Sweaty Hogs LT
Rating
1611
peak 1611
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2019-06-15
latest 2022-08-19
Best ToY finish
#153
Master 2022
Grand champs
7
0 reserve
Category wins
11
20 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 23%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
683.89 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 632.85 (+51.04)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
and counting
Consistency
±142.16
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.18 · weakest Chicken (165.18)
Road miles
12715
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 5003 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Insomnia BBQ Team in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Twin Smoke is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 2 visits.
🍖 Signature meat
When brisket is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 33% of their entries (4 of 12).
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Longhorn BBQ (2022-05-14) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, White Squirrel BBQ.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 8-contest overall top-10 run — including 3 straight Grand Championships.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 23 at their very first tracked contest, BBQ Battle Finland (2019-06-15).
Teams like this (closest power rating, LT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 179.4400 | 151.9772 | 165.18 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 178.8800 | 160.5600 | 169.41 | top 31% |
| Pork | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 178.8800 | 160.5600 | 170.18 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 12 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 177.1772 | 162.2744 | 170.15 | top 25% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LT | 2 | 2 | top 7% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 8 | 7 | top 13% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 15% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in LT (2 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Brisket (12 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: BBQ Festival 2020 (2020-08-21)
- Wins it all in 58% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 632.85
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 696.0572 | 683.89 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 694.3088 | 684.86 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 685.0512 | 424.81 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 662.3084 | 651.79 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ Festival Saue Parish, 76505 | 1 / 10 (686.8228) | 4 (167.3828) | 6 (170.8572) | 1 (178.8800) | 2 (169.7028) |
| 2022-08-13 | BIGFEAST CHALLENGE UUSIKAUPUNKI, 23450 | 1 / 9 (696.0572) | 1 (177.7372) | 5 (165.7028) | 2 (178.8800) | 2 (173.7372) |
| 2022-07-02 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, LT | 1 / 15 (666.3200) | 4 (156.5600) | 3 (160.5600) | 2 (177.2000) | 1 (172.0000) |
| 2022-06-03 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, 2134CG | 5 / 38 (677.1084) | 22 (163.9656) | 6 (169.1544) | 3 (176.0000) | 8 (167.9884) |
| 2022-05-14 | Longhorn BBQ Broerup, 6650 | 1 / 14 (693.1428) | 1 (179.4400) | 3 (168.5600) | 1 (176.0344) | 4 (169.1084) |
| 2021-09-11 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, LT | 1 / 15 (694.3088) | 5 (166.8460) | 1 (178.8800) | 3 (172.0228) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ Festival 2021 Saue Parish, 76505 | 1 / 13 (675.4172) | 5 (162.8228) | 1 (174.8572) | 5 (160.5600) | 1 (177.1772) |
| 2020-08-21 | BBQ Festival 2020 Saue Parish, | 1 / 13 (685.0512) | 7 (166.2628) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (165.0740) | 1 (174.8572) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO | 53 / 109 (164.5716) | — | — | — | 52 (164.5716) |
| 2019-10-25 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) Lynchburg, TN | 90 / 97 (641.0972) | 97 (151.9772) | 83 (162.8572) | 70 (163.9884) | 70 (162.2744) |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ Festival 2019 Vanamõisa, Saue Parish, 75501 | 9 / 18 (662.3084) | 10 (166.2744) | 9 (164.0000) | 8 (161.1312) | 5 (170.9028) |
| 2019-06-15 | BBQ Battle Finland Tampere, 33840 | 4 / 23 (651.9656) | 15 (157.6684) | 2 (169.1888) | 9 (162.2400) | 6 (162.8684) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #153 (1233 pts) | #231 (973 pts) | #271 (913 pts) | #154 (1233 pts) | #202 (1078 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #358 (528 pts) | #554 (328 pts) | #390 (528 pts) | #493 (378 pts) | #386 (528 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1436 (128 pts) | #1676 (118 pts) | #1540 (128 pts) | #1487 (138 pts) | #1358 (168 pts) |