NECTAR OF THE HOGS WI
Rating
1668
peak 1695
Contests
70
in the data
First seen
2019-05-03
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#107
Master 2024
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
11
33 podiums
Overall top-10s
31
of 70 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
682.54 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 676.36 (+6.18)
Walk rate
74%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Consistency
±24.01
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.78 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.65)
Road miles
17777
mi across 70 mapped stops · furthest 2512 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
MACHETE BOYS BBQ has finished one call ahead of NECTAR OF THE HOGS 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has landed one call behind them 5 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 38 of their 51 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SIX BUTT BBQ in 32 of their 43 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 50-team field at Big Island BBQ.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 24% across 7 contests, versus top 34% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 66 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 179.4400 | 161.6572 | 170.93 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 69 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 177.7144 | 149.0744 | 167.65 | top 47% |
| Pork | 66 | 34 | 6 | 14 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.9428 | 171.78 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 65 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.7652 | 168.58 | top 41% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 21 | 0 | top 31% |
| MN | 18 | 1 | top 38% |
| IA | 10 | 0 | top 25% |
| KS | 7 | 0 | top 41% |
| ND | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
| SD | 2 | 0 | top 36% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 30 | 0 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 35 | 1 | top 36% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (14 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (22 of 70 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (69 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Big Island BBQ (2019-08-23)
- Wins it all in 1% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 676.36
- 4 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 689.0628 | 679.54 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 690.8344 | 661.63 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 693.1428 | 682.01 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 693.0744 | 684.20 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 701.6456 | 677.71 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 683.9428 | 673.32 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 696.0000 | 679.44 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 17 / 37 (684.4800) | 26 (169.6800) | 29 (163.9772) | 1 (180.0000) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 17 / 40 (673.0056) | 35 (162.8000) | 5 (170.8572) | 9 (171.9656) | 15 (167.3828) |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 12 / 77 (689.0628) | 26 (173.1200) | 31 (169.7144) | 29 (171.9656) | 15 (174.2628) |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 24 / 71 (679.3712) | 17 (172.5600) | 54 (163.4400) | 25 (171.4056) | 19 (171.9656) |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 9 / 42 (686.7772) | 6 (175.4172) | 23 (167.4172) | 16 (171.9656) | 10 (171.9772) |
| 2026-01-24 | Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional Chiriqui, +507 | 5 / 31 (664.5600) | 2 (176.5944) | 19 (157.7028) | 7 (171.4400) | 9 (158.8228) |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 23 / 46 (669.6112) | 33 (165.1084) | 24 (166.2628) | 17 (170.2628) | 20 (167.9772) |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 3 (174.8456) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 15 / 35 (677.0172) | 20 (167.3828) | 20 (164.5256) | 5 (174.2744) | 12 (170.8344) |
