Hog Heaven MA

Power ranking

#1423

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1510

peak 1510 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2023-05-05

latest 2025-10-25

Best ToY finish

#2542

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

680.4800 / 720

Master · Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

Current form

325.32 ▲

last 5 Backyard vs avg 324.04 (+1.28)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.1428

Pork · Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

Consistency

±8.31

std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.71 · weakest Chicken (161.79)

Road miles

727

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 258 mi

Schedule strength

70%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$42K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.36 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

324.04 / 360

6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM has finished one call ahead of Hog Heaven 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

⚔️ A tough matchup

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Second Helping BBQ -PA in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

📅 A October team

Something about October: average finish in the top 38% across 4 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, MA first)

Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque #1433 · 1510 · MA SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ #1405 · 1511 · MA Gus's BBQ #1245 · 1520 · MA Let It Smoke Barbecue #1613 · 1501 · MA Steve's Prime BBQ #1675 · 1498 · MA Tear Jerk BBQ #1178 · 1524 · MA

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Let It Smoke Barbecue	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
SmoKEN Meatz	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Grandpa Val's BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Second Helping BBQ -PA	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
All About the Wood	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
ELJEFE SMOKE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
STICKS & STONES BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	6	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Piggy & Swine BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOAKWOOD	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	2	169.6912	152.5028	161.79	top 60%
Pork Ribs	10	6	172.5828	157.0856	165.81	top 37%
Pork	4	1	177.1428	167.4400	170.71	top 52%
Brisket	4	0	166.8344	163.9544	164.70	top 65%

“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
NJ	4	top 38%
MA	4	top 66%
DE	2	top 46%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 53%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 52%
Large (40+)	1	top 40%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	4	6	top 38%	2025-10-25
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	4	17	top 66%	2024-09-21
Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2	8	top 46%	2023-05-06

The story so far

Busiest season: 2023 (6 contests)
Cooks mostly in NJ (4 of 10 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
Average Master overall score: 668.36 / 720
Average Backyard overall score: 324.04 / 360

Milestones

🚩 2023-05-05 — First tracked contest · Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
📣 2023-05-05 — First call · Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
⭐ 2023-09-23 — Career-best overall score (680.4800) · Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
📈 2025-10-25 — Peak power rating (1510) · Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.6	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2025-10-25
+5.6	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	2025-10-24
+4.9	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2023-09-23
+3.4	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	2023-05-05
+2.2	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2023-10-21

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.1	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	2023-09-22
-3.1	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	2024-09-20
-2.8	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	2023-10-20
-1.8	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2023-05-06
-0.5	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2024-09-21

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	2	1	50%	top 27%	94%	92.4%
2024	2	0	100%	top 67%	93.3%	93%
2023	6	2	67%	top 53%	94.5%	90.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-10-25	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	6 / 32 (338.2512)	8 (169.6912)	9 (168.5600)	—	—
2025-10-24	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	11 / 31 (326.7772)	11 (165.6800)	12 (161.0972)	—	—
2024-09-21	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA	17 / 27 (671.9772)	24 (166.2628)	9 (172.5828)	17 (169.1316)	18 (164.0000)
2024-09-20	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA	18 / 25 (666.8228)	21 (162.2628)	7 (170.2856)	21 (167.4400)	14 (166.8344)
2023-10-21	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	13 / 29 (329.7028)	15 (163.4056)	7 (166.2972)	—	—
2023-10-20	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	18 / 34 (315.3372)	17 (158.2516)	17 (157.0856)	—	—
2023-09-23	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA	17 / 42 (680.4800)	30 (167.3828)	14 (172.0000)	7 (177.1428)	27 (163.9544)
2023-09-22	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA	27 / 31 (654.1716)	30 (152.5028)	22 (168.5372)	14 (169.1316)	23 (164.0000)
2023-05-06	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Lincoln, DE	10 / 19 (316.5488)	11 (154.8228)	6 (161.7260)	—	—
2023-05-05	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Lincoln, DE	8 / 20 (317.6228)	8 (157.6800)	6 (159.9428)	—	—

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#2542 (68 pts)	#2670 (63 pts)	#2152 (78 pts)	#2675 (63 pts)	#1922 (118 pts)