High Life on the Hog
High Life on the Hog is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 55 at the Music City Festival & BBQ Championship (2013).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1502
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Jun 19, 2020 · 6.8 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.82 · weakest Pork (153.68)
Road miles
201
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 201 mi
Purse competed for
$8,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
656.81 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 167.4172 | 167.70 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 161.7600 | 163.73 | top 66% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6800 | 153.6800 | 153.68 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 165.6800 | 168.82 | top 37% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
100
finished ahead 50 times, behind 50
Longest layoff
6.8 yrs
Aug 23, 2013 → Jun 19, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20202 milestones
- Career-best overall score658.7884 Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- First call Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8228 Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.9656 Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2020 | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS | 30 / 47 (658.7884) | 29 (167.9884) | 36 (165.7028) | — | 28 (165.6800) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | 22 / 55 (654.8228) | 18 (167.4172) | 30 (161.7600) | 45 (153.6800) | 8 (171.9656) |