HOGZ GONE WILD GA

HOGZ GONE WILD GA is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) (2014). They are ranked #988 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#988

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1607

peak 1607 · rated over 15 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Nov 21, 2014 · 1.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#350

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 13% of the time

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

50% of 16 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 30%

overall standings

Best overall

701.1084 / 720

Master · Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

675.10 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 674.38 (+0.72)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (SBBQA)

Consistency

±12.21

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.65 · weakest Brisket (166.98)

Road miles

2,009

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 660 mi

Schedule strength

28%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)

Master avg

674.38 / 720

16 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×1
Pork ×1

Against the odds

21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) (Jun 6, 2014) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 21-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N.

On the rise

+70 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 70 points across 9 contests since Apr 18, 2014 — from 1537 up to 1607.

9 contests since Apr 18, 2014
now 1607

Giant slayer

41 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 41-team field at Atlanta BarB-Q Festival.

Sep 13, 2013

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) (Aug 15, 2014).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 16 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

701.1084 career-best overall

97.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.1084 at Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) — 97.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 6, 2014

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A tough matchup

9–2 behind in the head-to-head

OLD PLANTATION BBQ ahead in 82% of their meetings

OLD PLANTATION BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DIGGIN QUE-GA in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

KUDZU Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.70% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.70% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.7% of a perfect score
16 contests

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
2014 ↗	Master	#410 (925 pts)	#385 (985 pts)	#388 (970 pts)	#475 (820 pts)	#581 (635 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#350 (874 pts)	#472 (679 pts)	#510 (649 pts)	#559 (589 pts)	#336 (914 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HOGZ GONE WILD GA, each with one reason worth a look.

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

DODGE COUNTY SMOKERS

#987 of the rated field

1607 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1609

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HOGZ GONE WILD GA)

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jun 9, 2017

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PORK ME PURPLE

#985 of the rated field

1607 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1607

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HOGZ GONE WILD GA)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Sep 28, 2018

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TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS

#992 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1609

6–0 in 6 shared contests (100% to HOGZ GONE WILD GA)

58 contests to 16: their number has had years to settle where HOGZ GONE WILD GA's is still finding its level.

rated over 58 contests
last seen Oct 7, 2016

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NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ

#989 of the rated field

1607 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1607

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 53% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Apr 25, 2025

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Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ

#991 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1618

They turned up 6 years after HOGZ GONE WILD GA did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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Pappy Q

#990 of the rated field

1607 power rating

Contests: 62
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1695

Level with HOGZ GONE WILD GA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 62 contests
last seen May 10, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TENACIOUS Q	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
DIGGIN QUE-GA	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
JACK'S OLD SOUTH	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUD'S BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
CURLY TAILS BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
UNCULTURED SWINE	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
CRIMSON Q	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
DEEP SOUTH BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
KUDZU Q	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	6	1	1	180 🔥	158.8572	169.65	top 36%
Pork Ribs	16	6	1	3	177.7144	155.9772	168.94	top 35%
Pork	16	6	2	3	180 🔥	160.5710	168.80	top 36%
Brisket	16	6	0	2	177.7028	154.7772	166.98	top 43%

“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)	8	1	top 25%
Large (40+)	8	1	top 35%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	14	2	top 29%
MO	2	0	top 35%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	2	8	0	top 26%	Aug 30, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 10 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 8 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 14 of 16 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 15 1 of them more than once

First title Sep 13, 2013 Atlanta BarB-Q Festival

Opponents faced 824 finished ahead 941 times, behind 340

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

20147 milestones

Jun 6 First category win (Pork) Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
Jun 6 Career-best overall score701.1084 Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 15 First multi-meat day Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
Aug 15 First perfect 180 (Pork) Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
Aug 15 10th tracked contest Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
Nov 21 Peak power rating (1607) The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA)
Nov 21 Most recent contest The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA)

20137 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 5 First call Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8568 Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
Jun 7 First overall top-10 Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
Sep 13 First overall podium Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Sep 13 First Grand Championship Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Sep 13 Biggest field won (41 teams) Atlanta BarB-Q Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.5	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	Jun 6, 2014
+15.4	Atlanta BarB-Q Festival	Sep 13, 2013
+11.6	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)	Aug 15, 2014
+10.9	Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA)	Sep 27, 2014
+10.6	Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	Jun 7, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.8	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 2, 2013

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)
2014	10	1	6	4	80%	top 26%	97.4%	94.4%
2013	6	1	2	0	67%	top 36%	94.1%	92.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 21, 2014	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	34 / 86 (678.2056)	17 (174.2628)	52 (165.6800)	10 (174.2856)	63 (163.9772)
Nov 14, 2014	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (SBBQA) Chatsworth, GA	19 / 34 (674.1484)	1 (180)	26 (166.2400)	25 (162.7884)	25 (165.1200)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	93 / 165 (668.4796)	48 (171.9656)	55 (170.8228)	75 (168.5256)	147 (157.1656)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	75 / 552 (677.6456)	185 (168.5256)	68 (173.1200)	42 (174.2972)	282 (161.7028)
Sep 27, 2014	Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) Marietta, GA	4 / 34 (677.0172)	8 (173.1200)	2 (174.2744)	16 (167.3828)	20 (162.2400)
Aug 30, 2014	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	8 / 39 (678.1600)	7 (173.1200)	11 (170.2744)	26 (162.8000)	9 (171.9656)
Aug 15, 2014	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) Atlanta, GA	3 / 43 (689.6800)	16 (169.1084)	1 (177.7144)	1 (180)	15 (162.8572)
Jun 6, 2014	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Eurharlee, GA	1 / 31 (701.1084)	10 (170.2628)	2 (176.5828)	1 (176.5600)	2 (177.7028)
May 30, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	6 / 29 (672.4112)	10 (168.5256)	9 (168.5256)	7 (166.8228)	7 (168.5372)
Apr 18, 2014	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) Cornelia, GA	9 / 27 (682.7544)	14 (168.5372)	4 (173.1316)	2 (174.2744)	14 (166.8112)
Oct 25, 2013	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier) Cleveland, GA	16 / 41 (664.4344)	12 (171.4056)	24 (163.3828)	26 (162.2516)	12 (167.3944)
Sep 13, 2013	Atlanta BarB-Q Festival Atlanta, GA	1 / 41 (677.6344)	12 (165.7028)	12 (162.8116)	4 (173.1200)	3 (176)
Aug 2, 2013	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	52 / 61 (642.6512)	44 (163.9312)	51 (155.9772)	29 (167.9656)	55 (154.7772)
Jun 7, 2013	Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	8 / 39 (674.2852)	4 (173.1428)	6 (172)	26 (160.5710)	14 (168.5714)
May 17, 2013	Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	12 / 37 (668.5714)	29 (158.8572)	12 (170.2860)	18 (166.8568)	6 (172.5714)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Summerville, GA	16 / 41 (662.8568)	28 (163.9998)	26 (162.2858)	24 (162.2856)	7 (174.2856)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

HOGZ GONE WILD GA

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

On the rise

Giant slayer

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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)