Sauced Hawgs AL
Rating
1502
peak 1512
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2020-11-20
latest 2024-08-17
Best ToY finish
#356
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
329.65
last 3 vs career avg 329.65 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.39
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.62 · weakest Chicken (162.03)
Road miles
302
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 301 mi
Storylines
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 21 at their very first tracked contest, Mission Q (Backyard Only) (2020-11-20).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 152.4800 | 162.03 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 165.6800 | 167.62 | top 44% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AL (2 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 329.65
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 318.1600 | 318.16 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 329.6112 | 329.61 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 341.1660 | 341.17 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids Troy, IL | 18 / 27 (318.1600) | 20 (152.4800) | 9 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2021-11-19 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 11 / 14 (329.6112) | 14 (159.3368) | 6 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2020-11-20 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 5 / 21 (341.1660) | 4 (174.2744) | 12 (166.8916) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #356 (81 pts) | #370 (71 pts) | #297 (131 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #289 (94 pts) | #229 (154 pts) | — | — |