HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY

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

Power ranking

#1358

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1573

peak 1593 · rated over 35 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2012-12-31

latest 2016-04-15

Best ToY finish

#222

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 35 contests

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

678.2740 / 720

Master · 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.69 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 652.84 (+13.85)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.2972

Brisket · 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic

Consistency

±28.25

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 165.08 · weakest Chicken (161.62)

Road miles

5,639

mi across 35 mapped stops · furthest 398 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Master avg

652.84 / 720

35 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 24 of 35 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 35 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

678.2740 career-best overall

94.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.2740 at 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship — 94.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-03-20

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Burnin and Lootin has finished one call ahead of HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A strong matchup

16–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of COOL GRILLING in 16 of their 20 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

20 of 29 shared brisket entries lost

ZZYZX BAR.B.Q ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ZZYZX BAR.B.Q has out-cooked them in 20 of 29 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A March team

Top 32% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 32% across 4 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.

4 March contests
top 44% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,639 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,639 miles across 35 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 398 miles to Wine Country Big Q.

35 mapped stops
furthest 398 mi

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ

#1353 of the rated field

1574 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1574

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY)

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

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2018-09-28

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SmoKEN Meatz

#1354 of the rated field

1574 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1574

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 30 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 30 contests
last seen 2026-06-13

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Smokin Through The Night

#1360 of the rated field

1573 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1621

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 44 contests to 35, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 44 contests
last seen 2026-05-08

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MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ

#1357 of the rated field

1573 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1586

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2019-05-31

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InTheRedZoneBBQ

#1355 of the rated field

1574 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1574

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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THE SMOKING SECTION - NY

#1359 of the rated field

1573 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1573

No shared contest yet.

Level with HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2018-04-06

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	29	10	19	34%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	28	0	28	0%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	26	10	16	38%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	26	8	18	31%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	24	5	19	21%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	24	3	21	13%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	24	3	21	13%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	22	5	17	23%	⚔ compare
COOL GRILLING	20	16	4	80%	⚔ compare
All Sauced Up	20	4	16	20%	⚔ compare
PORKETEERS	19	10	9	53%	⚔ compare
BOWLING OVER PIGS	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	35	11	0	1	177.7028	20.0000	161.62	top 44%
Pork Ribs	35	9	0	2	175.4400	151.4172	162.54	top 49%
Pork	35	4	0	2	175.4400	148.0000	163.60	top 47%
Brisket	35	13	1	2	178.2972	145.7142	165.08	top 37%

“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
CA	30	0	top 41%
NV	5	0	top 59%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	19	0	top 48%
Large (40+)	16	0	top 39%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2)	2	16	0	top 70%	2013-12-28

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.3 yrs 2012-12-31 → 2016-04-15

Busiest season 2013 15 contests

Contests a season 7 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 30 of 35 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 34 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 35 entries · 0 wins · 11 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 165.08 · weakest Chicken (161.62)

Walk rate 69% a top-10 call in 24 of 35 contests

Overall top-10 rate 29% 10 of 35 contests

Best top-10 run 5 straight contests

Master average 652.84 out of 720 · 35 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 550 929–615 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 5,639 35 mapped stops · furthest 398 mi

Schedule strength 1544 average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests

Power rating 1573 peak 1593 · #1358 of 6,413 rated

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

2012
Dec 31 First tracked contest Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
Dec 31 First call Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
2013
Jun 21 First overall top-10 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship
Jun 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5712 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship
Aug 2 First category win (Brisket) 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic
Aug 2 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.2972 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic
Aug 16 10th tracked contest Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
2014
May 2 First overall podium Best of the Best BBQ Championship & Boat Show
Jul 25 25th tracked contest 6th Annual Vista Q Classic
Jul 25 Peak power rating (1593) 6th Annual Vista Q Classic
2015
Mar 20 Career-best overall score678.2740 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
2016
Apr 15 Most recent contest The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.1	2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship	2013-06-21
+12.9	Best of the Best BBQ Championship & Boat Show	2014-05-02
+12.8	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	2013-08-16
+11.1	Wine Country Big Q	2013-07-12
+10.4	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic	2013-08-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.1	The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off	2014-09-05
-12.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2015-04-24
-8.2	4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship	2013-12-27
-5.3	The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII	2016-04-15
-4.1	California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ	2013-06-14

