They almost always walk
60%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 9 of 15 contests
A top-10 category call in 60% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Wild Hog BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1461
peak 1461 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2014-09-05
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#594
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.27 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 637.03 (+30.23)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±39.92
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.49 · weakest Brisket (153.45)
Road miles
3,370
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 1735 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$51K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
637.03 / 720
13 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
489.87 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (11 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.
High-water mark
691.9316
career-best overall
96.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 691.9316 at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival — 96.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2023-03-03
Their season
2023
their best year
2023 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 28%.
- 3 contests
- 2 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 28%
A tough matchup
5–2
behind in the head-to-head
COOL HAND QUE ahead in 71% of their meetings
COOL HAND QUE has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.03 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 31% of the time against 27%.
- Brisket avg 153.45
- Pork Ribs avg 162.49
- 4 calls in 13 entries
A strong matchup
5–2
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 71% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Peckerwood Country Club in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
The comeback
4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4 years, then back at BBQ Boogie & Blues (2021-09-24).
- last seen 2017-09-15
- back 2021-09-24
Pork Ribs nemesis
5 of 7
shared pork ribs entries lost
COOL HAND QUE ahead 71% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, COOL HAND QUE has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
THE PIT CREW GA has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Boom or bust
±17.00%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±17.00% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 94.8% of a perfect score
- best 138.2%
The long haul
3,370
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,370 miles across 15 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,735 miles to Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2025.
- 15 mapped stops
- furthest 1,735 mi
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.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5073 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1508 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5077 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5051 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Wild Hog BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5076 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#5069 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#5064 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Level with Wild Hog BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peckerwood Country Club | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Wiggle Butts BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-INATOR! | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| ZIPS BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Willingham's | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| ROLLIN KOLBZ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| CHOOCHOO BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewbabys BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE FAT GUYZ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 131.9888 | 160.09 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 137.6916 | 162.49 | top 60% |
| Pork | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 145.0972 | 161.84 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 129.0628 | 153.45 | top 71% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 7 | 0 | top 50% |
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 92% |
| SJ | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 74% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Boogie & Blues | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 52% | 2023-04-28 |
| Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 73% | 2026-06-26 |
| Honeybee BBQ Competition | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 68% | 2023-06-02 |
The story so far (19 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
11.8 yrs
2014-09-05 → 2026-06-26
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 9 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
7 of 15 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
11
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
15 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 162.49 · weakest Brisket (153.45)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 9 of 15 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
5 of 15 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
637.03
out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
489.87
out of 360 · 2 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
331
219–340 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,370
15 mapped stops · furthest 1,735 mi
Schedule strength
1546
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$51,475
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 8 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
4 yrs
2017-09-15 → 2021-09-24
Power rating
1461
peak 1461 · #5075 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival
- Peak power rating (1489) Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival
- 2015
- First call Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day
- 2021
- First overall top-10 BBQ Boogie & Blues
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score497.6000 BBQ Boogie & Blues
- 2023
- 10th tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score691.9316 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 2026
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5828 Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026
- Most recent contest Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.5 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2023-03-03 |
| +9.1 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | 2023-04-28 |
| +8.9 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | 2021-09-24 |
| +6.8 | Honeybee BBQ Competition | 2023-06-02 |
| +2.2 | GBC Throwdown | 2021-11-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off | 2015-07-24 |
| -11.9 | Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day | 2015-09-11 |
| -11.4 | Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival | 2014-09-05 |
| -10.9 | *Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days | 2017-09-15 |
| -10.7 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | 2022-04-29 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 91.7% | 91.5% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 96.1% | 95.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 90.1% | 89.6% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 138.2% | 136.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 96% | 86.1% | 81.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 82% | 82% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 Perez Zeldon, SJ | 16 / 19 (660.5372) | 12 (167.9772) | 5 (176.5828) | 15 (167.4400) | 19 (148.5372) |
| 2026-02-21 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica Alajuela, 10903 | 10 / 18 (657.6688) | 4 (168.0000) | 13 (165.1200) | 9 (164.0000) | 11 (160.5488) |
| 2025-06-27 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2025 Perez Zeldon, SJ | 10 / 16 (652.0456) | 7 (164.0456) | 10 (158.8572) | 10 (164.0000) | 5 (165.1428) |
| 2023-06-02 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 12 / 27 (679.3028) | 21 (163.9544) | 13 (169.6800) | 6 (173.1200) | 10 (172.5484) |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 9 / 32 (686.7884) | 12 (173.1200) | 13 (171.4400) | 18 (169.1084) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 7 / 65 (691.9316) | 11 (173.1200) | 42 (166.2516) | 6 (176.0000) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2022-06-03 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 23 / 25 (642.1376) | 14 (167.3944) | 14 (166.2744) | 23 (158.8000) | 24 (149.6688) |
| 2022-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 35 / 37 (648.4460) | 26 (167.4288) | 32 (162.8116) | 27 (166.2400) | 37 (151.9656) |
| 2021-11-19 | GBC Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 14 / 28 (482.1488) | 17 (156.5260) | 16 (159.3828) | 8 (166.2400) | — |
| 2021-09-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 9 / 27 (497.6000) | 13 (161.0972) | 5 (173.1200) | 9 (163.3828) | — |
| 2017-09-15 | *Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days Butler, MO | 26 / 26 (596.9484) | 23 (155.9772) | 18 (158.8116) | 25 (153.0968) | 26 (129.0628) |
| 2016-09-16 | Butler Chambers Barbeque & Huckster's Day Butler, MO | 17 / 21 (599.8284) | 14 (152.5600) | 16 (153.6456) | 17 (150.8228) | 20 (142.8000) |
| 2015-09-11 | Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day Butler, MO | 13 / 14 (619.8168) | 9 (158.8344) | 9 (159.9656) | 13 (153.6684) | 12 (147.3484) |
| 2015-07-24 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS | 35 / 35 (555.8176) | 35 (139.3944) | 34 (137.6916) | 34 (145.0972) | 34 (133.6344) |
| 2014-09-05 | Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival 🏅 Butler, MO | 40 / 43 (590.1828) | 43 (131.9888) | 29 (157.6912) | 38 (156.5256) | 38 (143.9772) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #594 (207 pts) | #534 (302 pts) | #589 (272 pts) | #608 (222 pts) | #644 (187 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #623 (259 pts) | #806 (194 pts) | #809 (229 pts) | #657 (259 pts) | #620 (279 pts) |