A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Hogline ahead in 100% of their meetings
Hogline has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Razor Back BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1447
peak 1447 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-07-26
latest 2015-09-04
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.85 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 625.70 (-6.85)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.47
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.84 · weakest Brisket (150.48)
Road miles
1,882
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1002 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Master avg
625.70 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 weak link
−11.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.36 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 150.48
- Chicken avg 161.84
- 0 calls in 8 entries
Chicken nemesis
5 of 6
shared chicken entries lost
Hogline ahead 83% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Hogline has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±2.29%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.29% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 86.9% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
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.
110 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5635 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1517
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Razor Back BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Razor Back BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5630 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
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#5610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5615 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5608 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Level with Razor Back BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5602 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hogline | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TRUE SMOKE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DRY 2 DA BONE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MYASSIS SMOKIN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FARMBOY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CASE OF RIBS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 157.1428 | 161.84 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 148.5488 | 157.83 | top 70% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 145.6912 | 155.55 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 138.2400 | 150.48 | top 81% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 3 | 0 | top 80% |
| IA | 3 | 0 | top 83% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 83% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2 | 42 | 0 | top 75% | 2014-07-25 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2013-07-26 → 2015-09-04
Busiest season
2015
5 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
3 of 8 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.84 · weakest Brisket (150.48)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
625.70
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
263
82–350 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,882
8 mapped stops · furthest 1,002 mi
Schedule strength
1549
average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests
Power rating
1447
peak 1447 · #5621 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1495) Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.8344 Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- Career-best overall score643.2800 Low Country Hog Fest
- Most recent contest Low Country Hog Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ | 2015-04-24 |
| -8.4 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay | 2015-07-10 |
| -7.6 | Smokin in Steele | 2014-05-30 |
| -7.3 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2014-07-25 |
| -6.9 | Smokin' in Steel | 2015-05-29 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 89.3% | 86% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.9% | 88.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-04 | Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC | 18 / 26 (643.2800) | 18 (166.2856) | 16 (161.6572) | 22 (153.6572) | 16 (161.6800) |
| 2015-08-07 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN | 36 / 47 (628.4916) | 36 (159.3828) | 15 (166.8344) | 29 (159.9656) | 45 (142.3088) |
| 2015-07-10 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI | 70 / 80 (593.6116) | 58 (157.1428) | 68 (148.5488) | 72 (149.6800) | 75 (138.2400) |
| 2015-05-29 | Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN | 50 / 60 (622.7316) | 40 (162.2400) | 42 (157.1316) | 56 (147.9428) | 42 (155.4172) |
| 2015-04-24 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA | 42 / 42 (606.1600) | 38 (158.8572) | 35 (155.9544) | 42 (145.6912) | 42 (145.6572) |
| 2014-07-25 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 42 / 52 (631.8744) | 33 (162.8228) | 40 (158.8344) | 30 (164.5600) | 50 (145.6572) |
| 2014-05-30 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 54 / 67 (640.0344) | 54 (161.6800) | 40 (164.0344) | 48 (161.7256) | 57 (152.5944) |
| 2013-07-26 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 46 / 66 (639.4172) | 30 (166.2972) | 60 (149.6800) | 42 (161.1428) | 32 (162.2972) |