| 2025-08-22 | MN Masters BBQ Pierz, MN | 7 / 26 (678.2172) | 12 (168.5600) | 20 (162.2744) | 1 (178.8572) | 9 (168.5256) |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 17 / 31 (671.3256) | 24 (164.5600) | 16 (167.3828) | 3 (175.4056) | 23 (163.9772) |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler Worthington, MN | 24 / 26 (653.0288) | 13 (168.5256) | 26 (149.0744) | 11 (169.1316) | 18 (166.2972) |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) Spencer, IA | 5 / 15 (690.8344) | 9 (169.1200) | 10 (167.9772) | 3 (178.2972) | 4 (175.4400) |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 8 / 36 (687.9084) | 24 (169.6800) | 26 (167.3828) | 7 (173.7028) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 20 / 36 (671.8856) | 30 (161.6684) | 33 (158.8116) | 8 (174.2628) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 30 (158.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN | 28 / 28 (501.6000) | 28 (161.6572) | 7 (173.1200) | 21 (166.8228) | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 23 / 58 (682.8344) | 9 (175.4400) | 5 (174.2972) | 44 (167.9656) | 40 (165.1316) |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 9 / 49 (682.1944) | 9 (174.8572) | 14 (172.5600) | 33 (166.2400) | 20 (168.5372) |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship Onamia, MN | 20 / 42 (673.0744) | 6 (174.8916) | 37 (158.8000) | 11 (171.4172) | 24 (167.9656) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 257 / 444 (670.7652) | 205 (169.7372) | 103 (173.7028) | 117 (172.5600) | 379 (154.7652) |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 3 / 47 (693.1428) | 12 (170.8456) | 19 (167.4056) | 1 (178.2972) | 4 (176.5944) |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 13 / 37 (673.5772) | 27 (165.0856) | 3 (173.1316) | 21 (165.6800) | 12 (169.6800) |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ Pierz, MN | 17 / 27 (672.5028) | 21 (164.5484) | 19 (163.4172) | 2 (179.4400) | 17 (165.0972) |
| 2024-07-26 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 5 / 28 (690.2284) | 18 (169.1084) | 20 (165.1200) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (176.0000) |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 9 / 34 (681.6572) | 18 (171.4056) | 27 (162.8344) | 5 (174.8572) | 6 (172.5600) |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 4 / 37 (693.0856) | 15 (174.8572) | 18 (171.4172) | 7 (175.4056) | 14 (171.4056) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 10 / 41 (681.6228) | 22 (169.6684) | 16 (168.0116) | 2 (180.0000) | 33 (163.9428) |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 9 / 32 (685.6572) | 8 (173.7028) | 9 (168.5600) | 13 (169.6800) | 10 (173.7144) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 19 / 58 (688.5028) | 19 (174.2628) | 38 (167.9656) | 18 (173.1544) | 12 (173.1200) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 13 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 24 / 42 (671.3712) | 29 (168.5712) | 36 (158.2284) | 2 (174.8800) | 16 (169.6916) |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 3 / 21 (690.2172) | 4 (177.1544) | 14 (165.6800) | 9 (170.8228) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 60 / 487 (690.2972) | 5 (179.4400) | 102 (173.1544) | 247 (167.9772) | 159 (169.7256) |
| 2023-09-08 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll Vermillion, SD | 3 / 28 (689.1432) | 3 (177.1544) | 10 (170.2744) | 5 (174.2628) | 12 (167.4516) |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) Washington Island, WI | 4 / 28 (693.0744) | 14 (171.9656) | 12 (170.2744) | 7 (173.1200) | 1 (177.7144) |
| 2023-08-24 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) Washington Island, WI | 10 / 27 (685.0400) | 8 (173.1316) | 9 (170.2744) | 7 (173.1084) | 15 (168.5256) |
| 2023-07-28 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 3 / 32 (691.3828) | 17 (170.2628) | 15 (169.1200) | 1 (179.4400) | 6 (172.5600) |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que Spencer, IA | 6 / 28 (681.6576) | 14 (169.1200) | 21 (164.5488) | 6 (174.2744) | 5 (173.7144) |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 9 / 40 (684.4916) | 20 (171.9656) | 14 (170.2860) | 6 (175.4056) | 22 (166.8344) |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 23 / 43 (667.8628) | 22 (167.3828) | 17 (168.5600) | 9 (174.2744) | 33 (157.6456) |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 10 / 29 (671.3256) | 15 (167.3828) | 12 (168.0000) | 2 (176.5600) | 24 (159.3828) |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 14 / 59 (681.7032) | 28 (170.2744) | 3 (176.0344) | 40 (163.9772) | 13 (171.4172) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 8 / 249 (701.6456) | 47 (175.4056) | 12 (177.7144) | 167 (168.5256) | 3 (180.0000) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 109 / 505 (683.3372) | 99 (173.1200) | 407 (159.9544) | 35 (176.5600) | 63 (173.7028) |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll Vermillion, SD | 17 / 28 (666.8460) | 17 (169.1316) | 18 (166.2972) | 12 (169.1544) | 26 (162.2628) |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 13 / 40 (673.6228) | 22 (168.5600) | 10 (171.9772) | 11 (171.4056) | 31 (161.6800) |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 7 / 37 (684.5372) | 28 (166.8344) | 3 (174.8916) | 5 (174.8456) | 16 (167.9656) |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 11 / 39 (678.2632) | 29 (166.8688) | 2 (175.4744) | 25 (166.2400) | 11 (169.6800) |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) Owatonna, MN | 11 / 33 (679.8972) | 17 (168.5372) | 21 (166.2516) | 9 (173.1084) | 8 (172.0000) |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) Cambridge, MN | 34 / 59 (666.1140) | 16 (170.2628) | 51 (157.6340) | 28 (168.5372) | 15 (169.6800) |
