HOGG LEGG SMOKERS

HOGG LEGG SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 49 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 5th of 32 at the International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (2019). They are ranked #3695 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,695

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1489

peak 1523 · rated over 49 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 4, 2013

latest Sep 23, 2022 · 9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#553

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 49 contests

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

690.1940 / 720

Master · International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

647.25 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 658.62 (-11.36)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Consistency

±16.24

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.62 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.21)

Road miles

4,768

across 49 mapped stops · furthest 284 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$115K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.62 / 720

49 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

High-water mark

690.1940 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.1940 at International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 6, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS has finished one call ahead of HOGG LEGG SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 44%.

5 contests
1 overall top-10
1 category win
average top 44%

A tough matchup

32–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 32 of their 32 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Misfits of Smoke in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

26 of 32 shared chicken entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 81% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 26 of 32 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

South Pork has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 52% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 52% across 4 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.

4 May contests
top 61% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,768 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,768 miles across 49 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 284 miles to BBQ Fest Cooking Contest.

49 mapped stops
furthest 284 mi

The metronome

±2.26% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.26% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.5% of a perfect score
49 contests

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
2022 ↗	Master	#891 (156 pts)	#803 (211 pts)	#974 (166 pts)	#942 (156 pts)	#910 (156 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#644 (239 pts)	#691 (239 pts)	#719 (229 pts)	#687 (229 pts)	#655 (254 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#782 (105 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#861 (75 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#596 (546 pts)	#373 (861 pts)	#607 (576 pts)	#706 (471 pts)	#558 (601 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#553 (644 pts)	#495 (739 pts)	#650 (564 pts)	#653 (569 pts)	#381 (919 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#759 (498 pts)	#714 (568 pts)	#845 (468 pts)	#664 (623 pts)	#565 (698 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#653 (590 pts)	#541 (755 pts)	#556 (750 pts)	#619 (650 pts)	#667 (595 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#701 (506 pts)	#786 (466 pts)	#501 (776 pts)	#643 (591 pts)	#541 (691 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#599 (621 pts)	#566 (691 pts)	#584 (661 pts)	#612 (631 pts)	#599 (611 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HOGG LEGG SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

The Catering Vets

#3,708 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1509

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HOGG LEGG SMOKERS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HOGG LEGG SMOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

E.M. AZING BBQ

#3,675 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1490

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to HOGG LEGG SMOKERS)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2015

⚔ Head-to-head

Beefis and Butt-Head

#3,720 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HOGG LEGG SMOKERS)

Fewer contests behind them than HOGG LEGG SMOKERS has cooked, 6 to 49, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

Twist N Snout

#3,678 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HOGG LEGG SMOKERS)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before HOGG LEGG SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ

#3,672 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1525

28 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

COOKSHACK

#3,670 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1531

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

rated over 26 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Organizer Portal	32	0	32	0%	⚔ compare
HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	22	1	21	5%	⚔ compare
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	21	2	19	10%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
Swine Life	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
PORK AVENUE	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
South Pork	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
K & K KOOKERS	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
TENNESSEE MOJO	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	49	7	1	2	177.7144	146.1944	166.62	top 55%
Pork Ribs	49	8	0	3	178.8572	140.4800	163.21	top 63%
Pork	49	9	0	0	175.4400	148.5028	164.62	top 62%
Brisket	49	13	0	1	180 🔥	143.3488	164.17	top 55%

“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)	2	top 89%
Medium (20–39)	26	top 63%
Large (40+)	21	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	24	top 62%
MS	17	top 63%
AL	4	top 56%
AR	4	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	3	14	top 43%	Jun 11, 2021
TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest	3	15	top 59%	Sep 25, 2020
International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN	3	5	top 33%	Sep 6, 2019
BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest	3	17	top 65%	Jul 20, 2018
Hog Wild BBQ Festival	3	10	top 51%	Sep 29, 2016
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2	24	top 48%	May 3, 2019
Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	2	42	top 61%	Mar 17, 2017
Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest	2	10	top 56%	May 13, 2016
Stand By Your Grill	2	28	top 62%	Aug 14, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 8 contests

Contests a season 4.9 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 24 of 49 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 35 9 of them more than once

Opponents faced 893 finished ahead 859 times, behind 1,237

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Sep 6, 2019 → Sep 25, 2020

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

20221 milestone

Sep 23 Most recent contest TN River BBQ Battle

20201 milestone

Sep 25 Peak power rating (1523) TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest

20192 milestones

Mar 29 First category win (Chicken) TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest
Sep 6 Career-best overall score690.1940 International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN

