High-water mark
681.1888
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.1888 at BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque — 94.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 1, 2026
Wild Hog
Wild Hog is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 14 at the BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jul 25, 2014
latest May 1, 2026 · 11.8 years on the trail
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±40.75
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.04 · weakest Chicken (155.79)
Road miles
4,702
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 2,095 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Master avg
635.37 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 133.7028 | 155.79 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.2972 | 149.6800 | 160.17 | top 67% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.3200 | 154.8228 | 163.04 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 141.1316 | 156.36 | top 74% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NS
1 of 3 contests · 2 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
52
finished ahead 11 times, behind 41
Longest layoff
11 yrs
Jul 25, 2014 → Jul 19, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20266 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque
- First overall top-10 BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.1888 BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque
- Career-best overall score681.1888 BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque
- Most recent contest BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque
20251 milestone
- First call The Great Atlantic BBQ Competition
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1489) Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque Guanacaste | 6 / 14 (681.1888) | 9 (165.1544) | 1 (178.2972) | 3 (174.3200) | 9 (163.4172) |
| Jul 19, 2025 | The Great Atlantic BBQ Competition Bible Hill, NS | 11 / 11 (642.7312) | 6 (168.5256) | 11 (149.6800) | 11 (159.9884) | 7 (164.5372) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS | 27 / 30 (582.1944) | 30 (133.7028) | 28 (152.5372) | 26 (154.8228) | 28 (141.1316) |