HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO OH
Rating
1606
peak 1610
Contests
59
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2025-10-31
Best ToY finish
#82
Master 2021
Grand champs
2
3 reserve
Category wins
12
40 podiums
Overall top-10s
27
of 59 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
684.35 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 678.01 (+6.34)
Walk rate
81%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.23
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.65 · weakest Brisket (166.73)
Road miles
8265
mi across 59 mapped stops · furthest 660 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
ALE YEAH BBQ has finished one call ahead of HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
CONVICTED PIGS BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
TIRE SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 21 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of CIRCLE L BBQ in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.2972 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin On The Buffalo (2019-06-14).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 42-team field at Marietta River City BBQ.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 28% across 8 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Marietta River City BBQ (2023-04-28) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 24-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Under the Radar.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OH first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 55 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 178.8572 | 159.3828 | 169.63 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 57 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2288 | 170.22 | top 38% |
| Pork | 54 | 35 | 4 | 16 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0740 | 171.65 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 54 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 178.8572 | 153.0744 | 166.73 | top 50% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OH | 17 | 1 | top 32% |
| WV | 14 | 1 | top 40% |
| KY | 9 | 0 | top 40% |
| TN | 6 | 0 | top 58% |
| IN | 4 | 0 | top 75% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 15 | 1 | top 39% |
| Medium (20–39) | 25 | 0 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 14 | 1 | top 55% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OH (19 of 59 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (57 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Marietta River City BBQ (2023-04-28)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 678.01
- 4 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 698.8000 | 683.23 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 695.9200 | 679.09 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 701.6800 | 682.48 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 690.7884 | 680.22 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 693.0744 | 681.86 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 656.4112 | 649.15 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 688.5260 | 673.81 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | "Spooky Q" 1792 Monticello, KY | 7 / 23 (687.8856) | 2 (176.5600) | 2 (177.7028) | 18 (166.2400) | 14 (167.3828) |
| 2025-09-12 | Bands and BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 18 / 29 (671.8748) | 10 (170.8344) | 5 (173.1316) | 19 (166.2400) | 22 (161.6688) |
| 2025-09-05 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wellington, OH | 3 / 42 (698.8000) | 16 (174.8456) | 4 (174.2744) | 6 (176.5600) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2025-07-18 | Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 19 / 40 (679.3028) | 16 (171.4056) | 9 (173.1200) | 27 (165.0972) | 18 (169.6800) |
| 2025-05-16 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival Sevierville, TN | 10 / 33 (683.9088) | 22 (168.5256) | 5 (173.7144) | 5 (174.2744) | 21 (167.3944) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 61 / 100 (677.6004) | 44 (173.1200) | 28 (173.1316) | 34 (174.2628) | 91 (157.0860) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 31 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-07-19 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 23 / 33 (660.4688) | 17 (168.5372) | 19 (164.5372) | 8 (173.1544) | 27 (154.2400) |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 42 / 81 (691.3828) | 68 (170.2628) | 67 (167.4172) | 21 (176.5600) | 17 (177.1428) |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | 79 / 118 (679.8856) | 106 (167.3828) | 39 (173.1084) | 9 (178.2972) | 103 (161.0972) |
