HOG STREET BULLIES

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5580

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1448

peak 1448 · rated over 35 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-17

latest 2019-10-18

Best ToY finish

#577

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 35 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

685.2000 / 720

Master · Boo-B-Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

625.77 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 623.07 (+2.70)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5828

Chicken · Boo-B-Que

Consistency

±36.42

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.96)

Road miles

2,865

mi across 35 mapped stops · furthest 129 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$49K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

623.07 / 720

35 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 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.

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

Keystone Classic Barbeque is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 5th
average top 19%

High-water mark

685.2000 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.2000 at Boo-B-Que — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-10-19

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has finished one call ahead of HOG STREET BULLIES 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

21–0 behind in the head-to-head

3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 21 of their 21 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.23 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 14%.

Pork Ribs avg 150.96
Chicken avg 161.19
2 calls in 35 entries

A strong matchup

7–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Tom Tom Bob A Que in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

18 of 21 shared chicken entries lost

3 EYZ BBQ ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 3 EYZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 18 of 21 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-25 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 25 points across 7 contests since 2018-10-19 — from 1473 down to 1448.

7 contests since 2018-10-19
now 1448

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BRISKET BURNERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 42% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 42% across 7 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

7 October contests
top 68% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Holland Summer Fest every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 30th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

WILLY'S Q SHACK

#5585 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to HOG STREET BULLIES)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — HOG STREET BULLIES ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2018-10-05

⚔ Head-to-head

RACK TIME

#5562 of the rated field

1449 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1449

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to HOG STREET BULLIES)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2016-06-03

⚔ Head-to-head

Bare Bones BBQ Team

#5590 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 31 contests to 35, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 31 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

⚔ Head-to-head

TORNADO BBQ

#5566 of the rated field

1448 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

32 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 30 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

OWLS NEST BBQ

#5582 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2018-05-11

⚔ Head-to-head

JACKWAGON BBQ

#5573 of the rated field

1448 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2018-06-22

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	20	5	15	25%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	35	5	1	1	176.5828	142.8572	161.19	top 55%
Pork Ribs	35	2	0	1	174.8800	20.0000	150.96	top 65%
Pork	35	3	0	1	172.5828	135.9768	156.99	top 61%
Brisket	35	2	0	1	172.0000	126.8570	153.93	top 64%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
DE	13	top 67%
VA	10	top 74%
PA	7	top 56%
MD	4	top 74%
NJ	1	top 89%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 77%
Large (40+)	30	0	top 66%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	4	30	top 64%	2019-08-23
BBQ Jamboree (Day 1)	3	30	top 67%	2019-05-03
Boo-B-Que	3	3	top 50%	2018-10-19
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	29	top 70%	2018-06-08
Keystone Classic Barbeque	2	5	top 19%	2015-10-02

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.4 yrs 2013-05-17 → 2019-10-18

Busiest season 2018 7 contests

Contests a season 5 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in DE 13 of 35 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 26 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 35 entries · 1 win · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 161.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.96)

Walk rate 20% a top-10 call in 7 of 35 contests

Overall top-10 rate 6% 2 of 35 contests

Master average 623.07 out of 720 · 35 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 645 665–1,321 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,865 35 mapped stops · furthest 129 mi

Schedule strength 1569 average field rating faced — tougher than 54% of rated contests

Purse competed for $48,675 listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 6 state-championship entries

Power rating 1448 peak 1448 · #5580 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 17 First tracked contest Middletown BBQ Cook Off
May 17 Peak power rating (1486) Middletown BBQ Cook Off
2014
Oct 3 First call Keystone Classic Barbeque
Oct 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5144 Keystone Classic Barbeque
2015
Oct 2 First overall top-10 Keystone Classic Barbeque
Oct 2 10th tracked contest Keystone Classic Barbeque
2018
May 11 25th tracked contest BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1
Oct 19 First category win (Chicken) Boo-B-Que
Oct 19 First overall podium Boo-B-Que
Oct 19 Career-best overall score685.2000 Boo-B-Que
Oct 19 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5828 Boo-B-Que
2019
Oct 18 Most recent contest Boo-B-Que

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+20.1	Boo-B-Que	2018-10-19
+17.4	Keystone Classic Barbeque	2015-10-02
+10.1	Keystone Classic Barbeque	2014-10-03
+5.8	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2	2018-05-12
+5.1	Boo B Que By the Sea	2015-10-30

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.4	Pork In The Park BBQ Festival	2014-05-09
-14	Middletown BBQ Cook Off	2013-05-17
-10.6	*BBQ Jamboree-Day 1(JUDGES FULL)	2017-05-12
-10.4	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition	2019-06-07
-10.3	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2015-07-10

