HIGH ON THE HAWG TN
Rating
1544
peak 1621
Contests
72
in the data
First seen
2019-02-08
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#33
Master 2017
Grand champs
1
4 reserve
Category wins
9
26 podiums
Overall top-10s
21
of 72 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
662.11 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 672.18 (-10.07)
Walk rate
69%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±28.98
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.79 · weakest Brisket (167.60)
Road miles
22065
mi across 72 mapped stops · furthest 4907 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMOKE ON THIS has finished one call ahead of HIGH ON THE HAWG 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SmokinGhost BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 29 of their 34 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY in 16 of their 21 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.2740 points of the Grand Championship at 12th Annual Bull Moose BBQ (2024-04-12).
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 35% across 5 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Bands & BBQ at the Point (2021-09-10) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 21-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 71 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 177.7144 | 153.0628 | 170.79 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 71 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.0512 | 169.53 | top 43% |
| Pork | 70 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 178.8572 | 152.5028 | 169.08 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 68 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 179.4400 | 153.0628 | 167.60 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 22 | 0 | top 43% |
| KY | 14 | 1 | top 50% |
| IN | 11 | 0 | top 52% |
| IL | 8 | 0 | top 44% |
| WI | 6 | 0 | top 57% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
| MS | 2 | 0 | top 46% |
| AR | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 5% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 40% |
| Medium (20–39) | 41 | 1 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 27 | 0 | top 49% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (18 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (23 of 72 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (71 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Bands & BBQ at the Point (2021-09-10)
- Wins it all in 1% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 672.18
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 667.8860 | 660.83 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 686.7428 | 662.38 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 703.3944 | 646.36 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 703.9428 | 685.30 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 688.4684 | 677.60 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 694.8228 | 675.20 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 693.6572 | 677.18 |
| 2019 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 688.4800 | 673.15 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 34 / 37 (659.2340) | 31 (166.2400) | 34 (161.6572) | 28 (166.8228) | 30 (164.5140) |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 28 / 40 (665.5660) | 11 (173.1200) | 26 (166.2516) | 25 (163.9544) | 29 (162.2400) |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 77 / 82 (667.8860) | 82 (162.8116) | 70 (167.3828) | 66 (170.2972) | 66 (167.3944) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 114 / 117 (650.6284) | 117 (160.5028) | 109 (163.9428) | 109 (162.2400) | 105 (163.9428) |
| 2025-10-31 | "Spooky Q" 1792 Monticello, KY | 17 / 23 (667.2568) | 8 (173.1200) | 21 (153.0512) | 17 (166.8228) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2025-10-03 | Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest) Jackson, TN | 14 / 25 (679.3144) | 15 (169.6800) | 17 (169.1200) | 13 (169.6800) | 11 (170.8344) |
| 2025-09-12 | Bands and BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 23 / 29 (663.8056) | 18 (169.6684) | 22 (167.3944) | 17 (167.3828) | 26 (159.3600) |
| 2025-08-15 | Madison Ribberfest Madison, IN | 19 / 45 (683.2912) | 27 (170.8112) | 8 (174.2744) | 34 (163.9428) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2025-06-20 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 13 / 26 (682.1368) | 12 (173.1200) | 2 (177.7028) | 16 (168.5256) | 23 (162.7884) |
| 2025-06-13 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) Springfield, TN | 5 / 36 (525.0972) | 9 (173.1200) | 6 (176.5716) | 5 (175.4056) | — |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 64 / 70 (676.4344) | 64 (167.3828) | 23 (174.2744) | 68 (165.0972) | 50 (169.6800) |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 64 / 106 (682.1600) | 83 (168.5372) | 89 (167.3828) | 36 (173.1316) | 38 (173.1084) |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie Calhoun, GA | 18 / 32 (677.5540) | 13 (173.1084) | 11 (171.9656) | 12 (170.8228) | 27 (161.6572) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 43 / 100 (686.7428) | 80 (166.2400) | 43 (170.8228) | 32 (174.2628) | 17 (175.4172) |