| 2024-05-17 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival Sevierville, TN | 23 / 31 (666.7088) | 22 (166.2400) | 1 (180.0000) | 21 (167.3944) | 28 (153.0744) |
| 2024-05-10 | Derby Park Que Off Louisville, KY | 6 / 21 (686.7540) | 6 (173.7028) | 8 (169.1084) | 1 (180.0000) | 17 (163.9428) |
| 2024-04-26 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 3 / 13 (695.9200) | 2 (174.2628) | 6 (173.1200) | 3 (175.4172) | 3 (173.1200) |
| 2024-04-26 | Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Marietta, OH | — | 2 (172.5716) | — | — | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 61 / 93 (672.4916) | 83 (163.9772) | 82 (162.2400) | 9 (176.5716) | 40 (169.7028) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 6 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport Wadsworth, OH | 7 / 20 (683.3368) | 7 (172.5600) | 9 (168.5484) | 10 (168.5256) | 7 (173.7028) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 175 / 487 (679.9196) | 161 (171.4400) | 156 (171.9656) | 105 (173.1428) | 323 (163.3712) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 141 / 211 (677.0628) | 26 (176.5944) | 57 (174.2628) | 145 (167.9772) | 197 (158.2284) |
| 2023-09-08 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 12 / 33 (679.3256) | 9 (173.1084) | 31 (160.5144) | 5 (173.1428) | 3 (172.5600) |
| 2023-07-21 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 8 / 32 (683.3488) | 10 (173.1200) | 18 (164.5372) | 1 (177.7144) | 13 (167.9772) |
| 2023-06-09 | WV Coalfields Cookoff Welch, WV | 1 / 16 (695.8968) | 1 (177.7028) | 3 (171.9772) | 9 (168.5140) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 1 / 42 (701.6800) | 5 (174.2856) | 4 (175.4172) | 8 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Marietta, OH | — | — | 4 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | WV Hunting Heroes BBQ Throwdown Cottageville, WV | 3 / 15 (659.2452) | 5 (161.1084) | 3 (170.8112) | 3 (165.6800) | 6 (161.6456) |
| 2022-09-16 | Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition Bowling Green, KY | 8 / 24 (690.7884) | 13 (168.5484) | 11 (171.4172) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (170.8228) |
| 2022-09-09 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 13 / 32 (682.1712) | 27 (165.0856) | 9 (173.7144) | 1 (180.0000) | 21 (163.3712) |
| 2022-07-15 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 23 / 31 (676.4340) | 29 (163.3712) | 12 (172.5600) | 14 (170.8344) | 19 (169.6684) |
| 2022-06-17 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV | 9 / 20 (681.0284) | 2 (176.5828) | 9 (170.8228) | 5 (174.2744) | 15 (159.3484) |
| 2022-06-10 | WV Coalfields Cookoff Welch, WV | 10 / 15 (664.4116) | 9 (165.0972) | 5 (170.8344) | 6 (168.5372) | 10 (159.9428) |
| 2022-05-21 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 Mannington, WV | 8 / 13 (685.0284) | 8 (170.8228) | 8 (172.5600) | 10 (169.6800) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2022-05-20 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 Mannington, WV | 10 / 14 (673.0976) | 14 (162.2400) | 7 (167.3944) | 3 (174.2972) | 6 (169.1660) |
| 2022-04-29 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 8 / 25 (681.6916) | 19 (161.7028) | 3 (174.8456) | 5 (172.0004) | 4 (173.1428) |
| 2022-04-22 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown Ripley, WV | 4 / 17 (687.3372) | 9 (167.9656) | 1 (177.7144) | 11 (166.2400) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2021-09-24 | Smokin' in the Hills Hillsboro, OH | 2 / 26 (692.5832) | 11 (168.5944) | 1 (178.8800) | 3 (176.5716) | 5 (168.5372) |
| 2021-09-10 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 11 / 28 (674.7540) | 3 (174.2972) | 15 (167.3828) | 3 (173.7028) | 21 (159.3712) |
| 2021-09-04 | Destination Outlets Labor Day BBQ Championship Jeffersonville, OH | 5 / 15 (685.0512) | 1 (177.7028) | 7 (167.4172) | 5 (174.2628) | 11 (165.6684) |
| 2021-07-17 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 Morgantown, WV | 12 / 15 (670.1828) | 12 (165.7028) | 5 (172.0000) | 11 (169.6916) | 11 (162.7884) |
| 2021-07-16 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 Morgantown, WV | 12 / 18 (671.2916) | 13 (167.3944) | 15 (167.3828) | 2 (175.4172) | 12 (161.0972) |
