MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN

MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN is a competition barbecue team with 42 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 6th of 26 at the Smokin 'n' the Ville (2013). They are ranked #3574 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,574

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1491

peak 1547 · rated over 42 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Sep 29, 2022 · 9.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#452

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

17% of 42 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

679.9656 / 720

Master · Smokin on Oak

Perfect 180s

Current form

632.99 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 649.53 (-16.54)

Walk rate

48%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Smokin' on Oak

Consistency

±13.93

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 163.47 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.59)

Road miles

3,217

across 42 mapped stops · furthest 515 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

Purse competed for

$84K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.53 / 720

42 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

679.9656 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9656 at Smokin on Oak — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 18, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

EATIN AINT CHEATIN has finished one call ahead of MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 38%.

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

A tough matchup

19–0 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 19 of their 19 shared contests.

A strong matchup

15–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 15 of their 17 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST (Sep 29, 2022).

last seen Sep 12, 2019
back Sep 29, 2022

Brisket nemesis

17 of 19 shared brisket entries lost

913 BBQ ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 17 of 19 shared brisket entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

DIXIE MOON has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 40% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 40% across 5 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.

5 August contests
top 54% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,217 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,217 miles across 42 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 515 miles to Boats, Bands, & BBQ.

42 mapped stops
furthest 515 mi

The metronome

±1.93% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.93% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.2% of a perfect score
42 contests

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked Sertoma 48 BBQ every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 15th

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1593 (120 pts)	#1369 (165 pts)	#1578 (120 pts)	#1516 (125 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1499 (170 pts)	#1657 (150 pts)	#1380 (215 pts)	#1707 (135 pts)	#1055 (325 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1429 (215 pts)	#1484 (185 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1082 (273 pts)	#1002 (333 pts)	#1160 (273 pts)	#968 (363 pts)	#914 (383 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#474 (812 pts)	#504 (762 pts)	#461 (862 pts)	#452 (847 pts)	#373 (1,002 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#452 (680 pts)	#402 (770 pts)	#494 (670 pts)	#566 (585 pts)	#372 (845 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN, each with one reason worth a look.

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

FIRESTORM

#3,577 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1504

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

Code 3 Spices

#3,566 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1521

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN)

Fewer contests behind them than MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN has cooked, 18 to 42, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

BUILDERS BBQ

#3,588 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1526

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN)

They've been 1526 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Mar 24, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

ALPHA SMOKE

#3,570 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1510

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

PIG PEN BBQ

#3,567 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1554

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 54 contests, alongside a 11% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 54 contests
last seen Oct 8, 2021

⚔ Compare careers

FOOMANCHOO BBQ

#3,573 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1491

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

rated over 23 contests
last seen Apr 23, 2021

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1	24	7	17	29%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	17	15	2	88%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	14	10	4	71%	⚔ compare
2 DRUNK 2 QUE	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
BAYOU STYLE BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
OLD STYLE BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	42	5	0	1	173.7144	145.0856	162.63	top 57%
Pork Ribs	42	6	1	1	177.1544	145.0972	161.59	top 57%
Pork	42	9	0	0	171.9884	147.9428	161.84	top 57%
Brisket	42	12	2	6	178.8572	148.4800	163.47	top 46%

“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 47%
Large (40+)	23	0	top 60%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	29	top 53%
MO	11	top 59%
CO	1	top 40%
IN	1	top 41%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Sertoma 48 BBQ	7	15	top 53%	Apr 26, 2019
Smokin on Oak	5	7	top 40%	Aug 18, 2017
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	19	top 56%	Jul 12, 2019
The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2	36	top 71%	Apr 12, 2019
Smokin' N the Ville	2	6	top 39%	Apr 25, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 8 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 29 of 42 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 28 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 2,258 finished ahead 2,081 times, behind 3,303

Longest layoff 3 yrs Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 29, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Sep 29 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST

20171 milestone

Aug 18 Career-best overall score679.9656 Smokin on Oak

20161 milestone

Sep 16 25th tracked contest Butler Chambers Barbeque & Huckster's Day

20142 milestones

Jun 6 10th tracked contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual
Sep 12 Peak power rating (1547) Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest

