HOG HAVEN BBQ

HOG HAVEN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 11th of 25 at the Smokin on the Lake (2014). They are ranked #5270 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,270

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1456

peak 1506 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 19, 2013

latest Oct 11, 2019 · 6.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#954

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

666.8572 / 720

Master · Smokin on the Lake

Perfect 180s

Current form

643.62 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 648.16 (-4.55)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Chicken · 7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff

Consistency

±11.90

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.73)

Road miles

455

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 70 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Purse competed for

$5,100

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

648.16 / 720

12 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

666.8572 career-best overall

92.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.8572 at Smokin on the Lake — 92.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 17, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

THE SMOKIN' WALZS has finished one call ahead of HOG HAVEN BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.26 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 42%.

Pork Ribs avg 159.73
Chicken avg 167.98
2 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WINGED SWINE in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Junkyard Hogs has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A May team

Top 62% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 62% across 3 contests, versus top 72% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 72% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.65% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.65% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.0% of a perfect score
12 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
2018 ↗	Master	#2501 (58 pts)	#1793 (108 pts)	#2496 (58 pts)	#2507 (58 pts)	#1703 (118 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2007 (95 pts)	#2014 (105 pts)	#1785 (125 pts)	#1536 (175 pts)	#2230 (65 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2010 (108 pts)	#1287 (248 pts)	#1637 (168 pts)	#2080 (108 pts)	#1578 (173 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1585 (138 pts)	#1638 (148 pts)	#1764 (123 pts)	#1569 (168 pts)	#1614 (148 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#954 (333 pts)	#505 (758 pts)	#982 (353 pts)	#890 (413 pts)	#1075 (298 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

CALLAWAY CREMATORS

#5,258 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to HOG HAVEN BBQ)

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

Beat The Meat

#5,260 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1457

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 8, 2019

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HILLTOP HOGGERS

#5,249 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Apr 21, 2023

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HERM'S HOGS

#5,278 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 14 contests
last seen May 18, 2018

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Sweet Smokin' Jones

#5,248 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2025

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MONTANA MAX BBQ

#5,271 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

They turned up 5 years after HOG HAVEN BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
CALLAWAY CREAMATORS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
IN DEEP SAUCE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SPICEWINE IRONWORKS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BUTTS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
B-BOYZ BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BOSS HAWG BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	5	1	1	177.7144	158.2628	167.98	top 44%
Pork Ribs	12	2	0	0	170.8800	149.6572	159.73	top 74%
Pork	12	2	0	0	173.7028	147.3256	160.15	top 67%
Brisket	12	1	0	0	168.5256	154.2056	160.30	top 65%

“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)	10	0	top 71%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 73%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Anchor City Cook off	2	24	0	top 90%	Oct 11, 2019
Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	2	22	0	top 70%	May 6, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 12 of 12 contests

Contests visited 10 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 193 finished ahead 112 times, behind 271

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs Jul 7, 2017 → Oct 12, 2018

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

20191 milestone

Oct 11 Most recent contest Anchor City Cook off

20171 milestone

Jul 7 10th tracked contest 10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff

20144 milestones

May 17 Career-best overall score666.8572 Smokin on the Lake
May 17 Peak power rating (1506) Smokin on the Lake
Jul 11 First category win (Chicken) 7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff
Jul 11 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff

20133 milestones

Jul 19 First tracked contest Smokin' on the River
Jul 19 First call Smokin' on the River
Jul 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3828 Smokin' on the River

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.9	Smokin on the Lake	May 17, 2014
+3.7	Smokin' on the River	Jul 19, 2013
+1.2	10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 7, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10	Anchor City Cook off	Oct 11, 2019
-9.1	9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 8, 2016
-6.7	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	May 6, 2016
-6.7	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 10, 2015
-6.4	Anchor City Cook Off	Oct 12, 2018

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 96%	87.3%	87.3%
2018	1	0	0%	top 85%	89.2%	89.2%
2017	1	0	100%	top 64%	92.5%	92.5%
2016	2	0	50%	top 87%	89.8%	89%
2015	2	0	0%	top 73%	90.1%	89.4%
2014	4	1	100%	top 63%	92.6%	90.7%
2013	1	0	100%	top 42%	91.6%	91.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 11, 2019	Anchor City Cook off 🏅 Centralia, MO	24 / 25 (628.3424)	24 (158.2628)	23 (156.5028)	23 (159.3712)	23 (154.2056)
Oct 12, 2018	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	28 / 33 (642.0452)	15 (167.9772)	30 (158.2168)	33 (147.3256)	13 (168.5256)
Jul 7, 2017	10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	16 / 25 (666.1716)	14 (167.9772)	10 (170.2744)	5 (173.7028)	22 (154.2172)
Jul 8, 2016	9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	25 / 26 (634.7200)	14 (167.9888)	13 (163.4172)	25 (147.9428)	24 (155.3712)
May 6, 2016	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	25 / 32 (646.8000)	9 (171.4056)	28 (157.1316)	29 (154.7884)	13 (163.4744)
Jul 10, 2015	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	26 / 31 (638.7084)	22 (163.9428)	31 (151.9312)	25 (160.5600)	21 (162.2744)
Jun 5, 2015	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	20 / 32 (649.0056)	21 (162.2400)	23 (158.8228)	14 (169.1200)	22 (158.8228)
Aug 1, 2014	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	34 / 47 (645.0172)	4 (173.7028)	33 (162.2744)	44 (152.5256)	32 (156.5144)
Jul 11, 2014	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	30 / 41 (641.0172)	1 (177.7144)	40 (149.6572)	39 (150.7884)	22 (162.8572)
May 17, 2014	Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	11 / 25 (666.8572)	10 (168.5944)	7 (170.8800)	11 (168.5600)	19 (158.8228)
May 2, 2014	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	22 / 35 (659.8628)	13 (166.8456)	25 (161.6800)	8 (170.8228)	24 (160.5144)
Jul 19, 2013	Smokin' on the River Glasgow, MO	15 / 36 (659.3828)	9 (169.1428)	30 (155.9428)	11 (166.2972)	9 (168)

HOG HAVEN 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

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

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

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)