HOG WASH BBQ

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

Power ranking

#1676

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1553

peak 1564 · rated over 24 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2022-06-04

latest 2026-08-08

Best ToY finish

#206

Master 2024

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

13 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 33 contests

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

690.2744 / 720

Master · Weekend of Giving

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

674.54 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 669.79 (+4.74)

Walk rate

76%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · Massachusetts in May (Day 2)

Consistency

±14.64

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 169.63 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.47)

Road miles

1,497

mi across 33 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)

Purse competed for

$167K

listed at 30 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 24 state-championship entries

Master avg

669.79 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 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.

The heartbreaker

2.7768 points from the title

Came within 2.7768 points of the Grand Championship at Weekend of Giving (2024-10-26).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

They almost always walk

76% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 25 of 33 contests

A top-10 category call in 76% of their 33 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

690.2744 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.2744 at Weekend of Giving — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2024-10-26

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has finished one call ahead of HOG WASH BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

22–2 behind in the head-to-head

FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY ahead in 92% of their meetings

FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY has come out ahead in 22 of their 24 shared contests.

A strong matchup

16–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 76% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Mullen It Over BBQ in 16 of their 21 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

15 of 23 shared brisket entries lost

FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY ahead 65% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY has out-cooked them in 15 of 23 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

LG bbq has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 34% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 34% across 9 contests, versus top 49% the rest of the year.

9 May contests
top 49% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.03% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.03% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.0% of a perfect score
33 contests

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.

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

THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE

#1680 of the rated field

1553 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1588

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1588 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2019-09-13

⚔ Head-to-head

Rucking Fidiculous BBQ

#1668 of the rated field

1553 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than HOG WASH BBQ has cooked, 21 to 33, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2026-03-20
on a 7-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Steamboat BBQ

#1669 of the rated field

1553 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 21 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

PORKS & REC

#1670 of the rated field

1553 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 19% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2017-10-20

⚔ Head-to-head

BUILDING SMOKE

#1675 of the rated field

1553 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before HOG WASH BBQ's first contest.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2016-07-29

⚔ Head-to-head

901Q

#1673 of the rated field

1553 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1571

No shared contest yet.

Level with HOG WASH BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 44 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ELJEFE SMOKE	25	6	19	24%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
Let It Smoke Barbecue	23	14	9	61%	⚔ compare
Mullen It Over BBQ	21	16	5	76%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	21	2	19	10%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
STICKS & STONES BBQ	18	7	11	39%	⚔ compare
Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque	16	10	6	63%	⚔ compare
Titans of BBQ	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
Matt's Backyard BBQ	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
Q Shanty	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
LG bbq	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
Q42	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
Grandpa Val's BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
Up-2 BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	28	8	1	2	180.0000 🔥	150.8228	167.54	top 59%
Pork Ribs	30	9	0	1	174.2856	150.2400	166.47	top 56%
Pork	25	5	0	2	177.1772	154.2628	167.25	top 55%
Brisket	25	14	2	8	177.7144	158.2628	169.63	top 34%

“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
MA	14	top 40%
CT	5	top 67%
NY	4	top 54%
RI	1	top 48%
NH	1	top 68%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 72%
Medium (20–39)	19	top 47%
Large (40+)	5	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	5	17	top 67%	2025-04-12
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	5	8	top 51%	2024-09-21
Massachusetts in May (Day 2)	4	2	top 23%	2025-05-17
Trillium BBQ Throwdown	2	9	top 61%	2026-08-08
Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff	2	13	top 67%	2025-06-21

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.2 yrs 2022-06-04 → 2026-08-08

Busiest season 2024 12 contests

Contests a season 6.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MA 20 of 33 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 30 entries · 0 wins · 9 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 169.63 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.47)

Walk rate 76% a top-10 call in 25 of 33 contests

Overall top-10 rate 21% 7 of 33 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 669.79 out of 720 · 24 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 194 402–380 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,497 33 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi

Schedule strength 1560 average field rating faced — tougher than 46% of rated contests

Purse competed for $166,560 listed at 30 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 24 state-championship entries

Power rating 1553 peak 1564 · #1676 of 6,413 rated

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

2022
Jun 4 First tracked contest Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
2023
May 6 First call HOGS 4 HEROES
May 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3712 HOGS 4 HEROES
May 20 First overall top-10 Somerset Sizzle
2024
Apr 13 10th tracked contest Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)
May 18 First category win (Chicken) Massachusetts in May (Day 2)
May 18 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Massachusetts in May (Day 2)
Oct 26 First overall podium Weekend of Giving
Oct 26 First Reserve Championship Weekend of Giving
Oct 26 Career-best overall score690.2744 Weekend of Giving
2025
May 17 25th tracked contest Massachusetts in May (Day 2)
May 17 Peak power rating (1564) Massachusetts in May (Day 2)
2026
Aug 8 Most recent contest Trillium BBQ Throwdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.5	Massachusetts in May (Day 1)	2025-05-16
+14.6	Weekend of Giving	2024-10-26
+12.8	Massachusetts in May (Day 1)	2024-05-17
+11.2	Massachusetts in May (Day 2)	2025-05-17
+11.2	Somerset Sizzle	2023-05-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.7	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2023-04-15
-6.8	Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff	2025-06-21
-6.7	Trillium BBQ Throwdown	2026-08-08
-6.7	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2022-10-01
-5.1	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	2024-04-13