| 2024-09-13 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 8 / 31 (690.2172) | 8 (174.8572) | 3 (175.4172) | 20 (166.2400) | 6 (173.7028) |
| 2024-04-19 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN | 14 / 37 (509.0976) | 5 (173.7144) | 19 (168.5604) | — | — |
| 2024-04-12 | 12th Annual Bull Moose BBQ Somerville, TN | 2 / 14 (703.3944) | 12 (170.8228) | 2 (176.5716) | 3 (178.2972) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 40 / 93 (682.7428) | 69 (167.3944) | 59 (167.3828) | 37 (172.5600) | 16 (175.4056) |
| 2023-09-08 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 20 / 33 (675.8628) | 21 (168.5256) | 17 (169.6800) | 7 (173.1200) | 23 (164.5372) |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) Washington Island, WI | 6 / 28 (691.3716) | 4 (177.7028) | 23 (163.9772) | 6 (173.1316) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2023-08-24 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) Washington Island, WI | 15 / 27 (675.3256) | 17 (169.6684) | 18 (161.7144) | 6 (173.1084) | 9 (170.8344) |
| 2023-08-18 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues Madison, IN | 25 / 41 (674.7196) | 27 (169.1084) | 8 (174.8572) | 28 (165.6684) | 28 (165.0856) |
| 2023-06-09 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) Springfield, TN | 6 / 30 (689.6572) | 6 (174.2628) | 5 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | — |
| 2023-05-19 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival Sevierville, TN | 10 / 32 (686.7312) | 9 (173.1084) | 18 (167.3828) | 5 (175.4172) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2023-04-28 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff Brandon, MS | 10 / 28 (687.9428) | 5 (177.1428) | 7 (175.4172) | 12 (170.8456) | 22 (164.5372) |
| 2023-04-14 | 11th Annual Bull Moose BBQ Somerville, TN | 2 / 25 (703.9428) | 14 (173.1084) | 1 (180.0000) | 6 (173.1200) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 28 / 80 (682.1596) | 47 (170.2628) | 25 (170.8228) | 12 (174.8456) | 53 (166.2284) |
| 2022-10-21 | Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water Pine Bluff, AR | 28 / 47 (674.7312) | 16 (172.5716) | 28 (166.8228) | 38 (162.2284) | 13 (173.1084) |
| 2022-09-09 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 8 / 32 (687.9084) | 13 (171.9656) | 3 (176.0116) | 15 (168.5256) | 8 (171.4056) |
| 2022-08-19 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 28 / 45 (664.3996) | 29 (167.3828) | 20 (169.1084) | 23 (167.3828) | 34 (160.5256) |
| 2022-07-22 | EffingHAM-JAM Effingham, IL | 10 / 25 (678.1944) | 2 (177.7144) | 7 (171.9772) | 10 (168.5372) | 20 (159.9656) |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery Marshall, IL | 14 / 28 (681.6456) | 23 (167.4056) | 1 (178.8572) | 21 (167.9772) | 17 (167.4056) |
| 2022-06-10 | Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational New Haven, KY | 16 / 17 (667.8396) | 15 (168.5484) | 5 (173.1316) | 15 (161.6456) | 15 (164.5140) |
| 2022-05-20 | Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN | 8 / 30 (688.4684) | 10 (173.1084) | 3 (175.4172) | 5 (175.4056) | 19 (164.5372) |
| 2021-10-15 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 16 / 27 (689.5996) | 15 (173.1200) | 19 (168.5140) | 16 (170.8228) | 7 (177.1428) |
| 2021-09-10 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 1 / 28 (694.8228) | 2 (175.4056) | 10 (169.1316) | 2 (174.8800) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2021-08-27 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI | 6 / 25 (684.4340) | 13 (168.5256) | 5 (173.1200) | 4 (174.2628) | 11 (168.5256) |
| 2021-08-26 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI | 20 / 25 (648.4116) | 3 (175.4172) | 21 (158.2744) | 18 (161.6572) | 22 (153.0628) |
| 2021-08-20 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 23 / 43 (666.6856) | 16 (171.9772) | 18 (167.3828) | 20 (167.3944) | 35 (159.9312) |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam Effingham, IL | 19 / 29 (666.1484) | 11 (170.8228) | 27 (157.0856) | 6 (171.4172) | 13 (166.8228) |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery Marshall, IL | 19 / 38 (667.2684) | 26 (165.6684) | 14 (168.5372) | 26 (164.5256) | 14 (168.5372) |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN | 8 / 51 (685.6112) | 8 (174.2628) | 22 (168.5256) | 7 (173.1200) | 21 (169.7028) |
| 2021-05-14 | Obion County Barbeque Cook Off Union City, TN | 16 / 31 (656.9940) | 7 (170.8228) | 8 (168.5484) | 19 (163.3828) | 23 (154.2400) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose) Collierville, TN | 16 / 44 (679.3140) | 24 (167.3712) | 21 (166.8228) | 14 (172.5600) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 14 / 57 (687.9316) | 5 (176.5600) | 23 (170.8228) | 10 (174.3088) | 36 (166.2400) |
| 2020-11-20 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cumming, GA | 18 / 40 (688.4568) | 6 (177.1428) | 23 (169.6800) | 22 (170.8228) | 23 (170.8112) |
| 2020-10-09 | Roast-N-Boast Columbus, MS | 20 / 36 (675.3600) | 31 (153.0628) | 7 (175.4172) | 5 (176.0000) | 17 (170.8800) |
| 2020-10-02 | Bonifay All American Smoker Competition Bonifay, FL | 2 / 18 (693.6572) | 6 (174.2628) | 3 (174.8572) | 5 (173.1200) | 9 (171.4172) |
