Hogzilla

Hogzilla is a competition barbecue team with 38 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 10th of 40 at the Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival (2019). They are ranked #5824 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,824

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1442

peak 1506 · rated over 33 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Jul 18, 2026 · 13.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1059

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

3% of 38 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

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 648.09 (-4.25)

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

±14.04

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.07 · weakest Brisket (155.25)

Road miles

2,419

across 38 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi

Schedule strength

61%

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

Purse competed for

$258K

listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 15 state-championship entries

Master avg

648.09 / 720

33 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

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
Jul 18, 2020

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

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 55%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 55%

A tough matchup

28–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 28 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) (Jul 17, 2026).

last seen Oct 30, 2024
back Jul 17, 2026

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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.

An April team

Top 42% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 42% across 7 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

7 April contests
top 68% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.95% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.95% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.0% of a perfect score
38 contests

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

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	#1059 (270 pts)	#920 (350 pts)	#1271 (225 pts)	#776 (430 pts)	#1063 (275 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Hogzilla, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BBQ CARTEL

#5,834 of the rated field

1441 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1441

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to Hogzilla)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Hogzilla ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

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DOUBLE DUN RANCH BBQ

#5,840 of the rated field

1441 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1441

4–0 in 4 shared contests (100% to Hogzilla)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Apr 24, 2026

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Meat Rubbers

#5,821 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

Fewer contests behind them than Hogzilla has cooked, 24 to 38, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC

#5,822 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1442

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before Hogzilla's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

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SKIN AND BONES BBQ

#5,836 of the rated field

1441 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1503

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Nov 17, 2017

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BUTT NAKED AND SMOKIN

#5,842 of the rated field

1441 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1441

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen May 14, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	28	0	28	0%	⚔ compare
TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare
GRAY WOLF BBQ	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
CROSSFIRE BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ 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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 80%
Medium (20–39)	14	top 73%
Large (40+)	17	top 63%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	24	top 65%
OK	5	top 77%
KS	4	top 74%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Ozarks BBQ Fest	4	13	top 61%	Jun 9, 2023
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	360	top 75%	Sep 27, 2023
Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2	16	top 36%	Apr 22, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2.9 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 26 of 38 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 28 3 of them more than once

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

Opponents faced 1,889 finished ahead 1,181 times, behind 2,467

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Oct 30, 2024 → Jul 17, 2026

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

20261 milestone

Jul 18 Most recent contest Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2)

20221 milestone

Sep 29 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST

20203 milestones

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

20191 milestone

Apr 26 First overall top-10 Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival

20161 milestone

Apr 22 10th tracked contest Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival

20134 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.3	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	Apr 26, 2019
+9	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival	Apr 19, 2013
+8.9	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival	Apr 21, 2017
+6.4	Ozarks BBQ Fest	Apr 22, 2022
+3.3	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	Apr 22, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.6	Smokin' At The Run Shootout	Mar 14, 2014
-10.1	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)	Jul 19, 2024
-9.3	Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2)	Jul 18, 2026
-8.8	Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino	Aug 30, 2013
-7.7	Table Rock Boats and Bones	Sep 16, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
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	0	0	33%	top 60%	89.6%	89.2%
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
Jul 18, 2026	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)
Jul 17, 2026	Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 30, 2024	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)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 19, 2024	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	36 / 37 (622.0800)	34 (162.8228)	36 (158.8456)	37 (150.1944)	37 (150.2172)
Jul 19, 2024	Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) Osceola, MO	—	—	7 (173.1200)	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	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)
Jun 9, 2023	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	22 / 30 (657.5200)	13 (171.4056)	23 (165.0972)	20 (167.3828)	27 (153.6344)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	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)
Apr 22, 2022	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	13 / 31 (673.0284)	5 (176.0116)	22 (165.0856)	14 (167.3828)	16 (164.5484)
Apr 23, 2021	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	25 / 37 (646.6968)	20 (167.9656)	13 (173.1200)	33 (154.7884)	32 (150.8228)
Aug 28, 2020	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)
Jul 18, 2020	Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO	21 / 31 (679.4056)	16 (173.7028)	13 (173.7144)	18 (170.2512)	27 (161.7372)
Jun 19, 2020	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	16 / 26 (658.1600)	24 (157.6684)	19 (164.5372)	1 (176.5600)	18 (159.3944)
Aug 9, 2019	Route 66 BBQ & Steak Showdown 🏅 Springfiled, MO	15 / 25 (658.7424)	13 (166.8228)	21 (154.7884)	3 (174.8456)	16 (162.2856)
Jul 20, 2019	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)
Apr 26, 2019	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival 🏅 Springfield, MO	10 / 40 (670.2060)	7 (169.7028)	16 (164.5488)	10 (167.3828)	11 (168.5716)
Nov 9, 2018	Smoke EM IF You Got EM Springfield, MO	22 / 30 (648.5256)	14 (166.8800)	9 (168)	22 (162.8344)	29 (150.8112)
Aug 10, 2018	Route 66 Barbeque Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Springfield, MO	17 / 19 (639.3144)	15 (164.5600)	14 (160.5488)	16 (159.9428)	16 (154.2628)
Jun 29, 2018	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	46 / 52 (626.6516)	42 (161.6800)	42 (159.9888)	47 (155.9084)	47 (149.0744)
Apr 20, 2018	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	25 / 43 (644.4688)	32 (157.7372)	15 (167.9888)	17 (163.9656)	32 (154.7772)
Sep 29, 2017	Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO	19 / 29 (654.1600)	14 (168)	25 (157.6572)	9 (170.8344)	20 (157.6684)
Sep 16, 2017	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	42 / 47 (636.9140)	45 (160.5140)	36 (163.3828)	13 (173.1200)	46 (139.8972)
Apr 21, 2017	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	16 / 55 (663.2800)	17 (170.2744)	4 (174.2628)	15 (168.5372)	37 (150.2056)
Oct 29, 2016	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)
Jun 24, 2016	Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	33 / 49 (638.1716)	47 (150.8228)	32 (161.6916)	22 (163.3828)	28 (162.2744)
Apr 22, 2016	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	29 / 61 (645.0056)	22 (165.1312)	36 (156.5372)	3 (177.1428)	52 (146.1944)
Jul 31, 2015	Smokin on Route 66 Miami, OK	12 / 17 (655.2684)	12 (162.8228)	8 (163.9772)	2 (176.5600)	16 (151.9084)
Jun 26, 2014	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)
Mar 15, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	55 / 72 (661.6340)	40 (170.8456)	36 (168)	66 (158.8456)	50 (163.9428)
Mar 14, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	39 / 41 (619.8060)	40 (147.9316)	29 (161.6800)	24 (163.9772)	38 (146.2172)
Oct 3, 2013	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)
Aug 30, 2013	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)
Jun 20, 2013	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	32 / 50 (655.4282)	29 (165.7142)	27 (164.5714)	34 (162.8572)	28 (162.2854)
Apr 19, 2013	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	16 / 68 (657.1424)	5 (172)	32 (163.9998)	19 (168.5714)	40 (152.5712)
Mar 15, 2013	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK	34 / 55 (653.7142)	54 (149.1428)	38 (160.5714)	3 (174.8572)	15 (169.1428)

Hogzilla

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (12 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The metronome

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)