Hogline WI
Rating
1736
peak 1745
Contests
63
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#16
Master 2019
Grand champs
7
8 reserve
Category wins
20
43 podiums
Overall top-10s
39
of 63 contests
Avg finish
top 21%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
686.43 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 684.13 (+2.30)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.72
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.30 · weakest Pork (169.77)
Road miles
12063
mi across 63 mapped stops · furthest 634 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS has finished one call ahead of Hogline 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
LUCKY'S Q has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 16 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of MACHETE BOYS BBQ in 30 of their 39 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Minnesota in May is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1200 points of the Grand Championship at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2022-06-10).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 60-team field at Minnesota in May.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 12% across 6 contests, versus top 21% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 104 at their very first tracked contest, Smoke In the Springs (2019-04-12).
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 62 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 178.8572 | 161.0972 | 170.94 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 63 | 36 | 7 | 15 | 178.8800 | 155.9544 | 170.98 | top 28% |
| Pork | 62 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 178.2972 | 154.8344 | 169.77 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 62 | 33 | 7 | 15 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.3600 | 172.30 | top 22% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 17 | 3 | top 18% |
| IA | 15 | 2 | top 22% |
| KS | 14 | 0 | top 23% |
| MN | 10 | 2 | top 20% |
| SD | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
| NE | 2 | 0 | top 20% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 26 | 4 | top 20% |
| Large (40+) | 36 | 3 | top 22% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (21 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (17 of 63 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (63 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Masters In May Day 1 (2019-05-03)
- Wins it all in 11% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 684.13
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 698.8116 | 693.64 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 698.2168 | 681.47 |
| 2021 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 700.5600 | 683.41 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 691.3944 | 676.29 |
| 2019 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 703.3944 | 688.67 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 69 / 158 (688.4684) | 113 (169.6800) | 107 (169.6800) | 77 (171.4056) | 12 (177.7028) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 22 / 401 (698.8116) | 53 (176.0000) | 6 (178.8572) | 142 (171.9772) | 107 (171.9772) |
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 48 / 83 (673.6224) | 55 (165.6912) | 58 (167.4172) | 36 (170.8112) | 35 (169.7028) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 15 / 249 (698.2168) | 83 (173.7028) | 45 (174.8456) | 53 (175.4056) | 48 (174.2628) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 212 / 505 (673.0516) | 129 (171.9772) | 259 (166.8572) | 69 (174.8572) | 375 (159.3600) |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 8 / 25 (678.1944) | 7 (172.5716) | 17 (165.6800) | 17 (163.3828) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2022-09-02 | Smokin' in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 6 / 23 (679.9084) | 3 (173.7028) | 7 (169.1200) | 6 (171.4056) | 12 (165.6800) |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 7 / 32 (682.8232) | 15 (168.0000) | 8 (170.8688) | 11 (171.9772) | 5 (171.9772) |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 26 / 40 (666.1600) | 19 (170.8344) | 31 (162.2628) | 38 (158.7884) | 5 (174.2744) |
