High-water mark
674.7888
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.7888 at Buckeye BBQ Classic — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 17, 2026
The Hogfathers Barbecue
The Hogfathers Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 20th of 30 at the Buckeye BBQ Classic (2026). They finished #673 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 15, 2025
latest Aug 21, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.16
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.11 · weakest Brisket (162.69)
Road miles
203
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 100 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$32K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
659.00 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 162.8116 | 168.11 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 156.5028 | 164.68 | top 76% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 152.5028 | 163.53 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 153.6684 | 162.69 | top 70% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
106
finished ahead 30 times, behind 131
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score674.7888 Buckeye BBQ Classic
- Most recent contest City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest)
20255 milestones
- First tracked contest Madison Ribberfest
- Peak power rating (1492) Madison Ribberfest
- First call Bands and BBQ at the Point
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8284 Bands and BBQ at the Point
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 Bands and BBQ at the Point
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Bands and BBQ at the Point | Sep 12, 2025 |
| -8.1 | Madison Ribberfest | Aug 15, 2025 |
| -5.6 | City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) | Aug 21, 2026 |
| -0.6 | Buckeye BBQ Classic | Jul 17, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 93.7% | 92.6% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 85% | 91.6% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) 🏅 Madison, IN | 31 / 39 (658.1144) | 29 (162.8116) | 22 (168.5256) | 34 (155.9200) | 15 (170.8572) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 20 / 30 (674.7888) | 18 (168.5372) | 23 (168.5600) | 18 (169.1200) | 17 (168.5716) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Bands and BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 24 / 29 (659.8284) | 19 (169.1084) | 28 (156.5028) | 4 (176.5600) | 27 (157.6572) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Madison Ribberfest 🏅 Madison, IN | 39 / 45 (643.2800) | 20 (171.9772) | 34 (165.1316) | 43 (152.5028) | 42 (153.6684) |