20181 milestone

Jun 8 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

20171 milestone

Apr 7 25th tracked contest Seventh Annual Bull Moose

20151 milestone

Apr 3 10th tracked contest Fifth Annual Bull Moose

20142 milestones

Jun 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.9200 The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off
Oct 2 First overall top-10 Hog Wild BBQ Festival

20132 milestones

Oct 4 First tracked contest KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ
Oct 4 First call KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.8	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN	Sep 6, 2019
+11.4	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 7, 2018
+10.5	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest	Jul 25, 2014
+10.4	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 8, 2018
+9.2	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 7, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre	Mar 14, 2014
-8.8	Fourth Annual Bull Moose	Apr 4, 2014
-8.2	Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest	Jun 4, 2021
-7.9	TN River BBQ Battle	Sep 23, 2022
-7.7	KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ	Oct 4, 2013

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	2	0	0	50%	top 81%	91.4%	91%
2021	4	1	0	25%	top 80%	90.5%	88.9%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 57%	93.6%	93.6%
2019	5	1	1	100%	top 44%	95.9%	93.1%
2018	8	1	0	63%	top 57%	95.5%	92.2%
2017	7	0	0	57%	top 65%	94.4%	91.5%
2016	7	1	0	57%	top 59%	94.7%	91.8%
2015	7	0	0	57%	top 66%	92.4%	90.9%
2014	7	1	0	29%	top 54%	95.4%	91.3%
2013	1	0	0	100%	top 77%	89.8%	89.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 23, 2022	TN River BBQ Battle 🏅 Saltillo, TN	14 / 16 (652.3656)	9 (168.5256)	12 (164.5488)	14 (162.7884)	15 (156.5028)
Sep 9, 2022	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Millington, TN	28 / 38 (658.1484)	20 (170.8228)	27 (165.6800)	33 (157.6684)	24 (163.9772)
Sep 24, 2021	TN River BBQ Battle 🏅 Savannah, TN	9 / 10 (628.9140)	9 (165.0740)	10 (151.9200)	10 (158.2400)	9 (153.6800)
Aug 13, 2021	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	38 / 49 (645.0172)	27 (167.9656)	42 (155.3716)	41 (159.9428)	37 (161.7372)
Jun 11, 2021	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	26 / 38 (651.8168)	32 (160.5028)	34 (160.5256)	25 (164.5256)	22 (166.2628)
Jun 4, 2021	Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest 🏅 Covington, TN	29 / 34 (634.1028)	27 (162.8228)	29 (155.3828)	29 (161.6916)	28 (154.2056)
Sep 25, 2020	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN	27 / 47 (673.6688)	16 (171.9656)	32 (165.0972)	22 (171.4172)	31 (165.1888)
Sep 6, 2019	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN 🏅 Millington, TN	5 / 32 (690.1940)	4 (177.7028)	6 (173.1084)	16 (166.8228)	6 (172.5600)
Jun 7, 2019	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	15 / 51 (679.3140)	13 (173.1200)	7 (174.2628)	18 (170.8228)	34 (161.1084)
May 3, 2019	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	31 / 54 (659.2684)	15 (170.8112)	10 (173.7144)	34 (163.9544)	50 (150.7884)
Apr 5, 2019	9th Annual Bull Moose 🏅 Millington, TN	17 / 25 (644.9712)	8 (170.8112)	25 (142.2400)	9 (170.8344)	14 (161.0856)
Mar 29, 2019	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN	15 / 29 (679.3028)	1 (177.7028)	28 (158.2172)	20 (166.2400)	4 (177.1428)
Oct 19, 2018	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	16 / 22 (663.8856)	9 (171.4172)	22 (157.0628)	12 (166.2628)	13 (169.1428)
Sep 7, 2018	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) Millington, TN	8 / 34 (676.4340)	11 (169.6800)	13 (168.5256)	10 (170.2628)	14 (167.9656)
Aug 24, 2018	Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Franklin, TN	24 / 36 (656.4228)	14 (169.6684)	30 (157.1316)	28 (162.7884)	19 (166.8344)
Jul 20, 2018	BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	20 / 25 (640.3996)	21 (157.0856)	18 (159.9656)	24 (157.0856)	10 (166.2628)
Jun 8, 2018	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	14 / 44 (687.3484)	12 (174.8456)	21 (169.7144)	32 (162.7884)	2 (180)
May 4, 2018	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	24 / 61 (674.7428)	17 (173.1200)	21 (170.2628)	30 (167.4172)	41 (163.9428)
Apr 13, 2018	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest Savannah, TN	19 / 28 (661.5772)	24 (159.9428)	20 (165.6800)	18 (166.2628)	12 (169.6916)
