Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.
- Pork ×1
Hogs B Hatin'
Hogs B Hatin' is a competition barbecue team with 26 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2024). They are ranked #4949 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Hogs B Hatin”, “Hogs B "Hatin"”, “Hogs B' Hatin” and “Hogs B' Hatin"”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1464 · rated over 12 contests9 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
26
in the data
First seen
Apr 20, 2018
latest Jun 12, 2026 · 8.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
35% of 26 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Best overall
681.0628 / 720
Competitor Series · Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
663.29 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 652.86 (+10.43)
Walk rate
46%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.87
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.17 · weakest Brisket (160.35)
Road miles
1,341
across 26 mapped stops · furthest 417 mi
Schedule strength
78%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)
Purse competed for
$124K
listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
652.86 / 720
12 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1065 (60 pts) | #909 (120 pts) | #980 (120 pts) | #802 (145 pts) | #1102 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #681 (207 pts) | #755 (207 pts) | #613 (312 pts) | #729 (207 pts) | #772 (182 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #975 (123 pts) | #1184 (103 pts) | #1192 (113 pts) | #784 (213 pts) | #1151 (108 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1156 (204 pts) | #1130 (234 pts) | #966 (304 pts) | #1231 (204 pts) | #1183 (214 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Hogs B Hatin', each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,960 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1500
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Hogs B Hatin')
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Hogs B Hatin' has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,956 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1509
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Hogs B Hatin')
They've been 1509 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,972 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1463
1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to Hogs B Hatin')
Careers of much the same size, 28 contests to 26, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Hogs B Hatin''s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,944 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1464
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 43% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#4,962 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1516
Level with Hogs B Hatin' on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pig Destroyer | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| RTQue | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| Killer B Backyard BBQ | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Blinkys Offset BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad company cookers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BLAZERS | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG G BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Big James Kitchen | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| The BBQ Asylum | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Bandits BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| VanBand BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 154.2400 | 166.74 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 178.2972 | 153.6800 | 167.17 | top 49% |
| Pork | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 180 🔥 | 145.6228 | 166.86 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 145.6572 | 160.35 | top 74% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 1 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 73% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 4 | 1 | 1 | top 19% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 4 | 69 | 0 | top 83% | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 25% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 74% | Oct 4, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
5 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
17 of 26 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
13
4 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
24 entries · 1 win · 8 calls
First title
Jun 7, 2024
Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Opponents faced
614
finished ahead 415 times, behind 749
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Apr 6, 2020 → May 6, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- 25th tracked contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20244 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First Grand Championship Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Biggest field won (33 teams) Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20232 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs)
- Career-best overall score681.0628 Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
20222 milestones
- First overall top-10 40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off
- First overall podium The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
20184 milestones
- First tracked contest Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
- First call Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0856 Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1494) Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.7 | Smoke on the Ohio | Sep 12, 2025 |
| +0.8 | Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown | Oct 19, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 17, 2023 |
| -8 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 14, 2025 |
| -7.3 | Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival | Apr 20, 2018 |
| -6.1 | Smoke EM IF You Got EM | Nov 9, 2018 |
| -5.1 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2024 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 44% | 96.2% | 94.9% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 80% | top 39% | 96.8% | 94.5% |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | top 31% | 98.5% | 95.9% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 94.6% | 92.1% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 94% | 93.8% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 43% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 90.4% | 88.9% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 77% | 92.4% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 6 / 32 (519.3600) | 15 (169.6800) | 10 (173.1200) | 7 (176.5600) | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 87 / 125 (674.1716) | 115 (161.6456) | 106 (162.2516) | 9 (178.2972) | 43 (171.9772) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 44 (168.5256) | — | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 40 (169.1660) | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 8 / 27 (680.4684) | 8 (174.2628) | 12 (167.3828) | 8 (172.5484) | 11 (166.2744) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 8 / 36 (517.0628) | 16 (169.6684) | 8 (174.2744) | 8 (173.1200) | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 5 / 31 (522.7884) | 13 (170.8112) | 8 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 90 / 100 (653.5204) | 64 (170.8228) | 83 (165.1088) | 94 (154.7772) | 79 (162.8116) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 10 (176.5716) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 1 / 33 (531.9656) | 5 (175.4056) | 2 (176.5600) | 2 (180) | — |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 6 / 37 (520.5372) | 11 (171.4056) | 1 (178.2972) | — | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 69 / 93 (667.8628) | 74 (166.2400) | 26 (171.9656) | 64 (166.2400) | 77 (163.4172) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 41 (166.2628) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 9 / 30 (681.0628) | 13 (169.7028) | 12 (167.9772) | 21 (163.3828) | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 11 / 32 (501.6344) | 19 (161.0856) | 13 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 78 / 80 (640.4116) | 76 (159.9772) | 71 (159.3716) | 57 (165.0972) | 77 (155.9656) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 36 (165.6800) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 3 / 26 (676.4912) | 15 (163.4172) | 8 (166.2284) | 2 (173.7028) | — |
| May 6, 2022 | 40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 9 / 13 (674.2056) | 12 (161.6800) | 10 (166.2628) | 3 (178.8572) | 11 (167.4056) |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO | 47 / 109 (165.1084) | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lebanon, MO | 22 / 27 (640.9716) | 24 (154.2400) | 15 (167.4172) | 21 (160.5144) | 21 (158.8000) |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Smoking on the Osage BBQ contest and Car show 🏅 Osceola, MO | 20 / 27 (650.7656) | 12 (171.4516) | 17 (162.8456) | 21 (156.4912) | 19 (159.9772) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival 🏅 Springfield, MO | 25 / 40 (628.8912) | 29 (158.7884) | 15 (166.2400) | 36 (145.6228) | 28 (158.2400) |
| Nov 9, 2018 | Smoke EM IF You Got EM Springfield, MO | 26 / 30 (639.3260) | 6 (173.1544) | 25 (153.6800) | 27 (159.9772) | 28 (152.5144) |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown Lebanon, MO | 14 / 21 (665.0856) | 9 (172.0228) | 17 (157.6800) | 5 (174.2628) | 14 (161.1200) |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO | 33 / 43 (618.6628) | 33 (157.6572) | 30 (158.2400) | 34 (157.1084) | 40 (145.6572) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.