HILLTOP HOGGERS

HILLTOP HOGGERS is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 18th of 37 at the Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off (2015). They are ranked #5256 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “HILL TOP HOGGERS”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,256

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1457

peak 1509 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 20, 2014

latest Apr 21, 2023 · 8.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#856

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

674.7772 / 720

Master · The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

612.96 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 642.51 (-29.54)

Walk rate

31%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork · Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off

Consistency

±49.92

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.10)

Road miles

across 13 mapped stops

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)

Purse competed for

$53K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.51 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

674.7772 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.7772 at The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 20, 2014

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

Swine Life ahead in 100% of their meetings

Swine Life has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.45 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 8%.

Pork Ribs avg 161.10
Chicken avg 165.55
0 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RATED R PORK STARS in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Southaven Springfest (Apr 21, 2023).

last seen Jun 18, 2021
back Apr 21, 2023

Chicken nemesis

8 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE DANCER BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SECURITY SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1057 (115 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1440 (126 pts)	#1548 (126 pts)	#1569 (121 pts)	#1684 (116 pts)	#1140 (231 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1669 (119 pts)	#1579 (124 pts)	#1725 (119 pts)	#1728 (119 pts)	#1369 (179 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1577 (153 pts)	#1145 (293 pts)	#1674 (148 pts)	#1262 (248 pts)	#1399 (203 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1624 (150 pts)	#1596 (175 pts)	#1692 (155 pts)	#1613 (175 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1947 (95 pts)	#1960 (105 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1311 (235 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HILLTOP HOGGERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ

#5,257 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 96
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1457

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HILLTOP HOGGERS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HILLTOP HOGGERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 96 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

HOG HAVEN BBQ

#5,277 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

They've been 1506 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

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Beat The Meat

#5,267 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1457

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before HILLTOP HOGGERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

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RUBBED RAW

#5,272 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2022

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Sweet Smokin' Jones

#5,255 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2025

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BIG D BBQ

#5,243 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1457

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2024

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BACON & WHISKEY	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BUTTS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Swine Life	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
RATED R PORK STARS	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
South Pork	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Sholly AM Hams	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	1	1	176	157.1200	165.55	top 63%
Pork Ribs	12	0	0	169.1660	146.7660	161.10	top 72%
Pork	11	2	1	177.7028	153.6228	164.90	top 60%
Brisket	13	2	0	176.5600	152.5028	163.71	top 62%

“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 75%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 67%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Southaven Springfest	4	23	0	top 82%	Apr 21, 2023
Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	3	19	0	top 64%	Jun 14, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 8 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 248 finished ahead 162 times, behind 355

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Jun 18, 2021 → Apr 21, 2023

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

20231 milestone

Apr 21 Most recent contest Southaven Springfest

20191 milestone

Jun 14 10th tracked contest Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off

20161 milestone

Apr 22 Peak power rating (1509) Southaven Springfest

20152 milestones

Jun 19 First call Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off
Jun 19 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off

20143 milestones

Jun 20 First tracked contest The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off
Jun 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.7772 The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off
Jun 20 Career-best overall score674.7772 The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.5	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	Jun 16, 2017
+3.7	Southaven Springfest	Apr 22, 2016
+3.1	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off	Jun 20, 2014
+2.5	Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off	Jun 19, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Southaven Springfest	Apr 21, 2023
-10.4	Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off	Jun 19, 2020
-9.1	The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off	Jun 17, 2016
-6.5	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	Jun 14, 2019
-6	Southaven Springfest	Apr 27, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0%	top 100%	66.2%	66.2%
2021	1	0%	top 71%	91.1%	91.1%
2020	1	0%	top 94%	87.3%	87.3%
2019	2	50%	top 77%	91%	90.6%
2018	2	0%	top 73%	91.7%	90.2%
2017	2	100%	top 60%	93.6%	92.8%
2016	2	0%	top 66%	93.7%	91.3%
2015	1	100%	top 49%	92.1%	92.1%
2014	1	0%	top 45%	93.7%	93.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 21, 2023	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	34 / 34 (476.4000)	33 (159.3828)	—	32 (157.0628)	29 (159.9544)
Jun 18, 2021	DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Nesbit, MS	34 / 48 (655.8400)	14 (173.1200)	36 (161.1200)	27 (165.6800)	40 (155.9200)
Jun 19, 2020	Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS	44 / 47 (628.4232)	43 (157.1200)	45 (157.6688)	—	42 (152.5028)
Jun 14, 2019	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 🏅 Hernado, MS	39 / 49 (648.9140)	41 (161.6684)	40 (160.5028)	—	33 (162.8000)
Apr 26, 2019	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	23 / 31 (655.2340)	23 (165.0856)	24 (159.3600)	30 (157.6456)	6 (173.1428)
Jun 15, 2018	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Hernado, MS	30 / 45 (660.4344)	30 (166.2400)	27 (167.3944)	37 (162.2516)	28 (164.5484)
Apr 27, 2018	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	27 / 34 (638.1144)	24 (164.5484)	33 (146.7660)	30 (157.6572)	13 (169.1428)
Jun 16, 2017	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS	19 / 41 (674.1484)	36 (158.2400)	19 (168.5256)	16 (170.8228)	9 (176.5600)
Apr 28, 2017	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	24 / 33 (662.2628)	3 (176)	32 (153.6572)	9 (172.0228)	27 (160.5828)
Jun 17, 2016	The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	35 / 41 (640.3540)	22 (168.5256)	32 (161.1200)	37 (153.6228)	38 (157.0856)
Apr 22, 2016	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	19 / 41 (674.3316)	17 (170.2628)	18 (169.1660)	14 (170.8800)	25 (164.0228)
Jun 19, 2015	Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	18 / 37 (663.3484)	16 (167.9656)	26 (161.1200)	3 (177.7028)	30 (156.5600)
Jun 20, 2014	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	22 / 49 (674.7772)	33 (163.9772)	20 (166.8344)	23 (168.5600)	11 (175.4056)

HILLTOP HOGGERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)