High-water mark
663.8972
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.8972 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 92.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 30, 2026
Team Hogzilla
Team Hogzilla is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 42nd of 50 at the Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off (2018).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 25, 2018
latest Sep 30, 2026 · 8.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.76
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.81 · weakest Brisket (153.48)
Road miles
198
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 189 mi
Schedule strength
79%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1603)
Purse competed for
$144K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
653.63 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Team Hogzilla, each with one reason worth a look.
Team Hogzilla has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 167 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,917 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Team Hogzilla)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Team Hogzilla has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Team Hogzilla)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,896 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1546
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Team Hogzilla)
28 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where Team Hogzilla's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,900 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 3%
- Peak
- 1516
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Team Hogzilla)
34 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 3% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,893 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#3,890 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with Team Hogzilla on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 163.4172 | 166.46 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 166.8228 | 167.81 | top 58% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 163.9884 | 165.88 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 142.7772 | 153.48 | top 89% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
562
finished ahead 189 times, behind 619
Longest layoff
7.5 yrs
May 25, 2018 → Nov 5, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score663.8972 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20252 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2400 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7144 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off
- Peak power rating (1494) Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.1 | Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off | May 25, 2018 |
| -4.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Nov 5, 2025 |
| -4.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 30, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 276 / 360 (663.8972) | 263 (166.2628) | 254 (166.8228) | 203 (169.1200) | 289 (161.6916) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 304 / 401 (658.2400) | 211 (169.7144) | 212 (168.5600) | 305 (163.9884) | 363 (155.9772) |
| May 25, 2018 | Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off Branson, MO | 42 / 50 (638.7660) | 38 (163.4172) | 25 (168.0344) | 31 (164.5372) | 48 (142.7772) |