A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BACON HOGS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-09-13
latest 2017-10-21
Best ToY finish
#2542
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
606.94 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 608.54 (-1.60)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.44
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.29 · weakest Brisket (147.77)
Road miles
332
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 73 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Master avg
608.54 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The weak link
−6.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.52 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 147.77
- Chicken avg 154.29
- 0 calls in 5 entries
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
136 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4947 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4971 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
Level with BACON HOGS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#4956 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4940 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4952 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 147.9656 | 154.29 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4056 | 141.1660 | 147.97 | top 88% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6684 | 141.1200 | 150.38 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 140.0000 | 147.77 | top 79% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 3 | 0 | top 55% |
| RI | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
| VT | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 61% | 2015-09-12 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2014-09-13 → 2017-10-21
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MA
4 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 154.29 · weakest Brisket (147.77)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
608.54
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
110
30–133 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
332
6 mapped stops · furthest 73 mi
Schedule strength
1557
average field rating faced — tougher than 44% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2015-09-12 → 2016-10-07
Power rating
1463
peak 1463 · #4964 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)159.4172 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1491) Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- 2015
- Career-best overall score629.0400 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- 2017
- Most recent contest Ocean Sate BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2015-07-25 |
| -9.3 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship | 2017-10-21 |
| -8.7 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2014-09-13 |
| -5 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | 2014-10-10 |
| -2.6 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2015-09-12 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 79.2% | 79.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 87.4% | 85.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 87.3% | 86.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-21 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship West Kingston, RI | 23 / 24 (570.2516) | 23 (147.9656) | 22 (141.1660) | 23 (141.1200) | 22 (140.0000) |
| 2016-10-07 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-09-12 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 15 / 37 (629.0400) | 27 (153.7488) | 28 (151.9772) | 35 (143.9656) | 27 (152.6172) |
| 2015-07-25 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 34 / 35 (604.4572) | 31 (156.0344) | 34 (149.6456) | 30 (157.6684) | 33 (141.1088) |
| 2014-10-10 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 12 / 27 (628.6400) | 20 (154.2860) | 21 (155.4056) | 22 (156.0116) | 22 (148.0116) |
| 2014-09-13 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 35 / 43 (611.3372) | 21 (159.4172) | 41 (141.6572) | 33 (153.1428) | 24 (157.1200) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2542 (68 pts) | #2107 (88 pts) | — | #2588 (68 pts) | #2494 (73 pts) |