High-water mark
692.5372
career-best overall
96.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 692.5372 at 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship — 96.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Mar 19, 2021
Hog Diesel BBQ
Hog Diesel BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 9th of 70 at the 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship (2021). They are ranked #1782 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1548
peak 1548 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Mar 13, 2020
latest Mar 18, 2022 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
25% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
683.36 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 678.62 (+4.73)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.62
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.20 · weakest Brisket (168.33)
Road miles
537
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 82 mi
Schedule strength
86%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1616)
Purse competed for
$62K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
678.62 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Hog Diesel BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
62 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,788 of the rated field
- Contests
- 84
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1624
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Hog Diesel BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Hog Diesel BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,780 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1550
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,786 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1548
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,783 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 70%
- Peak
- 1556
6 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#1,784 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1553
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 27% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,778 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1549
They turned up 5 years after Hog Diesel BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Cow Creek BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Happy Grillmore | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Ambition Que | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 164.5372 | 170.26 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 164.5600 | 168.83 | top 51% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 164 | 171.20 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5944 | 160.5256 | 168.33 | top 44% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 41% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2020
6 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
Opponents faced
226
finished ahead 278 times, behind 174
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- Peak power rating (1548) Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Qlathe BBQ Championship
20212 milestones
- Career-best overall score692.5372 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5944 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
20204 milestones
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.2684 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- First call Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
- First overall top-10 Smoke in the Spring
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18 | Smoke in the Spring | Oct 30, 2020 |
| +15 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 19, 2021 |
| +8 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest | Sep 26, 2020 |
| +5.8 | Smoke on the Bricks | Aug 21, 2020 |
| +5.4 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 18, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.5 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off | Aug 28, 2020 |
| -1.4 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 13, 2020 |
| -0.8 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | Jul 17, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 39% | 94% | 94% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 13% | 96.2% | 96.2% |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 96.2% | 94% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2022 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 28 / 71 (677.0056) | 35 (167.3712) | 22 (170.2744) | 13 (171.9772) | 31 (167.3828) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 9 / 70 (692.5372) | 23 (170.8572) | 25 (170.8228) | 18 (174.2628) | 4 (176.5944) |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 9 / 93 (692.5372) | 10 (176.5716) | 25 (171.9772) | 20 (173.7028) | 35 (170.2856) |
| Sep 26, 2020 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest 🏅 Cameron, MO | 14 / 36 (684.4916) | 28 (166.2516) | 20 (169.6800) | 8 (174.8572) | 5 (173.7028) |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO | 28 / 37 (670.2060) | 16 (171.9772) | 28 (167.4060) | 34 (164) | 24 (166.8228) |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 21 / 43 (679.9316) | 23 (170.2744) | 17 (170.8228) | 14 (172.5716) | 25 (166.2628) |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 28 / 42 (672.9940) | 7 (174.2628) | 32 (165.0856) | 15 (173.1200) | 34 (160.5256) |
| Mar 13, 2020 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 45 / 68 (659.2684) | 44 (164.5372) | 46 (164.5600) | 41 (165.0856) | 34 (165.0856) |