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 69%	92.1%	92.1%
2015	5	1	0	80%	top 46%	94.2%	93%
2014	13	4	0	69%	top 44%	94.1%	90.6%
2013	15	5	1	67%	top 41%	94%	89.9%
2012	1	0	0	100%	top 60%	89.7%	89.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-04-15	The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII Wildomar, CA	22 / 32 (662.8116)	22 (168.0000)	30 (160.5372)	20 (164.5372)	12 (169.7372)
2015-11-13	Indio California State BBQ Championship- JUDGES FULL Indio, CA	16 / 34 (673.6912)	14 (170.8800)	7 (172.0228)	13 (168.5372)	23 (162.2512)
2015-06-26	Newport Beach Barbecue Contest Newport Beach, CA	12 / 29 (672.5028)	16 (169.7028)	25 (157.1200)	8 (171.9656)	4 (173.7144)
2015-04-24	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	28 / 30 (660.4916)	11 (172.5944)	23 (165.1432)	29 (158.8112)	21 (163.9428)
2015-03-27	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV	6 / 30 (663.9772)	8 (167.4172)	13 (162.8572)	2 (171.4056)	10 (162.2972)
2015-03-20	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	29 / 100 (678.2740)	4 (177.7028)	64 (161.7028)	42 (168.0000)	24 (170.8684)
2014-10-30	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	46 / 79 (662.7204)	17 (173.1316)	72 (153.6572)	46 (165.0972)	22 (170.8344)
2014-09-05	The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off Las Vegas, NV	42 / 42 (518.2056)	42 (20.0000)	34 (157.6800)	27 (167.4056)	4 (173.1200)
2014-08-09	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 Huntington Beach, CA	21 / 38 (667.9544)	17 (170.2628)	12 (169.7144)	17 (169.1428)	32 (158.8344)
2014-08-08	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 Huntington Beach, CA	19 / 39 (670.7884)	4 (176.5600)	24 (165.1428)	19 (165.6684)	28 (163.4172)
2014-07-25	6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA	13 / 60 (677.7028)	38 (165.1200)	23 (166.8800)	3 (175.4400)	16 (170.2628)
2014-06-26	High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA	9 / 30 (671.9548)	19 (160.5372)	12 (165.1432)	13 (170.2628)	4 (176.0116)
2014-06-20	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	27 / 65 (663.3600)	23 (169.7028)	56 (151.4172)	14 (169.1200)	7 (173.1200)
2014-06-13	California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA	7 / 30 (675.9084)	14 (167.3828)	3 (175.4400)	17 (163.3828)	12 (169.7028)
2014-06-06	3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ Valley Center, CA	9 / 32 (669.0976)	9 (166.8572)	9 (167.4288)	11 (166.2400)	9 (168.5716)
2014-05-16	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	29 / 56 (638.1596)	18 (165.6912)	18 (161.1200)	37 (156.5256)	32 (154.8228)
2014-05-02	Best of the Best BBQ Championship & Boat Show Lake Elsinore, CA	3 / 27 (670.2512)	7 (167.9884)	7 (165.7028)	7 (165.1428)	2 (171.4172)
2014-03-21	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	28 / 69 (647.3144)	43 (161.1084)	8 (168.5716)	21 (161.0972)	40 (156.5372)
2014-02-28	Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship Havasu Landing, CA	16 / 28 (646.7428)	22 (161.1316)	22 (155.9428)	17 (166.2856)	12 (163.3828)
2013-12-28	4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2) Lake Elsinore, CA	16 / 25 (650.7312)	10 (167.4172)	17 (160.5372)	16 (159.9428)	15 (162.8340)
2013-12-27	4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA	21 / 28 (635.2000)	26 (144.4684)	19 (159.3600)	15 (163.9772)	8 (167.3944)
2013-10-31	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	20 / 85 (669.1088)	5 (174.9144)	30 (166.2516)	43 (163.3828)	32 (164.5600)
2013-10-18	Cowboy Up at the PRCA Rodeo & BBQ Lancaster, CA	20 / 41 (652.4800)	18 (164.5256)	17 (165.7144)	18 (164.5484)	20 (157.6916)
2013-09-13	RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cameron Park, CA	15 / 39 (650.1828)	16 (164.5372)	14 (162.2628)	23 (156.5256)	5 (166.8572)
2013-08-23	4th Annual Golden Acorn Casino BBQ Championship Campo, CA	9 / 26 (655.3256)	2 (171.4400)	8 (162.8228)	20 (155.3600)	6 (165.7028)
2013-08-16	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA	6 / 63 (676.5944)	21 (167.4172)	7 (171.4400)	19 (165.1772)	5 (172.5600)
2013-08-02	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA	9 / 46 (664.5256)	21 (165.1428)	32 (157.1200)	18 (163.9656)	1 (178.2972)
2013-07-12	Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA	8 / 44 (655.4740)	5 (169.7256)	3 (169.1772)	17 (160.0228)	24 (156.5484)
2013-06-21	2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	9 / 70 (660.5712)	6 (170.8570)	39 (157.7142)	12 (166.2856)	18 (165.7144)
2013-06-14	California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ Fillmore, CA	24 / 36 (634.2856)	22 (160.0000)	22 (157.7142)	23 (158.2858)	20 (158.2856)
2013-05-17	Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	30 / 65 (609.1422)	50 (148.5714)	28 (155.4282)	22 (159.4284)	41 (145.7142)
2013-04-20	High Desert BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA	18 / 32 (632.5714)	29 (148.0000)	16 (159.4286)	11 (166.8572)	16 (158.2856)
2013-04-05	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA	28 / 48 (627.9998)	15 (164.0000)	25 (156.0000)	25 (155.4286)	28 (152.5712)
2013-03-15	2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	21 / 57 (637.7140)	42 (154.2856)	8 (164.5716)	35 (154.8570)	14 (163.9998)
2012-12-31	Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA	15 / 25 (645.7144)	6 (169.7144)	14 (160.0000)	21 (148.0000)	5 (168.0000)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1239 (225 pts)	#1135 (275 pts)	#1470 (180 pts)	#1077 (310 pts)	#1348 (205 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#287 (1222 pts)	#354 (1032 pts)	#265 (1262 pts)	#254 (1260 pts)	#167 (1602 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#222 (1307 pts)	#139 (1519 pts)	#200 (1323 pts)	#293 (1004 pts)	#151 (1545 pts)