Hogback Cookers

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2007

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1538

peak 1538 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-10-03

latest 2015-09-05

Best ToY finish

#1228

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 31%

overall standings

Best overall

674.1824 / 720

Master · 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.96

last 5 Master vs avg 663.96 (+0.00)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Chicken · Smokin' Brew BBQ

Consistency

±11.47

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.85 · weakest Pork (161.92)

Road miles

1,659

mi 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

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Storylines (4 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

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
2014-10-02

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.9 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.94 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Pork avg 161.92
Chicken avg 170.85
0 calls in 5 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BRACKEN RACKS BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

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.

75 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI

#2001 of the rated field

1538 ▲ 0 power rating

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.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2014-09-26

⚔ Head-to-head

SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE BBQ

#2002 of the rated field

1538 ▲ 0 power rating

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.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2015-10-09

⚔ Head-to-head

Butts Bellies & Buddies Too

#1998 of the rated field

1538 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1539

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2022-09-08

⚔ Head-to-head

LaMac's

#2004 of the rated field

1538 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1538

No shared contest yet.

Level with Hogback Cookers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2021-05-07

⚔ Head-to-head

EVERGLADES SEASONING BBQ TEAM

#2005 of the rated field

1538 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1538

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2015-01-30

⚔ Head-to-head

Amped Up

#2021 of the rated field

1537 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-02-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar 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	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	1	0	174.2628	168.0116	170.85	top 24%
Pork Ribs	5	0	0	169.6912	158.2744	163.19	top 46%
Pork	5	0	0	166.8228	150.8228	161.92	top 54%
Brisket	5	3	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CO	3	0	top 31%
MO	2	0	top 32%

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.9 yrs 2013-10-03 → 2015-09-05

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CO 3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 170.85 · weakest Pork (161.92)

Walk rate 60% a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 5 contests

Master average 663.96 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 852 840–378 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,659 5 mapped stops · furthest 547 mi

Schedule strength 1544 average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests

Power rating 1538 peak 1538 · #2007 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Oct 3 First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
2014
Aug 30 First call Smokin' Brew BBQ
Aug 30 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.3088 Smokin' Brew BBQ
Oct 2 Career-best overall score674.1824 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
2015
Sep 5 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Smokin' Brew BBQ
Sep 5 Peak power rating (1538) Smokin' Brew BBQ
Sep 5 Most recent contest Smokin' Brew BBQ

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	2014-10-02
+8.4	Smokin' Brew BBQ	2014-08-30
+8.3	Smokin' Brew BBQ	2015-09-05
+6.8	National Western BBQ Throwdown	2015-01-09
+2.7	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2013-10-03

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	2	100%	top 32%	93.1%	92.9%
2014	2	50%	top 24%	93.6%	93.1%
2013	1	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
2015-09-05	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	14 / 49 (670.2972)	6 (174.2628)	26 (161.1544)	22 (162.8800)	6 (172.0000)
2015-01-09	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	14 / 40 (667.3140)	16 (168.5828)	26 (161.6572)	19 (165.0856)	6 (171.9884)
2014-10-02	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)
2014-08-30	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	14 / 48 (666.3088)	19 (168.0116)	30 (158.2744)	20 (166.8228)	2 (173.2000)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	240 / 535 (641.6800)	42 (172.0000)	143 (165.1544)	448 (150.8228)	338 (153.7028)

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1228 (230 pts)	#1122 (280 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1577 (165 pts)	#970 (350 pts)