They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1478
peak 1478 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2015-04-10
latest 2017-08-25
Best ToY finish
#951
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.71 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 646.85 (+8.86)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.64
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.34)
Road miles
1,028
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 428 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Master avg
646.85 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
High-water mark
673.6112
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.6112 at Wild West BBQ Shoot Out — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-08-25
A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
TEAM AMERICA ahead in 100% of their meetings
TEAM AMERICA has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.0
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.01 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.
- Pork Ribs avg 158.34
- Chicken avg 164.34
- 0 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SORRY CHARLOTTE BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
5 of 8
shared chicken entries lost
TEAM AMERICA ahead 63% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, TEAM AMERICA has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared chicken 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.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4230 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4226 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4236 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4240 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1508 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4217 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4212 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM AMERICA | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| G AND L BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE-IN-LAW | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB Q LONG TIME | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Whistle Pig BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Rooftop BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| R&R BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 152.5372 | 164.34 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 141.0744 | 158.34 | top 73% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.0228 | 147.9656 | 161.26 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 170.8228 | 147.8856 | 162.91 | top 50% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT | 5 | 0 | top 75% |
| NV | 3 | 0 | top 60% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 3 | 18 | 0 | top 82% | 2017-04-07 |
| Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 58% | 2017-08-25 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.4 yrs
2015-04-10 → 2017-08-25
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
UT
5 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.34)
Walk rate
63%
a top-10 call in 5 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
646.85
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
120
78–158 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,028
8 mapped stops · furthest 428 mi
Schedule strength
1561
average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests
Power rating
1478
peak 1478 · #4225 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp
- Peak power rating (1489) YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4288 Days of 47 BBQ Rib & Rodeo
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5716 Days of 47 BBQ Rib & Rodeo
- 2017
- Career-best overall score673.6112 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
- Most recent contest Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.2 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | 2015-08-28 |
| +2.4 | YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp | 2015-06-19 |
| +0.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-04-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-04-10 |
| -8.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-04-08 |
| -6.2 | Days of 47 BBQ Rib & Rodeo | 2015-07-24 |
| -1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-03-25 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 63% | 93.6% | 92.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 90.4% | 88.9% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 69% | 93% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-25 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out West Wendover, NV | 24 / 37 (673.6112) | 20 (172.5600) | 19 (167.9884) | 23 (166.8228) | 25 (166.2400) |
| 2017-04-07 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 18 / 29 (655.4288) | 27 (157.6916) | 27 (155.3944) | 7 (172.0228) | 6 (170.3200) |
| 2016-04-08 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 26 / 30 (629.0628) | 30 (152.5372) | 19 (161.7028) | 30 (147.9656) | 9 (166.8572) |
| 2016-03-25 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV | 19 / 29 (650.8000) | 12 (165.7256) | 21 (162.2744) | 28 (151.9772) | 2 (170.8228) |
| 2015-08-28 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 25 / 49 (669.6456) | 14 (171.9884) | 19 (169.1544) | 19 (170.2744) | 37 (158.2284) |
| 2015-07-24 | Days of 47 BBQ Rib & Rodeo Salt Lake City, UT | 13 / 17 (651.4288) | 8 (172.5716) | 11 (164.0000) | 15 (157.1200) | 12 (157.7372) |
| 2015-06-19 | YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp Ogden, UT | 12 / 23 (647.3368) | 9 (166.8112) | 23 (145.0972) | 2 (170.2628) | 8 (165.1656) |
| 2015-04-10 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 29 / 30 (597.4856) | 28 (154.8572) | 30 (141.0744) | 27 (153.6684) | 28 (147.8856) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1576 (154 pts) | #1707 (139 pts) | #1701 (144 pts) | #1325 (229 pts) | #1314 (229 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1685 (139 pts) | #1620 (174 pts) | #1678 (159 pts) | #2076 (109 pts) | #905 (394 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #951 (330 pts) | #821 (440 pts) | #1055 (315 pts) | #765 (485 pts) | #942 (365 pts) |