| 2021-06-18 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV | 13 / 28 (677.5772) | 9 (170.8344) | 10 (173.1200) | 12 (171.9656) | 18 (161.6572) |
| 2021-06-11 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off Welch, WV | 3 / 15 (693.0744) | 3 (174.8572) | 4 (174.2744) | 2 (177.7144) | 6 (166.2284) |
| 2021-05-15 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 Mannington, WV | 2 / 15 (690.8460) | 6 (172.0116) | 4 (173.7144) | 3 (176.0000) | 6 (169.1200) |
| 2021-05-14 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 Mannington, WV | 5 / 18 (688.4912) | 2 (174.8572) | 7 (168.5484) | 7 (170.8228) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2021-04-23 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 12 / 29 (674.7772) | 11 (169.7256) | 23 (159.9428) | 8 (169.6916) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2020-09-18 | Smokin in the Hills Hillsboro, OH | 28 / 41 (655.8400) | 37 (159.3828) | 24 (163.3828) | 20 (166.2400) | 20 (166.8344) |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN | 57 / 63 (656.4112) | 49 (165.6912) | 33 (165.6684) | 47 (164.5488) | 53 (160.5028) |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 63 / 69 (635.1880) | 50 (163.9540) | 62 (154.8000) | 61 (157.0740) | 57 (159.3600) |
| 2019-10-18 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH | 6 / 28 (680.4456) | 11 (170.8228) | 4 (175.4172) | 13 (167.9772) | 16 (166.2284) |
| 2019-10-04 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 18 / 42 (668.4116) | 11 (171.9656) | 19 (167.3944) | 27 (162.8000) | 20 (166.2516) |
| 2019-09-20 | Smokin in The Hills | 15 / 38 (672.4572) | 9 (173.1428) | 10 (170.8112) | 29 (161.1204) | 14 (167.3828) |
| 2019-09-13 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 13 / 28 (670.1484) | 22 (160.5256) | 2 (177.7028) | 16 (165.6800) | 12 (166.2400) |
| 2019-08-30 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival Hilliard, OH | 4 / 28 (687.8856) | 12 (171.9656) | 9 (170.8344) | 4 (174.2628) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2019-08-02 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition CINCINNATI, OH | 13 / 31 (672.4228) | 22 (165.0856) | 17 (164.5372) | 3 (176.5600) | 15 (166.2400) |
| 2019-07-05 | Ceramic City Jazz, Blues & BBQ Festival East Liverpool, OH | 6 / 11 (662.7084) | 6 (162.2284) | 2 (167.9772) | 4 (169.1200) | 6 (163.3828) |
| 2019-06-14 | Smokin On The Buffalo Mannington, WV | 2 / 16 (688.5260) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (169.1316) | 2 (173.7028) | 7 (166.8344) |
| 2019-04-26 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 4 / 26 (669.0400) | 9 (168.5372) | 14 (163.9544) | 2 (171.4056) | 8 (165.1428) |
| 2019-04-05 | CCSFest Indianapois, IN | 27 / 40 (666.2288) | 25 (166.8456) | 38 (154.2288) | 3 (174.8572) | 10 (170.2972) |
| 2019-03-22 | PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition Franklin, IN | 15 / 29 (673.6344) | 24 (161.0972) | 10 (170.2972) | 8 (174.2628) | 16 (167.9772) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #287 (761 pts) | #312 (721 pts) | #219 (1086 pts) | #347 (646 pts) | #377 (591 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #317 (688 pts) | #232 (979 pts) | #229 (1018 pts) | #182 (1083 pts) | #358 (633 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #129 (1311 pts) | #160 (1161 pts) | #166 (1234 pts) | #149 (1201 pts) | #122 (1326 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #173 (1156 pts) | #216 (1026 pts) | #110 (1446 pts) | #79 (1606 pts) | #157 (1216 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #82 (1607 pts) | #57 (1697 pts) | #92 (1502 pts) | #50 (1842 pts) | #106 (1397 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #530 (180 pts) | #565 (180 pts) | #560 (185 pts) | #521 (205 pts) | #530 (205 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #158 (1502 pts) | #207 (1268 pts) | #135 (1552 pts) | #87 (1767 pts) | #205 (1252 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #150 (1639 pts) | #187 (1407 pts) | #165 (1481 pts) | #93 (1779 pts) | #86 (1857 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #784 (481 pts) | #994 (381 pts) | #681 (596 pts) | #730 (561 pts) | #533 (741 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #667 (578 pts) | #657 (623 pts) | #692 (583 pts) | #622 (648 pts) | #672 (593 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1377 (199 pts) | #1507 (189 pts) | #1346 (224 pts) | #1084 (304 pts) | #1500 (184 pts) |