The comeback
8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 8 years, then back at Woodward County Free Fair BBQ Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) (Aug 25, 2023).
- last seen Sep 11, 2015
- back Aug 25, 2023
Hog Wild
Hog Wild is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 26th of 35 at the Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig (2014). They finished #1970 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 4, 2013
latest Sep 11, 2015 · 1.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.71 · weakest Brisket (155.01)
Road miles
5,219
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 2,091 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Purse competed for
$1,150
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
638.52 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #1571 (150 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Hog Wild, each with one reason worth a look.
Hog Wild has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 166 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,943 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1484
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Hog Wild)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Hog Wild has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,923 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Hog Wild)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,922 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,921 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
They turned up 5 years after Hog Wild did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#3,951 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Level with Hog Wild on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,936 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 153.6340 | 160.53 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 169.7256 | 149.6572 | 162.71 | top 47% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 157.6912 | 162.25 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 152.5488 | 155.01 | top 77% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 39% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 85% | Sep 11, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SC
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
5 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Opponents faced
148
finished ahead 70 times, behind 90
Longest layoff
8 yrs
Sep 11, 2015 → Aug 25, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7256 Woodward County Free Fair BBQ Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Most recent contest Woodward County Free Fair BBQ Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Anne Springs Close Greenway BBQ & Bluegrass Festival (Competitor's Series)
- First call Anne Springs Close Greenway BBQ & Bluegrass Festival (Competitor's Series)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6456 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score649.6456 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1505) Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Oct 4, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig | Sep 11, 2015 |
| -6.6 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig | Sep 19, 2014 |
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% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 74% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 39% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2023 | Woodward County Free Fair BBQ Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) Woodward, OK | — | — | 2 (169.7256) | — | — |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC | 28 / 29 (628.3540) | 27 (153.6340) | 23 (159.9428) | 24 (162.2284) | 28 (152.5488) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC | 26 / 35 (637.5540) | 18 (163.4056) | 32 (149.6572) | 9 (169.6800) | 27 (154.8112) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 39 / 99 (649.6456) | 43 (164.5600) | 10 (169.7144) | 59 (157.6912) | 57 (157.6800) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Anne Springs Close Greenway BBQ & Bluegrass Festival (Competitor's Series) Fort Mills, SC | — | — | 5 (164.5256) | 13 (159.4172) | — |