HAWG DOCTORS

HAWG DOCTORS is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Oinktoberfest (2014). They are ranked #1462 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,462

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1568

peak 1568 · rated over 11 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 25, 2013

latest Oct 3, 2015 · 2.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#616

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

42% of 12 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 29%

overall standings

Best overall

690.8232 / 720

Master · 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

659.26 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.44 (+8.82)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Roc City Rib Fest

Consistency

±21.15

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 165.66 · weakest Pork (159.74)

Road miles

1,987

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 944 mi

Schedule strength

14%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)

Master avg

650.44 / 720

12 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

Against the odds

25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Oinktoberfest (Sep 20, 2014) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 25-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA.

On the rise

+27 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 27 points across 4 contests since May 23, 2015 — from 1541 up to 1568.

4 contests since May 23, 2015
now 1568

Giant slayer

66 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 66-team field at Oinktoberfest.

Sep 20, 2014

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Oinktoberfest is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 1st
average top 8%

High-water mark

690.8232 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.8232 at 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 2, 2015

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

GOOD SMOKE BBQ has finished one call ahead of HAWG DOCTORS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

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A tough matchup

7–2 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 78% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.92 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 50%.

Pork avg 159.74
Brisket avg 165.66
1 call in 12 entries

A strong matchup

9–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BEHIND BBQ in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

6 of 9 shared brisket entries lost

Priorville ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Priorville has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared brisket entries.

A September team

Top 8% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 8% across 3 contests, versus top 29% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 29% the rest of the year

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
2015 ↗	Master	#616 (591 pts)	#891 (401 pts)	#744 (511 pts)	#921 (391 pts)	#603 (626 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#642 (577 pts)	#775 (477 pts)	#660 (577 pts)	#1152 (282 pts)	#633 (587 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#913 (324 pts)	#821 (394 pts)	#1210 (244 pts)	#988 (319 pts)	#562 (569 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HAWG DOCTORS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

PORK PULLIN PLOWBOYS

#1,459 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1588

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HAWG DOCTORS)

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

rated over 23 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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SMOKIN YANKEES

#1,454 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1572

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2016

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Ramblin Fork BBQ Co

#1,457 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1568

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jan 24, 2025

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SMOKE N' ASH BBQ

#1,466 of the rated field

1567 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1567

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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Big Horn Cookers

#1,458 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1568

They turned up 5 years after HAWG DOCTORS did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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BALLS OUT BBQ

#1,456 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1575

Level with HAWG DOCTORS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BEHIND BBQ	10	9	1	90%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
Priorville	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
RED VALLEY BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
THE 5TH ARTERY	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
DIVA Q	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
KISS MY BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
THREE DOGS BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	4	0	0	174.2972	138.8570	163.70	top 34%
Pork Ribs	12	4	1	1	177.7372	139.9428	161.33	top 39%
Pork	12	1	0	0	174.2744	147.3484	159.74	top 43%
Brisket	12	6	2	3	180 🔥	150.7656	165.66	top 29%

“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)	3	0	top 24%
Large (40+)	9	1	top 31%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NY	10	1	top 31%
MO	2	0	top 20%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Oinktoberfest	3	1	1	top 8%	Sep 19, 2015
I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	2	4	0	top 20%	Jul 3, 2015
Roc City Rib Fest	2	38	0	top 71%	May 23, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 4 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 10 of 12 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once

First title Sep 20, 2014 Oinktoberfest

Opponents faced 799 finished ahead 940 times, behind 378

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

20154 milestones

Sep 19 10th tracked contest Oinktoberfest
Oct 2 Career-best overall score690.8232 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational
Oct 3 Peak power rating (1568) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
Oct 3 Most recent contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open

20143 milestones

Sep 20 First overall podium Oinktoberfest
Sep 20 First Grand Championship Oinktoberfest
Sep 20 Biggest field won (66 teams) Oinktoberfest

20136 milestones

May 25 First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
May 25 First call Roc City Rib Fest
May 25 First category win (Brisket) Roc City Rib Fest
May 25 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Roc City Rib Fest
Jun 7 First overall top-10 Podunk Pig Party
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7142 Podunk Pig Party

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	Oinktoberfest	Sep 20, 2014
+12.6	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 4, 2014
+12.3	Oinktoberfest	Sep 19, 2015
+10.9	Oinktoberfest	Sep 20, 2013
+8.8	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 3, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.2	Roc City Rib Fest	May 24, 2014
-5.5	Roc City Rib Fest	May 23, 2015

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)
2015	5	0	2	1	40%	top 28%	95.9%	91.6%
2014	3	1	2	1	67%	top 30%	94.8%	90%
2013	4	0	1	1	75%	top 31%	91.4%	89.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	193 / 606 (664.5600)	308 (163.9656)	217 (166.8800)	46 (173.7372)	343 (159.9772)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	15 / 187 (690.8232)	38 (174.2972)	35 (174.8572)	21 (174.2744)	116 (167.3944)
Sep 19, 2015	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	4 / 52 (662.7888)	23 (159.9544)	12 (165.1200)	22 (160.5372)	1 (177.1772)
Jul 3, 2015	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	8 / 31 (638.2752)	20 (154.2516)	4 (162.8804)	13 (158.2744)	7 (162.8688)
May 23, 2015	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	38 / 57 (639.8288)	11 (169.7144)	40 (155.9544)	26 (163.3944)	47 (150.7656)
Sep 20, 2014	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	1 / 66 (682.2400)	5 (170.8344)	1 (177.7372)	17 (164.5256)	6 (169.1428)
Jul 4, 2014	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	4 / 27 (642.8568)	4 (162.8456)	4 (162.2972)	17 (150.8112)	2 (166.9028)
May 24, 2014	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	64 / 86 (618.1372)	36 (162.8344)	81 (139.9428)	72 (147.3484)	11 (168.0116)
Sep 20, 2013	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	11 / 71 (658.2860)	5 (170.8344)	10 (166.2744)	38 (156.5944)	16 (164.5828)
Jun 28, 2013	Boston Hill BBQ Fest Hamburg, NY	23 / 49 (632.0002)	15 (165.1428)	26 (157.1430)	36 (150.2856)	20 (159.4288)
Jun 7, 2013	Podunk Pig Party Springwater, NY	6 / 20 (649.7142)	4 (170.8572)	15 (155.4284)	5 (161.7142)	5 (161.7144)
May 25, 2013	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	24 / 80 (625.7144)	74 (138.8570)	40 (151.4288)	34 (155.4286)	1 (180)

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

HAWG DOCTORS

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

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

A September team

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)