NUTHATCH HILL BBQ CO.

NUTHATCH HILL BBQ CO. is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 18th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They are ranked #6029 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,029

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1432

peak 1432 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 21, 2013

latest Sep 20, 2019 · 6.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1103

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

653.6684 / 720

Master · Up In Smoke on the Square

Perfect 180s

Current form

631.84 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 634.15 (-2.31)

Walk rate

24%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8570

Pork · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±12.00

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.52 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.50)

Road miles

1,750

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 170 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)

Purse competed for

$12K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

634.15 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKY LINCS has finished one call ahead of NUTHATCH HILL BBQ CO. 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

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 58%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 58%

A tough matchup

16–0 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.02 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 12%.

Pork Ribs avg 155.50
Chicken avg 163.52
1 call in 17 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Party Q in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

13 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

One2BBQ ahead 81% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, One2BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 16 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.67% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.67% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.1% of a perfect score
17 contests

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A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Up In smoke on the Square every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 22nd

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	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1338 (190 pts)	#1476 (180 pts)	#1119 (290 pts)	#1338 (230 pts)	#1327 (210 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1103 (273 pts)	#585 (668 pts)	#1189 (263 pts)	#1184 (273 pts)	#1180 (263 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1139 (240 pts)	#1189 (240 pts)	#1060 (290 pts)	#741 (450 pts)	#1116 (260 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to NUTHATCH HILL BBQ CO., each with one reason worth a look.

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

Disciples of Blues and BBQ

#6,021 of the rated field

1433 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1433

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Slappin'Butt BBQ

#6,019 of the rated field

1433 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1433

Careers of much the same size, 22 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

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Smokin Blue BBQ

#6,039 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1432

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jul 21, 2023

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Fox Smokehouse BBQ

#6,036 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1432

Level with NUTHATCH HILL BBQ CO. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 24, 2024

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IOWA STATE GRILL TEAM

#6,027 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1432

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2019

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ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE

#6,020 of the rated field

1433 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1433

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
One2BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
QUAU	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
PORK PARADISE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
GILLY'S BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
JUGS BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
MONSTER-QUE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
FIDDLIN' FATBACK	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BOSS HAWG BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
KCBEER'S SMOKE SHACK	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKY LINCS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	2	1	1	173.7372	149.6456	163.52	top 55%
Pork Ribs	17	1	0	0	170.2744	144.5144	155.50	top 74%
Pork	17	1	1	1	174.8570	144.4916	158.64	top 69%
Brisket	17	0	0	0	168.6056	146.8000	156.50	top 71%

“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)	4	0	top 80%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 71%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IL	15	top 73%
MO	1	top 93%
IN	1	top 62%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Up In smoke on the Square	4	22	top 65%	Jun 3, 2016
Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	3	41	top 75%	Sep 25, 2015
Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	2	44	top 79%	Sep 21, 2018
Central Illinois Bragging Rights	2	30	top 73%	Oct 10, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 15 of 17 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 10 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 365 finished ahead 222 times, behind 577

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs Jun 3, 2016 → Sep 22, 2017

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

20191 milestone

Sep 20 Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off

20151 milestone

May 15 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20137 milestones

Jun 21 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 21 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 21 First category win (Pork) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2854 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 21 Career-best single call (Pork)174.8570 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 23 Career-best overall score653.6684 Up In Smoke on the Square
Sep 19 Peak power rating (1499) Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.2	Up In Smoke On The Square	Jun 5, 2015
+1.1	Up In Smoke on the Square	Aug 23, 2013
+0.5	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off	Sep 19, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 15, 2015
-8	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	Sep 18, 2014
-7.3	Smoke on the Prairie	Jun 13, 2014
-7.3	Central Illinois Bragging Rights	Oct 10, 2014
-6.8	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	Sep 25, 2015

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 80%	88.2%	88.2%
2018	1	0	0%	top 78%	89%	89%
2017	1	0	0%	top 80%	89%	89%
2016	1	0	0%	top 85%	86.2%	86.2%
2015	4	0	25%	top 78%	89.4%	86.7%
2014	5	1	40%	top 76%	88.5%	87.8%
2013	4	1	25%	top 58%	90.8%	89.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 20, 2019	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	43 / 54 (634.7088)	31 (164.0116)	48 (158.2400)	46 (158.8000)	48 (153.6572)
Sep 21, 2018	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	46 / 59 (641.0860)	51 (160.5372)	54 (149.1200)	31 (166.8800)	39 (164.5488)
Sep 22, 2017	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	44 / 55 (640.9488)	49 (159.3484)	26 (168.0116)	50 (157.6572)	44 (155.9316)
Jun 3, 2016	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	44 / 52 (620.3772)	34 (163.3828)	52 (144.5144)	40 (157.1200)	36 (155.3600)
Sep 25, 2015	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	47 / 55 (622.0688)	19 (170.8572)	48 (150.2056)	55 (144.4916)	42 (156.5144)
Jul 24, 2015	5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	36 / 47 (624.4456)	43 (151.3944)	28 (158.2856)	27 (161.1428)	36 (153.6228)
Jun 5, 2015	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	22 / 40 (643.9660)	24 (162.2972)	6 (170.2744)	20 (162.2744)	34 (149.1200)
May 15, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	28 / 30 (607.8852)	28 (149.6456)	29 (144.5828)	19 (157.6912)	18 (155.9656)
Oct 10, 2014	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	30 / 37 (624.4916)	24 (160.5944)	35 (150.8344)	28 (157.1200)	28 (155.9428)
Sep 18, 2014	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	48 / 57 (635.9428)	28 (167.4056)	54 (147.9316)	53 (152)	23 (168.6056)
Aug 22, 2014	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	34 / 50 (636.4572)	15 (167.4172)	41 (156.5488)	41 (155.3828)	31 (157.1084)
Jul 25, 2014	Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	32 / 48 (637.0396)	5 (171.9884)	32 (156.5028)	32 (158.2856)	41 (150.2628)
Jun 13, 2014	Smoke on the Prairie Brimfield, IL	23 / 28 (625.6000)	1 (173.7372)	25 (149.0972)	23 (155.9656)	26 (146.8000)
Oct 11, 2013	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	34 / 53 (630.1944)	29 (162.8572)	45 (149.6688)	37 (155.9656)	19 (161.7028)
Sep 19, 2013	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	41 / 76 (651.4056)	14 (172)	46 (161.1084)	59 (156.0228)	45 (162.2744)
Aug 23, 2013	Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	24 / 46 (653.6684)	17 (167.4400)	15 (169.1200)	20 (165.1656)	38 (151.9428)
Jun 21, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	18 / 29 (650.2854)	26 (154.8570)	17 (159.4284)	1 (174.8570)	19 (161.1430)

NUTHATCH HILL BBQ CO.

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (8 found in their record)

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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 — 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)