Hogs Breath BBQ SD

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4560

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1471

peak 1501 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-19

latest 2018-07-20

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

650.2632 / 720

Master · Cookin' on Kampeska

Perfect 180s

Current form

635.71 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 638.96 (-3.25)

Walk rate

57%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2972

Pork · SD BBQ Championships

Consistency

±10.78

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.04 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.07)

Road miles

392

mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

Master avg

638.96 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.96 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 43%.

Pork Ribs avg 155.07
Chicken avg 166.04
0 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG STONE BRISKETEERS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at *Cookin On Kampeska (2018-07-20).

last seen 2016-06-03
back 2018-07-20

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

Bam Bam's BBQ

#4554 of the rated field

1471 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2024-10-04

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN' PIT PATRIOTS

#4541 of the rated field

1472 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1503 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-09-09

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN IN THE BOYS ROOM

#4550 of the rated field

1472 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1472

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2017-09-29

⚔ Head-to-head

RESQUE JOES BBQ

#4548 of the rated field

1472 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1472

No shared contest yet.

Level with Hogs Breath BBQ SD on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-06-14

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Marcoe's Black Jack BBQ

#4561 of the rated field

1471 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Joe Bears BBQ

#4542 of the rated field

1472 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1472

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-01-24

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Pigtamer BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SHAGAN PIT	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Eggspert BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Charcoal Loungers	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SIN CIRCLE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MUSTANG SALLY BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Dakota Smoke BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BIG ISLAND BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BOB & ED EAT SMOKE BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	3	173.7372	155.9656	166.04	top 44%
Pork Ribs	7	0	159.3828	145.6916	155.07	top 79%
Pork	7	3	174.2972	153.1200	162.12	top 56%
Brisket	7	0	161.7256	151.3600	155.73	top 70%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 65%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 73%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Original SD BBQ Championships	2	29	0	top 76%	2016-06-03
Cookin' on Kampeska	2	23	0	top 70%	2015-07-17

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5 yrs 2013-07-19 → 2018-07-20

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in SD 7 of 7 contests

Contests visited 5 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.04 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.07)

Walk rate 57% a top-10 call in 4 of 7 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 7 contests

Master average 638.96 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 123 78–182 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 392 7 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi

Schedule strength 1539 average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs 2016-06-03 → 2018-07-20

Power rating 1471 peak 1501 · #4560 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jul 19 First tracked contest Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing
Jul 19 First call Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing
2014
Jun 6 Career-best single call (Pork)174.2972 SD BBQ Championships
Jun 6 Peak power rating (1501) SD BBQ Championships
Jul 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2632 Cookin' on Kampeska
Jul 18 Career-best overall score650.2632 Cookin' on Kampeska
2018
Jul 20 Most recent contest *Cookin On Kampeska

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.1	SD BBQ Championships	2014-06-06
+0.3	Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing	2013-07-19

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.4	*Cookin On Kampeska	2018-07-20
-8	Original SD BBQ Championships	2016-06-03
-6.5	Cookin' on Kampeska	2014-07-18
-4.5	Original SD BBQ Championships	2015-06-05
-2.7	Cookin' on Kampeska	2015-07-17

Category scores over time

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)
2018	1	0%	top 89%	87.1%	87.1%
2016	1	0%	top 82%	87.1%	87.1%
2015	2	50%	top 68%	90.1%	88.5%
2014	2	100%	top 63%	90.3%	90%
2013	1	100%	top 54%	90%	90%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-07-20	*Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	40 / 45 (627.2568)	39 (155.9656)	35 (158.2284)	39 (156.5372)	32 (156.5256)
2016-06-03	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	36 / 44 (626.8572)	19 (166.8800)	41 (153.7372)	38 (153.1200)	30 (153.1200)
2015-07-17	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	25 / 38 (648.5484)	6 (173.7372)	25 (158.8344)	35 (154.2512)	18 (161.7256)
2015-06-05	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	29 / 41 (625.6340)	21 (162.2628)	31 (151.3600)	27 (158.3200)	30 (153.6912)
2014-07-18	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	23 / 31 (650.2632)	21 (162.2744)	24 (158.2744)	5 (172.0344)	27 (157.6800)
2014-06-06	SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	22 / 42 (646.2972)	6 (170.2856)	40 (145.6916)	4 (174.2972)	27 (156.0228)
2013-07-19	Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing Watertown, SD	14 / 26 (647.8512)	8 (170.8456)	18 (159.3828)	10 (166.2628)	21 (151.3600)

Hogs Breath BBQ SD

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in this team's record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By contest size

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Category scores over time

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)