High on the Hog

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6192

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1417

peak 1417 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-26

latest 2022-09-23

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 81%

overall standings

Best overall

663.3600 / 720

Master · Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

598.11 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 622.11 (-24.00)

Walk rate

12%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0116

Chicken · Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff

Consistency

±43.36

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 159.90 · weakest Brisket (152.81)

Road miles

4,790

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 456 mi

Schedule strength

61%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Purse competed for

$62K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

622.11 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

663.3600 career-best overall

92.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.3600 at Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff — 92.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-09-21

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.08 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 6%.

Brisket avg 152.81
Pork Ribs avg 159.90
0 calls in 16 entries

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off (2021-09-24).

last seen 2019-10-11
back 2021-09-24

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 9 shared pork ribs entries lost

One2BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, One2BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared pork ribs entries.

The long haul

4,790 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,790 miles across 17 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 456 miles to Piggin In The Park.

17 mapped stops
furthest 456 mi

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE

#6191 of the rated field

1417 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1417

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to High on the Hog)

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

CHILLIN AND GRILLIN CREW

#6193 of the rated field

1417 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1417

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to High on the Hog)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-09-12

⚔ Head-to-head

Budro's BBQ

#6198 of the rated field

1416 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1416

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to High on the Hog)

Fewer contests behind them than High on the Hog has cooked, 10 to 17, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-05-01

⚔ Head-to-head

PAPA'S SMOKIN' AGAIN

#6196 of the rated field

1417 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1417

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before High on the Hog's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

REDNECKS WITH FIRE

#6186 of the rated field

1417 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1417

No shared contest yet.

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2022-01-14

⚔ Head-to-head

THE PIG'S EAR

#6197 of the rated field

1416 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1416

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2018-10-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
One2BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
QUAU	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
HEFTY LEFTY BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Rusty Pig BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	1	176.0116	130.8000	159.59	top 67%
Pork Ribs	16	1	170.8572	146.2172	159.90	top 68%
Pork	16	0	170.8572	148.5028	159.79	top 70%
Brisket	16	0	163.9544	128.9944	152.81	top 78%

“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	Avg finish
IL	7	top 84%
KS	4	top 84%
IN	1	top 93%
MS	1	top 59%
SC	1	top 88%
MO	1	top 59%
OH	1	top 66%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 79%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 82%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	3	42	0	top 85%	2017-08-25

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 9.4 yrs 2013-04-26 → 2022-09-23

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 1.9 across 9 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 7 of 17 contests · 8 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 14 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 16 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 159.90 · weakest Brisket (152.81)

Walk rate 12% a top-10 call in 2 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 17 contests

Master average 622.11 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 959 351–888 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,790 17 mapped stops · furthest 456 mi

Schedule strength 1576 average field rating faced — tougher than 61% of rated contests

Purse competed for $62,350 listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 6 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2019-10-11 → 2021-09-24

Power rating 1417 peak 1417 · #6192 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 26 First tracked contest Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship
Apr 26 Peak power rating (1491) Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship
2014
Oct 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5488 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
2018
Sep 21 First call Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
Sep 21 10th tracked contest Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
Sep 21 Career-best overall score663.3600 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
Sep 21 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0116 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
2022
Sep 23 Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.4	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)	2019-08-23
+2.1	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off	2019-09-20
+1.6	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	2018-09-21

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.3	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	2015-08-28
-10.2	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	2018-10-12
-9.4	Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ)	2019-10-11
-9.4	Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship	2013-04-26
-8.5	Smokin' For Garrett	2021-10-22

Category scores over time

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0%	top 100%	65.9%	65.9%
2021	2	0%	top 90%	87.4%	86.6%
2019	3	33%	top 72%	91.3%	89.2%
2018	3	33%	top 83%	92.1%	88.8%
2017	1	0%	top 74%	87.8%	87.8%
2016	3	0%	top 83%	88.6%	87.5%
2015	1	0%	top 97%	81.8%	81.8%
2014	1	0%	top 59%	90.1%	90.1%
2013	2	0%	top 73%	89.8%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-09-23	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	46 / 46 (474.7088)	—	40 (157.6688)	42 (156.5144)	34 (160.5256)
2021-10-22	Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Boonville, IN	25 / 27 (617.5200)	25 (157.1200)	18 (163.3944)	25 (148.5028)	23 (148.5028)
2021-09-24	Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	34 / 39 (628.9256)	33 (159.9428)	33 (159.3484)	32 (158.2628)	33 (151.3716)
2019-10-11	Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) 🏅 Arthur, IL	42 / 43 (615.7716)	25 (168.0000)	21 (163.9428)	41 (154.8344)	42 (128.9944)
2019-09-20	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	33 / 54 (653.6116)	30 (164.5372)	26 (167.4056)	26 (166.8916)	45 (154.7772)
2019-08-23	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) 🏅 Brandon, MS	17 / 29 (657.5312)	22 (163.9428)	6 (170.8572)	22 (159.3484)	16 (163.3828)
2018-10-12	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	44 / 45 (601.4512)	44 (141.6456)	40 (149.6800)	40 (151.9084)	37 (158.2172)
2018-09-21	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	38 / 59 (663.3600)	6 (176.0116)	47 (159.9656)	34 (166.2512)	45 (161.1316)
2018-06-01	Piggin In The Park Woodruff, SC	30 / 34 (653.5548)	18 (168.5488)	30 (162.2516)	33 (158.8000)	24 (163.9544)
2017-08-25	*East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	42 / 57 (631.8400)	41 (155.9656)	42 (155.9428)	13 (170.8572)	51 (149.0744)
2016-10-07	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	46 / 56 (638.1828)	24 (169.1428)	32 (163.9884)	51 (155.3944)	49 (149.6572)
2016-08-26	Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club Franklin, TN	—	—	—	—	—
2016-08-26	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	51 / 61 (621.5428)	58 (150.2056)	58 (146.2172)	26 (164.0228)	28 (161.0972)
2015-08-28	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	63 / 65 (588.9484)	65 (130.8000)	58 (151.9200)	58 (152.5484)	48 (153.6800)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	323 / 552 (648.5488)	283 (165.0972)	293 (162.9028)	405 (158.2628)	268 (162.2860)
2013-10-18	Ohio Smoke Meat Festival Nelsonville, OH	23 / 35 (646.8684)	13 (167.4400)	16 (165.7028)	12 (167.9656)	32 (145.7600)
2013-04-26	Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	29 / 36 (611.4280)	26 (155.4284)	22 (157.1428)	11 (166.2856)	35 (132.5712)

High on the Hog

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

The long haul

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By state / province

By contest size

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Category scores over time

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)