| 2022-04-29 | Masters in May Bancroft, WI | 20 / 43 (665.1312) | 16 (169.7144) | 34 (158.2856) | 15 (168.0228) | 10 (169.1084) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 82 / 92 (673.0400) | 37 (174.2972) | 52 (171.9772) | 89 (159.3600) | 66 (167.4056) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 56 / 111 (678.1484) | 29 (173.1200) | 57 (168.5372) | 65 (169.6684) | 70 (166.8228) |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 50 / 70 (671.9428) | 16 (173.7144) | 60 (166.2628) | 51 (166.2856) | 57 (165.6800) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 137 / 185 (672.5028) | 108 (169.7028) | 83 (171.4172) | 82 (170.8456) | 168 (160.5372) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 287 / 467 (654.7428) | 72 (173.1200) | 355 (159.3944) | 343 (158.8228) | 245 (163.4056) |
| 2021-08-20 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 6 / 35 (683.9428) | 11 (171.4400) | 11 (169.7028) | 4 (174.2628) | 15 (168.5372) |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 West Salem, WI | 11 / 45 (669.6684) | 11 (170.8456) | 3 (174.3200) | 40 (155.9428) | 16 (168.5600) |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 West Salem, WI | 8 / 52 (678.1828) | 9 (171.4056) | 1 (175.4172) | 30 (165.6800) | 21 (165.6800) |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May Cambridge, MN | 9 / 60 (677.6684) | 39 (164.5484) | 6 (170.8572) | 10 (172.5600) | 14 (169.7028) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 262 / 468 (654.8228) | 152 (169.1200) | 286 (162.8572) | 172 (168.0000) | 371 (154.8456) |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN | 1 / 50 (696.0000) | 1 (179.4400) | 15 (168.0000) | 1 (179.4400) | 10 (169.1200) |
| 2019-08-09 | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 2 / 38 (686.7772) | 15 (169.6800) | 2 (173.1200) | 2 (174.8572) | 13 (169.1200) |
| 2019-07-19 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA | 3 / 33 (691.3940) | 2 (177.1428) | 15 (167.9656) | 3 (177.7028) | 12 (168.5828) |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon West Salem, WI | 10 / 37 (662.6968) | 3 (173.1200) | 10 (167.9656) | 15 (165.1084) | 22 (156.5028) |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 3 / 57 (691.9772) | 7 (174.2744) | 12 (171.4400) | 6 (176.0000) | 14 (170.2628) |
| 2019-05-04 | Masters in May Day 2 Bancroft, WI | 17 / 40 (667.8968) | 8 (170.2512) | 21 (166.2628) | 33 (159.9428) | 5 (171.4400) |
| 2019-05-03 | Masters In May Day 1 Bancroft, WI | 7 / 42 (683.9428) | 1 (178.8572) | 19 (167.9656) | 5 (174.2744) | 22 (162.8456) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #142 (716 pts) | #162 (711 pts) | #263 (521 pts) | #112 (816 pts) | #140 (701 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #191 (1137 pts) | #208 (1088 pts) | #196 (1184 pts) | #81 (1651 pts) | #133 (1358 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #107 (1411 pts) | #251 (926 pts) | #213 (1067 pts) | #24 (1976 pts) | #124 (1316 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #156 (1186 pts) | #200 (1021 pts) | #274 (886 pts) | #195 (1026 pts) | #181 (1071 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #200 (1056 pts) | #312 (776 pts) | #184 (1161 pts) | #222 (986 pts) | #191 (1108 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #267 (725 pts) | #349 (585 pts) | #218 (945 pts) | #351 (585 pts) | #384 (530 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #167 (1473 pts) | #136 (1553 pts) | #320 (968 pts) | #177 (1368 pts) | #368 (888 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #287 (1106 pts) | #269 (1176 pts) | #378 (931 pts) | #335 (1006 pts) | #499 (741 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #622 (623 pts) | #511 (778 pts) | #520 (768 pts) | #690 (598 pts) | #549 (718 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #309 (1147 pts) | #414 (937 pts) | #423 (952 pts) | #407 (977 pts) | #335 (1107 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #437 (870 pts) | #537 (730 pts) | #357 (1020 pts) | #323 (1050 pts) | #458 (820 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #664 (557 pts) | #667 (572 pts) | #700 (542 pts) | #575 (687 pts) | #497 (757 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1471 (150 pts) | #2030 (80 pts) | #2017 (80 pts) | #1848 (115 pts) | #1390 (180 pts) |