Hogline BBQ MN
Rating
1665
peak 1679
Contests
37
in the data
First seen
2020-05-29
latest 2026-05-08
Grand champs
1
3 reserve
Category wins
5
17 podiums
Overall top-10s
17
of 37 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
684.94 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 683.09 (+1.85)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.07
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.81 · weakest Pork (169.34)
Road miles
10561
mi across 37 mapped stops · furthest 1527 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of Hogline BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of T-Rex BBQ in 22 of their 27 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5600 points of the Grand Championship at Minnesota in May (2023-05-12).
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (2024-06-14) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 24-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 36 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 178.8572 | 160.5256 | 170.82 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 37 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 177.7372 | 154.2744 | 170.67 | top 35% |
| Pork | 36 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 178.2972 | 160.5716 | 169.34 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 36 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 178.8572 | 157.6572 | 171.81 | top 29% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 11 | 0 | top 30% |
| IA | 8 | 1 | top 34% |
| WI | 8 | 0 | top 30% |
| KS | 7 | 0 | top 31% |
| ND | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 1 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 19 | 0 | top 31% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MN (11 of 37 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (37 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (2024-06-14)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 683.09
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 686.2288 | 682.49 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 695.3600 | 681.63 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 701.6688 | 687.05 |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 697.6684 | 683.38 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 684.5144 | 674.23 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 17 / 77 (686.2288) | 50 (169.6916) | 10 (174.8572) | 4 (177.1544) | 60 (164.5256) |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) Osage City, KS | 67 / 101 (678.7428) | 87 (166.2400) | 58 (170.8344) | 58 (169.6800) | 37 (171.9884) |
| 2025-08-22 | Cruisin' and BBQin' Hampton, IA | 11 / 18 (680.4572) | 16 (166.8228) | 6 (171.9772) | 7 (174.2628) | 13 (167.3944) |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 5 / 31 (683.9200) | 25 (164.5372) | 1 (177.7372) | 20 (168.5256) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN | 3 / 28 (695.3600) | 6 (175.4172) | 13 (171.4172) | 1 (176.5600) | 11 (171.9656) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 32 / 58 (678.1828) | 52 (163.3828) | 3 (175.4172) | 36 (170.2628) | 31 (169.1200) |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship Onamia, MN | 23 / 42 (670.2176) | 22 (170.2628) | 20 (168.5488) | 38 (160.5716) | 15 (170.8344) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 50 / 169 (690.2060) | 70 (173.1200) | 64 (173.1200) | 106 (169.6916) | 45 (174.2744) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 50 / 444 (694.2400) | 74 (176.0000) | 89 (174.2744) | 114 (173.1084) | 123 (170.8572) |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 21 / 47 (670.1372) | 22 (166.8344) | 22 (166.2516) | 29 (163.9312) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ Pierz, MN | 8 / 27 (684.4800) | 12 (169.6916) | 8 (172.5600) | 16 (168.5256) | 5 (173.7028) |
| 2024-07-26 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 6 / 28 (689.6460) | 15 (169.6916) | 22 (165.0972) | 4 (178.2972) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 6 / 37 (684.4916) | 5 (173.7144) | 13 (168.5372) | 15 (167.3828) | 2 (174.8572) |
| 2024-06-14 | 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 1 / 25 (701.6688) | 1 (177.7144) | 5 (174.2744) | 7 (173.1200) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 4 / 32 (689.6228) | 4 (176.0000) | 12 (168.5256) | 7 (173.1200) | 13 (171.9772) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 30 / 58 (681.5884) | 22 (173.1084) | 29 (169.6800) | 53 (162.8000) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 46 / 97 (684.4340) | 70 (166.2284) | 54 (169.6684) | 34 (171.9772) | 9 (176.5600) |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 6 / 21 (685.5884) | 3 (177.7028) | 3 (170.8344) | 15 (165.0856) | 8 (171.9656) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 99 / 487 (686.2400) | 27 (177.7028) | 189 (170.8344) | 350 (162.2856) | 37 (175.4172) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 48 / 211 (690.7656) | 75 (173.7028) | 115 (170.8228) | 75 (173.1200) | 56 (173.1200) |
| 2023-09-01 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 9 / 14 (671.2800) | 3 (171.4172) | 7 (169.6800) | 9 (165.0856) | 8 (165.0972) |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) Washington Island, WI | 3 / 28 (693.6460) | 13 (171.9772) | 2 (176.5716) | 14 (169.6916) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2023-08-24 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) Washington Island, WI | 2 / 27 (694.8004) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (175.4288) | 12 (169.6800) | 10 (170.8344) |
| 2023-07-28 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 26 / 32 (667.8744) | 18 (169.1200) | 22 (165.6916) | 25 (166.8228) | 24 (166.2400) |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 5 / 39 (682.2060) | 10 (172.5716) | 16 (169.1316) | 31 (161.6456) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que Spencer, IA | 9 / 28 (680.4456) | 22 (166.2400) | 9 (171.4056) | 17 (168.5372) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 2 / 40 (693.6344) | 3 (177.7144) | 17 (169.6800) | 8 (174.2628) | 7 (171.9772) |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 24 / 43 (665.5888) | 13 (171.4172) | 27 (166.2400) | 32 (163.9544) | 26 (163.9772) |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 18 / 29 (660.9940) | 26 (160.5256) | 19 (164.5372) | 11 (169.1084) | 11 (166.8228) |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 2 / 59 (697.6684) | 6 (175.4172) | 7 (172.5600) | 14 (172.5484) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 19 / 103 (693.6800) | 35 (173.7028) | 25 (173.7144) | 64 (167.4056) | 5 (178.8572) |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 10 / 47 (686.2288) | 20 (170.8688) | 11 (173.1200) | 9 (172.5600) | 22 (169.6800) |
| 2022-08-27 | Holy Smokes (ONE MEAT RIBS) Walnut Creek, CA | — | — | 9 (154.2744) | — | — |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 21 / 66 (674.7884) | 56 (161.1200) | 2 (176.5600) | 51 (163.3828) | 3 (173.7256) |
| 2020-09-04 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 14 / 28 (662.7660) | 9 (168.5372) | 8 (166.2744) | 7 (170.2972) | 15 (157.6572) |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust Cambridge, MN | 6 / 45 (684.5144) | 30 (165.7028) | 6 (172.5600) | 9 (173.1200) | 6 (173.1316) |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 13 / 66 (674.8340) | 23 (166.8800) | 11 (172.0000) | 15 (168.5484) | 23 (167.4056) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1090 (125 pts) | — | — |