Hogs Breath BBQ SD

Hogs Breath BBQ SD is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 14th of 26 at the Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing (2013). They are ranked #4595 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,595

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1471

peak 1501 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 19, 2013

latest Jul 20, 2018 · 5 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.04 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.07)

Road miles

392

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

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

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 (Jul 20, 2018).

last seen Jun 3, 2016
back Jul 20, 2018

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BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE

#4,608 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1471

3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to Hogs Breath BBQ SD)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — Hogs Breath BBQ SD ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jul 14, 2017

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SMOKIN' PIT PATRIOTS

#4,572 of the rated field

1472 power rating

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

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 Sep 9, 2023

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SMOKIN IN THE BOYS ROOM

#4,582 of the rated field

1472 power rating

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

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 Sep 29, 2017

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BRASS NUCKOLLS BBQ

#4,586 of the rated field

1471 power rating

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

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2016

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You Don't Win Friends with Salad

#4,607 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

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 Oct 17, 2025

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Rub n Butts BBQ

#4,573 of the rated field

1472 power rating

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

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jan 9, 2025

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Original SD BBQ Championships	2	29	0	top 76%	Jun 3, 2016
Cookin' on Kampeska	2	23	0	top 70%	Jul 17, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in SD 7 of 7 contests

Contests visited 5 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 122 finished ahead 78 times, behind 182

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Jun 3, 2016 → Jul 20, 2018

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

20181 milestone

Jul 20 Most recent contest Cookin On Kampeska

20144 milestones

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

20132 milestones

Jul 19 First tracked contest Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing
Jul 19 First call Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.1	SD BBQ Championships	Jun 6, 2014
+0.3	Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing	Jul 19, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.4	Cookin On Kampeska	Jul 20, 2018
-8	Original SD BBQ Championships	Jun 3, 2016
-6.5	Cookin' on Kampeska	Jul 18, 2014
-4.5	Original SD BBQ Championships	Jun 5, 2015
-2.7	Cookin' on Kampeska	Jul 17, 2015

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)
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
Jul 20, 2018	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	40 / 45 (627.2568)	39 (155.9656)	35 (158.2284)	39 (156.5372)	32 (156.5256)
Jun 3, 2016	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	36 / 44 (626.8572)	19 (166.8800)	41 (153.7372)	38 (153.1200)	30 (153.1200)
Jul 17, 2015	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	25 / 38 (648.5484)	6 (173.7372)	25 (158.8344)	35 (154.2512)	18 (161.7256)
Jun 5, 2015	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	29 / 41 (625.6340)	21 (162.2628)	31 (151.3600)	27 (158.3200)	30 (153.6912)
Jul 18, 2014	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	23 / 31 (650.2632)	21 (162.2744)	24 (158.2744)	5 (172.0344)	27 (157.6800)
Jun 6, 2014	SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	22 / 42 (646.2972)	6 (170.2856)	40 (145.6916)	4 (174.2972)	27 (156.0228)
Jul 19, 2013	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 (the record 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 their 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 field size and state

By contest size

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)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 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)