The comeback
5.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5.3 years, then back at 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge (2019-06-14).
- last seen 2014-03-14
- back 2019-06-14
SMOKING HOG
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2014-03-14
latest 2022-06-16
Best ToY finish
#1955
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
609.01
last 3 Master vs avg 609.01 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.72
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 155.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.35)
Road miles
678
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 678 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$29K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
609.01 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
SMOKING HOG has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 140 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4293 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKING HOG on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4281 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before SMOKING HOG's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4303 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#4289 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before SMOKING HOG's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4265 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before SMOKING HOG's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 148.0000 | 154.08 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 131.9772 | 148.35 | top 79% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.6456 | 145.0740 | 155.55 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 145.6916 | 151.02 | top 74% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8.3 yrs
2014-03-14 → 2022-06-16
Busiest season
2022
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 155.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.35)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
609.01
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
99
22–96 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
678
3 mapped stops · furthest 678 mi
Schedule strength
1562
average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$28,800
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
5.3 yrs
2014-03-14 → 2019-06-14
Power rating
1477
peak 1477 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1486) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2022
- Career-best overall score633.0060 Frisco BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.1316 Frisco BBQ Challenge
- Most recent contest Frisco BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-03-14 |
| -5.4 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2019-06-14 |
| -3.8 | Frisco BBQ Challenge | 2022-06-16 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 97% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-16 | Frisco BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 27 / 37 (633.0060) | 26 (165.1316) | 22 (162.2400) | 24 (159.9428) | 31 (145.6916) |
| 2019-06-14 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 44 / 55 (606.6968) | 46 (149.0972) | 43 (150.8456) | 49 (145.0740) | 31 (161.6800) |
| 2014-03-14 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 28 / 29 (587.3144) | 27 (148.0000) | 29 (131.9772) | 9 (161.6456) | 24 (145.6916) |
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 | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2798 (54 pts) | #2791 (54 pts) | #2794 (54 pts) | #1794 (139 pts) | #2729 (59 pts) |