A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
Hickory Hangover ahead in 100% of their meetings
Hickory Hangover has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
Boar on the Floor
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2019-05-03
latest 2025-10-17
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
315.81 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 306.80 (+9.01)
Walk rate
10%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.23
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 153.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.24)
Road miles
31
mi across 10 mapped stops
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
306.80 / 360
8 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The comeback
2.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2021-08-13).
- last seen 2019-05-03
- back 2021-08-13
Chicken nemesis
8 of 8
shared chicken entries lost
Hickory Hangover ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Hickory Hangover has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.
An October team
Top 70%
average finish in October
Something about October: average finish in the top 70% across 3 contests, versus top 82% the rest of the year.
- 3 October contests
- top 82% the rest of the year
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5504 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5511 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Boar on the Floor's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#5521 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Level with Boar on the Floor on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5524 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Boar on the Floor's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5531 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Hangover | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Los Diablos | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Boob-B-Q | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweaty Pig | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Boss Hawgs | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTSY-Q | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SportsPage Smokers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Beefis and Butt-Head | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Slice to Meat You | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Happy Grillmore | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Last Place Chicken | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Just For Fun BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Redstone | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Gustoso BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1656 | 120.5940 | 153.56 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1316 | 134.7772 | 153.24 | top 88% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 85% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 77% | 2025-10-17 |
| Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 85% | 2022-09-08 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.5 yrs
2019-05-03 → 2025-10-17
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 8 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
10 of 10 contests
Contests visited
6
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 153.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.24)
Walk rate
10%
a top-10 call in 1 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 10 contests
Backyard average
306.80
out of 360 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
319
120–410 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
31
10 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1532
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$49,600
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
2019-05-03 → 2021-08-13
Power rating
1450
peak 1450 · #5528 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- 2019
- Peak power rating (1492) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- 2022
- First call Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- 2023
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score326.2516 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 2025
- 10th tracked contest WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score327.3828 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1656 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.4 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2022-09-08 |
| +1 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-10-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2021-08-13 |
| -12.2 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) | 2023-08-04 |
| -8.4 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2019-05-03 |
| -8.3 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-06-09 |
| -6.3 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-10-18 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 90.6% | 86.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 104% | 70.9% | 70.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-17 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 30 / 39 (327.3828) | 18 (169.1656) | 34 (158.2172) | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 39 / 50 (317.6344) | 32 (162.8228) | 44 (154.8116) | — | — |
| 2023-10-20 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 28 / 50 (326.2516) | 23 (165.1200) | 33 (161.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 57 / 58 (298.7428) | 57 (145.6456) | 55 (153.0972) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 22 / 26 (309.0512) | 24 (153.0972) | 22 (155.9540) | — | — |
| 2022-09-08 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 23 / 35 (322.2404) | 10 (168.5716) | 39 (153.6688) | — | — |
| 2021-08-13 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 51 / 49 (255.3712) | 53 (120.5940) | 48 (134.7772) | — | — |
| 2019-05-03 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 49 / 54 (297.7484) | 51 (143.4628) | 40 (154.2856) | — | — |
| 2018-05-04 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017-05-05 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |