Hogzilla

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5639

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1447

peak 1506 · rated over 33 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-15

latest 2026-07-18

Best ToY finish

#1059

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 38 contests

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

679.4056 / 720

Master · Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

Current form

643.84 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 638.58 (+5.25)

Walk rate

34%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST

Consistency

±56.30

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.07 · weakest Brisket (155.25)

Road miles

2,419

mi across 38 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)

Purse competed for

$258K

listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 15 state-championship entries

Master avg

638.58 / 720

33 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (13 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.

Happy hunting ground

Top 14% average finish here

Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 14%

High-water mark

679.4056 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.4056 at Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2020-07-18

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

TAILGATE GUYS BBQ has finished one call ahead of Hogzilla 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 46%

A tough matchup

27–1 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 96% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 27 of their 28 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.83 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 21%.

Brisket avg 155.25
Pork avg 165.07
0 calls in 33 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Bad Influence BBQ - MO in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) (2026-07-17).

last seen 2024-10-30
back 2026-07-17

Pork nemesis

24 of 28 shared pork entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 24 of 28 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

FIRE FAMILY BBQ/NOT SO SMOOTH SMOKE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±7.82% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.82% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 88.7% of a perfect score
best 94.4%

An April team

Top 36% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 36% across 7 contests, versus top 67% the rest of the year.

7 April contests
top 67% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Ozarks BBQ Fest every year from 2020 to 2023 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 13th

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105 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Sixkiller BBQ

#5627 of the rated field

1447 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1447

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Hogzilla)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Hogzilla has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

BURNITA BAR-B-QUE

#5635 of the rated field

1447 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1517 at their best, 71 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 33 contests
last seen 2022-04-29

⚔ Head-to-head

UNCLE BUTCH BBQ

#5654 of the rated field

1446 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Hogzilla's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 18 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

THE OUTLAW BBQ NY

#5645 of the rated field

1446 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1446

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than Hogzilla has cooked, 15 to 38, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2019-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM

#5644 of the rated field

1446 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2018-09-08

⚔ Head-to-head

Half-Inked BBQ

#5636 of the rated field

1447 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after Hogzilla did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-08-08

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	28	1	27	4%	⚔ compare
TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare
GRAY WOLF BBQ	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
CROSSFIRE BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
Wabash BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	33	3	0	0	176.0116	147.9316	163.46	top 65%
Pork Ribs	34	5	0	1	179.4400	151.4060	164.56	top 57%
Pork	33	7	1	5	177.1428	150.1944	165.07	top 54%
Brisket	33	0	0	0	169.1428	139.8972	155.25	top 76%

“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	Avg finish
MO	24	top 63%
OK	5	top 77%
KS	4	top 74%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 80%
Medium (20–39)	14	top 73%
Large (40+)	17	top 60%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Ozarks BBQ Fest	4	13	top 61%	2023-06-09
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	360	top 75%	2023-09-27
Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2	3	top 14%	2016-04-22

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 13.3 yrs 2013-03-15 → 2026-07-18

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2.9 across 13 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 26 of 38 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 28 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 34 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 165.07 · weakest Brisket (155.25)

Walk rate 34% a top-10 call in 13 of 38 contests

Overall top-10 rate 5% 2 of 38 contests

Master average 638.58 out of 720 · 33 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,905 1,205–2,443 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,419 38 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi

Schedule strength 1577 average field rating faced — tougher than 62% of rated contests

Purse competed for $258,370 listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 15 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2024-10-30 → 2026-07-17

Power rating 1447 peak 1506 · #5639 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 15 First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Mar 15 First call Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.7142 Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Apr 19 Peak power rating (1506) Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
2016
Apr 22 First overall top-10 Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 22 First overall podium Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 22 10th tracked contest Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
2020
Jun 19 First category win (Pork) Ozarks BBQ Fest
Jul 18 Career-best overall score679.4056 Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)
Aug 28 25th tracked contest Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off
2022
Sep 29 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
2026
Jul 18 Most recent contest Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.5	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2016-04-22
+11	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2019-04-26
+9	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival	2013-04-19
+8.4	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival	2017-04-21
+6.2	Ozarks BBQ Fest	2022-04-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	Smokin' At The Run Shootout	2014-03-14
-10.3	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)	2024-07-19
-9.5	Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2)	2026-07-18
-8.8	Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino	2013-08-30
-8.1	Table Rock Boats and Bones	2017-09-16

