A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
HILLTOP HOGGERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
HILLTOP HOGGERS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
RATED R PORK STARS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1430
peak 1430 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2016-06-17
latest 2021-06-18
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
625.20 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 622.45 (+2.76)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.46
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.90 · weakest Brisket (149.73)
Road miles
11
mi across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Purse competed for
$39K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
622.45 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The weak link
−9.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.17 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 149.73
- Chicken avg 158.90
- 0 calls in 7 entries
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.
45 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6036 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1430
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6039 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1430
No shared contest yet.
Level with RATED R PORK STARS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#6032 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1430
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6038 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1430
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6034 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#6037 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1430
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILLTOP HOGGERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BEER-B-QUE BOYS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BACON & WHISKEY | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' BUTTS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sloppy Hog BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 150.2056 | 158.90 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 149.0856 | 155.63 | top 88% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 145.0972 | 158.18 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9660 | 141.0400 | 149.73 | top 94% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 93% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off | 3 | 38 | 0 | top 90% | 2019-06-14 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2016-06-17 → 2021-06-18
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 158.90 · weakest Brisket (149.73)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
622.45
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
163
21–274 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
11
7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1560
average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$38,500
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2019-06-14 → 2020-06-19
Power rating
1430
peak 1430 · #6033 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off
- Peak power rating (1488) The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8228 Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
- 2018
- Career-best overall score640.4340 Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
- 2021
- Most recent contest DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off | 2016-06-17 |
| -10.6 | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off | 2020-06-19 |
| -10.5 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off | 2017-06-16 |
| -10.4 | Southaven Springfest | 2019-04-26 |
| -9.7 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off | 2021-06-18 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88.5% | 87.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-18 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Nesbit, MS | 46 / 48 (615.8168) | 34 (162.8572) | 46 (155.3712) | 44 (156.5484) | 48 (141.0400) |
| 2020-06-19 | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS | 46 / 47 (615.2456) | 46 (150.2056) | 34 (166.8572) | 45 (153.6800) | 45 (144.5028) |
| 2019-06-14 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 🏅 Hernado, MS | 44 / 49 (637.0400) | 33 (166.8800) | 48 (149.0856) | 17 (170.2972) | 46 (150.7772) |
| 2019-04-26 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 29 / 31 (617.4856) | 28 (159.3600) | 26 (157.0856) | 31 (147.9656) | 30 (153.0744) |
| 2018-06-15 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Hernado, MS | 39 / 45 (640.4340) | 26 (167.9656) | 39 (157.0856) | 35 (162.8572) | 37 (152.5256) |
| 2017-06-16 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS | 38 / 41 (618.1712) | 38 (152.0000) | 38 (149.1200) | 14 (170.8228) | 41 (146.2284) |
| 2016-06-17 | The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS | 39 / 41 (612.9260) | 38 (153.0628) | 36 (154.8000) | 40 (145.0972) | 36 (159.9660) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #1937 (115 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |