A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Killer B's BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Killer B's BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Hog Wild Neighbors
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1480
peak 1504 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2013-11-15
latest 2017-11-10
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.23 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 634.65 (-4.41)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.80
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.37 · weakest Brisket (155.52)
Road miles
926
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 170 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
634.65 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
The weak link
−5.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.85 points below their pork, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 33%.
- Brisket avg 155.52
- Pork avg 161.37
- 1 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Back Yard Bubba in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
5 of 6
shared pork entries lost
Killer B's BBQ ahead 83% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Killer B's BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared pork entries.
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.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4124 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4095 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after Hog Wild Neighbors did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#4123 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
Level with Hog Wild Neighbors on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4104 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1515 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4118 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Killer B's BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG ON FIRE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUBBAJACK'S | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Gringos BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 143.9772 | 158.32 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 133.0172 | 159.45 | top 55% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 145.0972 | 161.37 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 142.2172 | 155.52 | top 64% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 8 | 0 | top 66% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 77% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | 3 | 14 | 0 | top 58% | 2017-11-10 |
| SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 73 | 0 | top 86% | 2015-07-09 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-11-15 → 2017-11-10
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SC
8 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.37 · weakest Brisket (155.52)
Walk rate
56%
a top-10 call in 5 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 9 contests
Master average
634.65
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
251
126–273 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
926
9 mapped stops · furthest 170 mi
Schedule strength
1545
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Power rating
1480
peak 1504 · #4111 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown
- First call Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1504) Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1372 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best overall score662.1944 Beach Boogie and Barbeque
- Career-best single call (Brisket)172.5600 Beach Boogie and Barbeque
- 2017
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.6 | Beach Boogie and Barbeque | 2014-08-29 |
| +3.5 | Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown | 2013-11-15 |
| +2.1 | Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival | 2015-09-04 |
| +0.7 | Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | 2017-11-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.8 | SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 2015-07-09 |
| -9.7 | SC Festival of Discovery | 2014-07-10 |
| -5.4 | Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown | 2016-11-11 |
| -5 | Beach Boogie & BBQ Festival | 2016-09-02 |
| -1 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 2014-06-13 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 79% | 86.3% | 85.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 71% | 91.1% | 87.8% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 62% | 92% | 89% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-10 | Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Mt. Pleasant, SC | 14 / 25 (648.9484) | 10 (165.0856) | 9 (166.2628) | 8 (167.9772) | 21 (149.6228) |
| 2016-11-11 | Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown Mt. Pleasant, SC | 19 / 25 (615.7832) | 17 (157.6688) | 21 (145.6116) | 12 (161.6800) | 18 (150.8228) |
| 2016-09-02 | Beach Boogie & BBQ Festival Myrtle Beach, SC | 14 / 17 (621.5316) | 12 (168.5372) | 9 (165.6800) | 17 (145.0972) | 16 (142.2172) |
| 2015-09-04 | Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival Myrtle Beach, SC | 11 / 20 (655.9772) | 10 (166.2628) | 11 (162.2972) | 5 (169.1200) | 15 (158.2972) |
| 2015-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC | 78 / 90 (608.9260) | 70 (158.2744) | 88 (133.0172) | 80 (152.5028) | 32 (165.1316) |
| 2014-08-29 | Beach Boogie and Barbeque Myrtle Beach, SC | 16 / 38 (662.1944) | 33 (155.3828) | 22 (165.1088) | 10 (169.1428) | 3 (172.5600) |
| 2014-07-10 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 73 / 86 (608.9944) | 84 (143.9772) | 40 (162.8116) | 46 (159.9884) | 80 (142.2172) |
| 2014-06-13 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 43 / 73 (650.1372) | 58 (158.2628) | 28 (166.2400) | 18 (170.2628) | 57 (155.3716) |
| 2013-11-15 | Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown Charleston, SC | 15 / 35 (639.3256) | 28 (151.4056) | 10 (167.9772) | 21 (156.5372) | 13 (163.4056) |