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	0	0%	top 97%	90.2%	90.2%
2024	4	0	0	25%	top 90%	89.6%	88%
2023	3	0	0	0%	top 76%	91.3%	90.5%
2022	3	0	0	67%	top 57%	93.5%	91.9%
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 68%	89.8%	89.8%
2020	3	0	1	33%	top 74%	94.4%	92.3%
2019	3	1	0	67%	top 55%	93.1%	90.5%
2018	4	0	0	25%	top 77%	90.1%	88.9%
2017	3	0	0	67%	top 61%	92.1%	90.5%
2016	3	1	0	33%	top 46%	89.4%	74.4%
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 71%	91%	91%
2014	3	0	0	0%	top 76%	91.9%	88.8%
2013	5	0	0	40%	top 56%	91.3%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-07-18	Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO	31 / 32 (649.5768)	31 (163.4056)	31 (159.9656)	27 (166.8228)	31 (159.3828)
2026-07-17	Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	—	—	—	—	—
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	364 / 444 (645.0056)	259 (167.9656)	211 (169.7028)	416 (152.5028)	377 (154.8344)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2024-07-19	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	36 / 37 (622.0800)	34 (162.8228)	36 (158.8456)	37 (150.1944)	37 (150.2172)
2024-07-19	Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) Osceola, MO	—	—	7 (173.1200)	—	—
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	384 / 487 (645.0056)	390 (160.5372)	170 (171.4056)	203 (169.7028)	468 (143.3600)
2023-06-09	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	22 / 30 (657.5200)	13 (171.4056)	23 (165.0972)	20 (167.3828)	27 (153.6344)
2022-10-01	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	360 / 505 (650.2172)	444 (156.5372)	2 (179.4400)	447 (155.3828)	379 (158.8572)
2022-04-22	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	13 / 31 (673.0284)	5 (176.0116)	22 (165.0856)	14 (167.3828)	16 (164.5484)
2021-04-23	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	25 / 37 (646.6968)	20 (167.9656)	13 (173.1200)	33 (154.7884)	32 (150.8228)
2020-08-28	Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO	34 / 37 (656.4684)	31 (165.7256)	12 (172.5600)	35 (163.3828)	36 (154.8000)
2020-07-18	Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO	21 / 31 (679.4056)	16 (173.7028)	13 (173.7144)	18 (170.2512)	27 (161.7372)
2020-06-19	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	16 / 26 (658.1600)	24 (157.6684)	19 (164.5372)	1 (176.5600)	18 (159.3944)
2019-08-09	Route 66 BBQ & Steak Showdown 🏅 Springfiled, MO	15 / 25 (658.7424)	13 (166.8228)	21 (154.7884)	3 (174.8456)	16 (162.2856)
2019-07-20	Smoking on the Osage BBQ contest and Car show 🏅 Osceola, MO	22 / 27 (624.9488)	19 (167.3944)	24 (151.4060)	20 (156.5256)	23 (149.6228)
2019-04-26	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival 🏅 Springfield, MO	10 / 40 (670.2060)	7 (169.7028)	16 (164.5488)	10 (167.3828)	11 (168.5716)
2018-11-09	Smoke EM IF You Got EM Springfield, MO	22 / 30 (648.5256)	14 (166.8800)	9 (168.0000)	22 (162.8344)	29 (150.8112)
2018-08-10	Route 66 Barbeque Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Springfield, MO	17 / 19 (639.3144)	15 (164.5600)	14 (160.5488)	16 (159.9428)	16 (154.2628)
2018-06-29	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	46 / 52 (626.6516)	42 (161.6800)	42 (159.9888)	47 (155.9084)	47 (149.0744)
2018-04-20	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	25 / 43 (644.4688)	32 (157.7372)	15 (167.9888)	17 (163.9656)	32 (154.7772)
2017-09-29	*Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO	19 / 29 (654.1600)	14 (168.0000)	25 (157.6572)	9 (170.8344)	20 (157.6684)
2017-09-16	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	42 / 47 (636.9140)	45 (160.5140)	36 (163.3828)	13 (173.1200)	46 (139.8972)
2017-04-21	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	16 / 55 (663.2800)	17 (170.2744)	4 (174.2628)	15 (168.5372)	37 (150.2056)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	360 / 557 (643.8400)	193 (167.4400)	338 (162.2400)	288 (164.5256)	483 (149.6344)
2016-06-24	Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	33 / 49 (638.1716)	47 (150.8228)	32 (161.6916)	22 (163.3828)	28 (162.2744)
2016-04-22	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	3 / 61 (325.0628)	22 (165.1312)	36 (156.5372)	3 (177.1428)	52 (146.1944)
2015-07-31	Smokin on Route 66 Miami, OK	12 / 17 (655.2684)	12 (162.8228)	8 (163.9772)	2 (176.5600)	16 (151.9084)
2014-06-26	2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	20 / 35 (636.3884)	24 (159.3828)	25 (158.7884)	24 (159.9544)	16 (158.2628)
2014-03-15	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	55 / 72 (661.6340)	40 (170.8456)	36 (168.0000)	66 (158.8456)	50 (163.9428)
2014-03-14	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	39 / 41 (619.8060)	40 (147.9316)	29 (161.6800)	24 (163.9772)	38 (146.2172)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	255 / 535 (639.8744)	435 (151.4400)	253 (159.9544)	121 (167.3828)	219 (161.0972)
2013-08-30	Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino Quapaw, OK	30 / 36 (630.1716)	34 (154.2400)	17 (163.9772)	29 (161.1428)	32 (150.8116)
2013-06-20	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	32 / 50 (655.4282)	29 (165.7142)	27 (164.5714)	34 (162.8572)	28 (162.2854)
2013-04-19	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	16 / 68 (657.1424)	5 (172.0000)	32 (163.9998)	19 (168.5714)	40 (152.5712)
2013-03-15	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK	34 / 55 (653.7142)	54 (149.1428)	38 (160.5714)	3 (174.8572)	15 (169.1428)

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

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2013 ↗	Master	#1059 (270 pts)	#920 (350 pts)	#1271 (225 pts)	#776 (430 pts)	#1063 (275 pts)