A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
CRASH TEST SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
CRASH TEST SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
HOGLICKERS
HOGLICKERS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 27th of 33 at the Puckaway Pigfest (2015). They are ranked #5914 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1439
peak 1439 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 6, 2013
latest Sep 9, 2016 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
601.97 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 599.05 (+2.92)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.60
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.18 · weakest Brisket (140.82)
Road miles
320
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 86 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
599.05 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HOGLICKERS, each with one reason worth a look.
76 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,909 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,921 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,910 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
Level with HOGLICKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,911 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,906 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRASH TEST SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| A BOY NAMED QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.4284 | 146.2400 | 158.18 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5828 | 130.2400 | 146.17 | top 78% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 142.2056 | 153.89 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 119.3944 | 140.82 | top 90% |
“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 89% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puckaway Pigfest | 3 | 27 | 0 | top 88% | Sep 9, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
143
finished ahead 21 times, behind 190
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Sep 6, 2013 → May 16, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score621.1428 Puckaway Pigfest
- Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Puckaway Pigfest
- First call Puckaway Pigfest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4284 Puckaway Pigfest
- Peak power rating (1487) Puckaway Pigfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 6, 2013 |
| -12.6 | Madison Magazine BBQ Festival | May 16, 2015 |
| -12.4 | Grill Games | Aug 28, 2015 |
| -9.1 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 9, 2016 |
| -8.1 | Poor Que | Jun 5, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 90% | 84.3% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 94% | 81.2% | 81.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2016 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 33 / 37 (621.1428) | 30 (157.7028) | 23 (160.5828) | 27 (161.1656) | 37 (141.6916) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 27 / 33 (606.8120) | 7 (163.4400) | 15 (158.2628) | 30 (148.5944) | 32 (136.5148) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 47 / 49 (591.3832) | 44 (150.2972) | 47 (135.4516) | 38 (154.2744) | 38 (151.3600) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Poor Que Montello, WI | 31 / 38 (606.6856) | 18 (159.9656) | 30 (149.0972) | 27 (153.6684) | 35 (143.9544) |
| May 16, 2015 | Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Madison, WI | 29 / 29 (583.8284) | 27 (146.2400) | 25 (143.3828) | 28 (142.2056) | 22 (152) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 29 / 31 (584.4684) | 2 (171.4284) | 31 (130.2400) | 11 (163.4056) | 30 (119.3944) |