The heartbreaker
4.5716
points from the title
Came within 4.5716 points of the Grand Championship at Original SD BBQ Championships (May 31, 2013).
Hogs Breath BBQ
Hogs Breath BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 41 at the Original SD BBQ Championships (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #4367 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “HOG'S BREATH BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
peak 1514 · rated over 17 contests
Contests
18
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2013
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 13.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
11% of 18 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
637.14
last 5 Master vs avg 636.67 (+0.47)
Walk rate
22%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.44
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.32 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.31)
Road miles
2,524
across 18 mapped stops · furthest 500 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Purse competed for
$103K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 12 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.67 / 720
17 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) | #1141 (60 pts) | #1203 (60 pts) | #1111 (60 pts) | #1102 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1150 (100 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1059 (110 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1491 (128 pts) | #1485 (148 pts) | #1574 (128 pts) | #1486 (148 pts) | #1551 (128 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #757 (406 pts) | #636 (511 pts) | #997 (311 pts) | #775 (431 pts) | #953 (321 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Hogs Breath BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,346 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1505
5–4 in 9 shared contests (56% to Hogs Breath BBQ)
These two have cooked 9 of the same contests — Hogs Breath BBQ ahead 5–4 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,377 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1512
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Hogs Breath BBQ)
They've been 1512 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,371 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to Hogs Breath BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Hogs Breath BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,382 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to Hogs Breath BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than Hogs Breath BBQ has cooked, 6 to 18, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,381 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to Hogs Breath BBQ)
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,358 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1476
17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Clue BBQ | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Hot to Handle | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Grill on Grill Action | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| Nice Rack | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| Animal House BBQ | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| Can't Beat Our Meat | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| Beware of the Hog BBQ | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin on Cloud 9 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 146.1944 | 160.30 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 141.0628 | 157.31 | top 62% |
| Pork | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.8572 | 150.2628 | 160.32 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 142.2400 | 159.24 | top 48% |
“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 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 15 | 0 | top 54% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 6 | 39 | 0 | top 55% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 64 | 0 | top 46% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 13 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
13 of 18 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
9
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
692
finished ahead 1,041 times, behind 1,314
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20181 milestone
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
201310 milestones
- First tracked contest Heatin' Up the Bricks
- First call Heatin' Up the Bricks
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5716 Heatin' Up the Bricks
- First category win (Pork) Original SD BBQ Championships
- First overall top-10 Original SD BBQ Championships
- First overall podium Original SD BBQ Championships
- First Reserve Championship Original SD BBQ Championships
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score680.5714 Original SD BBQ Championships
- Career-best overall score680.5714 Original SD BBQ Championships
- Peak power rating (1514) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.7 | Original SD BBQ Championships | May 31, 2013 |
| +8.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
| +6.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2023 |
| +4.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| +3.4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | 2nd Annual Halfway to St.Pats BBQ Contest | Aug 25, 2018 |
| -13.1 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| -11 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2025 |
| -9.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| -6.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87% | 87% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 32% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 27% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 74% | 88.6% | 86.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 53% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 89% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 37% | 94.5% | 90.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 102 / 157 (642.1596) | 108 (160.5140) | 85 (164.5600) | 146 (150.2628) | 56 (166.8228) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 140 / 159 (626.2284) | 154 (150.7772) | 143 (150.8684) | 143 (154.2628) | 37 (170.3200) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 125 / 172 (630.7884) | 142 (154.7884) | 137 (154.8344) | 130 (156.5828) | 65 (164.5828) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 54 / 167 (663.8740) | 79 (164) | 79 (164.5256) | 114 (161.0856) | 17 (174.2628) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 135 / 164 (622.6516) | 157 (146.1944) | 42 (167.9656) | 83 (165.1428) | 155 (143.3488) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 39 / 145 (661.0972) | 105 (158.2744) | 63 (163.9656) | 45 (166.8572) | 15 (172) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 84 / 183 (643.9884) | 59 (165.1428) | 134 (153.1544) | 117 (158.8456) | 47 (166.8456) |
| Aug 25, 2018 | 2nd Annual Halfway to St.Pats BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 8 / 8 (602.1832) | 6 (156.5600) | 8 (141.0860) | 6 (162.2972) | 8 (142.2400) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 87 / 185 (638.1712) | 158 (150.8228) | 123 (155.9656) | 42 (167.4056) | 49 (163.9772) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 166 / 184 (599.2456) | 108 (156.5372) | 171 (141.0628) | 101 (159.4056) | 162 (142.2400) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 73 / 183 (640.0460) | 91 (158.3316) | 32 (168.5716) | 82 (160.6172) | 124 (152.5256) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 97 / 183 (632.0116) | 116 (157.7028) | 123 (154.8344) | 57 (164.0572) | 101 (155.4172) |
| Feb 27, 2015 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (Competitor's Series) Isle, MN | — | 9 (169.1772) | 27 (158.2628) | 23 (158.8344) | — |
| Oct 11, 2014 | WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic Sloan, IA | 24 / 34 (641.1200) | 14 (167.4172) | 22 (161.7372) | 16 (165.2000) | 32 (146.7656) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 103 / 184 (627.3140) | 64 (163.9884) | 136 (151.9656) | 115 (154.8344) | 83 (156.5256) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 64 / 183 (637.7140) | 99 (158.2854) | 108 (156.5714) | 118 (154.8572) | 23 (168) |
| May 31, 2013 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 2 / 41 (680.5714) | 7 (170.2856) | 7 (166.2858) | 1 (174.8572) | 7 (169.1428) |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Heatin' Up the Bricks Kearney, NE | 28 / 40 (634.2860) | 2 (176.5716) | 33 (155.4290) | 38 (150.2856) | 31 (151.9998) |