Sloppy Hogs FL
Rating
1533
peak 1533 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2020-03-06
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#338
Master 2025
Grand champs
2
0 reserve
Category wins
0
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
684.02 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 680.40 (+3.62)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±15.95
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.58 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.50)
Road miles
1356
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 1084 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Purse competed for
$200K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
680.40 / 720
8 Master contests · 1 GC
Backyard avg
673.67 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 1 GC
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of K & E's Little Smokers in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
📅 A January team
Something about January: average finish in the top 30% across 3 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Torry Island BBQ Showdown (2025-03-21) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 18-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Lakeland Pig Festival (2025-01-24).
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| K & E's Little Smokers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Going Yard BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.3484 | 170.58 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 159.3600 | 169.50 | top 45% |
| Pork | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174.2744 | 162.8456 | 170.01 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 160.0000 | 169.57 | top 40% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 7 | 2 | top 40% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 2 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 32% | 2023-01-13 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (7 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest (2022-01-07)
- Wins it all in 20% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 680.40 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 673.67 / 360
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2020-03-06 — First tracked contest · Fire it up Frostproof!
- 📣 2020-03-06 — First call · Fire it up Frostproof!
- 🏆 2022-01-07 — First Grand Championship · Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest
- ⭐ 2025-01-24 — Career-best overall score (699.4172) · Lakeland Pig Festival
- 🔥 2025-02-14 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Ribs on the Ridge
- 📈 2025-11-05 — Peak power rating (1533) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.2 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest | 2022-01-07 |
| +16 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown | 2025-03-21 |
| +10.6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2025-01-24 |
| +4.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 2025-11-05 |
| +3.4 | Ribs on the Ridge | 2025-02-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | Fire it up Frostproof! | 2020-03-06 |
| -6.1 | Grills Gone Wild | 2025-02-07 |
| -3.9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
| -0.7 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest | 2023-01-13 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 71% | top 42% | 97.1% | 95.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 93.4% | 93.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 3% | 187.1% | 187.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
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 - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 79 / 158 (686.7544) | 10 (177.7144) | 142 (165.0856) | 60 (171.9772) | 56 (171.9772) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 266 / 401 (665.5884) | 301 (165.0856) | 269 (166.2400) | 216 (168.5944) | 247 (165.6684) |
| 2025-03-21 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 1 / 26 (696.5028) | 3 (177.7028) | 5 (173.1316) | 3 (172.5484) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2025-02-14 | Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL | 6 / 16 (695.3600) | 2 (180.0000) | 6 (173.7028) | 5 (174.2744) | 10 (167.3828) |
| 2025-02-07 | Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Davenport, FL | 18 / 25 (675.8972) | 23 (159.3484) | 4 (176.5716) | 16 (168.5600) | 11 (171.4172) |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 10 / 40 (699.4172) | 5 (178.2972) | 14 (173.1544) | 19 (171.9656) | 9 (176.0000) |
| 2023-01-13 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 🏅 Lake Wales, FL | 16 / 26 (672.4340) | 21 (164.5256) | 13 (169.6800) | 12 (169.6800) | 11 (168.5484) |
| 2022-01-07 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 🏅 Lake Wales, FL | 1 / 29 (673.6684) | 2 (170.2628) | 2 (168.5372) | 6 (162.8456) | 2 (172.0228) |
| 2020-03-06 | Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL | 24 / 32 (651.2800) | 24 (162.2400) | 27 (159.3600) | 10 (169.6800) | 20 (160.0000) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #338 (637 pts) | #311 (722 pts) | #386 (652 pts) | #370 (607 pts) | #413 (532 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1112 (96 pts) | #1276 (71 pts) | #1222 (111 pts) | #1079 (116 pts) | #987 (121 pts) |