High-water mark
669.1540
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.1540 at The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-07-23
Hog Heaven BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1434
peak 1434 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2013-07-12
latest 2022-07-23
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
596.18 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 628.07 (-31.89)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±40.43
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.40 · weakest Brisket (148.59)
Road miles
10,552
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 1228 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
628.07 / 720
16 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
THE PERFECT BUTT has finished one call ahead of Hog Heaven BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
A MAZIE Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
A MAZIE Q has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−11.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.81 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 19% of the time against 35%.
- Brisket avg 148.59
- Chicken avg 160.40
- 3 calls in 16 entries
A strong matchup
5–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 83% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SQUEELS ON WHEELS in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival (2022-07-23).
- last seen 2019-07-27
- back 2022-07-23
Chicken nemesis
5 of 7
shared chicken entries lost
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM ahead 71% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, THE BASIC BBQ TEAM has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
SWEET BLAQ ASH has landed one call behind them 2 times.
The long haul
10,552
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,552 miles across 16 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,228 miles to *Jack Town Throw Down.
- 16 mapped stops
- furthest 1,228 mi
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.
55 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5954 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5953 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5965 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
No shared contest yet.
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#5960 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5964 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Hog Heaven BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5951 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1434
No shared contest yet.
Level with Hog Heaven BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udder Chaos | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| A MAZIE Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUEELS ON WHEELS | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Bare Bones BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Handsome Devil | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Q HAVEN BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE 5TH ARTERY | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| iQue | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT @ SLIMS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GREENWITCH QUE CO. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 145.0972 | 160.40 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 145.1084 | 159.23 | top 64% |
| Pork | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 143.3828 | 156.33 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 174.3088 | 20.0000 | 148.59 | top 65% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VT | 7 | 0 | top 67% |
| OH | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
| KY | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 74% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 4 | 11 | 0 | top 61% | 2022-07-23 |
| Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 81% | 2015-07-25 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
9 yrs
2013-07-12 → 2022-07-23
Busiest season
2014
5 contests
Contests a season
2
across 8 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VT
7 of 16 contests · 8 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
12
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
17 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.40 · weakest Brisket (148.59)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 8 of 16 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 16 contests
Master average
628.07
out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
400
149–422 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
10,552
16 mapped stops · furthest 1,228 mi
Schedule strength
1545
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$12,000
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2019-07-27 → 2022-07-23
Power rating
1434
peak 1434 · #5958 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
- First call Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1494) Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.2116 The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- 2015
- 10th tracked contest Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- 2016
- First category win (Brisket) The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score669.1540 The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.3088 The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
- 2022
- Most recent contest The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.4 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2014-09-26 |
| +7.9 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 2022-07-23 |
| +0.4 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 2019-07-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 2016-08-05 |
| -11.6 | 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska | 2013-08-16 |
| -10.8 | *Jack Town Throw Down | 2018-03-02 |
| -10.4 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 2017-07-29 |
| -8.9 | The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2013-07-26 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 52% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 79% | 79% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 69.2% | 69.2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 74% | 92.9% | 87.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 89% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 64% | 91.9% | 89.1% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 70% | 90.3% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-23 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT | 11 / 25 (658.8228) | 8 (169.7716) | 5 (168.0000) | 16 (158.8228) | 11 (162.2284) |
| 2019-07-27 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT | 17 / 33 (658.7772) | 10 (166.2856) | 24 (161.6688) | 20 (162.8228) | 1 (173.1200) |
| 2018-03-02 | *Jack Town Throw Down Ridgeland, MS | 31 / 31 (568.9944) | 31 (145.0972) | 31 (145.1084) | 30 (147.9428) | 31 (130.8460) |
| 2017-07-29 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival WINDSOR, VT | 30 / 30 (498.3432) | 26 (155.4516) | 11 (164.0116) | 19 (158.8800) | 30 (20.0000) |
| 2016-08-05 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 49 / 50 (595.9428) | 50 (150.2856) | 48 (152.0116) | 50 (143.3828) | 47 (150.2628) |
| 2016-07-23 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT | 13 / 26 (669.1540) | 24 (154.8344) | 13 (167.4516) | 18 (159.9772) | 1 (174.3088) |
| 2015-07-25 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 31 / 35 (628.0228) | 10 (169.2116) | 31 (155.4400) | 35 (144.5256) | 23 (158.8456) |
| 2014-09-26 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 14 / 48 (661.6000) | 8 (169.1200) | 43 (153.0856) | 15 (167.3944) | 10 (172.0000) |
| 2014-07-25 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 25 / 34 (624.0112) | 11 (163.4628) | 21 (156.5600) | 31 (150.8456) | 26 (153.1428) |
| 2014-07-11 | 8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH | 36 / 42 (621.5196) | 37 (149.0972) | 18 (163.9428) | 33 (155.3712) | 38 (153.1084) |
| 2014-06-20 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY | 18 / 28 (649.0284) | 24 (160.0000) | 7 (170.2628) | 26 (157.0856) | 15 (161.6800) |
| 2014-05-16 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 38 / 56 (650.1368) | 16 (170.8228) | 35 (163.4056) | 44 (159.3828) | 43 (156.5256) |
| 2013-09-06 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 20 / 34 (650.1488) | 10 (170.2628) | 26 (157.6800) | 6 (171.4172) | 26 (150.7888) |
| 2013-08-16 | 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE | 39 / 43 (614.2056) | 34 (157.1544) | 33 (151.9428) | 41 (147.3712) | 29 (157.7372) |
| 2013-07-26 | The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 19 / 31 (649.2116) | 31 (147.3828) | 15 (163.3828) | 28 (149.1544) | 26 (150.8684) |
| 2013-07-12 | Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off Kettering, OH | 29 / 41 (639.9428) | 10 (167.4056) | 32 (153.7144) | 11 (166.8684) | 36 (151.9544) |