A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
KILLER HOGS ahead in 100% of their meetings
KILLER HOGS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
HOG EXPRESS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-03-15
latest 2017-04-28
Best ToY finish
#1970
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
627.89
last 4 Master vs avg 627.89 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.37
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.55 · weakest Brisket (150.54)
Road miles
341
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 121 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
627.89 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Southaven Springfest (2017-04-28).
- last seen 2014-05-02
- back 2017-04-28
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.
HOG EXPRESS has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 126 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#5017 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5024 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Level with HOG EXPRESS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5030 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5014 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5021 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 151.9656 | 161.12 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 146.2172 | 154.68 | top 85% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 156.5256 | 161.55 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 139.9998 | 150.54 | top 77% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 84% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2013-03-15 → 2017-04-28
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.55 · weakest Brisket (150.54)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 1 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
627.89
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
192
35–228 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
341
4 mapped stops · furthest 121 mi
Schedule strength
1532
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2014-05-02 → 2017-04-28
Power rating
1462
peak 1462 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- Peak power rating (1488) Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.9656 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre
- First call Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7544 Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score650.7544 Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
- 2017
- Most recent contest Southaven Springfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | 2013-03-15 |
| -10.7 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre | 2014-03-14 |
| -9.6 | Southaven Springfest | 2017-04-28 |
| -6.2 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge | 2014-05-02 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 82% | 90.4% | 88.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-28 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 31 / 33 (628.9600) | 29 (162.2516) | 23 (166.2400) | 30 (156.5256) | 32 (143.9428) |
| 2014-05-02 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS | 31 / 40 (650.7544) | 26 (167.9656) | 36 (154.2516) | 32 (158.8572) | 10 (169.6800) |
| 2014-03-14 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS | 83 / 95 (618.6972) | 86 (151.9656) | 88 (146.2172) | 12 (171.9656) | 86 (148.5488) |
| 2013-03-15 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 88 / 100 (613.1422) | 66 (162.2856) | 88 (152.0000) | 70 (158.8568) | 95 (139.9998) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |