Hillbilly Hoggers

Hillbilly Hoggers is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 5th of 44 at the Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (2018). They are ranked #1655 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,655

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1555

peak 1567 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2013

latest Jun 6, 2025 · 12 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1420

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

21% of 19 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

698.2628 / 720

Master · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

665.52 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 663.52 (+2.00)

Walk rate

68%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2858

Chicken · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±37.17

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 168.40 · weakest Brisket (159.77)

Road miles

1,161

across 19 mapped stops · furthest 183 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Purse competed for

$97K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

663.52 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

68% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 19 contests

A top-10 category call in 68% of their 19 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

698.2628 career-best overall

97.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.2628 at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest — 97.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 8, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DAD'S GRILLIN CREW has finished one call ahead of Hillbilly Hoggers 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 33%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 33%

A tough matchup

14–1 behind in the head-to-head

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 93% of their meetings

FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.63 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 26% of the time against 32%.

Brisket avg 159.77
Pork Ribs avg 168.40
5 calls in 19 entries

A strong matchup

10–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PORK AVENUE in 10 of their 14 shared contests.

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The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (Jun 11, 2021).

last seen Sep 27, 2019
back Jun 11, 2021

Pork Ribs nemesis

10 of 15 shared pork ribs entries lost

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE DANCER BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 15 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

ACE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked Delta Smoke BBQ Contest every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 5th

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
2013 ↗	Master	#1420 (160 pts)	#1121 (265 pts)	#1713 (135 pts)	#1848 (115 pts)	#1973 (85 pts)

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#1,661 of the rated field

1554 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1563

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Hillbilly Hoggers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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#1,658 of the rated field

1554 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1562

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rated over 22 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG

#1,656 of the rated field

1554 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1558

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 28% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2022

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FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ

#1,659 of the rated field

1554 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1566

Level with Hillbilly Hoggers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2022

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Whimpy's BBQ

#1,654 of the rated field

1555 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1564

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2025

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T-BAUM BBQ

#1,662 of the rated field

1554 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1556

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RAZORRACKS	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
PORK AVENUE	14	10	4	71%	⚔ compare
Smokin Through The Night	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
Dats Cool	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Greenway Equipment	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
Backdraft Smokers	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
L" If I Know	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
ACE BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Kermit's Ex	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	4	0	1	178.2858	160.0116	167.38	top 53%
Pork Ribs	19	6	0	0	174.8456	161.0972	168.40	top 44%
Pork	19	6	1	1	176.5600	157.6572	167.97	top 43%
Brisket	19	5	0	1	175.4056	20	159.77	top 47%

“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)	10	0	top 49%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 41%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AR	18	0	top 45%
MS	1	0	top 48%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	8	5	top 40%	Jun 11, 2021
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2	11	top 35%	Sep 29, 2023
Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off	2	8	top 34%	Apr 28, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AR 18 of 19 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 10 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 357 finished ahead 400 times, behind 311

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Sep 27, 2019 → Jun 11, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone

Jun 6 Most recent contest Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

20231 milestone

Sep 29 Peak power rating (1567) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

20182 milestones

Jun 8 10th tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Jun 8 Career-best overall score698.2628 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

20171 milestone

Apr 28 First category win (Pork) Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off

20135 milestones

Jun 7 First tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 7 First call Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 7 First overall top-10 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score690.8570 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 7 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2858 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.4	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 8, 2018
+10.8	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)	Jun 7, 2013
+9.7	Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival	Sep 28, 2018
+9	Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off	Apr 29, 2016
+8.4	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 7, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.9	Bikes Blues & BBQ	Sep 20, 2013
-12.9	Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 6, 2025
-2.2	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 11, 2021
-1.1	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 13, 2014
-0.2	Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival	Sep 23, 2022

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0	0%	top 97%	90.3%	90.3%
2023	2	0	0	100%	top 45%	94.4%	93.9%
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 55%	91.3%	91.3%
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 61%	92.8%	92.8%
2019	3	0	0	100%	top 33%	94.6%	93.8%
2018	2	2	0	100%	top 16%	97%	95.2%
2017	2	0	1	50%	top 46%	94%	93.3%
2016	2	1	0	50%	top 35%	94.7%	93.6%
2015	2	0	0	100%	top 45%	92.2%	92.2%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 59%	91.6%	91.6%
2013	2	1	0	50%	top 60%	96%	83.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 6, 2025	Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	29 / 30 (650.2060)	26 (164.0116)	27 (166.8344)	29 (157.6572)	28 (161.7028)
Sep 29, 2023	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	11 / 25 (672.4684)	10 (169.1316)	6 (173.7028)	13 (166.2628)	14 (163.3712)
Jun 9, 2023	Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	12 / 26 (679.3488)	11 (171.4288)	17 (167.3828)	7 (175.4172)	15 (165.1200)
Sep 23, 2022	Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	18 / 33 (657.6116)	24 (161.0972)	21 (163.9544)	14 (168.5600)	12 (164)
Jun 11, 2021	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	23 / 38 (667.9776)	28 (163.9660)	7 (173.7372)	30 (161.0972)	16 (169.1772)
Sep 27, 2019	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	11 / 43 (671.2912)	21 (162.8000)	7 (170.8112)	12 (169.1544)	10 (168.5256)
Jun 7, 2019	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	13 / 51 (681.0516)	24 (169.1316)	34 (161.0972)	6 (176.5600)	7 (174.2628)
Apr 26, 2019	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	15 / 31 (673.0284)	14 (168.5600)	15 (166.2628)	9 (170.8228)	18 (167.3828)
Sep 28, 2018	Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	9 / 45 (672.4916)	5 (173.7144)	16 (164)	22 (160.5028)	3 (174.2744)
Jun 8, 2018	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	5 / 44 (698.2628)	8 (175.4172)	7 (174.2972)	11 (173.1428)	7 (175.4056)
Jun 9, 2017	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	24 / 45 (666.7084)	20 (170.8572)	27 (165.6800)	35 (160.4912)	17 (169.6800)
Apr 28, 2017	Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR	11 / 29 (677.0400)	23 (164.5256)	10 (170.2744)	1 (176.5600)	17 (165.6800)
Jun 10, 2016	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	15 / 39 (681.6228)	22 (169.6684)	12 (172.5600)	11 (172.5600)	24 (166.8344)
Apr 29, 2016	Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR	8 / 26 (666.7084)	13 (166.8228)	4 (174.8456)	21 (157.6572)	9 (167.3828)
Sep 25, 2015	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	14 / 38 (664)	24 (163.4400)	21 (162.8572)	6 (173.1428)	14 (164.5600)
Jun 12, 2015	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) Wynne, AR	26 / 49 (663.9428)	44 (160.0116)	24 (167.9656)	9 (172.5600)	33 (163.4056)
Jun 13, 2014	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	29 / 49 (659.3032)	33 (163.9772)	36 (162.8116)	29 (166.2400)	24 (166.2744)
Sep 20, 2013	Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR	49 / 49 (513.0284)	31 (163.3828)	23 (167.4056)	30 (162.2400)	49 (20)
Jun 7, 2013	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) Wynne, AR	8 / 40 (690.8570)	2 (178.2858)	11 (173.1428)	15 (170.8570)	21 (168.5714)

Hillbilly Hoggers

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)