High-water mark
679.4288
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.4288 at Smoking in the Golden Valley — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 23, 2016
Hogzilla BBQ
Hogzilla BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 5th of 22 at the Smoking in the Golden Valley (2016). They are ranked #3400 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
peak 1516 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2013
latest Oct 13, 2023 · 10.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
40% of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.77
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.08 · weakest Brisket (155.15)
Road miles
115
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 50 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
653.42 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Hogzilla BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,409 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,410 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1495
They turned up 6 years after Hogzilla BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#3,413 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Hogzilla BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,423 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1495
Level with Hogzilla BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,411 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Hogzilla BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,415 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before Hogzilla BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 162.8112 | 167.08 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5944 | 154.8572 | 165.95 | top 52% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8684 | 152.5372 | 165.24 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 145.6800 | 155.15 | top 72% |
“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 78% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 61% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
105
finished ahead 40 times, behind 75
Longest layoff
5 yrs
Jul 8, 2017 → Jul 23, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition
20164 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.4288 Smoking in the Golden Valley
- Career-best overall score679.4288 Smoking in the Golden Valley
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5944 Smoking in the Golden Valley
- Peak power rating (1516) Smoking in the Golden Valley
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Bucksaw Band & BBQ
- First call Bucksaw Band & BBQ
- First overall top-10 Bucksaw Band & BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.8 | Smoking in the Golden Valley | Sep 23, 2016 |
| +3.9 | Bucksaw Band & BBQ | Sep 13, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | Jul 23, 2022 |
| -7.4 | Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway | Jul 8, 2017 |
| -3.5 | Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition | Oct 13, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 78% | 94% | 94% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 23% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2023 | Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition 🏅 Osage Beach, MO | 14 / 18 (676.5140) | 16 (162.8112) | 11 (171.4172) | 9 (170.8684) | 11 (171.4172) |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 24 / 26 (644.5144) | 17 (169.1656) | 20 (164.0116) | 21 (164.5372) | 25 (146.8000) |
| Jul 8, 2017 | Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO | 27 / 31 (638.7204) | 21 (166.8460) | 29 (154.8572) | 11 (170.8228) | 29 (146.1944) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO | 5 / 22 (679.4288) | 7 (169.7372) | 2 (176.5944) | 9 (167.4172) | 7 (165.6800) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Bucksaw Band & BBQ Clinton, MO | 10 / 23 (627.9088) | 6 (166.8344) | 5 (162.8572) | 16 (152.5372) | 18 (145.6800) |