HOGS ON THE RUN

HOGS ON THE RUN is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 5th of 26 at the Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off (2014). They are ranked #1752 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,752

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1550

peak 1553 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 3, 2013

latest May 11, 2018 · 4.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#2112

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 32%

overall standings

Best overall

675.9776 / 720

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

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.12 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 662.54 (-5.42)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Consistency

±10.37

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.95)

Road miles

across 8 mapped stops

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

662.54 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

675.9776 career-best overall

93.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.9776 at 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open — 93.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 2, 2014

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

JAESTAR BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

JAESTAR BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.82 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 25%.

Pork Ribs avg 160.95
Chicken avg 167.77
1 call 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 DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

4 of 4 shared chicken entries lost

913 BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 4 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.44% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.44% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.0% of a perfect score
8 contests

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2112 (85 pts)	#2124 (100 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HOGS ON THE RUN, each with one reason worth a look.

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

MIDNIGHT RAMBLER'S BBQ

#1,754 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1550

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to HOGS ON THE RUN)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HOGS ON THE RUN has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 23, 2017

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THE SHED BBQ

#1,763 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1550

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HOGS ON THE RUN)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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DRUM DADDY BBQ

#1,751 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1555

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HOGS ON THE RUN)

37 contests to 8: their number has had years to settle where HOGS ON THE RUN's is still finding its level.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Jun 4, 2021

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WHEN PIGS FLY

#1,761 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1550

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HOGS ON THE RUN)

44 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Sep 10, 2026

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East Texas Smokers

#1,744 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1550

They turned up 8 years after HOGS ON THE RUN did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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Nickel City Smokers

#1,764 of the rated field

1549 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1549

Level with HOGS ON THE RUN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
3 GUYS WITH WOOD	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	0	0	173.1200	156.5256	167.77	top 31%
Pork Ribs	8	1	0	0	172.5600	149.6456	160.95	top 53%
Pork	8	1	1	1	179.4400	147.9656	166.41	top 39%
Brisket	8	3	0	1	174.2972	161.1316	167.41	top 27%

“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)	2	0	top 37%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 30%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	6	0	top 38%
MO	2	0	top 13%

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 6 of 8 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 a different one every time

Opponents faced 1,074 finished ahead 1,365 times, behind 307

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

20181 milestone

May 11 Most recent contest The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL)

20171 milestone

Jun 23 Peak power rating (1553) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

20142 milestones

May 2 First overall top-10 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
Oct 2 Career-best overall score675.9776 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

20135 milestones

Oct 3 First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 3 First call 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 3 First category win (Pork) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9312 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 3 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
+12.1	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014
+11.6	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 24, 2016
+10.4	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	May 2, 2014
+9.1	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 23, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.1	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 25, 2015
-2.8	The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL)	May 11, 2018
-1.2	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff	May 1, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 70%	90.8%	90.8%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 17%	91.2%	91.2%
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 11%	93.2%	93.2%
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 55%	92%	90.6%
2014	2	1	0	50%	top 17%	93.9%	93.5%
2013	1	0	1	100%	top 10%	92.8%	92.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 11, 2018	The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) De Soto, KS	39 / 56 (653.5428)	17 (171.4172)	52 (152.4684)	45 (161.6800)	26 (167.9772)
Jun 23, 2017	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	31 / 184 (656.4684)	8 (173.1200)	86 (161.0856)	164 (147.9656)	3 (174.2972)
Jun 24, 2016	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	20 / 183 (670.8000)	17 (169.7144)	13 (172.5600)	65 (163.4056)	44 (165.1200)
Sep 25, 2015	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	63 / 112 (642.6512)	81 (156.5256)	98 (151.9200)	13 (171.9656)	43 (162.2400)
May 1, 2015	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff Lansing, KS	18 / 33 (662.1600)	29 (157.0972)	20 (163.3828)	13 (167.9772)	7 (173.7028)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	83 / 552 (675.9776)	90 (172.5600)	158 (168.5716)	55 (173.7144)	296 (161.1316)
May 2, 2014	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	5 / 26 (670.8112)	6 (169.7256)	5 (167.9656)	11 (165.1200)	4 (168)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	56 / 535 (667.9312)	41 (172)	436 (149.6456)	1 (179.4400)	102 (166.8456)

HOGS ON THE RUN

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

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)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)