High-water mark
681.6340
career-best overall
94.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.6340 at Buckeye State BBQ Championship — 94.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 15, 2015
Hogaholics BBQ
Hogaholics BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 30 at the Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2143 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1533
peak 1533 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 4, 2013
latest May 15, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.97 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 657.16 (+0.80)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.07
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.46 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.74)
Road miles
863
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 290 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Master avg
657.16 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Hogaholics BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
88 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,152 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1543
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Hogaholics BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Hogaholics BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,139 of the rated field
- Contests
- 40
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1557
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Hogaholics BBQ)
40 contests to 6: their number has had years to settle where Hogaholics BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,145 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1533
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,147 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1533
3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#2,155 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1533
Level with Hogaholics BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,136 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1533
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YELLOW RIVER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 172.5712 | 159.9428 | 168.46 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 146.8000 | 160.74 | top 51% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 156.5140 | 163.12 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 156.5716 | 164.85 | top 35% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 38% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye State BBQ Championship | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 43% | May 15, 2015 |
| Smokin' On The Water | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 43% | May 3, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OH
2 of 6 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
170
finished ahead 147 times, behind 78
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score681.6340 Buckeye State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1533) Buckeye State BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Buckeye State BBQ Championship
20138 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' on the Water
- First call Smokin' on the Water
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1428 Smokin' on the Water
- First category win (Chicken) Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
- First overall top-10 Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
- First overall podium Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
- First Reserve Championship Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5712 Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.3 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff | Jun 7, 2013 |
| +9 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship | May 15, 2015 |
| +5.4 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Sep 13, 2013 |
| +3.6 | Smokin' On The Water | May 3, 2014 |
| +2.8 | Smokin' on the Water | May 4, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.3 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship | May 16, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 94.7% | 94.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 92.1% | 90.3% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 28% | 93% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2015 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH | 9 / 36 (681.6340) | 11 (171.9656) | 20 (166.2628) | 10 (170.8456) | 8 (172.5600) |
| May 16, 2014 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH | 23 / 38 (637.5768) | 12 (165.1428) | 32 (146.8000) | 29 (156.5140) | 6 (169.1200) |
| May 3, 2014 | Smokin' On The Water Liberty, IN | 18 / 43 (662.7772) | 13 (169.6800) | 15 (167.9656) | 13 (168.5600) | 24 (156.5716) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 16 / 47 (638.1372) | 25 (159.9428) | 25 (156.5372) | 28 (157.0856) | 10 (164.5716) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY | 2 / 30 (669.7140) | 1 (172.5712) | 8 (165.7144) | 11 (162.8570) | 9 (168.5714) |
| May 4, 2013 | Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN | 16 / 37 (653.1428) | 5 (171.4286) | 18 (161.1428) | 20 (162.8572) | 24 (157.7142) |