A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
HIGH ON THE HAWG ahead in 100% of their meetings
HIGH ON THE HAWG has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SPICES SMOKEHOUSE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1489 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-04-12
latest 2013-11-15
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.47
last 3 Master vs avg 653.47 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.01
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.26)
Road miles
259
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 118 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
653.47 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
SPICES SMOKEHOUSE has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 153 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3690 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1509
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SPICES SMOKEHOUSE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SPICES SMOKEHOUSE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3712 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3730 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after SPICES SMOKEHOUSE did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#3698 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Level with SPICES SMOKEHOUSE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3697 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3726 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7140 | 161.0856 | 164.71 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1084 | 153.6572 | 160.26 | top 66% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 157.7140 | 165.14 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 164.5716 | 165.51 | top 46% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.6 yrs
2013-04-12 → 2013-11-15
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Cooks most in
AL
2 of 4 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 165.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.26)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 2 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
653.47
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
143
57–113 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
259
4 mapped stops · furthest 118 mi
Schedule strength
1526
average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests
Power rating
1489
peak 1489 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Falls
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5710 High on the Hog Festival
- Career-best overall score660.5710 High on the Hog Festival
- Peak power rating (1495) High on the Hog Festival
- First call I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.0000 The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)
- Most recent contest The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2 | High on the Hog Festival | 2013-04-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.7 | The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-11-15 |
| -6.6 | Smoke on the Falls | 2013-04-12 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 67% | 91.7% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-15 | The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA | 63 / 79 (657.5656) | 69 (161.0856) | 75 (153.6572) | 4 (176.0000) | 40 (166.8228) |
| 2013-08-17 | I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) New Hope, AL | — | 9 (166.3088) | 10 (165.1084) | — | — |
| 2013-04-19 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 28 / 60 (660.5710) | 19 (169.7140) | 26 (164.5714) | 35 (161.7140) | 28 (164.5716) |
| 2013-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 25 / 34 (642.2848) | 29 (161.7142) | 28 (157.7140) | 31 (157.7140) | 14 (165.1426) |