High-water mark
671.8400
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.8400 at MD State BBQ Bash — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 11, 2024
Hair of the Hog
Hair of the Hog is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 12th of 23 at the Maryland State BBQ Bash (2023). They are ranked #3923 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1502 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Oct 10, 2025 · 12.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
654.73 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 635.81 (+18.92)
Walk rate
27%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±34.57
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.50 · weakest Brisket (156.24)
Road miles
2,126
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 991 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Purse competed for
$76K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
635.81 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1047 (89 pts) | #1494 (54 pts) | #1175 (99 pts) | #808 (169 pts) | #1101 (84 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #767 (177 pts) | #900 (147 pts) | #785 (217 pts) | #669 (252 pts) | #731 (222 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #798 (173 pts) | #991 (128 pts) | #1002 (153 pts) | #911 (143 pts) | #668 (258 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Hair of the Hog, each with one reason worth a look.
156 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,931 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1485
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to Hair of the Hog)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — LittleBrothersBBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,898 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1525
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Hair of the Hog)
They've been 1525 at their best, 40 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,899 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1515
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Hair of the Hog's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,911 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,910 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#3,916 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
They turned up 11 years after Hair of the Hog did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oink N' Doink BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Team Meat Coma | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Menke Boys BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HARCO LOCO BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bone Suckin' Good BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Kahunas | 5 | 4 | 0 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Castleton Q | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Pool Crew BBQ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Estancia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Barrel Proof BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FIRED UP BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Dixie BBQ | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Sticky Bones BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4516 | 138.2858 | 160.18 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 136 | 160.50 | top 61% |
| Pork | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 139.3828 | 158.88 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 127.9996 | 156.24 | top 63% |
“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
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 58% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 72% | Oct 13, 2023 |
| MD State BBQ Bash | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 62% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2 | 52 | 0 | top 38% | Jun 27, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
6 of 11 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
653
finished ahead 461 times, behind 536
Longest layoff
7.1 yrs
Sep 26, 2014 → Oct 15, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest MD State BBQ Bash
20243 milestones
- 10th tracked contest MD State BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score671.8400 MD State BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1200 MD State BBQ Bash
20231 milestone
- First call Maryland State BBQ Bash
20142 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8000 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Peak power rating (1502) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.8 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| +7.6 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 26, 2014 |
| +5.6 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Oct 13, 2023 |
| +2.2 | MD State BBQ Bash | Oct 10, 2025 |
| +1.7 | MD State BBQ Bash | Oct 11, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival | Apr 19, 2013 |
| -10.7 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | Jul 28, 2023 |
| -9.6 | The Ironman | Apr 5, 2024 |
| -4.4 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Oct 14, 2022 |
| -2.2 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Oct 15, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 62% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 74% | 93.3% | 90% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 71% | 93% | 91.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 38% | 91.5% | 89.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 89.3% | 82.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2025 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 18 / 29 (666.7772) | 27 (165.6800) | 16 (167.3944) | 6 (172.5600) | 19 (161.1428) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 16 / 26 (671.8400) | 25 (157.0628) | 9 (171.9772) | 5 (173.1200) | 10 (169.6800) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | The Ironman 🏅 Seven Valleys, PA | 18 / 21 (623.8632) | 15 (158.2744) | 18 (155.9544) | 19 (152.5028) | 15 (157.1316) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 12 / 23 (669.6112) | 21 (164.5256) | 16 (165.7028) | 18 (166.8228) | 4 (172.5600) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 46 / 51 (641.5772) | 49 (154.2400) | 48 (157.6572) | 35 (163.9656) | 29 (165.7144) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 25 / 30 (624.9832) | 25 (158.2628) | 18 (161.6800) | 28 (156.5260) | 29 (148.5144) |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 20 / 25 (617.6228) | 11 (171.4516) | 20 (157.1428) | 25 (139.3828) | 20 (149.6456) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 32 / 112 (658.8000) | 17 (171.4056) | 48 (162.2860) | 63 (162.2628) | 46 (162.8456) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 87 / 184 (632.5372) | 123 (157.0972) | 30 (167.4172) | 71 (160.5828) | 136 (147.4400) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 52 / 183 (642.8566) | 36 (165.7142) | 68 (162.2854) | 95 (158.8570) | 100 (156) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD | 102 / 106 (543.4280) | 105 (138.2858) | 97 (136) | 94 (141.1426) | 99 (127.9996) |