ROBERT HAHN archive

A KCBS contest rep working 2 states/provinces, most often around Lamar, CO. By events worked they sit #127 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2019, latest contest 2023-05-12.

At a glance (their career as a contest rep, in numbers)

Contests run

every contest on their record · 1 cancelled

Among all reps

#127

of 152 reps by events worked · #113 by states covered

On the trail

2019–2023

4 seasons in the data

This season

contests dated 2026 · 1.5 a season career-long

States / provinces

2 towns · CO most of all

State championships

contests carrying a state title

Teams officiated

106

202 entries total · 807 meat boxes

Avg field

2840

teams per contest · median 34

Biggest event

Central Plains Ribfest Day 1

Field strength

1584

avg power rating of their fields · above 67% of rated contests

GCs crowned

5 different teams · 6 reserve champions

First-ever titles

teams whose first GC anywhere came at one of theirs

Teams that started here

first contest in the data at one of theirs

Upsets seen

longest shot 11-in-100 — Wild West BBQ Cook-Off

Perfect 180s seen

7 🔥

out of 807 meat entries

Highest score seen

712.5716

top overall · Central Plains Ribfest Day 2

Avg winning score

698.45

683.94712.57

6 Master contests · 692.85 across all contests

Contests they return to

longest run 3 straight years at Wild West BBQ Cook-Off

Road between contests

477 mi

~119 miles a season · 238 mi corner to corner

Busiest month

May

4 of their 6 contests

Co-reps worked with

most often MICHAEL WINTER (3)

Prize money

$30.5K

across their events · biggest purse $10,500.00

Results on file

100%

6 of their contests have scores in the data

Storylines (8 found in this rep's record)

Read out of the contests they have run — reps don’t judge, so nothing here is a comment on anyone’s scores.

A familiar champion

2× titles at this rep’s contests

Bushmaster BBQ has taken the Grand Championship at 2 of the contests this rep has run.

6 champions crowned in all
5 different teams

Front row for greatness

7 perfect 180s handed in

7 perfect 180s have been scored at contests they've run — the first at Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 on 2021-06-18.

first at Central Plains Ribfest Day 1
2021-06-18

The longest shot

11-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 89 times in 100

At Wild West BBQ Cook-Off, Rise N Swine came in rated below the field's top team, CLARK CREW BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway.

5 upsets at their contests
2022-05-06

Title contests

6 state championships run

100% of their contests carried a state title

6 of their 6 contests carried a state championship on the line.

The double act

3 contests run together

43% of this rep's events

MICHAEL WINTER and ROBERT HAHN have run 3 contests together since 2021.

4 co-reps in all

The annual

4× editions of one contest

They have repped 4 editions of Wild West BBQ Cook-Off, 3 of them back to back.

2019 → 2023
3 straight years

Where teams start

22 teams cooked their first contest here

22 teams turned in their first box at a contest this rep was running — for that many teams, this is where the record starts.

Joder Barbeque · 2023-05-12
Nine Line BBQ · 2023-05-12
The Ole Cook Shack BBQ Crew · 2023-05-12

Back on the trail

24 mo the longest gap in their record

Their record has one long quiet stretch — 24 months between Wild West BBQ Cook-Off and Wild West BBQ Cook-Off.

last before: 2019-05-10
back at: 2021-05-07

The story so far (26 numbers that describe this rep)

On the trail 4 yrs 2019-05-10 → 2023-05-12

Among all reps #127 of 152 reps by events worked · top 84%

Busiest season 2021 3 events · 111 team entries

Contests a season 1.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Seasons in a row 3 ending 2023

Their busiest month May 4 of their 6 contests fall in May

Works mostly in CO 4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Towns worked 2 most often Lamar, CO (4)

Corner to corner 238 mi Lamar to Holdrege — the two ends of their map

Average field 34 202 team entries across their contests · median 34

Biggest event 40 teams Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 (2021-06-18)

Field strength 1584 average power rating of the fields they have run · above 67% of rated contests

Grand Champions crowned 6 5 different teams

First-ever titles 1 teams whose first Grand Championship anywhere came at one of their contests

Teams that started here 22 cooked their first contest in the data at one of theirs

Upsets on the books 5 longest shot 11-in-100 — Rise N Swine

Average winning score 698.45 Master series, 6 contests · 692.85 across all contests

Highest score seen 712.5716 Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 (2021-06-19)

Perfect 180s seen 7 first at Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 (2021-06-18)

Meat entries turned in 807 boxes on the boards across every contest they have run

State championships 6 contests carrying a state title

Teams officiated 106 202 entries in all

Contests they return to 1 longest run 3 straight years at Wild West BBQ Cook-Off

Co-reps worked with 4 most often MICHAEL WINTER (3 events)

Prize money on the line $30,500 summed from the purses listed at their events

Results on file 100% 6 of 6 contests they have run have scored results

Milestones (the firsts and the round numbers of a rep's career)

