Reservoir Hogs

Reservoir Hogs is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 9 at the Smoke on the Waters - The Return! 2026 (2026). They are ranked #3637 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,637

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1490

peak 1501 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 3, 2013

latest Sep 19, 2026 · 13 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

23% of 13 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

672.4112 / 720

Master · Shawnee Great Grillers

Perfect 180s

Current form

643.84 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 604.44 (+39.40)

Walk rate

23%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7144

Brisket · 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

Consistency

±126.55

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.51 · weakest Brisket (159.23)

Road miles

13,041

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 4,254 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Purse competed for

$6,350

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

604.44 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

672.4112 career-best overall

93.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 672.4112 at Shawnee Great Grillers — 93.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 22, 2023

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

4.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.1 years, then back at Smoke on the Waters (Day 2) (Sep 24, 2022).

last seen Aug 24, 2018
back Sep 24, 2022

Boom or bust

±17.58% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±17.58% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 84.0% of a perfect score
best 93.4%

The long haul

13,041 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 13,041 miles across 13 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,254 miles to Smoke on the Waters - The Return! 2026.

13 mapped stops
furthest 4,254 mi

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Reservoir Hogs, each with one reason worth a look.

162 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

HAWG HEAVEN

#3,625 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Reservoir Hogs)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Reservoir Hogs has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

DOWNHOME COOKIN & BBQ

#3,613 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1514

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to Reservoir Hogs)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Reservoir Hogs's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SEDALIA MASTERBASTERS

#3,621 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1520

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to Reservoir Hogs)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 19 contests to 13.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2023

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ONE EYED SQUEALIE'S

#3,640 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Reservoir Hogs)

Level with Reservoir Hogs on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2015

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FREDDY RAY'S BBQ

#3,608 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1491

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Reservoir Hogs)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

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CB'S FINGER LICKIN' BBQ

#3,655 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1490

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Reservoir Hogs)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Reservoir Hogs has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 2, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
B & C SMOKERS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Double Stack BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Big Wigs BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BIG WOOD	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON WHEELS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
RIB I'S	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BIG BULLS BBQ BUNCH	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	3	1	173.7028	150.2400	160.32	top 65%
Pork Ribs	13	3	2	172	147.3716	159.47	top 58%
Pork	12	3	0	173.1084	154.2056	162.51	top 57%
Brisket	12	3	1	173.7144	150.2744	159.23	top 56%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 60%
Medium (20–39)	2	top 81%
Large (40+)	8	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	7	0	top 65%
MO	3	0	top 58%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	3	28	0	top 63%	Aug 24, 2018
Smoke on the Waters 2023	2	4	0	top 68%	Sep 23, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 7 of 13 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 13 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Opponents faced 1,401 finished ahead 998 times, behind 1,585

Longest layoff 4.1 yrs Aug 24, 2018 → Sep 24, 2022

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Sep 19 Most recent contest Smoke on the Waters - The Return! 2026

20231 milestone

Sep 22 Career-best overall score672.4112 Shawnee Great Grillers

20223 milestones

Sep 24 First call Smoke on the Waters (Day 2)
Sep 24 First overall top-10 Smoke on the Waters (Day 2)
Sep 24 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Waters (Day 2)

20161 milestone

Oct 29 Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7144 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20151 milestone

Oct 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6112 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open

20132 milestones

Oct 3 First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 3 Peak power rating (1501) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
+8.6	Shawnee Great Grillers	Sep 22, 2023
+7.3	Smoke on the Waters - The Return! 2026	Sep 19, 2026
+3.4	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 25, 2017
+1	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.1	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014
-7.3	The G Town Smokin Showdown	Apr 28, 2017
-5.8	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 26, 2016
-5	Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest	Sep 23, 2016
-4.8	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 2016

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	1	100%	top 44%	91.8%	91.8%
2023	2	1	50%	top 49%	93.4%	90.3%
2022	1	1	100%	top 70%	87.4%	87.4%
2018	1	0	0%	top 67%	87.4%	87.4%
2017	2	0	0%	top 67%	89.9%	88%
2016	3	0	0%	top 75%	87.8%	87.7%
2015	1	0	0%	top 25%	93%	93%
2014	1	0	0%	top 100%	23.6%	23.6%
2013	1	0	0%	top 50%	88.6%	88.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 19, 2026	Smoke on the Waters - The Return! 2026 Devon	4 / 9 (661.1320)	2 (170.3200)	5 (166.2860)	5 (163.9888)	3 (160.5372)
Sep 23, 2023	Smoke on the Waters 2023 Devon	4 / 6 (627.4404)	5 (163.4400)	3 (151.9888)	4 (157.7144)	4 (154.2972)
Sep 22, 2023	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	23 / 73 (672.4112)	19 (173.7028)	23 (170.8228)	45 (163.9428)	35 (163.9428)
Sep 24, 2022	Smoke on the Waters (Day 2) Devon	7 / 10 (629.0856)	9 (155.9884)	3 (166.2744)	8 (156.5484)	9 (150.2744)
Aug 24, 2018	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	45 / 67 (629.1544)	50 (154.8916)	42 (162.2628)	46 (158.8800)	45 (153.1200)
Aug 25, 2017	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	28 / 57 (647.4976)	36 (157.7144)	34 (160.0344)	11 (172)	41 (157.7488)
Apr 28, 2017	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	23 / 27 (619.4284)	24 (150.2400)	24 (149.7600)	22 (157.7256)	17 (161.7028)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	422 / 557 (632.3888)	429 (157.0972)	513 (147.3716)	479 (154.2056)	45 (173.7144)
Sep 23, 2016	Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest Junction City, KS	30 / 39 (631.4744)	26 (162.2400)	33 (150.3200)	22 (165.7600)	31 (153.1544)
Aug 26, 2016	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	44 / 61 (630.2748)	36 (160.0116)	49 (155.4172)	47 (157.7144)	38 (157.1316)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	150 / 606 (669.6112)	330 (163.3828)	70 (172)	158 (168.5600)	228 (165.6684)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	551 / 552 (169.7372)	—	121 (169.7372)	—	—
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	269 / 535 (638.1256)	391 (154.8000)	424 (150.8000)	31 (173.1084)	247 (159.4172)

Reservoir Hogs

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Boom or bust

The long haul

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)