20136 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest Smokin 'n' the Ville
Apr 26 First call Smokin 'n' the Ville
Apr 26 First overall top-10 Smokin 'n' the Ville
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1422 Smokin 'n' the Ville
Aug 23 First category win (Brisket) Smokin' on Oak
Aug 23 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Smokin' on Oak

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.7	Smokin 'n' the Ville	Apr 26, 2013
+9.7	Smokin' on Oak	Aug 23, 2013
+8.4	Smokin on Oak	Aug 18, 2017
+8.3	Smokin' on Oak	Aug 22, 2014
+7.9	McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual	Jun 6, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	Sep 29, 2022
-9.4	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018
-8.1	Big Blue BBQ Championship	Jun 5, 2015
-7.7	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019
-7.6	Racing for the BBQ	Jul 25, 2014

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)
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 94%	84.7%	84.7%
2019	4	0	0	0%	top 75%	89.6%	88.7%
2018	5	0	0	40%	top 62%	92.2%	90%
2017	6	1	0	50%	top 53%	94.4%	91.1%
2016	6	1	0	67%	top 52%	92%	90.4%
2015	5	0	0	20%	top 62%	91.4%	90.2%
2014	8	3	2	75%	top 46%	93.5%	90.8%
2013	7	2	1	57%	top 38%	92.4%	90.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	476 / 505 (610.0456)	492 (148.4916)	477 (151.3712)	433 (157.0856)	440 (153.0972)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	342 / 468 (640.4348)	100 (171.4172)	303 (162.2632)	436 (147.9428)	320 (158.8116)
Jul 12, 2019	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	47 / 59 (644.9940)	55 (160.4912)	43 (161.6800)	37 (165.1428)	46 (157.6800)
Apr 26, 2019	Sertoma 48 BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS	28 / 38 (629.5428)	37 (145.1200)	16 (166.8228)	26 (160.5144)	24 (157.0856)
Apr 12, 2019	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO	39 / 54 (639.9200)	40 (160.5372)	38 (161.1200)	42 (156.5600)	30 (161.7028)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	397 / 467 (623.3376)	422 (153.7260)	353 (159.3944)	286 (161.7372)	414 (148.4800)
Jul 13, 2018	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	19 / 48 (663.8744)	35 (161.6800)	19 (166.8344)	18 (169.1200)	18 (166.2400)
Jun 1, 2018	McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	23 / 36 (651.9200)	28 (157.7144)	21 (165.6800)	29 (159.4172)	10 (169.1084)
May 4, 2018	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	21 / 41 (653.0400)	15 (167.4172)	29 (156.5600)	36 (153.6572)	2 (175.4056)
Apr 13, 2018	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	36 / 51 (647.2800)	41 (159.3944)	42 (157.6800)	14 (170.2628)	33 (159.9428)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	241 / 407 (653.0400)	226 (165.1428)	68 (172.5716)	357 (154.2400)	253 (161.0856)
Aug 18, 2017	Smokin on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	8 / 28 (679.9656)	15 (166.8572)	6 (171.4172)	10 (170.2856)	9 (171.4056)
Jul 14, 2017	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	29 / 58 (671.3712)	49 (161.6800)	8 (173.7256)	30 (167.4056)	19 (168.5600)
Jun 16, 2017	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life (JUDGES FULL) Kansas City, KS	25 / 34 (623.7828)	18 (160.5144)	23 (157.6456)	32 (149.0856)	21 (156.5372)
May 5, 2017	Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL) Lawrence, KS	15 / 44 (668.4572)	19 (167.3944)	32 (159.9772)	22 (166.8228)	3 (174.2628)
Apr 7, 2017	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	40 / 54 (636.9716)	38 (161.6456)	43 (157.6688)	45 (157.0744)	27 (160.5828)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	298 / 557 (653.0400)	428 (157.1200)	111 (170.8344)	111 (170.8228)	407 (154.2628)