| 2022-06-17 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest State Center, IA | 2 / 32 (686.2172) | 18 (169.1200) | 7 (170.8456) | 12 (169.6800) | 1 (176.5716) |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 17 / 37 (674.7312) | 23 (169.1200) | 28 (163.9656) | 21 (167.3828) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 2 / 39 (693.0740) | 17 (170.8228) | 7 (170.8456) | 10 (173.1084) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) Owatonna, MN | 3 / 33 (685.6340) | 15 (168.5716) | 8 (170.8456) | 2 (175.4056) | 10 (170.8112) |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) Cambridge, MN | 25 / 59 (673.5656) | 14 (170.8344) | 4 (173.7144) | 45 (163.9312) | 33 (165.0856) |
| 2022-04-29 | Masters in May Bancroft, WI | 11 / 43 (673.6456) | 10 (171.4056) | 27 (162.8572) | 8 (171.9656) | 12 (167.4172) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 4 / 94 (694.7884) | 58 (167.4056) | 2 (178.8572) | 10 (176.5600) | 29 (171.9656) |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 6 / 48 (688.4684) | 7 (174.8572) | 30 (167.3828) | 26 (168.5256) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2021-09-24 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 20 / 35 (672.4456) | 22 (167.4056) | 9 (171.9772) | 28 (162.2400) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 88 / 185 (682.1828) | 127 (168.5372) | 89 (170.8572) | 74 (171.9656) | 74 (170.8228) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 2 / 467 (700.5600) | 23 (176.0000) | 78 (173.1200) | 18 (177.1428) | 36 (174.2972) |
| 2021-09-03 | Smokin' in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 1 / 25 (685.0856) | 4 (172.5600) | 1 (174.3316) | 6 (173.1084) | 8 (165.0856) |
| 2021-08-27 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI | 7 / 25 (679.9084) | 20 (161.0972) | 1 (178.8800) | 17 (163.9312) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2021-08-26 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI | 7 / 25 (674.1484) | 11 (170.2628) | 3 (171.4056) | 22 (159.3600) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2021-08-20 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 1 / 35 (694.8000) | 8 (174.2628) | 5 (172.5716) | 13 (170.2628) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 2 / 35 (689.7028) | 12 (172.5600) | 8 (170.2972) | 12 (170.2512) | 4 (176.5944) |
| 2021-07-16 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 2 / 33 (687.9428) | 16 (170.2628) | 5 (174.2972) | 1 (176.5600) | 15 (166.8228) |
| 2021-06-18 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 4 / 32 (681.0856) | 15 (167.4056) | 3 (174.2628) | 4 (171.4516) | 10 (167.9656) |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 West Salem, WI | 16 / 45 (667.3828) | 31 (165.1544) | 17 (167.9772) | 38 (157.6568) | 1 (176.5944) |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 West Salem, WI | 4 / 52 (683.3828) | 4 (173.7028) | 2 (174.2972) | 33 (165.1084) | 11 (170.2744) |
| 2021-06-04 | Original SD BBQ Championship Huron, SD | 21 / 49 (667.9772) | 31 (163.3944) | 19 (168.5944) | 22 (167.4284) | 17 (168.5600) |
| 2021-06-04 | The Original SD BBQ Championships - One Meat Standalone Ribs Contest Huron, SD | — | — | 15 (162.8228) | — | — |
| 2021-05-28 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 14 / 46 (679.3484) | 9 (171.9656) | 36 (161.0972) | 6 (174.8456) | 18 (171.4400) |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May Cambridge, MN | 1 / 60 (697.1544) | 15 (171.4056) | 1 (177.7372) | 1 (176.5944) | 7 (171.4172) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 20 / 105 (691.3828) | 26 (174.2744) | 31 (172.5600) | 50 (169.1428) | 13 (175.4056) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 50 / 94 (684.5260) | 60 (169.7144) | 34 (172.5716) | 47 (171.4172) | 48 (170.8228) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 13 / 93 (691.3944) | 18 (174.8572) | 2 (177.7372) | 56 (166.8228) | 23 (171.9772) |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 7 / 50 (683.9428) | 6 (173.7028) | 17 (166.2744) | 10 (171.4056) | 5 (172.5600) |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 14 / 35 (678.7428) | 25 (166.2400) | 14 (169.6684) | 17 (168.5600) | 4 (174.2744) |
| 2020-07-25 | 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 22 / 30 (655.3256) | 25 (163.3828) | 6 (170.2856) | 29 (154.8344) | 11 (166.8228) |
| 2020-07-17 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off MARION, IA | 7 / 36 (666.7884) | 11 (169.6800) | 4 (171.9884) | 16 (163.4056) | 18 (161.7144) |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 Rodney, IA | 9 / 47 (681.1312) | 38 (162.8456) | 10 (170.8800) | 12 (173.7028) | 5 (173.7028) |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 Rodney, IA | 24 / 53 (668.4568) | 21 (168.5484) | 10 (170.2628) | 43 (161.1200) | 18 (168.5256) |
