A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
HOGG LEGG SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
HOGG LEGG SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Cue Review
Cue Review is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 29 at the International Goat Days Championship BBQ (2016). They are ranked #5433 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 25, 2014
latest Sep 8, 2017 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.59
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.06 · weakest Brisket (148.88)
Road miles
391
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 268 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
629.74 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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#5,437 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
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⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.3200 | 153.6800 | 162.06 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 153.7144 | 158.48 | top 75% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 150.8800 | 160.32 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5716 | 139.9084 | 148.88 | top 92% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 92% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
137
finished ahead 21 times, behind 171
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN
20153 milestones
- First call BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
- Career-best overall score639.8624 BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.3200 BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Fest Cooking Contest
- Peak power rating (1487) BBQ Fest Cooking Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest | Jul 25, 2014 |
| -11 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest | Jul 22, 2016 |
| -10.3 | BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest | Jul 24, 2015 |
| -7.8 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN | Sep 8, 2017 |
| -4.9 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ | Sep 9, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87% | 87% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.7% | 87.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 89% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2017 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN Millington, TN | 36 / 42 (626.6396) | 34 (159.3600) | 31 (158.7884) | 17 (168.5828) | 40 (139.9084) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN | 22 / 29 (631.3600) | 27 (153.6800) | 17 (161.0856) | 17 (164.0228) | 23 (152.5716) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 45 / 47 (623.9884) | 40 (161.2000) | 43 (153.7144) | 40 (159.3484) | 44 (149.7256) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 31 / 35 (639.8624) | 2 (174.3200) | 29 (155.9772) | 30 (158.7768) | 32 (150.7884) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 42 / 44 (626.8684) | 38 (161.7372) | 29 (162.8456) | 43 (150.8800) | 44 (151.4056) |