| 2020-09-18 | Smokin in the Hills Hillsboro, OH | 2 / 41 (688.5256) | 7 (174.2628) | 18 (166.8228) | 4 (175.4056) | 6 (172.0344) |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 48 / 50 (645.4968) | 37 (165.0856) | 34 (163.9428) | 50 (152.5028) | 38 (163.9656) |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery Marshall, IL | 7 / 53 (685.0744) | 1 (177.7028) | 2 (175.4516) | 45 (158.8000) | 9 (173.1200) |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN | 30 / 63 (670.7540) | 34 (169.1084) | 36 (165.1200) | 53 (163.4056) | 11 (173.1200) |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 29 / 69 (670.1484) | 20 (171.9656) | 11 (172.5600) | 44 (165.0972) | 52 (160.5256) |
| 2019-10-18 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 18 / 31 (678.1712) | 13 (170.2512) | 22 (165.6800) | 22 (166.8344) | 6 (175.4056) |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) Arthur, IL | 23 / 43 (665.5996) | 9 (173.7028) | 18 (166.8112) | 13 (170.8456) | 38 (154.2400) |
| 2019-10-04 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 9 / 42 (681.0284) | 15 (170.8228) | 13 (170.2628) | 10 (171.4172) | 14 (168.5256) |
| 2019-09-27 | New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival New Albany, IN | 19 / 23 (658.1028) | 10 (170.8344) | 21 (158.8000) | 18 (162.2400) | 15 (166.2284) |
| 2019-09-20 | Grillin & Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 17 / 34 (665.5652) | 28 (159.9312) | 8 (171.9656) | 17 (163.4056) | 8 (170.2628) |
| 2019-09-13 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 4 / 28 (687.9544) | 5 (174.2972) | 1 (178.2972) | 7 (170.8344) | 15 (164.5256) |
| 2019-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madsion, IN | 5 / 47 (688.4800) | 6 (174.2628) | 3 (176.5600) | 24 (166.8344) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2019-08-09 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 18 / 29 (670.6972) | 10 (171.9656) | 10 (169.6800) | 6 (170.8344) | 25 (158.2172) |
| 2019-07-26 | Effingham -Jam Effingham, IL | 11 / 26 (666.1368) | 1 (177.7028) | 21 (160.5140) | 9 (169.6800) | 22 (158.2400) |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery Marshall, IL | 11 / 31 (673.5880) | 12 (171.9656) | 13 (166.8112) | 6 (170.8456) | 16 (163.9656) |
| 2019-06-21 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 16 / 27 (669.6228) | 21 (162.2284) | 9 (167.9772) | 1 (177.7144) | 19 (161.7028) |
| 2019-06-14 | Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY | 18 / 30 (677.0056) | 5 (175.4056) | 9 (173.1200) | 22 (167.3828) | 23 (161.0972) |
| 2019-05-11 | BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia Lignano Sabbiadoro, Udine, 33040 | 7 / 23 (664.4796) | 16 (165.0968) | 2 (168.0000) | 4 (172.5600) | 16 (158.8228) |
| 2019-04-19 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 13 / 39 (683.3256) | 22 (169.6800) | 9 (173.7144) | 15 (170.2628) | 17 (169.6684) |
| 2019-04-05 | Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off Franklin, KY | 19 / 28 (663.2568) | 21 (163.3828) | 13 (168.5256) | 23 (163.3828) | 11 (167.9656) |
| 2019-03-08 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | 19 / 67 (682.1712) | 18 (171.9656) | 18 (171.9656) | 60 (158.8000) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2019-02-22 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off Montgomery, AL | 14 / 27 (673.6000) | 11 (168.5600) | 18 (163.9428) | 9 (170.2744) | 10 (170.8228) |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship Little Rock, AR | 63 / 92 (667.8856) | 17 (175.4056) | 65 (165.0972) | 77 (162.8572) | 74 (164.5256) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #416 (240 pts) | #411 (310 pts) | #512 (240 pts) | #449 (240 pts) | #432 (240 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #301 (731 pts) | #280 (806 pts) | #271 (951 pts) | #306 (751 pts) | #288 (811 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #444 (450 pts) | #599 (315 pts) | #450 (530 pts) | #548 (355 pts) | #406 (540 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #235 (900 pts) | #272 (840 pts) | #271 (890 pts) | #208 (985 pts) | #242 (895 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #312 (742 pts) | #290 (817 pts) | #170 (1207 pts) | #342 (707 pts) | #355 (677 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #172 (1082 pts) | #101 (1407 pts) | #207 (983 pts) | #137 (1212 pts) | #188 (1002 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #111 (933 pts) | #128 (873 pts) | #102 (988 pts) | #143 (803 pts) | #144 (798 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #190 (1356 pts) | #133 (1565 pts) | #102 (1702 pts) | #118 (1611 pts) | #160 (1414 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #41 (2320 pts) | #80 (1855 pts) | #15 (2356 pts) | #73 (1938 pts) | #40 (2156 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #33 (2437 pts) | #24 (2320 pts) | #34 (2166 pts) | #114 (1756 pts) | #13 (2551 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #142 (1747 pts) | #289 (1189 pts) | #110 (1744 pts) | #124 (1687 pts) | #53 (2157 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #429 (889 pts) | #476 (824 pts) | #353 (1024 pts) | #552 (709 pts) | #318 (1094 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #172 (1627 pts) | #199 (1427 pts) | #157 (1612 pts) | #282 (1196 pts) | #140 (1693 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #98 (1964 pts) | #141 (1512 pts) | #67 (1921 pts) | #135 (1530 pts) | #85 (1986 pts) |