High-water mark
678.2400
career-best overall
94.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.2400 at Rockin BBQ — 94.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 10, 2019
Hogz Backyard BBQ
Hogz Backyard BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 5th of 35 at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival (2019). They are ranked #2579 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1518
peak 1518 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Aug 4, 2017
latest Aug 6, 2021 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
18% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
654.10 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 652.88 (+1.22)
Walk rate
45%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.09
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164.62 · weakest Pork (161.37)
Road miles
845
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 157 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Purse competed for
$48K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
652.88 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
321.67 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Hogz Backyard BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,570 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1520
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,578 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1525
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,566 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1521
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 13 contests, alongside a 31% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,584 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1521
Level with Hogz Backyard BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,563 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1521
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 6 years before Hogz Backyard BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,583 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1529
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAD HABIT BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| iBQ'n | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-JITSU | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| FIREHOUSE SMOKE | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| KEVLAR BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LICENSE TO GRILL | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Mac Attack BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| AWW HELL | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Heritage Q | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| QUEFELLAS BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| B&R SMOKE | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BO B Q BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| RAMSHACKLE BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| S & G BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 155.9544 | 162.45 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 153.6916 | 164.29 | top 48% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 151.4056 | 161.37 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 157.1084 | 164.62 | top 46% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 47% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All American BBQ Throwdown | 3 | 17 | 0 | top 55% | Aug 6, 2021 |
| Rockin BBQ | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 42% | May 29, 2020 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
4 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MI
9 of 11 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
11 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Opponents faced
180
finished ahead 200 times, behind 211
Longest layoff
4.7 yrs
Aug 6, 2021 → May 1, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20212 milestones
- 10th tracked contest All American BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1518) All American BBQ Throwdown
20201 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8572 All American BBQ Throwdown
20193 milestones
- First overall top-10 Rockin BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.2400 Rockin BBQ
- Career-best overall score678.2400 Rockin BBQ
20181 milestone
- First call Smoke & Ale Fall Festival
20171 milestone
- First tracked contest All American BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.4 | Rockin BBQ | May 10, 2019 |
| +12 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival | Sep 13, 2019 |
| +3.8 | All American BBQ Throwdown | Aug 7, 2020 |
| +0.9 | All American BBQ Throwdown | Aug 6, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.7 | 11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off | Jun 21, 2019 |
| -3.4 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown | Aug 2, 2019 |
| -2.2 | All American BBQ Throwdown | Aug 4, 2017 |
| -1.8 | Westland Area Jaycee's All American BBQ Throwdown | Aug 3, 2018 |
| -1.6 | Rockin BBQ | May 29, 2020 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 58% | 92.2% | 91.1% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75% | top 40% | 94.2% | 90.8% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 89.7% | 89.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 14 (168.0116) | — | — |
| Aug 6, 2021 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 17 / 32 (664.4572) | 12 (171.4172) | 12 (166.2628) | 26 (161.0972) | 16 (165.6800) |
| Aug 7, 2020 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 20 / 42 (664) | 20 (165.1200) | 3 (174.8572) | 21 (164.5944) | 31 (159.4284) |
| May 29, 2020 | Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 45 / 66 (647.3716) | 49 (160) | 25 (166.8344) | 50 (157.1084) | 42 (163.4288) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival 🏅 Mears, MI | 5 / 35 (321.6688) | 10 (155.9544) | 6 (165.7144) | — | — |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 23 / 40 (656.4456) | 26 (164) | 31 (157.0972) | 27 (161.6456) | 4 (173.7028) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | 11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Auburn Hills, MI | 22 / 30 (638.2284) | 11 (167.4744) | 20 (162.2400) | 26 (151.4056) | 18 (157.1084) |
| May 10, 2019 | Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 7 / 42 (678.2400) | 29 (162.8572) | 6 (174.2628) | 12 (167.4172) | 5 (173.7028) |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Smoke & Ale Fall Festival Chelsea, MI | 23 / 38 (644.5372) | 26 (160) | 29 (153.7028) | 10 (168.5372) | 19 (162.2972) |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Westland Area Jaycee's All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 25 / 39 (646.1144) | 32 (157.1200) | 20 (164.5372) | 21 (159.3716) | 14 (165.0856) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 19 / 29 (636.5144) | 21 (160.5256) | 23 (153.6916) | 18 (161.1544) | 16 (161.1428) |