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	6	0	0	67%	top 54%	94.4%	93.4%
2025	7	3	0	86%	top 42%	95.3%	94.2%
2024	12	3	3	92%	top 46%	95.9%	93.5%
2023	6	1	0	67%	top 50%	94.3%	92.2%
2022	2	0	0	0%	top 72%	89.4%	89.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-08-08	Trillium BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Canton, MA	19 / 25 (668.4916)	21 (164.5372)	19 (163.9772)	6 (174.8800)	19 (165.0972)
2026-05-16	Mass in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	18 / 31 (669.6684)	20 (165.0856)	14 (169.7028)	27 (157.7028)	2 (177.1772)
2026-05-16	Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA	—	15 (167.3944)	—	—	—
2026-05-16	Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA	—	—	6 (171.4172)	—	—
2026-05-02	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 New Paltz, NY	26 / 59 (679.3368)	33 (171.9656)	35 (169.1200)	40 (167.9884)	23 (170.2628)
2026-05-01	Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated New Paltz, NY	17 / 43 (686.2288)	35 (167.3828)	28 (168.5488)	6 (177.1772)	18 (173.1200)
2025-08-09	Trillium BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Canton, MA	9 / 20 (681.5880)	16 (165.0856)	6 (174.2856)	12 (169.1084)	3 (173.1084)
2025-06-21	Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff 🏅 Schenectady, NY	13 / 18 (673.6000)	18 (159.9428)	11 (170.2744)	8 (174.8572)	9 (168.5256)
2025-05-17	Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	5 / 29 (686.2744)	19 (166.8228)	7 (173.1544)	14 (169.7144)	3 (176.5828)
2025-05-16	Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	2 / 27 (685.7144)	8 (169.1428)	10 (170.8572)	2 (176.5828)	7 (169.1316)
2025-04-12	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT	19 / 35 (672.5028)	32 (162.8112)	12 (171.4172)	24 (165.7028)	9 (172.5716)
2025-04-12	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT	—	—	12 (169.1428)	—	—
2025-04-11	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT	17 / 30 (667.8512)	21 (165.0856)	19 (164.5372)	24 (164.5256)	2 (173.7028)
2024-10-26	Weekend of Giving 🏅 Wrentham, MA	2 / 25 (690.2744)	12 (170.8228)	11 (167.4400)	2 (174.2972)	1 (177.7144)
2024-10-25	Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA	—	14 (165.1544)	—	—	—
2024-10-25	Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA	—	—	10 (167.9888)	—	—
2024-09-21	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA	15 / 27 (676.5144)	8 (174.2972)	26 (159.4172)	11 (171.9772)	10 (170.8228)
2024-09-21	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Southwick, MA	—	7 (173.1316)	—	—	—
2024-09-21	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Southwick, MA	—	—	8 (167.9656)	—	—
2024-09-20	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA	8 / 25 (684.4796)	11 (173.1428)	14 (167.3828)	23 (166.2512)	1 (177.7028)
2024-06-22	Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff 🏅 Schenectady, NY	13 / 21 (661.6112)	4 (175.4400)	4 (173.1084)	19 (154.2628)	13 (158.8000)
2024-05-18	Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	15 / 31 (679.3712)	1 (180.0000)	20 (168.5600)	26 (160.5368)	12 (170.2744)
2024-05-17	Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	6 / 30 (677.6344)	16 (166.2628)	11 (169.6800)	14 (165.6916)	2 (176.0000)
2024-04-13	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT	27 / 37 (663.8860)	4 (177.7144)	35 (152.5144)	14 (168.5372)	24 (165.1200)
2024-04-12	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT	19 / 29 (654.1600)	26 (157.6684)	2 (174.2744)	22 (161.7028)	19 (160.5144)
2023-09-23	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA	19 / 42 (677.5768)	4 (177.1428)	37 (159.3484)	31 (166.8112)	7 (174.2744)
2023-09-22	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA	15 / 31 (679.3144)	22 (168.5256)	19 (169.1316)	26 (165.0972)	2 (176.5600)
2023-05-20	Somerset Sizzle 🏅 Somerset, MA	6 / 24 (673.6456)	2 (174.8572)	19 (160.5488)	12 (166.8340)	5 (171.4056)
2023-05-06	HOGS 4 HEROES 🏅 Jamestown, RI	24 / 50 (651.3712)	48 (150.8228)	10 (171.4284)	11 (170.8572)	31 (158.2628)
2023-04-15	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT	36 / 43 (636.4800)	31 (165.7028)	38 (151.3716)	37 (158.8456)	31 (160.5600)
2023-04-15	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT	—	—	12 (163.9772)	—	—
2022-10-01	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Southwick, MA	25 / 33 (639.8284)	29 (158.2056)	33 (150.2400)	11 (166.8456)	14 (164.5372)
2022-06-04	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH	25 / 37 (643.8740)	28 (157.1084)	19 (163.4056)	19 (164.5372)	23 (158.8228)

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
2026 ↗	Master	#568 (231 pts)	#523 (311 pts)	#446 (414 pts)	#531 (281 pts)	#412 (406 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#257 (849 pts)	#429 (534 pts)	#285 (880 pts)	#311 (734 pts)	#189 (1134 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#206 (1023 pts)	#99 (1462 pts)	#153 (1242 pts)	#259 (858 pts)	#127 (1308 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#408 (485 pts)	#348 (650 pts)	#459 (532 pts)	#485 (420 pts)	#311 (715 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1051 (118 pts)	#1110 (118 pts)	#1010 (148 pts)	#775 (218 pts)	#830 (183 pts)