HOGS & KISSES AL
Rating
1517
peak 1517 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2023-10-20
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
327.72 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 329.74 (-2.03)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.74
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.06 · weakest Pork (150.78)
Road miles
284
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 59 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1512)
Purse competed for
$33K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
329.74 / 360
8 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
PERFECTLY BLENDED has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Hickory Hangover has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of All Smoked Up in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Hickory Hangover has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 4.1 years, then back at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-10-20).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Hangover | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| HELL ON SQUEALS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PERFECTLY BLENDED | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Thin Blue Swine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweet Cheeks BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 152.5256 | 165.06 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 151.3716 | 164.69 | top 53% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.7772 | 150.7772 | 150.78 | top 87% |
| 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 23% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (8 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 329.74 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-12 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Falls
- 📣 2019-04-26 — First call · Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY)
- ⭐ 2023-10-20 — Career-best overall score (337.1316) · The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2023-10-20 — Peak power rating (1517) · The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.8 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2019-05-03 |
| +7.8 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-10-20 |
| +6.7 | Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2019-06-21 |
| +5.6 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) | 2019-04-26 |
| +5 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off | 2019-07-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2019-06-07 |
| -6.5 | RiverFest | 2019-09-13 |
| -5.5 | Smoke on the Falls | 2019-04-12 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 28% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57% | top 51% | 93.5% | 91.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-20 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 14 / 50 (337.1316) | 17 (167.4400) | 15 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2019-09-13 | RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL | 25 / 37 (313.0516) | 19 (161.6800) | 28 (151.3716) | — | — |
| 2019-07-26 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL | 11 / 27 (333.6456) | 6 (172.5600) | 21 (161.0856) | — | — |
| 2019-06-21 | Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Elkmont, AL | 8 / 23 (336.5260) | 8 (170.2744) | 13 (166.2516) | 20 (150.7772) | — |
| 2019-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 21 / 25 (318.2284) | 24 (152.5256) | 12 (165.7028) | — | — |
| 2019-05-03 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 3 / 54 (336.0228) | 5 (166.8800) | 8 (169.1428) | — | — |
| 2019-04-26 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) Florence, AL | 16 / 45 (335.9656) | 31 (160.5256) | 2 (175.4400) | — | — |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 27 / 30 (327.3716) | 15 (168.5600) | 35 (158.8116) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #296 (100 pts) | #292 (110 pts) | — | — |