High-water mark
664.5716
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.5716 at Westmont Red, White & BBQ — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 24, 2013
HUSKY HOG BBQ
HUSKY HOG BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 5th of 29 at the Pig in the Park (2013). They are ranked #2454 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1522
peak 1527 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 24, 2013
latest May 28, 2016 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.39 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 650.24 (-1.85)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.82
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.95 · weakest Brisket (159.90)
Road miles
233
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 114 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Master avg
650.24 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #763 (404 pts) | #783 (419 pts) | #833 (389 pts) | #815 (404 pts) | #1158 (249 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HUSKY HOG BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
93 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,449 of the rated field
- Contests
- 131
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1703
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HUSKY HOG BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HUSKY HOG BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,462 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1531
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,438 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1530
They turned up 8 years after HUSKY HOG BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#2,463 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1539
Level with HUSKY HOG BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,439 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1530
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,437 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1535
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| RACK MASTERS BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Its 5 Oclock Somewhere | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| MUD'S BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| QUAU | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKE HUNTERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KEN'S BURNT ENDS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-N WITH ATTITUDE | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| JH OLD SCHOOL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Mac Attack BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| AWW HELL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 158.8344 | 165.95 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4288 | 157.1428 | 161.95 | top 44% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 151.9656 | 162.43 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 153.1428 | 159.90 | top 53% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 46% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 65% | May 28, 2016 |
| Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 42% | May 23, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
5 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
177
finished ahead 204 times, behind 145
Longest layoff
1 yrs
May 23, 2015 → May 27, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)
20152 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7144 Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)
- Peak power rating (1527) Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Westmont Red, White & BBQ
- First call Westmont Red, White & BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.5716 Westmont Red, White & BBQ
- Career-best overall score664.5716 Westmont Red, White & BBQ
- First overall top-10 Pig in the Park
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.2 | Pig in the Park | Jun 14, 2013 |
| +10.8 | Westmont Red, White & BBQ | May 24, 2013 |
| +5.2 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) | May 23, 2015 |
| +2.6 | Red, White, And BBQ | May 24, 2014 |
| +1.7 | Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) | May 28, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.6 | Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) | May 27, 2016 |
| -3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 5, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 65% | 91.4% | 89.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 92.3% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2016 | Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL | 28 / 55 (658.1716) | 39 (163.3828) | 34 (160.5716) | 8 (173.1200) | 32 (161.0972) |
| May 27, 2016 | Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL | 33 / 42 (636.4804) | 37 (158.8344) | 12 (167.4288) | 36 (154.2400) | 30 (155.9772) |
| May 23, 2015 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL | 23 / 58 (659.9316) | 9 (173.7144) | 44 (157.6916) | 24 (166.2628) | 29 (162.2628) |
| May 24, 2014 | Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL | 32 / 72 (652.5028) | 23 (168.5716) | 33 (161.7028) | 62 (151.9656) | 7 (170.2628) |
| Jul 5, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI | 18 / 30 (634.8572) | 7 (166.8572) | 17 (157.1428) | 19 (157.7144) | 27 (153.1428) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Pig in the Park Whitewater, WI | 5 / 29 (645.1428) | 16 (159.4284) | 7 (161.7146) | 3 (166.8570) | 12 (157.1428) |
| May 24, 2013 | Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL | 13 / 70 (664.5716) | 9 (170.8572) | 13 (167.4288) | 22 (166.8570) | 34 (159.4286) |