High-water mark
674.1824
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.1824 at 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 2, 2014
Hogback Cookers
Hogback Cookers is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 14th of 49 at the Smokin' Brew BBQ (2015). They are ranked #2018 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1538
peak 1538 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Sep 5, 2015 · 1.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.47
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.85 · weakest Pork (161.92)
Road miles
1,659
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 547 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Master avg
663.96 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1228 (230 pts) | #1122 (280 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1577 (165 pts) | #970 (350 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Hogback Cookers, each with one reason worth a look.
81 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,009 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1538
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Hogback Cookers)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Hogback Cookers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,017 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1538
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Hogback Cookers)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,012 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1538
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1538
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 5 contests, alongside a 40% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,015 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1538
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,032 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1537
Level with Hogback Cookers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Backdraft BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 168.0116 | 170.85 | top 24% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6912 | 158.2744 | 163.19 | top 46% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 150.8228 | 161.92 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173.2000 | 153.7028 | 168.00 | top 23% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
849
finished ahead 840 times, behind 378
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Smokin' Brew BBQ
- Peak power rating (1538) Smokin' Brew BBQ
- Most recent contest Smokin' Brew BBQ
20143 milestones
- First call Smokin' Brew BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.3088 Smokin' Brew BBQ
- Career-best overall score674.1824 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.6 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| +8.4 | Smokin' Brew BBQ | Aug 30, 2014 |
| +8.3 | Smokin' Brew BBQ | Sep 5, 2015 |
| +6.8 | National Western BBQ Throwdown | Jan 9, 2015 |
| +2.7 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 93.1% | 92.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 24% | 93.6% | 93.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2015 | Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO | 14 / 49 (670.2972) | 6 (174.2628) | 26 (161.1544) | 22 (162.8800) | 6 (172) |
| Jan 9, 2015 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 14 / 40 (667.3140) | 16 (168.5828) | 26 (161.6572) | 19 (165.0856) | 6 (171.9884) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 101 / 552 (674.1824) | 105 (171.4172) | 131 (169.6912) | 278 (163.9656) | 126 (169.1084) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO | 14 / 48 (666.3088) | 19 (168.0116) | 30 (158.2744) | 20 (166.8228) | 2 (173.2000) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 240 / 535 (641.6800) | 42 (172) | 143 (165.1544) | 448 (150.8228) | 338 (153.7028) |