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	6	0	0	17%	top 77%	90.2%	87.5%
2018	7	1	1	29%	top 61%	95.2%	89.3%
2017	6	0	0	17%	top 72%	89.4%	86.6%
2016	5	0	0	20%	top 63%	89.9%	87.2%
2015	6	1	0	17%	top 60%	93.3%	86.8%
2014	3	0	0	33%	top 67%	91.2%	80.8%
2013	2	0	0	0%	top 90%	81.8%	80.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-10-18	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	38 / 63 (635.3024)	25 (165.1312)	31 (159.9884)	51 (153.6456)	40 (156.5372)
2019-08-23	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	55 / 65 (616.9140)	38 (162.2284)	40 (161.7144)	48 (153.6228)	63 (139.3484)
2019-06-07	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE	34 / 36 (597.0168)	17 (164.5600)	32 (149.1200)	36 (135.9768)	30 (147.3600)
2019-05-03	BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	30 / 34 (634.6744)	21 (168.5256)	27 (158.2516)	33 (153.6344)	30 (154.2628)
2019-03-23	BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	39 / 52 (644.9484)	25 (170.8228)	29 (163.4172)	34 (161.6572)	46 (149.0512)
2019-03-22	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	39 / 63 (649.6228)	4 (173.7028)	50 (158.2400)	54 (155.4056)	32 (162.2744)
2018-10-19	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	3 / 73 (685.2000)	1 (176.5828)	3 (174.8800)	6 (172.5828)	37 (161.1544)
2018-08-24	New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	51 / 71 (612.9260)	8 (170.8916)	61 (145.0628)	55 (149.6344)	54 (147.3372)
2018-06-08	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	29 / 42 (634.0912)	24 (161.7028)	15 (163.9656)	37 (151.9084)	29 (156.5144)
2018-05-12	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 Fredericksburg, VA	22 / 38 (662.7088)	17 (169.1200)	18 (167.3944)	14 (169.6800)	30 (156.5144)
2018-05-11	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 Fredericksburg, VA	35 / 45 (642.7200)	24 (169.1200)	39 (155.3484)	12 (167.4172)	38 (150.8344)
2018-04-20	*Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	40 / 67 (647.2684)	48 (158.8456)	13 (170.8228)	46 (161.0856)	48 (156.5144)
2018-03-23	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	67 / 75 (616.3424)	47 (162.8112)	69 (151.3712)	74 (143.3600)	49 (158.8000)
2017-10-20	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	46 / 69 (632.3888)	25 (168.5372)	64 (144.5144)	56 (153.6456)	26 (165.6916)
2017-08-25	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	37 / 69 (643.8508)	44 (158.2284)	29 (162.2856)	19 (163.9656)	37 (159.3712)
2017-06-09	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	33 / 46 (623.9656)	22 (162.8340)	44 (145.0972)	41 (152.0344)	23 (164.0000)
2017-05-12	*BBQ Jamboree-Day 1(JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	54 / 54 (558.6060)	50 (153.6912)	54 (104.4572)	44 (154.2288)	50 (146.2288)
2017-05-12	*BBQ Jamboree- Day 2(JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	32 / 43 (639.3260)	23 (168.0000)	43 (141.6572)	6 (168.5372)	26 (161.1316)
2017-04-07	Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD	29 / 45 (643.2800)	37 (156.5028)	20 (160.5488)	11 (169.1084)	29 (157.1200)
2016-10-21	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	53 / 67 (611.9084)	63 (144.5600)	50 (150.2628)	32 (158.8344)	33 (158.2512)
2016-08-26	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	30 / 66 (642.6972)	24 (165.1200)	60 (148.5144)	20 (166.2628)	21 (162.8000)
2016-06-10	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE	19 / 39 (647.3600)	6 (169.1428)	22 (162.2856)	3 (171.4172)	34 (144.5144)
2016-05-13	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	42 / 72 (634.8116)	61 (153.7028)	57 (154.2400)	17 (165.7144)	29 (161.1544)
2016-04-08	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	61 / 75 (602.7200)	71 (142.8572)	52 (153.0972)	51 (153.6456)	51 (153.1200)
2015-10-30	Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE	28 / 59 (633.1776)	21 (162.8344)	23 (161.7144)	30 (157.1772)	39 (151.4516)
2015-10-02	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	5 / 57 (671.9888)	13 (168.0000)	7 (169.1544)	24 (162.8344)	3 (172.0000)
2015-08-21	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	29 / 30 (606.1828)	29 (154.2512)	18 (156.0116)	29 (149.7028)	27 (146.2172)
2015-07-10	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	58 / 65 (584.4120)	59 (144.5372)	43 (154.2516)	51 (150.2628)	55 (135.3604)
2015-05-08	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	35 / 65 (629.6912)	49 (153.7028)	26 (161.6912)	36 (155.3944)	26 (158.9028)
2015-04-10	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	66 / 99 (622.1716)	56 (158.2628)	48 (158.8344)	19 (165.1428)	85 (139.9316)
2014-10-03	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	15 / 53 (656.5144)	8 (170.2628)	29 (157.7028)	25 (159.4172)	6 (169.1316)
2014-08-08	MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD	39 / 54 (607.8284)	27 (160.5256)	42 (146.2744)	50 (141.6112)	20 (159.4172)
2014-05-09	Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD	43 / 43 (480.1144)	38 (144.6516)	43 (20.0000)	25 (155.4400)	12 (160.0228)
2013-09-20	Hogs & Hops Dover Dover, DE	38 / 45 (589.0060)	38 (149.0972)	34 (150.2632)	36 (151.3484)	36 (138.2972)
2013-05-17	Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE	53 / 56 (565.7142)	22 (158.2856)	48 (141.1430)	53 (139.4286)	55 (126.8570)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#924 (299 pts)	#671 (509 pts)	#982 (299 pts)	#975 (299 pts)	#975 (299 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#577 (610 pts)	#460 (790 pts)	#501 (740 pts)	#570 (655 pts)	#806 (420 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#957 (360 pts)	#986 (385 pts)	#975 (385 pts)	#714 (575 pts)	#961 (370 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#986 (330 pts)	#884 (420 pts)	#1086 (315 pts)	#733 (540 pts)	#1063 (320 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#731 (480 pts)	#831 (435 pts)	#748 (505 pts)	#923 (390 pts)	#698 (530 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1404 (193 pts)	#1286 (238 pts)	#1740 (143 pts)	#1757 (143 pts)	#1018 (323 pts)