A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
HOG FEATHERS
HOG FEATHERS is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 28th of 33 at the Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE (2016). They are ranked #5299 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1456
peak 1456 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 22, 2014
latest Oct 5, 2018 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
614.74 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 606.18 (+8.56)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.00
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 153.27 · weakest Brisket (147.89)
Road miles
187
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
606.18 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HOG FEATHERS, each with one reason worth a look.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,291 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HOG FEATHERS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HOG FEATHERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,307 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1456
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,310 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Level with HOG FEATHERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,284 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
They turned up 5 years after HOG FEATHERS did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#5,316 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,311 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAWG NATION BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGHEADED BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG PEN BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| FLYING PORKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN FOOLZ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| WILBUR'S REVENGE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WILLY'S Q SHACK | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEKEND SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ GURU | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LITTLE LUKE'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOWER LOWER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 142.8112 | 152.63 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 129.6688 | 152.39 | top 69% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 136.4572 | 153.27 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 134.2856 | 147.89 | top 75% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 80% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) | 4 | 44 | 0 | top 74% | Aug 24, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
176
finished ahead 82 times, behind 305
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Aug 22, 2014 → May 6, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score627.9196 New Holland Summer Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.8456 New Holland Summer Fest
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest
- Peak power rating (1488) New Holland Summer Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 22, 2014 |
| -11.1 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | Oct 5, 2018 |
| -8.5 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition | May 6, 2016 |
| -5.3 | Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE | Sep 10, 2016 |
| -2.8 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 25, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 86% | 82.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 87.2% | 86.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 78.1% | 78.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2018 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 42 / 42 (574.5372) | 35 (154.2400) | 41 (149.0744) | 42 (136.4572) | 42 (134.7656) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA | 47 / 71 (619.3600) | 44 (156.0116) | 59 (146.2744) | 38 (157.1084) | 29 (159.9656) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 48 / 69 (627.8740) | 42 (159.9772) | 63 (147.9544) | 56 (154.2740) | 19 (165.6684) |
| Sep 10, 2016 | Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE Devon, PA | 28 / 33 (623.9888) | 22 (157.6916) | 14 (165.7260) | 25 (154.2628) | 32 (146.3084) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 44 / 66 (627.9196) | 54 (152.5600) | 16 (166.8456) | 36 (160.5484) | 51 (147.9656) |
| May 6, 2016 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition Greenlane, PA | 41 / 47 (607.4288) | 46 (145.1316) | 23 (161.1772) | 36 (154.8456) | 42 (146.2744) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 65 / 70 (562.1484) | 67 (142.8112) | 69 (129.6688) | 34 (155.3828) | 66 (134.2856) |