Wild Hogs TN
Rating
1523
peak 1523 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2019-06-22
latest 2023-10-13
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Best overall
681.7144 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.81
last 4 Master vs avg 655.81 (+0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±16.91
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.12 · weakest Brisket (160.13)
Road miles
7063
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 4918 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Master avg
655.81 / 720
4 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Monterrey BBQ Fest (2022-09-30) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 25-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SMELLAQUE.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3.3 years, then back at Monterrey BBQ Fest (2022-09-30).
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 146.2628 | 162.99 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.7144 | 154.8344 | 165.57 | top 40% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 155.3484 | 167.12 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 151.4400 | 160.13 | top 38% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 1 | top 13% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (1 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Monterrey BBQ Fest (2022-09-30)
- Wins it all in 25% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 655.81 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-06-22 — First tracked contest · The War of Barbeque
- 📣 2019-06-22 — First call · The War of Barbeque
- 🏆 2022-09-30 — First Grand Championship · Monterrey BBQ Fest
- ⭐ 2023-10-13 — Career-best overall score (681.7144) · Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
- 📈 2023-10-13 — Peak power rating (1523) · Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.9 | Monterrey BBQ Fest | 2022-09-30 |
| +9.9 | Monterrey BBQ Fest | 2023-09-29 |
| +7.5 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 2023-10-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | The War of Barbeque | 2019-06-22 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 34% | 94.7% | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 4% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 89% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 36 / 81 (681.7144) | 43 (168.0116) | 24 (173.7144) | 44 (169.1428) | 33 (170.8456) |
| 2023-09-29 | Monterrey BBQ Fest Santiago, N.L., | 5 / 22 (637.6460) | 16 (146.2628) | 2 (169.1544) | 4 (166.2744) | 7 (155.9544) |
| 2022-09-30 | Monterrey BBQ Fest San Pedro Garza Garcia, | 1 / 25 (659.4288) | 5 (165.6800) | 5 (164.5944) | 1 (177.7144) | 8 (151.4400) |
| 2019-06-22 | The War of Barbeque Jesolo, Venezia, 300257 | 17 / 19 (644.4456) | 5 (171.9884) | 19 (154.8344) | 18 (155.3484) | 9 (162.2744) |