HALL OF FLAME

HALL OF FLAME is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 6th of 26 at the Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off (2014). They are ranked #2856 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,856

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1509

peak 1523 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Jun 21, 2019 · 6.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#443

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

4% of 24 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

669.0968 / 720

Master · Platte City BBQ Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.51 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 639.93 (+1.58)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Pork · Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off

Consistency

±33.22

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.96)

Road miles

1,173

across 24 mapped stops · furthest 89 mi

Schedule strength

17%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)

Purse competed for

$18K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

639.93 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

669.0968 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.0968 at Platte City BBQ Cook-Off — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 16, 2014

A tough matchup

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

B & C SMOKERS ahead in 91% of their meetings

B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.41 points below their pork, and turns into a call 4% of the time against 25%.

Pork Ribs avg 154.96
Pork avg 163.37
1 call in 24 entries

A strong matchup

9–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (Jun 21, 2019).

last seen Jun 23, 2017
back Jun 21, 2019

Pork nemesis

10 of 10 shared pork entries lost

Four Men and A Pig ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Four Men and A Pig has out-cooked them in 10 of 10 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BEAUX HAWG BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A June team

Top 43% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 43% across 6 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.

6 June contests
top 52% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 62nd

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2175 (75 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2109 (105 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2316 (65 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#443 (874 pts)	#486 (794 pts)	#476 (839 pts)	#305 (1,139 pts)	#428 (889 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1153 (235 pts)	#1134 (260 pts)	#1238 (235 pts)	#1182 (245 pts)	#1191 (240 pts)

Overall rank by season

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1510 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1510

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 31 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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#2,853 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1533

Fewer contests behind them than HALL OF FLAME has cooked, 15 to 24, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 8, 2017

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#2,854 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1544

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Mar 13, 2026

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FRIDAY NIGHT SMOKE

#2,855 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1510

Level with HALL OF FLAME on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 24, 2021

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#2,857 of the rated field

1509 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1514

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rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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TWOLITTLEPIGSBBQ.COM

#2,862 of the rated field

1509 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1520

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before HALL OF FLAME's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare
Sublime BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
KC Rib doctor	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE N BABES BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Meat Rubbers	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
THE RACK RUBBERS	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
SLOW SMOKERS	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
SMALLEYWOOD BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
The Dalton Gang	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	24	2	0	0	174.9028	151.9772	161.43	top 57%
Pork Ribs	24	1	0	0	173.1656	20	154.96	top 57%
Pork	24	6	1	1	177.1428	153.0396	163.37	top 49%
Brisket	24	4	0	0	171.4056	146.2628	160.16	top 51%

“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)	11	0	top 64%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	21	0	top 53%
MO	3	0	top 51%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	4	62	0	top 47%	Jun 24, 2016
Cookin on the Kaw	2	14	0	top 35%	Oct 10, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 10 contests

Contests a season 4 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 21 of 24 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 20 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 754 finished ahead 948 times, behind 817

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jun 23, 2017 → Jun 21, 2019

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

20191 milestone

Jun 21 Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

20146 milestones

May 2 First category win (Pork) Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 2 First overall top-10 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 2 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 16 Career-best overall score669.0968 Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
May 16 Peak power rating (1523) Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
Jun 27 10th tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

20133 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.7200 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival
Oct 11 First call Cookin' on the Kaw

