Hog Wash PA
Rating
1425
peak 1509 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2019-05-17
latest 2024-07-19
Best ToY finish
#720
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.53 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 632.99 (+9.54)
Walk rate
31%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±17.67
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.34 · weakest Pork (156.98)
Road miles
436
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Purse competed for
$86K
listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 12 state-championship entries
Master avg
632.99 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
315.95 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
RGDBBQ has finished one call ahead of Hog Wash 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
4 BOXERS Q has come out ahead in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Pappy's Q in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 10 of 11 shared chicken entries.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 60% across 3 contests, versus top 73% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 BOXERS Q | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HARCO LOCO BBQ | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| Zoni-Q | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEKEND SMOKERS | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Weber's Backyard BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Cobia Smoke | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| BUBBA'S BARBECUE | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SMOKE CLUB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Sasquatch BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 149.6112 | 159.34 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 144.5144 | 157.23 | top 70% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 149.6112 | 156.98 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 145.0744 | 159.33 | top 64% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 65% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 5 | 25 | 0 | top 90% | 2024-06-28 |
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 4 | 7 | 0 | top 63% | 2023-05-19 |
| Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 60% | 2022-07-29 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (13 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 632.99 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 315.95 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Brandywine Backyard Barbeque Festival(BACKYARDONLY)
- 📣 — First call · Brandywine Backyard Barbeque Festival(BACKYARDONLY)
- 📈 2019-05-17 — Peak power rating (1509) · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
- ⭐ 2022-07-29 — Career-best overall score (661.5656) · Smoke in the Grove (Day 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.6 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 2019-05-17 |
| +4.4 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | 2022-07-29 |
| +1.1 | Steel City Smokeout | 2024-07-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.9 | York County BBQ Festival | 2020-06-26 |
| -12.3 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 2022-05-13 |
| -11.3 | York County BBQ Festival | 2022-06-17 |
| -11 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 2021-05-14 |
| -9.7 | Smoke in the Grove | 2021-07-30 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 59% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 78% | 89.9% | 88.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 90.3% | 88.5% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 76% | 91.9% | 88.4% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 89.6% | 88.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 16% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-19 | Steel City Smokeout 🏅 Bethlehem, PA | 6 / 10 (647.2000) | 8 (162.2400) | 4 (165.0856) | 6 (162.8000) | 6 (157.0744) |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 28 / 29 (629.4972) | 25 (163.9656) | 26 (156.5144) | 29 (153.6572) | 27 (155.3600) |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 25 / 29 (624.3200) | 28 (157.0628) | 26 (156.5372) | 28 (149.6112) | 19 (161.1088) |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 23 / 37 (650.0916) | 24 (162.2400) | 27 (158.8116) | 17 (165.0856) | 19 (163.9544) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 23 / 54 (661.5656) | 16 (173.1428) | 38 (162.2400) | 47 (155.9084) | 10 (170.2744) |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 31 / 34 (624.3312) | 32 (149.6112) | 30 (153.6800) | 31 (154.2288) | 15 (166.8112) |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 37 / 39 (622.6288) | 37 (156.5372) | 37 (151.9200) | 29 (161.0972) | 33 (153.0744) |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 42 / 54 (644.9716) | 48 (158.2172) | 45 (159.3600) | 22 (166.8344) | 32 (160.5600) |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 32 / 41 (643.9084) | 34 (155.9656) | 17 (166.2972) | 36 (156.5140) | 22 (165.1316) |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 37 / 46 (618.6516) | 41 (150.2172) | 18 (163.9888) | 37 (150.2056) | 35 (154.2400) |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 52 / 53 (595.7716) | 48 (155.3828) | 52 (144.5144) | 50 (150.8000) | 50 (145.0744) |
| 2019-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 7 / 44 (321.6572) | 9 (163.4056) | 5 (158.2516) | — | — |
| Brandywine Backyard Barbeque Festival(BACKYARDONLY) Landenberg, PA | 10 / 17 (310.2400) | 4 (163.3944) | 15 (146.8456) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #720 (204 pts) | #803 (184 pts) | #748 (239 pts) | #758 (204 pts) | #762 (204 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #927 (124 pts) | #1074 (119 pts) | #1204 (114 pts) | #885 (154 pts) | #849 (174 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #791 (189 pts) | #791 (224 pts) | #929 (179 pts) | #871 (179 pts) | #641 (304 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #917 (120 pts) | #978 (120 pts) | #890 (160 pts) | #913 (135 pts) | #904 (135 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |