A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
TEMPLE OF THE HOG
TEMPLE OF THE HOG is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 10th of 41 at the Atlanta BarB-Q Festival (2013). They are ranked #4949 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1509 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2013
latest Apr 21, 2023 · 9.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.22 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 618.78 (+19.44)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±58.00
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.04 · weakest Chicken (144.06)
Road miles
1,144
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 352 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$37K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
618.78 / 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)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TEMPLE OF THE HOG, 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.
#4,943 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 37%
- Peak
- 1464
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TEMPLE OF THE HOG)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TEMPLE OF THE HOG has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,951 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,947 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
They turned up 9 years after TEMPLE OF THE HOG did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before TEMPLE OF THE HOG's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,941 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Level with TEMPLE OF THE HOG on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,960 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 8 years before TEMPLE OF THE HOG's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 20 | 144.06 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 155.3600 | 160.04 | top 68% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 145.6572 | 158.41 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 137.0744 | 156.28 | top 72% |
“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 71% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta BarB-Que Festival | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 57% | Aug 14, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
4 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
354
finished ahead 84 times, behind 364
Longest layoff
6.6 yrs
Aug 14, 2015 → Mar 4, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Southaven Springfest
20141 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4400 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- First call Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- First overall top-10 Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3600 Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- Career-best overall score659.3600 Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- Peak power rating (1509) Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.7 | Atlanta BarB-Q Festival | Sep 13, 2013 |
| +1.8 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) | Aug 15, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.1 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival | Sep 20, 2013 |
| -11 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 17, 2023 |
| -9.9 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 4, 2022 |
| -6.1 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 21, 2023 |
| -4.7 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival | Aug 14, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 90.2% | 88.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 91.6% | 79.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2023 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 29 / 34 (649.5084) | 30 (165.0856) | 31 (155.3600) | 30 (159.9428) | 16 (169.1200) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 80 / 80 (619.7828) | 77 (159.3828) | 70 (159.3944) | 80 (148.5028) | 79 (152.5028) |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 64 / 73 (621.4968) | 62 (157.1084) | 61 (159.3828) | 73 (145.6572) | 57 (159.3484) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA | 32 / 48 (650.1368) | 24 (166.8228) | 23 (164.5256) | 37 (158.8228) | 31 (159.9656) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) Atlanta, GA | 20 / 43 (650.1824) | 2 (175.4400) | 23 (161.0856) | 25 (161.7028) | 35 (151.9540) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival Tunica, MS | 53 / 53 (481.0172) | 53 (20) | 38 (159.9544) | 34 (163.9884) | 53 (137.0744) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Atlanta BarB-Q Festival Atlanta, GA | 10 / 41 (659.3600) | 15 (164.5716) | 17 (160.5600) | 10 (170.2628) | 14 (163.9656) |