HOG-IT-UP BBQ

HOG-IT-UP BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 60 at the BBQ Jamboree (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2496 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Hog It Up BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,496

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1520

peak 1567 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest May 12, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#264

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 24 contests

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

665.0172 / 720

Master · Black Dog Music and Que Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

627.23 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 634.56 (-7.34)

Walk rate

54%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ

Consistency

±34.21

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.63 · weakest Pork (156.55)

Road miles

1,741

across 24 mapped stops · furthest 230 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Master avg

634.56 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

3.4290 points from the title

Came within 3.4290 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ Jamboree (May 10, 2013).

High-water mark

665.0172 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.0172 at Black Dog Music and Que Festival — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 12, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Walk The Swine has finished one call ahead of HOG-IT-UP BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 38%.

8 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 38%

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.1 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.08 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 33%.

Pork avg 156.55
Chicken avg 164.63
2 calls in 23 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LYIN' PIGS in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

11 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

APORKALYPSE NOW ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, APORKALYPSE NOW has out-cooked them in 11 of 15 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Rocks Money Pit BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ Jamboree every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 2nd

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1768 (125 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1409 (179 pts)	#1306 (229 pts)	#1011 (339 pts)	#1946 (114 pts)	#1491 (174 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#505 (756 pts)	#311 (1,111 pts)	#377 (991 pts)	#562 (696 pts)	#527 (701 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#264 (1,129 pts)	#271 (1,044 pts)	#346 (889 pts)	#393 (804 pts)	#191 (1,369 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HOG-IT-UP BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

1752 BARBECUE

#2,495 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1521

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HOG-IT-UP BBQ)

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2017

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JACK'S OLD SOUTH

#2,500 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 115
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1698

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to HOG-IT-UP BBQ)

They've been 1698 at their best, 178 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 109 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2025

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Slam Dunk BBQ

#2,506 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1527

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 24, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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Electrified BBQ

#2,507 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1531

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 27% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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BITE ME BBQ

#2,492 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1520

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 30, 2021

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Smoking O's

#2,508 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1522

Level with HOG-IT-UP BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
Serial Griller	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
PORK BARREL BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
GRAND SLAM BBQ	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
ALQUEMY - VA	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	24	8	1	2	176.5600	152.5372	164.63	top 38%
Pork Ribs	24	6	0	1	174.2856	142.2516	160.82	top 44%
Pork	23	2	0	0	173.7028	146.2854	156.55	top 60%
Brisket	24	5	1	1	173.7142	145.6000	159.09	top 48%

“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)	7	0	top 52%
Large (40+)	17	0	top 46%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	13	top 52%
MD	6	top 44%
DC	3	top 40%
NC	1	top 42%
WV	1	top 51%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Jamboree	4	2	0	top 44%	May 13, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	11	0	top 60%	Aug 28, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 10 contests

Contests a season 4.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 13 of 24 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 20 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 505 finished ahead 620 times, behind 495

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

20171 milestone

May 12 Most recent contest BBQ Jamboree- Day 2 (JUDGES FULL)

20143 milestones

Aug 1 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
Sep 12 Career-best overall score665.0172 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
Sep 19 Peak power rating (1567) Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally

20138 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Apr 19 First call Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
May 10 First category win (Brisket) BBQ Jamboree
May 10 First overall top-10 BBQ Jamboree
May 10 First overall podium BBQ Jamboree
May 10 First Reserve Championship BBQ Jamboree
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8564 BBQ Jamboree
Oct 18 10th tracked contest Autumnfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	BBQ Jamboree	May 10, 2013
+11.4	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival	Apr 19, 2013
+10.7	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle	Jun 21, 2014
+7.3	Black Dog Music and Que Festival	Sep 12, 2014
+6.4	Que & Cruz	Jul 19, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-17.4	BBQ Jamboree	May 8, 2015
-12.3	BBQ Jamboree- Day 2 (JUDGES FULL)	May 12, 2017
-8.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 28, 2015
-4.7	National Capital Barbecue Battle	Jun 27, 2015
-4.4	BBQ Jamboree-Day 1 (JUDGES FULL)	May 12, 2017

