HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY IN

Power ranking

#1685

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1497

peak 1523

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-22

latest 2025-10-31

Best ToY finish

#1954

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 40 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

693.6916

Bands & BBQ at the Point

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

668.88

last 5 vs career avg 669.28 (-0.40)

Walk rate

57%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · Bands & BBQ at the Point

Consistency

±13.41

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.41 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.91)

Road miles

5023

mi across 40 mapped stops · furthest 257 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES has finished one call ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

CHARCOAL & MORE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 29 of their 31 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of ACME BBQ in 15 of their 17 shared contests.

📅 A August team

Something about August: average finish in the top 44% across 6 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)

TEMPTATION STATION #1683 · 1497 · IN OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS #1676 · 1497 · IN JACKS PIT SHACK #1693 · 1496 · IN FLASH'S BBQ #1670 · 1498 · IN RedHog BBQ #1592 · 1501 · IN Blue Island #1583 · 1502 · IN

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	38	10	2	4	177.7028	144.4800	167.27	top 59%
Pork Ribs	39	10	0	1	175.4172	154.8000	166.91	top 56%
Pork	38	11	2	3	180.0000 🔥	153.6572	167.41	top 55%
Brisket	38	13	0	1	177.7028	152.5028	167.36	top 51%

“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	Avg finish
KY	14	top 57%
IN	14	top 61%
TN	6	top 69%
OH	2	top 45%
IL	1	top 69%
WV	1	top 47%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 76%
Medium (20–39)	21	top 57%
Large (40+)	14	top 60%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (8 contests)
Cooks mostly in IN (15 of 40 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (39 entries)
All-time average overall score: 669.28
1 perfect 180 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	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2025	7	0	683.3028	668.80
2024	6	1	693.6572	682.84
2023	7	2	686.8000	664.18
2022	7	0	687.3256	671.98
2021	5	1	693.6916	669.58
2019	8	0	672.9944	661.71

