The Wobbly Hog

The Wobbly Hog is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 87th of 100 at the Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) (2017). They are ranked #5366 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,366

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1454

peak 1454 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 25, 2015

latest Apr 9, 2021 · 5.5 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 87%

overall standings

Best overall

640.5480 / 720

Master · Smoke in the Spring

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

164.5372

Pork · Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)

Consistency

±10.46

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 158.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.10)

Road miles

across 5 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

621.01 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

DAWGHOUSE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

DAWGHOUSE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.15 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork Ribs avg 153.10
Pork avg 158.25
0 calls in 5 entries

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Smoke in the Spring (Apr 9, 2021).

last seen Apr 6, 2018
back Apr 9, 2021

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to The Wobbly Hog, each with one reason worth a look.

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

PIGASUS-IN PORK WE TRUST

#5,349 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 24, 2021

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Between Names

#5,354 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Mar 12, 2021

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SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS

#5,380 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

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PROUD AMERICAN BBQ

#5,376 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 17, 2019

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Stubborn Grillers

#5,379 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 15, 2019

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J&J'S WICK'D SMOKE BBQ

#5,360 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before The Wobbly Hog's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DAWGHOUSE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
OVERLAND PORK BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	163.4516	147.9544	155.19	top 83%
Pork Ribs	5	163.4056	142.2172	153.10	top 80%
Pork	5	164.5372	155.3712	158.25	top 76%
Brisket	5	164.0112	149.6572	154.47	top 79%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	3	87	0	top 88%	Apr 9, 2021
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2	96	0	top 87%	Sep 23, 2016

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 2 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 362 finished ahead 67 times, behind 485

Longest layoff 3 yrs Apr 6, 2018 → Apr 9, 2021

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

20212 milestones

Apr 9 Career-best overall score640.5480 Smoke in the Spring
Apr 9 Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring

20171 milestone

Apr 7 Career-best single call (Pork)164.5372 Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)

20152 milestones

Sep 25 First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Sep 25 Peak power rating (1488) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.6	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 25, 2015
-11	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 23, 2016
-8.1	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)	Apr 7, 2017
-8	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 9, 2021
-6.9	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 6, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0%	top 89%	89%	89%
2018	1	0%	top 87%	86%	86%
2017	1	0%	top 87%	85.8%	85.8%
2016	1	0%	top 86%	85.9%	85.9%
2015	1	0%	top 88%	84.6%	84.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	93 / 105 (640.5480)	98 (156.0228)	80 (163.4056)	94 (157.1084)	75 (164.0112)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	90 / 103 (619.3716)	69 (163.4516)	99 (143.4172)	80 (158.2628)	84 (154.2400)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	87 / 100 (617.5204)	96 (147.9544)	78 (155.3716)	57 (164.5372)	88 (149.6572)
Sep 23, 2016	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	96 / 111 (618.6280)	102 (150.8112)	58 (161.1084)	96 (155.3712)	91 (151.3372)
Sep 25, 2015	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	98 / 112 (608.9716)	73 (157.7028)	108 (142.2172)	76 (155.9656)	81 (153.0860)

The Wobbly Hog

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

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (3 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

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)

📉 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)