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
HOG EXPRESS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 31st of 33 at the Southaven Springfest (2017). They finished #1970 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 15, 2013
latest Apr 28, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.37
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.55 · weakest Brisket (150.54)
Road miles
341
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 121 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
627.89 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |
By 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 84% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
191
finished ahead 35 times, behind 228
Longest layoff
3 yrs
May 2, 2014 → Apr 28, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Southaven Springfest
20144 milestones
- 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
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- Peak power rating (1488) Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | Mar 15, 2013 |
| -10.7 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre | Mar 14, 2014 |
| -9.6 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 28, 2017 |
| -6.2 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge | May 2, 2014 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2017 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 31 / 33 (628.9600) | 29 (162.2516) | 23 (166.2400) | 30 (156.5256) | 32 (143.9428) |
| May 2, 2014 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS | 31 / 40 (650.7544) | 26 (167.9656) | 36 (154.2516) | 32 (158.8572) | 10 (169.6800) |
| Mar 14, 2014 | 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) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 88 / 100 (613.1422) | 66 (162.2856) | 88 (152) | 70 (158.8568) | 95 (139.9998) |