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.6	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	May 2, 2014
+8.8	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	May 16, 2014
+6.2	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival	Aug 23, 2013
+6.1	Cookin' on the Kaw	Oct 11, 2013
+5.8	Cookin on the Kaw	Oct 10, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.2	Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest	Aug 1, 2014
-8.7	Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013	May 10, 2013
-5.4	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 24, 2016
-4.8	Smokin' on Oak	Aug 22, 2014
-4.4	Fountains Blaze off & Senior Q	Oct 23, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 37%	90.3%	90.3%
2017	1	0	0	0%	top 34%	89.3%	89.3%
2016	2	0	0	0%	top 62%	90.2%	88.2%
2015	4	0	0	50%	top 56%	90.1%	89.7%
2014	10	1	1	40%	top 53%	92.9%	88.3%
2013	6	0	0	33%	top 51%	90.7%	89.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 21, 2019	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	68 / 183 (650.1480)	112 (158.8228)	9 (173.1656)	154 (153.0396)	58 (165.1200)
Jun 23, 2017	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	63 / 184 (642.8456)	63 (162.2744)	46 (165.1656)	58 (164.5712)	126 (150.8344)
Sep 23, 2016	Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest Junction City, KS	22 / 39 (649.7028)	25 (164.6056)	16 (167.4172)	33 (159.3944)	24 (158.2856)
Jun 24, 2016	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	124 / 183 (620.4348)	139 (151.9772)	140 (152.5604)	80 (161.1200)	114 (154.7772)
Oct 23, 2015	Fountains Blaze off & Senior Q Independence, MO	16 / 22 (644.4344)	14 (165.7144)	16 (158.2172)	20 (158.2400)	12 (162.2628)
Sep 25, 2015	Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival Junction City, KS	13 / 25 (649.0056)	18 (155.3600)	14 (162.8228)	8 (167.3828)	11 (163.4400)
Jun 26, 2015	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	63 / 183 (643.4512)	4 (174.9028)	111 (156.5828)	121 (156.5828)	103 (155.3828)
May 1, 2015	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff Lansing, KS	22 / 33 (646.7196)	30 (155.9884)	15 (169.1084)	29 (157.0972)	17 (164.5256)
Oct 24, 2014	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	24 / 41 (647.9316)	31 (159.9772)	17 (167.4172)	26 (161.1428)	25 (159.3944)
Oct 10, 2014	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	17 / 46 (663.3828)	43 (154.2400)	11 (172.5600)	20 (166.3200)	8 (170.2628)
Sep 12, 2014	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	17 / 29 (646.7200)	20 (159.9428)	12 (166.2972)	7 (169.1200)	27 (151.3600)
Aug 22, 2014	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	20 / 30 (639.3604)	16 (162.8228)	25 (152.5716)	12 (165.1660)	21 (158.8000)
Aug 15, 2014	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	28 / 51 (654.7424)	29 (164.5256)	22 (163.9656)	15 (169.7028)	35 (156.5484)
Aug 1, 2014	Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	37 / 37 (490.1940)	18 (164.5256)	37 (20)	26 (159.4056)	35 (146.2628)
Jun 27, 2014	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	97 / 184 (629.6340)	119 (157.6800)	91 (158.8228)	68 (161.1656)	115 (151.9656)
May 16, 2014	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	12 / 50 (669.0968)	23 (164.5484)	28 (161.1428)	9 (172)	8 (171.4056)
May 2, 2014	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	6 / 26 (669.0396)	8 (168.5484)	12 (158.2056)	1 (177.1428)	8 (165.1428)
Apr 25, 2014	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS	35 / 65 (646.7428)	32 (164.5256)	48 (155.3944)	31 (164.5828)	25 (162.2400)
Oct 25, 2013	Border War Barbecue Osawatomie, KS	16 / 27 (650.8000)	25 (154.2512)	20 (160)	9 (168.5716)	11 (167.9772)
Oct 11, 2013	Cookin' on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	14 / 42 (650.1828)	24 (159.4056)	29 (158.2516)	5 (169.1428)	10 (163.3828)
Sep 13, 2013	Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	22 / 34 (626.7548)	15 (160.0344)	31 (146.1944)	17 (161.7144)	16 (158.8116)
Aug 23, 2013	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	23 / 68 (652.7200)	23 (163.4628)	22 (167.4628)	44 (157.7372)	26 (164.0572)
Jun 21, 2013	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	62 / 183 (638.2854)	47 (164)	138 (151.4286)	97 (158.8568)	45 (164)
May 10, 2013	Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013 Manhattan, KS	20 / 25 (635.9998)	15 (162.2856)	21 (154.2856)	16 (161.7144)	17 (157.7142)

HALL OF FLAME

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 (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

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)