2019
May 10 First contest repped Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
May 10 First state championship Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
May 10 First Grand Champion crowned Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
May 10 Bushmaster BBQ won their first-ever Grand Championship Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
2021
May 7 Back on the trail after 24 months Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
Jun 18 First contest outside CO Central Plains Ribfest Day 1
Jun 18 First perfect 180 at their tables Central Plains Ribfest Day 1
Jun 18 First 40-team field Central Plains Ribfest Day 1
Jun 18 Biggest field worked (40 teams) Central Plains Ribfest Day 1
Jun 19 Deepest field worked (1631 avg rating) Central Plains Ribfest Day 2
Jun 19 Highest overall score seen (712.5716) Central Plains Ribfest Day 2
2022
May 6 Biggest upset seen (11-in-100 shot) Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
2023
May 12 Most recent contest Wild West BBQ Cook-Off

Season by season (how many contests a season, and how many carried a state title)

The climb (every contest they have run, added up)

Their year (contests by month)

Where they work

Field size by season (average and biggest)

Field strength by season (avg power rating going in)

What it took to win (Master winning scores)

How the meats scored (board average vs the winning call)

Who keeps winning (titles at their contests)

Career map (gold = state championship · bigger pin = more visits — tap one)

Every season (click a column to sort)

Season	Contests	States	Entries	Teams	Avg field	Biggest	State champ.	180s	Purse
2023	1	1	30	30	30	30	1	—	$10,000
2022	1	1	33	33	33	33	1	1	$10,000
2021	3	2	111	65	37	40	3	6	$10,500
2019	1	1	28	28	28	28	1	—	—

Champions crowned (titles at their contests)

Team	Titles	Latest
Bushmaster BBQ	2	2023-05-12
Rise N Swine	1	2022-05-06
LC BBQ	1	2021-06-19
Texas Smoke Whisperer	1	2021-06-18
GETTIN' BASTED #9	1	2021-05-07

First-ever Grand Championships (a team's first title anywhere, won here)

Team	Contest	Date
Bushmaster BBQ	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	2019-05-10

Contests they keep coming back to

Contest	Editions	Run	Years
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	4	3 straight	2019–2023

Where they work (contests by state/province)

State / province	Contests	Share
CO reps here	4	67%
NE reps here	2	33%

Towns on their map

Town	Contests	Latest
Lamar, CO	4	2023-05-12
Holdrege, NE	2	2021-06-19

Upsets at their contests (champion rated below the field's top seed)

Contest	Champion	Top seed	Odds
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	Rise N Swine 1666	CLARK CREW BBQ 2036	11-in-100
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	Bushmaster BBQ 1539	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 1870	13-in-100
Central Plains Ribfest Day 1	Texas Smoke Whisperer 1675	GETTIN' BASTED 1960	16-in-100
Central Plains Ribfest Day 2	LC BBQ 1701	GETTIN' BASTED 1960	18-in-100
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	Bushmaster BBQ 1789	GETTIN' BASTED 1979	25-in-100

The boards at their contests (every meat entry they have run)

Meat	Entries	Board avg	Winning avg	180s
Chicken	201	166.11	177.14	2
Pork Ribs	202	165.02	177.24	2
Pork	202	164.27	177.62	1
Brisket	202	162.64	177.80	2

Frequent co-reps

Rep	Events together	Share
MICHAEL WINTER	3	43%
LYNDA VOTH	2	29%
MICHAEL EBERLE	1	14%
BRIAN MOORE	1	14%

Teams that cook under them most

Team	Contests	Wins	Since
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	5	—	2021
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	5	—	2021
ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	5	—	2019
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	5	—	2019
Bushmaster BBQ	4	2	2019
GETTIN' BASTED	4	1	2021
MAN MEAT BBQ	4	—	2021
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	4	—	2021
M-Dubs BBQ	4	—	2019
Backdraft BBQ	4	—	2019
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	4	—	2019
AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	3	—	2021

Teams whose first contest was one of theirs

Team	Debut contest	Date
Joder Barbeque	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	2023-05-12
Nine Line BBQ	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	2023-05-12
The Ole Cook Shack BBQ Crew	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	2023-05-12
Pecker Wrecker BBQ	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	2023-05-12
Rub My Meat	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	2022-05-06
Big Dawg BBQ	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	2022-05-06
Red Dirt BBQ	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	2022-05-06
BOVINE INTERVENTION	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	2022-05-06
Cluster Cluck Barbecue	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	2022-05-06
Woolverton BBQ	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	2022-05-06
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	2022-05-06
SPADY BBQ	Central Plains Ribfest Day 1	2021-06-18

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

Date	Event	Where	Teams	Top score	Prize $	Grand Champion
2023-08-11	Out West BBQ Fest state champ. cancelled	Gering, NE	—	—	—	—
2023-05-12	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off state champ.	Lamar, CO	30	702.8456	$10,000.00	Bushmaster BBQ
2022-05-06	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off state champ.	Lamar, CO	33	695.9772	$10,000.00	Rise N Swine
2021-06-19	Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 state champ.	Holdrege, NE	36	712.5716	—	LC BBQ
2021-06-18	Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 state champ.	Holdrege, NE	40	703.9772	—	Texas Smoke Whisperer
2021-05-07	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off state champ.	Lamar, CO	35	683.9428	$10,500.00	Gettin' Basted
2019-05-10	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off state champ.	Lamar, CO	28	691.4056	—	Bushmaster BBQ