| 2019-10-25 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 10 / 44 (684.5140) | 9 (173.1084) | 23 (166.8228) | 23 (166.8456) | 3 (177.7372) |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest Union Grove, WI | 1 / 52 (700.5028) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (178.8572) | 10 (170.8228) | 3 (173.1084) |
| 2019-10-04 | Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 3 / 49 (698.2744) | 16 (172.0000) | 13 (173.1200) | 2 (178.2972) | 10 (174.8572) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 4 / 34 (685.0856) | 19 (165.7028) | 20 (165.0856) | 5 (177.1544) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 66 / 135 (683.8624) | 87 (169.6684) | 58 (170.8228) | 114 (165.6684) | 10 (177.7028) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 39 / 468 (686.7884) | 137 (169.6800) | 216 (166.2628) | 58 (173.1428) | 15 (177.7028) |
| 2019-08-30 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 3 / 38 (694.7996) | 17 (169.1084) | 1 (178.3200) | 6 (173.1084) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN | 10 / 50 (679.3028) | 16 (170.2628) | 10 (170.8344) | 24 (169.6800) | 13 (168.5256) |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest MARSHALL, MN | 3 / 46 (690.7888) | 7 (175.4172) | 2 (174.2744) | 28 (164.5372) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2019-08-09 | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 1 / 38 (692.5256) | 16 (169.1200) | 1 (173.1200) | 1 (177.1428) | 2 (173.1428) |
| 2019-07-19 | Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD | 8 / 40 (677.0512) | 21 (167.4056) | 9 (171.4400) | 5 (173.1200) | 19 (165.0856) |
| 2019-07-13 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI | 4 / 36 (683.9656) | 2 (176.5944) | 9 (169.1428) | 13 (167.9656) | 12 (170.2628) |
| 2019-07-12 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 Green Bay, WI | 9 / 37 (675.3372) | 12 (169.7028) | 8 (172.5600) | 23 (162.2400) | 8 (170.8344) |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon West Salem, WI | 12 / 37 (660.4688) | 2 (173.7028) | 27 (155.9544) | 10 (167.9888) | 15 (162.8228) |
| 2019-06-14 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 1 / 31 (701.7260) | 2 (177.7144) | 3 (173.1544) | 5 (172.5600) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN | 2 / 43 (694.7768) | 4 (175.4056) | 5 (173.1428) | 14 (169.6684) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 2 / 57 (695.9540) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (177.7372) | 25 (167.9540) | 12 (171.4056) |
| 2019-05-04 | Masters in May Day 2 Bancroft, WI | 3 / 40 (683.3716) | 5 (171.9772) | 12 (170.2972) | 8 (170.2744) | 7 (170.8228) |
| 2019-05-03 | Masters In May Day 1 Bancroft, WI | 1 / 42 (698.1940) | 11 (168.5256) | 3 (175.4056) | 7 (174.2628) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-04-26 | Q for a Cause Papillion, NE | 3 / 32 (691.3712) | 3 (175.4172) | 9 (170.8456) | 12 (170.2628) | 5 (174.8456) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS | 2 / 104 (703.3944) | 7 (177.7028) | 17 (173.1316) | 1 (178.2972) | 22 (174.2628) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #59 (1845 pts) | #142 (1290 pts) | #103 (1465 pts) | #129 (1325 pts) | #34 (2000 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #19 (2350 pts) | #112 (1350 pts) | #19 (2220 pts) | #73 (1620 pts) | #42 (1872 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #194 (615 pts) | #259 (480 pts) | #143 (760 pts) | #256 (490 pts) | #187 (605 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #16 (2621 pts) | #17 (2303 pts) | #15 (2351 pts) | #50 (2010 pts) | #19 (2397 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #55 (2179 pts) | #23 (2324 pts) | #112 (1674 pts) | #123 (1609 pts) | #36 (2179 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #49 (2289 pts) | #46 (2131 pts) | #159 (1601 pts) | #108 (1789 pts) | #65 (2027 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #85 (2064 pts) | #127 (1705 pts) | #127 (1677 pts) | #78 (1909 pts) | #105 (1857 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #96 (2024 pts) | #67 (1931 pts) | #119 (1731 pts) | #143 (1611 pts) | #179 (1596 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #241 (1365 pts) | #119 (1750 pts) | #221 (1391 pts) | #196 (1430 pts) | #326 (1095 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #372 (817 pts) | #349 (877 pts) | #319 (942 pts) | #536 (617 pts) | #617 (527 pts) |