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	19 / 23 (661.5312)	12 (170.8344)	13 (168.5256)	13 (169.6684)	21 (152.5028)
2025-09-12	Bands and BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	12 / 29 (683.3028)	21 (168.5372)	19 (168.5256)	5 (176.5600)	12 (169.6800)
2025-08-15	Madison Ribberfest Madison, IN	32 / 45 (669.6000)	35 (165.6684)	5 (175.4172)	37 (162.2400)	30 (166.2744)
2025-07-25	Fire on the Mountain BBQ Leburn, KY	8 / 10 (670.1368)	2 (174.8456)	10 (166.2400)	9 (166.2400)	9 (162.8112)
2025-06-06	Hoosier BBQ Classic Franklin, IN	25 / 30 (659.8172)	20 (169.6800)	26 (163.9428)	28 (163.3828)	23 (162.8116)
2025-05-24	7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN	93 / 106 (668.3884)	87 (168.5372)	99 (165.0972)	98 (163.9428)	62 (170.8112)
2025-05-23	7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN	—	—	—	—	—
2024-09-13	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	4 / 31 (693.6572)	9 (174.2744)	16 (167.9772)	1 (180.0000)	10 (171.4056)
2024-08-16	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Madison, IN	11 / 49 (689.0284)	8 (175.4056)	29 (167.3944)	15 (174.2628)	13 (171.9656)
2024-07-19	The Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH	7 / 33 (686.7656)	6 (174.8456)	7 (173.1200)	9 (173.1316)	18 (165.6684)
2024-06-21	Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	22 / 33 (670.6968)	25 (162.8344)	22 (167.3828)	14 (171.9656)	21 (168.5140)
2024-06-07	Hoosier BBQ Classic Franklin, IN	18 / 38 (681.5768)	12 (174.2628)	29 (163.9428)	14 (172.5484)	16 (170.8228)
2024-05-10	Derby Park Que Off Louisville, KY	12 / 21 (675.3260)	17 (163.9660)	16 (164.5256)	8 (173.1200)	6 (173.7144)
2023-10-06	Smokin' for Garrett Mt. Carmel, IL	18 / 26 (667.2340)	18 (166.2400)	15 (167.3828)	20 (162.7884)	10 (170.8228)
2023-09-15	Reuniting After War BBQ Competition Bowling Green, KY	9 / 28 (686.8000)	1 (177.7028)	15 (166.8344)	7 (173.1428)	12 (169.1200)
2023-09-08	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	21 / 33 (671.3256)	20 (168.5600)	29 (160.5372)	3 (174.2628)	18 (167.9656)
2023-08-18	Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues Madison, IN	30 / 41 (657.5544)	41 (144.4800)	10 (174.2744)	30 (163.9428)	6 (174.8572)
2023-06-09	Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 Franklin, IN	32 / 38 (651.2112)	30 (163.9428)	30 (161.6916)	24 (165.0856)	31 (160.4912)
2023-04-21	WV Hunting Heroes BBQ Throwdown Cottageville, WV	7 / 15 (646.0912)	1 (169.6684)	7 (160.5372)	7 (159.9772)	9 (155.9084)
2023-03-17	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN	56 / 80 (669.0172)	72 (162.8000)	58 (163.9656)	23 (171.9772)	32 (170.2744)
2022-09-09	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	23 / 32 (656.9600)	30 (163.3944)	22 (164.5372)	21 (163.9428)	18 (165.0856)
2022-08-19	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	11 / 45 (687.3256)	13 (172.5484)	11 (171.9772)	27 (165.0972)	3 (177.7028)
2022-06-17	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN	17 / 42 (682.1828)	33 (167.3712)	9 (172.5716)	24 (167.9656)	5 (174.2744)
2022-06-17	Hoosier BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) Franklin, IN	—	—	22 (154.8000)	—	—
2022-06-10	Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational New Haven, KY	17 / 17 (659.3376)	4 (176.5944)	3 (174.2744)	17 (154.2172)	17 (154.2516)
2022-05-13	2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 Union City, TN	8 / 25 (682.7772)	17 (166.8344)	4 (173.7144)	15 (169.1200)	8 (173.1084)
2022-04-08	CCSFEST Indianapolis, IN	34 / 42 (663.2796)	38 (166.8112)	29 (166.8228)	33 (163.9656)	26 (165.6800)
2021-09-10	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	3 / 28 (693.6916)	6 (170.8572)	5 (170.8344)	1 (179.4400)	10 (172.5600)
2021-09-03	Smithfield Classic in Nashville Nashville, TN	46 / 50 (654.6740)	48 (161.0740)	20 (171.9772)	50 (153.6572)	36 (167.9656)
2021-08-20	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	12 / 43 (683.9084)	8 (174.2628)	23 (166.2400)	17 (169.1200)	5 (174.2856)
2021-06-18	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN	44 / 51 (648.3312)	39 (166.2400)	44 (159.3600)	37 (162.7884)	43 (159.9428)
2021-03-19	Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN	36 / 57 (667.3028)	40 (163.3828)	40 (164.5372)	34 (165.6800)	14 (173.7028)
2019-10-18	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	21 / 31 (672.9944)	26 (162.8116)	12 (170.8344)	14 (169.6684)	18 (169.6800)
2019-10-04	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	23 / 42 (663.8168)	29 (165.1084)	29 (162.8000)	22 (167.3828)	15 (168.5256)
2019-09-27	New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival New Albany, IN	18 / 23 (659.8400)	2 (176.5600)	18 (161.0972)	10 (168.5256)	21 (153.6572)
2019-09-13	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	11 / 28 (671.3144)	18 (166.2516)	14 (167.4056)	17 (165.6800)	6 (171.9772)
2019-08-16	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madsion, IN	20 / 47 (672.4340)	23 (168.5256)	11 (172.0116)	33 (162.7768)	15 (169.1200)
2019-07-12	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	23 / 33 (656.9828)	26 (163.3828)	5 (173.1200)	24 (163.9544)	30 (156.5256)
2019-04-05	Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off Franklin, KY	22 / 28 (654.1600)	26 (161.1200)	25 (156.5372)	6 (173.1200)	20 (163.3828)
2019-03-22	PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition Franklin, IN	27 / 29 (642.1032)	29 (146.2060)	15 (166.8688)	27 (157.0628)	7 (171.9656)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1923 (80 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2158 (68 pts)	#2817 (58 pts)	#1657 (153 pts)	#2251 (63 pts)	#2802 (58 pts)