The heartbreaker
2.8800
points from the title
Came within 2.8800 points of the Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Aug 23, 2013).
GROG N HOGS
GROG N HOGS is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1395 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1572
peak 1573 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Mar 1, 2013
latest Aug 26, 2016 · 3.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
78% of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.39 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 666.98 (+2.41)
Walk rate
89%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.20
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.87 · weakest Pork (164.35)
Road miles
3,327
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 970 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Master avg
666.98 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2140 (80 pts) | #1345 (230 pts) | #2109 (105 pts) | #2918 (55 pts) | #2921 (55 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1541 (159 pts) | #1539 (179 pts) | #1781 (139 pts) | #2129 (84 pts) | #1713 (149 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #398 (767 pts) | #721 (457 pts) | #468 (697 pts) | #591 (562 pts) | #468 (687 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to GROG N HOGS, each with one reason worth a look.
32 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,397 of the rated field
- Contests
- 32
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 28%
- Peak
- 1579
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to GROG N HOGS)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GROG N HOGS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,399 of the rated field
- Contests
- 84
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1676
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to GROG N HOGS)
They've been 1676 at their best, 104 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,394 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1576
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 17 contests to 9.
⚔ Compare careers#1,389 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1572
19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 16% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1572
Level with GROG N HOGS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,400 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1571
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 158.2858 | 166.59 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 161.1200 | 167.16 | top 35% |
| Pork | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 154.8000 | 164.35 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 161.6800 | 168.87 | top 28% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 28% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
6 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
3 of 9 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
Opponents faced
257
finished ahead 236 times, behind 87
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Aug 21, 2015 → Aug 26, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
20151 milestone
- Peak power rating (1573) VA BBQ Championships
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin in the Square
- First call Smokin in the Square
- First overall top-10 Smokin in the Square
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.4280 Smokin in the Square
- First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First Reserve Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score678.7428 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Aug 23, 2013 |
| +12.7 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | Oct 11, 2013 |
| +10.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 7, 2013 |
| +9.8 | VA BBQ Championships | Aug 21, 2015 |
| +8.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Aug 22, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Aug 26, 2016 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 93.5% | 93.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 22% | 93.4% | 93.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 94.3% | 92.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) N. Charleston, SC | 20 / 30 (673.0400) | 3 (176.5600) | 15 (169.1316) | 26 (165.6684) | 25 (161.6800) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA | 10 / 46 (672.4572) | 12 (168.5600) | 19 (166.2516) | 16 (167.9656) | 13 (169.6800) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD | 7 / 29 (654.7428) | 5 (167.4056) | 9 (166.2400) | 19 (154.8000) | 8 (166.2972) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR | 27 / 50 (678.7428) | 48 (163.9772) | 16 (173.1200) | 33 (165.0856) | 9 (176.5600) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 5 / 55 (667.9428) | 12 (167.4172) | 15 (164.5600) | 11 (166.2856) | 9 (169.6800) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Chesapeake, VA | 10 / 30 (656.4456) | 18 (166.8228) | 18 (161.1200) | 18 (159.9544) | 7 (168.5484) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Richmond, VA | 2 / 29 (674.2628) | 6 (167.4400) | 2 (172) | 6 (166.8228) | 5 (168) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 5 / 26 (657.7138) | 18 (158.2858) | 14 (161.1426) | 7 (167.4284) | 4 (170.8570) |
| Mar 1, 2013 | Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL | 10 / 37 (667.4280) | 27 (162.8570) | 4 (170.8570) | 19 (165.1428) | 9 (168.5712) |