LATE NIGHT HOGGERS

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1836

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1545

peak 1551 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2019-10-11

Best ToY finish

#513

Master 2013

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 36%

overall standings

Best overall

656.5708 / 720

Master · New York City BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

636.35 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 634.98 (+1.38)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5714

Pork Ribs · New York City BBQ Cookoff

Consistency

±12.60

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.32 · weakest Brisket (156.81)

Road miles

412

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 81 mi

Schedule strength

22%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)

Purse competed for

$4K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

634.98 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The heartbreaker

4.5720 points from the title

Came within 4.5720 points of the Grand Championship at New York City BBQ Cookoff (2013-04-19).

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 24%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 24%

A tough matchup

5–1 behind in the head-to-head

Chicken Chokers ahead in 83% of their meetings

Chicken Chokers has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.52 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 11%.

Brisket avg 156.81
Chicken avg 161.32
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Fire Ants BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2019-10-11).

last seen 2017-04-07
back 2019-10-11

Chicken nemesis

5 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

RIBS WITHIN ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RIBS WITHIN has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.

Announced themselves early

2nd at their very first contest

Finished 2 of 33 at their very first tracked contest, New York City BBQ Cookoff (2013-04-19).

2013-04-19
33-team field

A September team

Top 28% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 28% across 3 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 36% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.75% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.75% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.2% of a perfect score
9 contests

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

BIG RED'S BARBECUE

#1830 of the rated field

1546 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1546

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-04-28

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BLACKSTRAP BBQ

#1828 of the rated field

1546 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1546

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-06-16
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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If You Got it Smoke It

#1832 of the rated field

1545 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 70%
Peak: 1545

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after LATE NIGHT HOGGERS did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2023-06-30

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SALT - PEPPER & 2 SHAKERS

#1843 of the rated field

1545 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1545

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 5 years before LATE NIGHT HOGGERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke 44

#1829 of the rated field

1546 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1546

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 7 contests, alongside a 71% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

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Texas Rebel SmokeHouse

#1837 of the rated field

1545 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1545

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-08-18

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BEERBEQUE	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
RIBS WITHIN	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Chicken Chokers	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	0	0	170.2972	147.4282	161.32	top 38%
Pork Ribs	9	3	1	1	172.5714	146.8344	157.39	top 43%
Pork	9	4	0	0	165.1426	150.7656	159.46	top 38%
Brisket	9	0	0	0	162.2628	150.2628	156.81	top 40%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NJ	5	top 34%
NY	3	top 35%
DE	1	top 46%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 39%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 34%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
* Que by the Sea	3	10	0	top 28%	2016-09-17

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.5 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2019-10-11

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NJ 5 of 9 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 161.32 · weakest Brisket (156.81)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 6 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 22% 2 of 9 contests

Master average 634.98 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 254 265–131 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 412 9 mapped stops · furthest 81 mi

Schedule strength 1530 average field rating faced — tougher than 22% of rated contests

Purse competed for $4,225 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.5 yrs 2017-04-07 → 2019-10-11

Power rating 1545 peak 1551 · #1836 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 19 First call New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 19 First category win (Pork Ribs) New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 19 First overall top-10 New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 19 First overall podium New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 19 First Reserve Championship New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5708 New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 19 Career-best overall score656.5708 New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 19 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5714 New York City BBQ Cookoff
2016
Sep 17 Peak power rating (1551) * Que by the Sea
2019
Oct 11 Most recent contest Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.9	New York City BBQ Cookoff	2013-04-19
+10.4	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2013-07-12
+9.9	* Que by the Sea	2016-09-17
+6.8	Que by the Sea	2013-09-21
+6.3	Que by the Sea	2014-09-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.8	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2019-10-11
-1.7	NYC BBQ Cookoff	2017-04-07

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 69%	88.6%	88.6%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 56%	87.7%	87.7%
2016	1	1	0	100%	top 23%	90.5%	90.5%
2014	2	0	0	50%	top 37%	89%	87.6%
2013	4	1	1	75%	top 24%	91.2%	88%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-10-11	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	22 / 32 (637.6116)	17 (166.8344)	30 (146.8344)	19 (162.2628)	19 (161.6800)
2017-04-07	NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	24 / 43 (631.3372)	4 (170.2972)	29 (153.6916)	28 (150.7656)	23 (156.5828)
2016-09-17	* Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	10 / 44 (651.3828)	11 (165.7028)	9 (166.2972)	26 (157.1200)	13 (162.2628)
2014-09-20	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	15 / 48 (640.4680)	11 (165.1428)	22 (157.1428)	18 (161.6568)	20 (156.5256)
2014-04-11	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	16 / 37 (620.9716)	13 (160.5716)	25 (149.1088)	10 (157.6456)	14 (153.6456)
2013-09-21	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	14 / 49 (622.8460)	19 (156.5600)	27 (147.9888)	8 (160.0000)	12 (158.2972)
2013-07-12	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	11 / 65 (635.8856)	26 (156.5256)	6 (165.1200)	7 (163.9772)	30 (150.2628)
2013-05-17	Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE	26 / 56 (617.7136)	46 (147.4282)	16 (157.7144)	30 (156.5712)	18 (155.9998)
2013-04-19	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	2 / 33 (656.5708)	12 (162.8570)	1 (172.5714)	4 (165.1426)	11 (155.9998)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017 ↗	Master	#2173 (65 pts)	#1384 (210 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2197 (70 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1233 (230 pts)	#1208 (265 pts)	#1653 (150 pts)	#1281 (245 pts)	#1368 (215 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#513 (607 pts)	#858 (377 pts)	#498 (667 pts)	#525 (632 pts)	#726 (452 pts)