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
- 2015-05-08
HOGZILLA NC BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1504 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-05-08
latest 2019-05-17
Best ToY finish
#1843
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.12
last 5 Master vs avg 631.12 (-0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.37
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.64 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.42)
Road miles
156
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 42 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
Purse competed for
$9K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
631.12 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
4–1
behind in the head-to-head
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY ahead in 80% of their meetings
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.2
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.22 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 153.42
- Pork avg 160.64
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BAD MOTHER SMOKERS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Stills and Grills Fest (2019-05-17).
- last seen 2017-05-05
- back 2019-05-17
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.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4436 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after HOGZILLA NC BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4433 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Level with HOGZILLA NC BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4462 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4440 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4459 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiggy With the Piggy | 2 | 56 | 0 | top 77% | 2017-05-05 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2015-05-08 → 2019-05-17
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.64 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.42)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
631.12
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
158
84–213 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
156
5 mapped stops · furthest 42 mi
Schedule strength
1563
average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$9,150
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2017-05-05 → 2019-05-17
Power rating
1474
peak 1504 · #4443 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- 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
- 2019
- Most recent contest Stills and Grills Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.6 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | 2015-05-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | Hog Happnin' | 2016-11-04 |
| -8.9 | Stills and Grills Fest | 2019-05-17 |
| -6.5 | Jiggy With the Piggy | 2017-05-05 |
| -5.5 | Jiggy With the Piggy | 2016-05-06 |
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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-17 | Stills and Grills Fest North Wilkesboro, NC | 19 / 21 (594.7540) | 19 (142.2512) | 19 (142.8000) | 11 (162.8456) | 17 (146.8572) |
| 2017-05-05 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 60 / 75 (630.6280) | 44 (162.8228) | 56 (158.8000) | 47 (161.6684) | 67 (147.3368) |
| 2016-11-04 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 50 / 56 (627.2116) | 50 (155.9544) | 52 (147.9200) | 51 (158.8000) | 38 (164.5372) |
| 2016-05-06 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 56 / 76 (638.5940) | 55 (160.5028) | 63 (155.9084) | 69 (154.8000) | 26 (167.3828) |
| 2015-05-08 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 33 / 74 (664.4228) | 4 (175.4172) | 48 (161.6800) | 39 (165.0856) | 42 (162.2400) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1843 (76 pts) | #1942 (76 pts) | #1924 (76 pts) | #1684 (116 pts) | #1833 (86 pts) |