HOGAHOLICS

HOGAHOLICS is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 4th of 45 at The River Grill before the Big Chill (2015). They are ranked #1294 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,294

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1580

peak 1585 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 12, 2013

latest Jul 7, 2017 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#445

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

44% of 16 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 35%

overall standings

Best overall

693.6684 / 720

Master · The River Grill before the Big Chill

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

677.16 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 669.23 (+7.93)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · The River Grill before the Big Chill

Consistency

±14.09

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.05 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.98)

Road miles

755

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 102 mi

Schedule strength

27%

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

Master avg

669.23 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

Happy hunting ground

Top 9% average finish here

The River Grill before the Big Chill is their spot: an average finish in the top 9% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 4th
average top 9%

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 16 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.6684 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.6684 at The River Grill before the Big Chill — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 10, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

RIB RUNNERS has finished one call ahead of HOGAHOLICS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 22%.

4 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 22%

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

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The weak link

−6.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.08 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 25% of the time against 56%.

Pork Ribs avg 164.98
Chicken avg 171.05
4 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BARK BROTHERS BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 10 shared chicken entries.

An October team

Top 10% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 10% across 3 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 35% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.96% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.96% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
16 contests

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	#2057 (85 pts)	#1631 (155 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2038 (100 pts)	#2109 (85 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2125 (84 pts)	#2170 (94 pts)	#2228 (84 pts)	#2863 (59 pts)	#1820 (124 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#579 (635 pts)	#504 (770 pts)	#823 (440 pts)	#651 (580 pts)	#656 (570 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#721 (485 pts)	#522 (740 pts)	#891 (410 pts)	#769 (485 pts)	#776 (465 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#445 (688 pts)	#390 (793 pts)	#513 (648 pts)	#614 (538 pts)	#532 (593 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to HOGAHOLICS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

RICK'S RACKS

#1,302 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1580

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2025
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS

#1,295 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1583

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2016

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OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559

#1,293 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1587

28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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CECIL'S SMOK'N BBQ

#1,301 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1580

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2016

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THE Q PINE NATION

#1,296 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1580

Level with HOGAHOLICS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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BBQ FREAKS

#1,292 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 86%
Peak: 1580

Fewer contests behind them than HOGAHOLICS has cooked, 7 to 16, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HISTORIC BBQ	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BARK BROTHERS BBQ	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
QUBED	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BUCKEYE BBQ TROY OH	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
Smitty's Real Pit BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
YELLOW RIVER BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	9	0	5	180 🔥	157.7028	171.05	top 29%
Pork Ribs	16	4	0	0	173.7028	146.2400	164.98	top 47%
Pork	16	6	0	1	173.7028	157.7028	166.47	top 44%
Brisket	16	4	1	1	179.4400	154.8000	166.73	top 38%

“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)	9	0	top 35%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 36%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OH	9	0	top 33%
IN	7	0	top 39%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The River Grill before the Big Chill	2	4	0	top 9%	Oct 9, 2015
Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!	2	14	0	top 37%	Jul 18, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OH 9 of 16 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 14 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 269 finished ahead 409 times, behind 200

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

20171 milestone

Jul 7 Most recent contest Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off

20153 milestones

May 2 First category win (Brisket) Smokin' on the Water
Oct 9 First perfect 180 (Chicken) The River Grill before the Big Chill
Oct 9 Peak power rating (1585) The River Grill before the Big Chill

20142 milestones

Oct 10 10th tracked contest The River Grill before the Big Chill
Oct 10 Career-best overall score693.6684 The River Grill before the Big Chill

20134 milestones

Jul 12 First tracked contest Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3488 Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!
Aug 31 First call Thunder in the Park
Aug 31 First overall top-10 Thunder in the Park

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	The River Grill before the Big Chill	Oct 10, 2014
+12.5	The River Grill before the Big Chill	Oct 9, 2015
+11.5	Ohio Smoke Meat Festival	Oct 18, 2013
+10.9	Smokin' on the Water	May 2, 2015
+10.7	Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue	Sep 27, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.6	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	Jul 8, 2016
-3.4	St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off	Sep 12, 2014
-1.9	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff	Jul 11, 2014
-1.5	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	Jul 7, 2017
-0.2	Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off	Jul 12, 2013

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	1	0	0	100%	top 49%	92%	92%
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 59%	92.5%	92.5%
2015	4	3	1	100%	top 22%	96.3%	95%
2014	5	1	0	80%	top 44%	96.3%	92.4%
2013	5	3	0	60%	top 30%	94.8%	92.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 7, 2017	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	20 / 41 (662.1256)	8 (172.5484)	25 (161.0972)	17 (165.6800)	20 (162.8000)
Jul 8, 2016	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	20 / 34 (666.1372)	18 (167.3828)	20 (166.8344)	27 (162.2400)	12 (169.6800)
Oct 9, 2015	The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH	4 / 45 (693.0740)	2 (180)	10 (172.5484)	8 (171.9656)	17 (168.5600)
Jul 10, 2015	9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	9 / 39 (679.3372)	14 (170.8228)	8 (170.8572)	7 (173.7028)	19 (163.9544)
May 2, 2015	Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN	7 / 36 (685.1432)	4 (179.4400)	34 (154.2516)	12 (172.0116)	1 (179.4400)
May 1, 2015	Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN	14 / 37 (677.0400)	5 (173.1200)	19 (167.4172)	10 (170.8228)	18 (165.6800)
Oct 10, 2014	The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH	4 / 49 (693.6684)	3 (176.5828)	17 (169.1200)	17 (171.9656)	6 (176)
Sep 12, 2014	St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off St. Leon, IN	18 / 29 (661.6460)	14 (166.2856)	15 (166.2632)	24 (158.8228)	4 (170.2744)
Aug 30, 2014	Thunder in the Park BBQ Connersville, IN	13 / 29 (665.0400)	8 (170.8228)	11 (166.8456)	3 (172.5716)	22 (154.8000)
Jul 18, 2014	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	25 / 51 (661.6572)	2 (178.8572)	24 (165.6800)	37 (157.7028)	31 (159.4172)
Jul 11, 2014	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	24 / 42 (646.1596)	32 (157.7028)	20 (163.3828)	26 (159.3828)	12 (165.6912)
Oct 18, 2013	Ohio Smoke Meat Festival Nelsonville, OH	5 / 35 (682.2056)	2 (177.7028)	4 (173.7028)	25 (162.2400)	13 (168.5600)
Sep 27, 2013	Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue Xenia, OH	7 / 35 (666.7656)	30 (158.2284)	8 (166.8572)	7 (170.8456)	9 (170.8344)
Aug 31, 2013	Thunder in the Park Connersville, IN	10 / 27 (662.7428)	3 (174.8572)	19 (161.6800)	10 (166.8228)	19 (159.3828)
Jul 19, 2013	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	14 / 57 (659.3488)	14 (167.4288)	13 (166.8228)	34 (160.5600)	18 (164.5372)
Jul 12, 2013	Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off Kettering, OH	22 / 41 (645.6344)	15 (165.0972)	38 (146.2400)	16 (166.2628)	11 (168.0344)

HOGAHOLICS

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 (12 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

An October team

The metronome

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)