Hog Heaven BBQ

Hog Heaven BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 11th of 25 at The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival (2022). They are ranked #5994 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,994

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1435

peak 1435 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 12, 2013

latest Jul 23, 2022 · 9 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

661.6000 / 720

Master · Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

596.18 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 624.18 (-28.00)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.3088

Brisket · The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival

Consistency

±41.11

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.03 · weakest Brisket (148.59)

Road miles

10,552

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 1,228 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 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

624.18 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 64%.

5 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 64%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE BASIC BBQ TEAM ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE BASIC BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.44 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 19% of the time against 31%.

Brisket avg 148.59
Chicken avg 160.03
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 (Jul 23, 2022).

last seen Jul 27, 2019
back Jul 23, 2022

Chicken nemesis

6 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

Q HAVEN BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Q HAVEN BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SWEET BLAQ ASH has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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Boom or bust

±11.10% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±11.10% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 84.3% of a perfect score
best 91.9%

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 teams rated closest to Hog Heaven BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

48 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT

#6,000 of the rated field

1434 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen May 6, 2022

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F n G BBQ

#5,991 of the rated field

1435 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jan 4, 2024

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Disco Balls

#5,992 of the rated field

1435 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 22, 2022

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Dutch BBQ Friends - Netherlands

#5,988 of the rated field

1435 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

Level with Hog Heaven BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2024

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Vegan Tears BBQ

#5,990 of the rated field

1435 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1435

They turned up 12 years after Hog Heaven BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2025

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SmokeStack BBQ

#5,986 of the rated field

1435 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1435

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 25, 2024

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Udder Chaos	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SQUEELS ON WHEELS	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Bare Bones BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ 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
A MAZIE Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
I Smell Smoke	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
GREENWITCH QUE CO.	5	1	4	20%	⚔ 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

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	5	0	0	170.8228	145.0972	160.03	top 62%
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	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 74%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 74%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VT	7	top 73%
OH	2	top 78%
KY	2	top 62%
MS	1	top 100%
MO	1	top 98%
AR	1	top 29%
TN	1	top 68%
NE	1	top 91%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	4	11	0	top 63%	Jul 23, 2022
Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ	2	25	0	top 81%	Jul 25, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 2 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VT 7 of 16 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 12 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 396 finished ahead 147 times, behind 423

Longest layoff 3 yrs Jul 27, 2019 → Jul 23, 2022

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20221 milestone

Jul 23 Most recent contest The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival

20162 milestones

Jul 23 First category win (Brisket) The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
Jul 23 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.3088 The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival

20151 milestone

Jul 25 10th tracked contest Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ

20141 milestone

Sep 26 Career-best overall score661.6000 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

20134 milestones

Jul 12 First tracked contest Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 12 First call Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 12 Peak power rating (1494) Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
Sep 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1488 Bands & BBQ at the Point

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.7	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	Sep 26, 2014
+7.8	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	Jul 23, 2022
+3	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	Jul 23, 2016
+0.4	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	Jul 27, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14	The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ	Jul 26, 2013
-11.8	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Aug 5, 2016
-11.4	21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska	Aug 16, 2013
-10.8	Jack Town Throw Down	Mar 2, 2018
-10.6	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	Jul 29, 2017

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	100%	top 44%	91.5%	91.5%
2019	1	1	100%	top 52%	91.5%	91.5%
2018	1	0	0%	top 100%	79%	79%
2017	1	0	0%	top 100%	69.2%	69.2%
2016	2	1	50%	top 78%	91.2%	87%
2015	1	0	100%	top 89%	87.2%	87.2%
2014	5	0	40%	top 64%	91.9%	89.1%
2013	4	0	50%	top 79%	90.3%	87.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 23, 2022	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT	11 / 25 (658.8228)	8 (169.7716)	5 (168)	16 (158.8228)	11 (162.2284)
Jul 27, 2019	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT	17 / 33 (658.7772)	25 (161.1656)	24 (161.6688)	20 (162.8228)	1 (173.1200)
Mar 2, 2018	Jack Town Throw Down Ridgeland, MS	31 / 31 (568.9944)	31 (145.0972)	31 (145.1084)	30 (147.9428)	31 (130.8460)
Jul 29, 2017	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT	30 / 30 (498.3432)	26 (155.4516)	11 (164.0116)	19 (158.8800)	30 (20)
Aug 5, 2016	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	49 / 50 (595.9428)	50 (150.2856)	48 (152.0116)	50 (143.3828)	47 (150.2628)
Jul 23, 2016	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT	15 / 26 (656.5720)	24 (154.8344)	13 (167.4516)	18 (159.9772)	1 (174.3088)
Jul 25, 2015	Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT	31 / 35 (628.0228)	10 (169.2116)	31 (155.4400)	35 (144.5256)	23 (158.8456)
Sep 26, 2014	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	14 / 48 (661.6000)	8 (169.1200)	43 (153.0856)	15 (167.3944)	10 (172)
Jul 25, 2014	Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT	25 / 34 (624.0112)	11 (163.4628)	21 (156.5600)	31 (150.8456)	26 (153.1428)
Jul 11, 2014	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	36 / 42 (621.5196)	37 (149.0972)	18 (163.9428)	33 (155.3712)	38 (153.1084)
Jun 20, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY	18 / 28 (649.0284)	24 (160)	7 (170.2628)	26 (157.0856)	15 (161.6800)
May 16, 2014	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	38 / 56 (650.1368)	16 (170.8228)	35 (163.4056)	44 (159.3828)	43 (156.5256)
Sep 6, 2013	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	20 / 34 (650.1488)	10 (170.2628)	26 (157.6800)	6 (171.4172)	26 (150.7888)
Aug 16, 2013	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)
Jul 26, 2013	The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT	30 / 31 (610.7884)	31 (147.3828)	15 (163.3828)	28 (149.1544)	26 (150.8684)
Jul 12, 2013	Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off Kettering, OH	29 / 41 (639.9428)	10 (167.4056)	32 (153.7144)	11 (166.8684)	36 (151.9544)

Hog Heaven BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

The long haul

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)