HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY

HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY is a competition barbecue team with 35 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2012 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 27 at the Best of the Best BBQ Championship & Boat Show (2014). They are ranked #1379 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,379

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1573

peak 1593 · rated over 35 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Dec 31, 2012

latest Apr 15, 2016 · 3.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#222

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

29% of 35 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

178.2972

Brisket · 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic

Consistency

±28.25

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 165.08 · weakest Chicken (161.62)

Road miles

5,639

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

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

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
Mar 20, 2015

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

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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

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	#1239 (225 pts)	#1135 (275 pts)	#1470 (180 pts)	#1077 (310 pts)	#1348 (205 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#287 (1,222 pts)	#354 (1,032 pts)	#265 (1,262 pts)	#254 (1,260 pts)	#167 (1,602 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#222 (1,307 pts)	#139 (1,519 pts)	#200 (1,323 pts)	#293 (1,004 pts)	#151 (1,545 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Pittie Q

#1,380 of the rated field

1573 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1574

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 33 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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ShowMeMoSmoke

#1,372 of the rated field

1574 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1592

Careers of much the same size, 33 contests to 35, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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SmoKEN Meatz

#1,373 of the rated field

1574 power rating

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

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

rated over 30 contests
last seen Jun 13, 2026

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Smokin Through The Night

#1,383 of the rated field

1573 power rating

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

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

rated over 44 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ

#1,378 of the rated field

1574 power rating

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

Fewer contests behind them than HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY has cooked, 22 to 35, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 22 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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Go Ham BBQ

#1,376 of the rated field

1574 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1594

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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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	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	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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	30	0	top 41%
NV	5	0	top 59%

Repeat visits (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%	Dec 28, 2013

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 15 contests

Contests a season 7 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 30 of 35 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 34 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 549 finished ahead 929 times, behind 615

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

20161 milestone

Apr 15 Most recent contest The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII

20151 milestone

Mar 20 Career-best overall score678.2740 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship

20143 milestones

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

20135 milestones

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

20122 milestones

Dec 31 First tracked contest Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
Dec 31 First call Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.1	The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off	Sep 5, 2014
-12.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Apr 24, 2015
-8.2	4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship	Dec 27, 2013
-5.3	The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII	Apr 15, 2016
-4.1	California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ	Jun 14, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	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
Apr 15, 2016	The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII Wildomar, CA	22 / 32 (662.8116)	22 (168)	30 (160.5372)	20 (164.5372)	12 (169.7372)
Nov 13, 2015	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)
Jun 26, 2015	Newport Beach Barbecue Contest Newport Beach, CA	12 / 29 (672.5028)	16 (169.7028)	25 (157.1200)	8 (171.9656)	4 (173.7144)
Apr 24, 2015	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)
Mar 27, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV	6 / 30 (663.9772)	8 (167.4172)	13 (162.8572)	2 (171.4056)	10 (162.2972)
Mar 20, 2015	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	29 / 100 (678.2740)	4 (177.7028)	64 (161.7028)	42 (168)	24 (170.8684)
Oct 30, 2014	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	46 / 79 (662.7204)	17 (173.1316)	72 (153.6572)	46 (165.0972)	22 (170.8344)
Sep 5, 2014	The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off Las Vegas, NV	42 / 42 (518.2056)	42 (20)	34 (157.6800)	27 (167.4056)	4 (173.1200)
Aug 9, 2014	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 Huntington Beach, CA	21 / 38 (667.9544)	17 (170.2628)	12 (169.7144)	17 (169.1428)	32 (158.8344)
Aug 8, 2014	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 Huntington Beach, CA	19 / 39 (670.7884)	4 (176.5600)	24 (165.1428)	19 (165.6684)	28 (163.4172)
Jul 25, 2014	6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA	13 / 60 (677.7028)	38 (165.1200)	23 (166.8800)	3 (175.4400)	16 (170.2628)
Jun 26, 2014	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)
Jun 20, 2014	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	27 / 65 (663.3600)	23 (169.7028)	56 (151.4172)	14 (169.1200)	7 (173.1200)
Jun 13, 2014	California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA	7 / 30 (675.9084)	14 (167.3828)	3 (175.4400)	17 (163.3828)	12 (169.7028)
Jun 6, 2014	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)
May 16, 2014	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	29 / 56 (638.1596)	18 (165.6912)	18 (161.1200)	37 (156.5256)	32 (154.8228)
May 2, 2014	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)
Mar 21, 2014	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)
Feb 28, 2014	Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship Havasu Landing, CA	16 / 28 (646.7428)	22 (161.1316)	22 (155.9428)	17 (166.2856)	12 (163.3828)
Dec 28, 2013	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)
Dec 27, 2013	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)
Oct 31, 2013	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	20 / 85 (669.1088)	5 (174.9144)	30 (166.2516)	43 (163.3828)	32 (164.5600)
Oct 18, 2013	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)
Sep 13, 2013	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)
Aug 23, 2013	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)
Aug 16, 2013	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA	6 / 63 (676.5944)	21 (167.4172)	7 (171.4400)	19 (165.1772)	5 (172.5600)
Aug 2, 2013	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA	9 / 46 (664.5256)	21 (165.1428)	32 (157.1200)	18 (163.9656)	1 (178.2972)
Jul 12, 2013	Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA	8 / 44 (655.4740)	5 (169.7256)	3 (169.1772)	17 (160.0228)	24 (156.5484)
Jun 21, 2013	2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	9 / 70 (660.5712)	6 (170.8570)	39 (157.7142)	12 (166.2856)	18 (165.7144)
Jun 14, 2013	California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ Fillmore, CA	24 / 36 (634.2856)	22 (160)	22 (157.7142)	23 (158.2858)	20 (158.2856)
May 17, 2013	Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	30 / 65 (609.1422)	50 (148.5714)	28 (155.4282)	22 (159.4284)	41 (145.7142)
Apr 20, 2013	High Desert BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA	18 / 32 (632.5714)	29 (148)	16 (159.4286)	11 (166.8572)	16 (158.2856)
Apr 5, 2013	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA	28 / 48 (627.9998)	15 (164)	25 (156)	25 (155.4286)	28 (152.5712)
Mar 15, 2013	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)
Dec 31, 2012	Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA	15 / 25 (645.7144)	6 (169.7144)	14 (160)	21 (148)	5 (168)

HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY

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 (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A March team

The long haul

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)