House of Hawg PA
Rating
1490
peak 1501
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2019-05-24
latest 2023-07-28
Best ToY finish
#856
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
394.88 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 468.80 (-73.92)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±134.45
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.58 · weakest Brisket (149.66)
Road miles
239
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 45 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
50 Shades of Pork has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 7 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1544 points of the Grand Championship at York County BBQ Festival (2020-06-26).
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2056 | 166.58 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.8572 | 157.6800 | 163.92 | top 42% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 150.1944 | 159.15 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9312 | 147.9772 | 149.66 | top 88% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 45% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (9 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 468.80
- 1 perfect 180 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 326.2056 | 321.62 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 504.4800 | 500.47 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 330.2060 | 330.21 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 619.8056 | 481.33 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 646.2400 | 641.07 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 27 / 51 (326.2056) | 14 (168.5256) | 26 (157.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 24 / 29 (317.0400) | 25 (154.2056) | 17 (162.8344) | — | — |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Spring Grove, PA | 19 / 42 (496.4684) | 7 (173.1200) | 18 (163.9656) | 22 (159.3828) | — |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA | 13 / 54 (504.4800) | 1 (180.0000) | 16 (165.6800) | 29 (158.8000) | — |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 9 / 46 (330.2060) | 8 (166.2516) | 9 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 55 / 59 (619.8056) | 54 (154.2628) | 27 (163.4172) | 59 (150.1944) | 50 (151.9312) |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 2 / 53 (342.8572) | 5 (168.0000) | 1 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 40 / 53 (635.8972) | 16 (168.5600) | 32 (159.4516) | 37 (158.8000) | 42 (149.0856) |
| 2019-05-24 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 Gettysburg, PA | 28 / 33 (646.2400) | 20 (166.2628) | 22 (163.4172) | 13 (168.5828) | 33 (147.9772) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #177 (136 pts) | #187 (126 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #58 (171 pts) | #38 (271 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #1766 (105 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1433 (165 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2136 (80 pts) |