HOGZ BREW BBQ

HOGZ BREW BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 13th of 27 at the Central Plains Ribfest (2017).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1485

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 2, 2014

latest Jun 15, 2018 · 4.1 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

652.3656 / 720

Master · Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7028

Chicken · Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic

Consistency

±18.66

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.13 · weakest Brisket (152.08)

Road miles

282

across 4 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Master avg

632.99 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (2 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

WHEN PIGS DIE ahead in 100% of their meetings

WHEN PIGS DIE has come out ahead 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 Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic (Jun 10, 2016).

last seen May 2, 2014
back Jun 10, 2016

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	2	173.7028	155.9772	163.13	top 54%
Pork Ribs	4	1	165.0856	152.5488	160.40	top 68%
Pork	4	0	162.8228	154.8112	157.39	top 76%
Brisket	4	0	160.5028	135.3260	152.08	top 77%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NE	3	0	top 72%
KS	1	0	top 65%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Central Plains Ribfest	2	13	0	top 73%	Jun 15, 2018

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NE 3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 3 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 90 finished ahead 33 times, behind 81

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs May 2, 2014 → Jun 10, 2016

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

20181 milestone

Jun 15 Most recent contest Central Plains Ribfest

20171 milestone

Jun 16 Peak power rating (1496) Central Plains Ribfest

20163 milestones

Jun 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.3656 Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic
Jun 10 Career-best overall score652.3656 Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic
Jun 10 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7028 Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic

20142 milestones

May 2 First tracked contest North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival
May 2 First call North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.2	Central Plains Ribfest	Jun 16, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	Central Plains Ribfest	Jun 15, 2018
-5.1	North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival	May 2, 2014
-1.7	Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic	Jun 10, 2016

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 97%	83.6%	83.6%
2017	1	100%	top 48%	88.6%	88.6%
2016	1	100%	top 65%	90.6%	90.6%
2014	1	100%	top 72%	88.8%	88.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 15, 2018	Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE	34 / 35 (602.1492)	31 (158.8344)	33 (152.5488)	33 (155.4400)	35 (135.3260)
Jun 16, 2017	Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE	13 / 27 (638.1256)	20 (155.9772)	9 (165.0856)	15 (162.8228)	17 (154.2400)
Jun 10, 2016	Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS	20 / 31 (652.3656)	5 (173.7028)	24 (161.6688)	24 (156.4912)	21 (160.5028)
May 2, 2014	North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival North Platte, NE	18 / 25 (639.3368)	9 (164)	17 (162.2856)	19 (154.8112)	19 (158.2400)