Big Hogs BBQ IL
Rating
1496
peak 1496
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2022-05-28
latest 2023-05-27
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.95 · weakest Chicken (155.11)
Road miles
0
mi across 2 mapped stops
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
HOT EMBERS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 152.5372 | 155.11 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 157.1084 | 160.53 | top 57% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 163.9544 | 163.95 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in IL (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 397.62
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 485.5888 | 485.59 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 309.6456 | 309.65 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-27 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 18 / 34 (485.5888) | 26 (157.6800) | 17 (163.9544) | 13 (163.9544) | — |
| 2022-05-28 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 19 / 28 (309.6456) | 20 (152.5372) | 18 (157.1084) | — | — |