Mar 16, 2018	Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS	27 / 36 (647.2800)	12 (171.4284)	33 (140.4800)	25 (165.0972)	10 (170.2744)
Oct 6, 2017	BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR	24 / 30 (640.9596)	24 (160.4912)	26 (153.6800)	24 (159.9312)	10 (166.8572)
Sep 8, 2017	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN Millington, TN	25 / 42 (657.5880)	33 (160.5028)	27 (161.6912)	4 (175.4400)	27 (159.9540)
Jul 28, 2017	BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	17 / 26 (658.1372)	26 (153.0744)	14 (167.9772)	21 (159.9428)	5 (177.1428)
Jun 16, 2017	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS	33 / 41 (649.0288)	13 (172)	28 (163.9544)	38 (154.2400)	34 (158.8344)
Apr 7, 2017	Seventh Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	18 / 27 (664.4112)	14 (170.8228)	22 (162.8000)	21 (160.5256)	10 (170.2628)
Mar 31, 2017	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Savannah, TN	21 / 48 (679.8856)	15 (171.9772)	37 (164.5256)	21 (171.9772)	20 (171.4056)
Mar 17, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	42 / 68 (661.0744)	32 (169.1428)	62 (153.6800)	23 (170.8344)	36 (167.4172)
Sep 29, 2016	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS	15 / 28 (671.8512)	16 (167.4172)	2 (175.4056)	11 (168.5256)	20 (160.5028)
Sep 9, 2016	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN	14 / 29 (663.2224)	14 (169.6684)	14 (165.0972)	9 (169.6684)	16 (158.7884)
Jul 22, 2016	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	24 / 47 (664.4112)	3 (177.7144)	39 (156.5028)	36 (161.6684)	18 (168.5256)
Jun 17, 2016	The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	33 / 41 (648.3656)	37 (156.5028)	34 (159.3944)	35 (161.6456)	19 (170.8228)
May 13, 2016	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest Ashland, MS	10 / 26 (682.1940)	18 (165.6684)	10 (170.8228)	9 (172.5828)	11 (173.1200)
Apr 8, 2016	Sixth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	22 / 27 (643.8632)	14 (165.6916)	19 (161.6916)	21 (163.3828)	26 (153.0972)
Mar 18, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	58 / 95 (651.3144)	69 (162.8344)	60 (161.0972)	53 (164)	53 (163.3828)
Oct 1, 2015	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS	17 / 25 (662.1144)	21 (161.6572)	15 (167.3944)	15 (165.0856)	10 (167.9772)
Aug 14, 2015	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	46 / 57 (649.5428)	48 (162.8000)	44 (161.1316)	53 (157.0856)	27 (168.5256)
Jul 24, 2015	BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	23 / 35 (648.3428)	35 (146.1944)	2 (178.8572)	22 (163.9428)	26 (159.3484)
Jun 19, 2015	Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	17 / 37 (665.5540)	29 (162.2284)	27 (160.5372)	10 (170.8228)	8 (171.9656)
May 8, 2015	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest Ashland, MS	23 / 31 (653.5656)	17 (167.3828)	17 (165.6916)	16 (169.1200)	28 (151.3712)
Apr 3, 2015	Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	27 / 41 (654.1712)	36 (157.0972)	20 (169.1428)	39 (155.3484)	6 (172.5828)
Mar 13, 2015	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	58 / 94 (647.8972)	61 (164)	14 (171.9888)	83 (154.2512)	65 (157.6572)
Oct 2, 2014	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS	10 / 32 (686.7768)	11 (172.5484)	3 (177.7028)	26 (162.8112)	5 (173.7144)
Sep 19, 2014	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL	36 / 75 (656.4912)	22 (170.2856)	57 (158.8116)	24 (168.5484)	52 (158.8456)
Aug 15, 2014	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	28 / 65 (674.2056)	33 (168.5372)	42 (164.5256)	17 (172.5600)	24 (168.5828)
Jul 25, 2014	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	12 / 44 (671.9312)	13 (171.9656)	27 (165.1200)	10 (169.7028)	27 (165.1428)
Jun 20, 2014	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	25 / 49 (671.9200)	12 (172.5716)	28 (165.7028)	32 (165.6800)	25 (167.9656)
Apr 4, 2014	Fourth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	26 / 31 (628.4340)	25 (157.1316)	24 (159.9540)	19 (163.9772)	30 (147.3712)
Mar 14, 2014	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS	86 / 95 (612.9256)	76 (157.6572)	69 (155.3828)	91 (148.5028)	75 (151.3828)
Oct 4, 2013	KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ Corinth, MS	23 / 30 (646.8000)	24 (163.9884)	13 (168)	7 (171.4628)	30 (143.3488)

HOGG LEGG SMOKERS

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 (11 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

The metronome

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)