The heartbreaker
4.5716
points from the title
Came within 4.5716 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (May 27, 2023).
HOGGERQ
HOGGERQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 25 at the BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (2023), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1527 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1562
peak 1562 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Mar 2, 2018
latest Aug 19, 2023 · 5.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
64% of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
681.21 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 676.48 (+4.73)
Walk rate
91%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.02
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.32 · weakest Brisket (166.90)
Road miles
3,054
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 1,414 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Purse competed for
$116K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
676.48 / 720
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #408 (485 pts) | #405 (560 pts) | #631 (335 pts) | #491 (415 pts) | #472 (420 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #237 (947 pts) | #197 (1,097 pts) | #270 (917 pts) | #314 (772 pts) | #259 (887 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #911 (122 pts) | #949 (127 pts) | #925 (147 pts) | #1024 (117 pts) | #1089 (102 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #1870 (90 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HOGGERQ, each with one reason worth a look.
55 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,534 of the rated field
- Contests
- 62
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1562
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HOGGERQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HOGGERQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,530 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1564
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,526 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1569
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before HOGGERQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,532 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1562
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,535 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 62%
- Peak
- 1577
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 13 contests, alongside a 62% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,524 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1562
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before HOGGERQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJs Smokehouse | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| Small Axe BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| 503BACKYARDBBQ | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SLO.MO.QUE | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| J&C BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| CROOKED PIGS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOW PORKIN | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Old Dirty Basters | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Swine BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Rob's Smokin and Grillin BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Daddy & Me BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Gladiator BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Bearded Boar BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 179.4400 | 158.2628 | 171.32 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 156.5144 | 169.50 | top 42% |
| Pork | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 176.0116 | 163.3944 | 168.77 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 173.2000 | 156.5600 | 166.90 | top 40% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 36% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 29% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 15% | May 27, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
6 contests
Contests a season
2.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OR
6 of 11 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
10
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
170
finished ahead 195 times, behind 117
Longest layoff
3.5 yrs
Mar 2, 2018 → Aug 21, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20235 milestones
- First Reserve Championship BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Career-best overall score692.5828 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- 10th tracked contest Icebox Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1562) DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition
20224 milestones
- First overall top-10 Willamette Sportsman Show Cookoff 2022
- First overall podium Willamette Sportsman Show Cookoff 2022
- First category win (Chicken) Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More
20212 milestones
- First call 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6688 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.4 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 27, 2023 |
| +12.4 | Willamette Sportsman Show Cookoff 2022 | Jan 8, 2022 |
| +10.3 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 28, 2022 |
| +10.1 | Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship | Feb 5, 2022 |
| +6.8 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff | Aug 20, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.5 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship | Mar 2, 2018 |
| -1.3 | Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More | Oct 7, 2022 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 96.2% | 94.8% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 100% | top 30% | 96% | 94.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 93% | 93% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2023 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 10 / 30 (672.4916) | 5 (176.5716) | 28 (156.5144) | 15 (169.7028) | 5 (169.7028) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 16 / 38 (681.6228) | 11 (173.1084) | 10 (172.5600) | 30 (163.3944) | 9 (172.5600) |
| May 27, 2023 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 2 / 25 (692.5828) | 2 (178.8572) | 8 (173.7028) | 2 (176.0116) | 16 (164.0112) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More 🏅 Hermiston, OR | 10 / 19 (668.5028) | 1 (179.4400) | 16 (162.8228) | 13 (163.4172) | 10 (162.8228) |
| Aug 20, 2022 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA | 8 / 29 (690.8572) | 12 (170.8228) | 13 (172.5600) | 7 (174.2744) | 6 (173.2000) |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 12 / 34 (677.1312) | 31 (158.2744) | 8 (175.4056) | 9 (171.4284) | 7 (172.0228) |
| May 28, 2022 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 6 / 27 (682.1828) | 9 (170.2744) | 2 (176.5600) | 9 (169.6800) | 11 (165.6684) |
| Feb 5, 2022 | Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship 🏅 Puyallup, WA | 5 / 22 (679.4284) | 1 (177.7144) | 7 (171.4172) | 14 (165.7712) | 10 (164.5256) |
| Jan 8, 2022 | Willamette Sportsman Show Cookoff 2022 🏅 Albany, OR | 3 / 16 (680.5484) | 2 (172.0228) | 6 (170.2972) | 9 (166.8228) | 4 (171.4056) |
| Aug 21, 2021 | 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA | 11 / 27 (669.6688) | 10 (169.1200) | 8 (169.7372) | 12 (167.3944) | 15 (163.4172) |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN | 45 / 57 (646.2628) | 49 (158.2628) | 31 (162.8800) | 19 (168.5600) | 44 (156.5600) |