HOG STREET BULLIES

HOG STREET BULLIES is a competition barbecue team with 35 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 73 at the Boo-B-Que (2018). They are ranked #5599 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,599

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1449

peak 1449 · rated over 35 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013

latest Oct 18, 2019 · 6.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#577

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

6% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.96)

Road miles

2,865

across 35 mapped stops · furthest 129 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$49K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

623.07 / 720

35 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

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
Oct 19, 2018

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.

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Going the wrong way

-25 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 25 points across 7 contests since Oct 19, 2018 — from 1474 down to 1449.

7 contests since Oct 19, 2018
now 1449

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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to HOG STREET BULLIES, each with one reason worth a look.

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

RACK TIME

#5,602 of the rated field

1449 power rating

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

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

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2016

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B&D BBQ

#5,589 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 32 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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12 BAR BLUES CUE

#5,596 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1449

Fewer contests behind them than HOG STREET BULLIES has cooked, 24 to 35, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Aug 26, 2022

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Blaz'n Weazel BBQ

#5,604 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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BOYMEETSGRILL

#5,584 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1449

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jun 15, 2019

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BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ

#5,594 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 23, 2021

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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	150.96	top 65%
Pork	35	3	0	1	172.5828	135.9768	156.99	top 61%
Brisket	35	2	0	1	172	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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	4	30	top 64%	Aug 23, 2019
BBQ Jamboree (Day 1)	3	30	top 67%	May 3, 2019
Boo-B-Que	3	3	top 50%	Oct 19, 2018
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	29	top 70%	Jun 8, 2018
Keystone Classic Barbeque	2	5	top 19%	Oct 2, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 7 contests

Contests a season 5 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in DE 13 of 35 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 26 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 638 finished ahead 665 times, behind 1,321

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

20191 milestone

Oct 18 Most recent contest Boo-B-Que

20185 milestones

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

20152 milestones

Oct 2 First overall top-10 Keystone Classic Barbeque
Oct 2 10th tracked contest Keystone Classic Barbeque

20142 milestones

Oct 3 First call Keystone Classic Barbeque
Oct 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5144 Keystone Classic Barbeque

20132 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Middletown BBQ Cook Off
May 17 Peak power rating (1486) Middletown BBQ Cook Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+20.2	Boo-B-Que	Oct 19, 2018
+17.4	Keystone Classic Barbeque	Oct 2, 2015
+10.2	Keystone Classic Barbeque	Oct 3, 2014
+5.8	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2	May 12, 2018
+5.1	Boo B Que By the Sea	Oct 30, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.4	Pork In The Park BBQ Festival	May 9, 2014
-14	Middletown BBQ Cook Off	May 17, 2013
-10.6	BBQ Jamboree-Day 1 (JUDGES FULL)	May 12, 2017
-10.4	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition	Jun 7, 2019
-10.3	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 10, 2015

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)
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
Oct 18, 2019	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	38 / 63 (635.3024)	25 (165.1312)	31 (159.9884)	51 (153.6456)	40 (156.5372)
Aug 23, 2019	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	55 / 65 (616.9140)	38 (162.2284)	40 (161.7144)	48 (153.6228)	63 (139.3484)
Jun 7, 2019	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE	34 / 36 (597.0168)	17 (164.5600)	32 (149.1200)	36 (135.9768)	30 (147.3600)
May 3, 2019	BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	30 / 34 (634.6744)	21 (168.5256)	27 (158.2516)	33 (153.6344)	30 (154.2628)
Mar 23, 2019	BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	39 / 52 (644.9484)	25 (170.8228)	29 (163.4172)	34 (161.6572)	46 (149.0512)
Mar 22, 2019	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	39 / 63 (649.6228)	4 (173.7028)	50 (158.2400)	54 (155.4056)	32 (162.2744)
Oct 19, 2018	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	3 / 73 (685.2000)	1 (176.5828)	3 (174.8800)	6 (172.5828)	37 (161.1544)
Aug 24, 2018	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)
Jun 8, 2018	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)
May 12, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 Fredericksburg, VA	22 / 38 (662.7088)	17 (169.1200)	18 (167.3944)	14 (169.6800)	30 (156.5144)
May 11, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 Fredericksburg, VA	35 / 45 (642.7200)	24 (169.1200)	39 (155.3484)	12 (167.4172)	38 (150.8344)
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	40 / 67 (647.2684)	48 (158.8456)	13 (170.8228)	46 (161.0856)	48 (156.5144)
Mar 23, 2018	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	67 / 75 (616.3424)	47 (162.8112)	69 (151.3712)	74 (143.3600)	49 (158.8000)
Oct 20, 2017	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	46 / 69 (632.3888)	25 (168.5372)	64 (144.5144)	56 (153.6456)	26 (165.6916)
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	37 / 69 (643.8508)	44 (158.2284)	29 (162.2856)	19 (163.9656)	37 (159.3712)
Jun 9, 2017	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	33 / 46 (623.9656)	22 (162.8340)	44 (145.0972)	41 (152.0344)	23 (164)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree- Day 2 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	32 / 43 (639.3260)	23 (168)	43 (141.6572)	6 (168.5372)	26 (161.1316)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree-Day 1 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	54 / 54 (558.6060)	50 (153.6912)	54 (104.4572)	44 (154.2288)	50 (146.2288)
Apr 7, 2017	Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD	29 / 45 (643.2800)	37 (156.5028)	20 (160.5488)	11 (169.1084)	29 (157.1200)
Oct 21, 2016	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	53 / 67 (611.9084)	63 (144.5600)	50 (150.2628)	32 (158.8344)	33 (158.2512)
Aug 26, 2016	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	30 / 66 (642.6972)	24 (165.1200)	60 (148.5144)	20 (166.2628)	21 (162.8000)
Jun 10, 2016	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)
May 13, 2016	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	42 / 72 (634.8116)	61 (153.7028)	57 (154.2400)	17 (165.7144)	29 (161.1544)
Apr 8, 2016	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)
Oct 30, 2015	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)
Oct 2, 2015	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	5 / 57 (671.9888)	13 (168)	7 (169.1544)	24 (162.8344)	3 (172)
Aug 21, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	29 / 30 (606.1828)	29 (154.2512)	18 (156.0116)	29 (149.7028)	27 (146.2172)
Jul 10, 2015	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	58 / 65 (584.4120)	59 (144.5372)	43 (154.2516)	51 (150.2628)	55 (135.3604)
May 8, 2015	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	35 / 65 (629.6912)	49 (153.7028)	26 (161.6912)	36 (155.3944)	26 (158.9028)
Apr 10, 2015	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)
Oct 3, 2014	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	15 / 53 (656.5144)	8 (170.2628)	29 (157.7028)	25 (159.4172)	6 (169.1316)
Aug 8, 2014	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)
May 9, 2014	Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD	43 / 43 (480.1144)	38 (144.6516)	43 (20)	25 (155.4400)	12 (160.0228)
Sep 20, 2013	Hogs & Hops Dover Dover, DE	38 / 45 (589.0060)	38 (149.0972)	34 (150.2632)	36 (151.3484)	36 (138.2972)
May 17, 2013	Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE	53 / 56 (565.7142)	22 (158.2856)	48 (141.1430)	53 (139.4286)	55 (126.8570)

HOG STREET BULLIES

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)

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

A standing appointment

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)