Sep 16, 2016	Butler Chambers Barbeque & Huckster's Day Butler, MO	9 / 21 (638.1484)	2 (173.7144)	19 (147.9084)	9 (161.1428)	11 (155.3828)
Aug 26, 2016	Smokin' On Oak Bonner Springs, KS	25 / 37 (639.8056)	25 (158.8228)	27 (159.3944)	34 (154.7656)	12 (166.8228)
Jun 10, 2016	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	12 / 30 (660.9824)	15 (166.2284)	23 (154.2400)	6 (171.9656)	7 (168.5484)
May 6, 2016	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	27 / 42 (652.5600)	34 (157.7144)	28 (161.7144)	8 (171.9884)	25 (161.1428)
Apr 29, 2016	Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS	13 / 30 (662.1600)	13 (169.1200)	18 (164.0116)	26 (154.7656)	2 (174.2628)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	275 / 606 (655.3600)	186 (168)	483 (154.2744)	116 (170.2628)	290 (162.8228)
Sep 11, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO	23 / 28 (650.7656)	18 (164.5600)	16 (164.5600)	26 (156.5256)	22 (165.1200)
Aug 28, 2015	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	24 / 42 (658.1716)	20 (170.2744)	27 (162.8460)	27 (166.2284)	28 (158.8228)
Jun 5, 2015	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	23 / 30 (631.2912)	30 (145.0856)	29 (149.6572)	10 (166.2856)	5 (170.2628)
May 8, 2015	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	21 / 45 (652.4796)	16 (167.9656)	32 (154.7884)	13 (167.4628)	22 (162.2628)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	374 / 552 (639.2452)	392 (159.9656)	291 (163.3940)	477 (151.9428)	234 (163.9428)
Sep 12, 2014	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	9 / 29 (662.1940)	23 (157.6684)	1 (176.5828)	10 (167.4172)	18 (160.5256)
Aug 22, 2014	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	7 / 30 (673.0400)	10 (170.2628)	19 (159.3828)	4 (171.4172)	1 (171.9772)
Jul 25, 2014	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	39 / 54 (648.4228)	43 (161.6456)	37 (159.9660)	17 (167.3828)	34 (159.4284)
Jun 21, 2014	Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO	14 / 35 (649.0516)	11 (164)	10 (165.0972)	18 (162.8572)	23 (157.0972)
Jun 6, 2014	McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual McLouth, KS	9 / 36 (664.5024)	6 (168.5600)	10 (166.2856)	17 (161.1084)	6 (168.5484)
May 9, 2014	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	27 / 54 (648.4000)	46 (155.9772)	42 (158.2172)	30 (161.6456)	5 (172.5600)
Apr 25, 2014	Smokin' N the Ville Edwardsville, KS	15 / 27 (646.7080)	13 (163.3712)	20 (158.2628)	10 (165.0740)	13 (160)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	183 / 535 (649.0856)	214 (163.4056)	5 (177.1544)	370 (155.4400)	354 (153.0856)
Sep 13, 2013	Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	15 / 34 (641.0968)	12 (161.6912)	12 (163.9656)	29 (150.8800)	12 (164.5600)
Aug 23, 2013	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	8 / 38 (655.3600)	7 (168.5600)	30 (145.0972)	10 (162.8456)	1 (178.8572)
Jul 5, 2013	Crossroads BBQ Cook-off Cameron, MO	21 / 40 (654.2854)	15 (166.8570)	28 (158.2858)	20 (164)	18 (165.1426)
Jun 28, 2013	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	13 / 32 (649.7140)	6 (170.8574)	16 (161.7142)	17 (162.2856)	22 (154.8568)
May 10, 2013	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	24 / 49 (641.1424)	16 (164.5714)	15 (163.4286)	42 (151.9996)	23 (161.1428)
Apr 26, 2013	Smokin 'n' the Ville Edwardsville, KS	6 / 26 (665.1422)	11 (165.1426)	12 (163.4284)	13 (162.2856)	3 (174.2856)

MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

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, 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)