BIG AL'S GHETTO HOGS

BIG AL'S GHETTO HOGS is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 11th of 16 at the Smoke on the Waterfall (2015). They are ranked #4500 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,500

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1473

peak 1473 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 16, 2014

latest Jun 22, 2018 · 4.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1131

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

652.9368 / 720

Master · Rotary Rockn Ribs

Perfect 180s

Current form

636.17 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 638.74 (-2.57)

Walk rate

46%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2856

Pork Ribs · Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off

Consistency

±14.31

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.66 · weakest Brisket (152.48)

Road miles

2,255

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 415 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Master avg

638.74 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

Hogline ahead in 100% of their meetings

Hogline has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.18 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 15%.

Brisket avg 152.48
Chicken avg 162.66
1 call in 13 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

Hogline ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Hogline has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.99% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.99% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.7% of a perfect score
13 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	#1954 (60 pts)	#1242 (210 pts)	#1950 (70 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1541 (160 pts)	#1697 (140 pts)	#1460 (190 pts)	#1391 (205 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1215 (240 pts)	#1168 (285 pts)	#1289 (245 pts)	#1163 (295 pts)	#1285 (240 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1131 (253 pts)	#1002 (333 pts)	#628 (623 pts)	#1162 (283 pts)	#1019 (323 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1589 (150 pts)	#1666 (150 pts)	#1157 (275 pts)	#1668 (150 pts)	#1664 (150 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BIG AL'S GHETTO HOGS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BIRDMAN'S BBQ

#4,499 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIG AL'S GHETTO HOGS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG AL'S GHETTO HOGS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Mar 15, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

Q Fanatic BBQ

#4,483 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1473

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to BIG AL'S GHETTO HOGS)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 10, 2019

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Full Metal Brisket

#4,510 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1473

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIG AL'S GHETTO HOGS)

Fewer contests behind them than BIG AL'S GHETTO HOGS has cooked, 6 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Apr 21, 2017

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A.M.I. - Q'N

#4,514 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1473

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIG AL'S GHETTO HOGS)

Level with BIG AL'S GHETTO HOGS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 26, 2016

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DOUBLE A'S BBQ

#4,516 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1519

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

⚔ Compare careers

1st and 10 BBQ

#4,487 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1473

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Hogline	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
CASE OF RIBS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
MYASSIS SMOKIN	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PIG APPROVED BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
The Q Crew	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Littles BBQ Co	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	2	0	0	173.1660	144.5144	162.66	top 58%
Pork Ribs	13	3	1	2	174.2856	146.8344	162.14	top 48%
Pork	13	2	0	0	167.3828	149.6572	161.46	top 59%
Brisket	13	1	0	0	165.7028	138.7432	152.48	top 75%

“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)	1	top 69%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 71%
Large (40+)	9	top 64%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
WI	6	top 65%
MN	6	top 68%
KS	1	top 62%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	2	25	top 55%	Oct 21, 2016
Smokin in Steele	2	37	top 78%	Jun 3, 2016
Minnesota in May	2	35	top 57%	May 13, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 6 of 13 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 10 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 394 finished ahead 228 times, behind 419

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs May 30, 2014 → Jul 10, 2015

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

20181 milestone

Jun 22 Most recent contest Rotary Rockn Ribs

20171 milestone

Jun 23 Career-best overall score652.9368 Rotary Rockn Ribs

20162 milestones

May 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6804 Minnesota in May
Oct 21 10th tracked contest Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off

20152 milestones

Oct 23 First category win (Pork Ribs) Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off
Oct 23 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2856 Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off

20143 milestones

May 16 First tracked contest Minnesota in May
May 16 First call Minnesota in May
May 16 Peak power rating (1496) Minnesota in May

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.5	Rotary Rockn Ribs	Jun 23, 2017
+2.3	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	Oct 21, 2016
+2.1	Minnesota in May	May 13, 2016
+0.6	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off	Oct 23, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	6th Annual Smokin' In the Bogs	Sep 2, 2016
-9.6	Smokin in Steele	May 30, 2014
-3.7	Minnesota in May	May 16, 2014
-3.4	5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs	Sep 4, 2015
-3.3	Smoke on the Waterfall	Jul 10, 2015

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)
2018	1	0	100%	top 66%	90.4%	90.4%
2017	2	0	50%	top 58%	90.7%	89.6%
2016	5	0	0%	top 66%	90.2%	88.1%
2015	3	1	100%	top 65%	89.9%	89.4%
2014	2	0	50%	top 76%	87.8%	87.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 22, 2018	Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	27 / 41 (650.7204)	4 (173.1660)	23 (163.9544)	36 (157.0628)	35 (156.5372)
Aug 25, 2017	10th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	39 / 56 (636.9824)	34 (166.8572)	43 (158.2284)	25 (165.6684)	43 (146.2284)
Jun 23, 2017	Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	17 / 37 (652.9368)	21 (166.2400)	11 (165.1084)	9 (167.3828)	29 (154.2056)
Oct 21, 2016	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	27 / 51 (645.0512)	16 (166.2628)	36 (153.6800)	14 (165.7028)	32 (159.4056)
Sep 2, 2016	6th Annual Smokin' In the Bogs Warrens, WI	31 / 32 (595.1664)	32 (144.5144)	22 (157.0972)	28 (154.8116)	32 (138.7432)
Jun 3, 2016	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	37 / 53 (640.9488)	25 (165.0856)	24 (162.8344)	32 (161.6572)	44 (151.3716)
May 13, 2016	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	35 / 71 (649.6804)	49 (160.5600)	29 (165.1772)	33 (164.5488)	43 (159.3944)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	68 / 109 (641.6232)	67 (161.6800)	57 (161.1316)	57 (165.1200)	77 (153.6916)
Oct 23, 2015	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off Union Grove, WI	25 / 44 (639.8744)	7 (172)	1 (174.2856)	40 (149.6572)	38 (143.9316)
Sep 4, 2015	5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI	19 / 27 (647.3372)	20 (161.1200)	3 (171.4400)	18 (162.2400)	21 (152.5372)
Jul 10, 2015	Smoke on the Waterfall Redwood Falls, MN	11 / 16 (642.8112)	15 (153.6684)	11 (159.4516)	8 (163.9884)	4 (165.7028)
May 30, 2014	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	58 / 67 (631.9772)	44 (165.1772)	64 (146.8344)	31 (166.2856)	54 (153.6800)
May 16, 2014	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	38 / 58 (628.4684)	40 (158.2512)	5 (168.5716)	48 (154.8456)	51 (146.8000)

BIG AL'S GHETTO HOGS

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

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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 — 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)