2017 (80 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to IN HOG HEAVEN, each with one reason worth a look.

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

HOLY SMOQUE BBQ

#5,426 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1453

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to IN HOG HEAVEN)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team IN HOG HEAVEN has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2019

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Fowl Ballz

#5,438 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1453

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to IN HOG HEAVEN)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 7, 2022

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Hot Mess BBQ NH

#5,429 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1453

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 May 16, 2026

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Sholly AM Hams

#5,425 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1453

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2020

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Drumline BBQ

#5,417 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1453

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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James Brothers BBQ

#5,418 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 5, 2018

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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	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
QUAU	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
HOG CALL BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Kalamazoo Pit Posse	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BONEHEAD BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
AWW HELL	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKE HUNTERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
MUD'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Q-N WITH ATTITUDE	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
SMOKY LINCS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	2	174.3200	149.0972	164.40	top 48%
Pork Ribs	10	0	169.1200	132.4916	155.46	top 67%
Pork	10	1	170.2628	151.9544	162.45	top 52%
Brisket	10	0	164.6056	124.5028	144.32	top 79%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IL	9	0	top 75%
MO	1	0	top 82%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	3	27	0	top 66%	May 23, 2015
RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	2	40	0	top 77%	May 26, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 9 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 813 finished ahead 250 times, behind 870

Longest layoff 1 yrs May 24, 2013 → May 24, 2014

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

20192 milestones

May 25 10th tracked contest Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2
May 25 Most recent contest Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2

20151 milestone

May 23 Career-best overall score655.4400 Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)

20144 milestones

May 24 First call Red, White, And BBQ
May 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8456 Red, White, And BBQ
May 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.3200 Red, White, And BBQ
May 24 Peak power rating (1496) Red, White, And BBQ

20131 milestone

May 24 First tracked contest Westmont Red, White & BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.6	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	May 23, 2015
+1.9	Red, White, And BBQ	May 24, 2014
+0.4	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	May 27, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	Red, White and BBQ (Day 1)	May 22, 2015
-11.8	Windy City BBQ Classic	Sep 11, 2015
-6.8	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
-6.5	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	May 26, 2018
-6.3	Westmont Red, White & BBQ	May 24, 2013

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)
2019	1	0%	top 81%	86.5%	86.5%
2018	1	100%	top 87%	86.4%	86.4%
2017	1	0%	top 68%	89%	89%
2016	1	0%	top 82%	89.3%	89.3%
2015	4	25%	top 80%	91%	85.4%
2014	1	100%	top 50%	90.4%	90.4%
2013	1	0%	top 71%	87.1%	87.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 25, 2019	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL	39 / 48 (622.7660)	23 (165.1428)	27 (161.1200)	38 (151.9544)	46 (144.5488)
May 26, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	52 / 60 (622.2860)	9 (172.0572)	49 (153.1544)	34 (165.1200)	59 (131.9544)
May 27, 2017	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	40 / 59 (641.0972)	31 (163.4172)	50 (153.6800)	29 (164)	31 (160)
May 28, 2016	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	45 / 55 (642.8572)	44 (161.6800)	39 (159.4056)	27 (164.0344)	38 (157.7372)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	494 / 606 (621.5888)	98 (171.4400)	163 (169.1200)	509 (153.1428)	598 (127.8860)
Sep 11, 2015	Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL	56 / 61 (612.4228)	56 (154.8000)	27 (162.8572)	15 (170.2628)	60 (124.5028)
May 23, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	27 / 58 (655.4400)	21 (167.4628)	48 (154.8344)	9 (169.7256)	23 (163.4172)
May 22, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	41 / 41 (570.0692)	39 (149.0972)	41 (132.4916)	32 (157.6916)	41 (130.7888)
May 24, 2014	Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL	36 / 72 (650.8456)	6 (174.3200)	67 (145.0744)	18 (166.8456)	26 (164.6056)
May 24, 2013	Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL	50 / 70 (626.8568)	28 (164.5714)	24 (162.8570)	39 (161.7142)	69 (137.7142)

IN HOG HEAVEN

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 (5 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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 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)