High-water mark
664.4228
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.4228 at Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 8, 2015
HOGZILLA NC BBQ
HOGZILLA NC BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 19th of 21 at the Stills and Grills Fest (2019). They are ranked #4470 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1504 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 8, 2015
latest May 17, 2019 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.37
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.64 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.42)
Road miles
156
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 42 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
Purse competed for
$9,150
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
631.12 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1843 (76 pts) | #1942 (76 pts) | #1924 (76 pts) | #1684 (116 pts) | #1833 (86 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HOGZILLA NC BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,466 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,460 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Level with HOGZILLA NC BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,493 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
They turned up 5 years after HOGZILLA NC BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#4,453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,491 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,489 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WHO CARES BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 142.2512 | 159.39 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 142.8000 | 153.42 | top 81% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 154.8000 | 160.64 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 146.8572 | 157.67 | top 66% |
“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 90% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiggy With the Piggy | 2 | 56 | 0 | top 77% | May 5, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
158
finished ahead 84 times, behind 213
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 5, 2017 → May 17, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Stills and Grills Fest
20156 milestones
- First tracked contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- First call Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4228 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score664.4228 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1504) Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.6 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | May 8, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | Hog Happnin' | Nov 4, 2016 |
| -8.9 | Stills and Grills Fest | May 17, 2019 |
| -6.4 | Jiggy With the Piggy | May 5, 2017 |
| -5.5 | Jiggy With the Piggy | May 6, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 82.6% | 82.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.7% | 87.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2019 | Stills and Grills Fest North Wilkesboro, NC | 19 / 21 (594.7540) | 19 (142.2512) | 19 (142.8000) | 11 (162.8456) | 17 (146.8572) |
| May 5, 2017 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 60 / 75 (630.6280) | 44 (162.8228) | 56 (158.8000) | 47 (161.6684) | 67 (147.3368) |
| Nov 4, 2016 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 50 / 56 (627.2116) | 50 (155.9544) | 52 (147.9200) | 51 (158.8000) | 38 (164.5372) |
| May 6, 2016 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 56 / 76 (638.5940) | 55 (160.5028) | 63 (155.9084) | 69 (154.8000) | 26 (167.3828) |
| May 8, 2015 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 33 / 74 (664.4228) | 4 (175.4172) | 48 (161.6800) | 39 (165.0856) | 42 (162.2400) |