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0	0	0%	top 87%	88.2%	86.3%
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 38%	90.1%	90.1%
2015	3	0	0	33%	top 82%	87.5%	80%
2014	8	2	1	50%	top 38%	92.4%	90.2%
2013	10	1	1	70%	top 39%	91.5%	89.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree- Day 2 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	43 / 43 (607.8632)	35 (161.0972)	42 (142.2516)	42 (148.5372)	35 (155.9772)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree-Day 1 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	40 / 54 (635.3600)	24 (165.7028)	32 (162.2744)	48 (150.2400)	34 (157.1428)
May 13, 2016	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	27 / 72 (648.4912)	9 (173.1544)	37 (161.1084)	42 (159.4056)	46 (154.8228)
Aug 28, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	24 / 29 (614.1372)	18 (158.8572)	16 (160.5600)	26 (149.1200)	25 (145.6000)
Jun 27, 2015	National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	27 / 42 (630.2860)	26 (158.8572)	18 (164.6172)	28 (157.1544)	33 (149.6572)
May 8, 2015	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	65 / 65 (483.3600)	21 (165.1200)	9 (166.3088)	—	43 (151.9312)
Oct 17, 2014	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	24 / 40 (645.6000)	12 (164.5600)	17 (163.9656)	21 (161.1316)	27 (155.9428)
Sep 19, 2014	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	27 / 64 (661.0400)	21 (171.4172)	14 (169.6916)	48 (158.8456)	41 (161.0856)
Sep 12, 2014	Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA	6 / 21 (665.0172)	3 (175.4056)	10 (163.9660)	4 (173.7028)	18 (151.9428)
Aug 22, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	11 / 29 (649.0400)	9 (166.2628)	4 (167.4172)	24 (147.3828)	6 (167.9772)
Aug 1, 2014	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	24 / 59 (639.9656)	1 (176.5600)	49 (146.3200)	33 (156.5256)	20 (160.5600)
Jun 27, 2014	Hogging Up BBQ Festival Winchester, VA	19 / 46 (639.3372)	37 (152.5372)	13 (163.4172)	11 (163.9772)	18 (159.4056)
Jun 21, 2014	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	8 / 41 (664.5028)	9 (168.5600)	2 (174.2856)	12 (163.9772)	25 (157.6800)
May 9, 2014	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	23 / 64 (632.3656)	26 (158.2400)	22 (159.9428)	38 (154.2400)	11 (159.9428)
Oct 18, 2013	Autumnfest Woodstock, VA	21 / 40 (628.9248)	27 (155.9312)	33 (147.3368)	14 (163.4284)	13 (162.2284)
Sep 6, 2013	Pickin' in the Panhandle Inwood, WV	19 / 37 (640.4340)	11 (165.1428)	27 (157.1088)	32 (150.8112)	10 (167.3712)
Aug 23, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Richmond, VA	16 / 29 (635.8512)	13 (165.1544)	16 (155.3484)	25 (153.0740)	13 (162.2744)
Jul 19, 2013	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	13 / 45 (645.6572)	23 (160.5484)	28 (153.1316)	9 (164)	4 (167.9772)
Jun 28, 2013	Hogging Up Virginia Bluegrass BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Winchester, VA	15 / 26 (638.8566)	10 (168.5712)	12 (162.8572)	23 (150.2856)	14 (157.1426)
Jun 22, 2013	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	15 / 42 (641.7144)	17 (158.8570)	21 (161.7144)	13 (163.4286)	17 (157.7144)
Jun 14, 2013	Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival Frederick, MD	21 / 63 (641.7140)	12 (166.8572)	7 (169.1430)	54 (146.2854)	26 (159.4284)
May 31, 2013	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	13 / 25 (639.9996)	5 (170.8572)	12 (161.7144)	20 (152.5712)	17 (154.8568)
May 10, 2013	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	2 / 60 (658.8564)	8 (165.7142)	5 (165.1428)	26 (154.2852)	1 (173.7142)
Apr 19, 2013	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	16 / 106 (641.1424)	55 (157.1428)	29 (159.9998)	37 (158.2856)	8 (165.7142)

HOG-IT-UP BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A standing appointment

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)