HAMMERHEAD USA BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4622

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1470

peak 1470 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-31

latest 2018-09-07

Best ToY finish

#1207

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

655.8856 / 720

Master · Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

622.33 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 627.23 (-4.90)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5484

Brisket · Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

Consistency

±18.32

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 158.87 · weakest Pork (155.53)

Road miles

688

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 116 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Master avg

627.23 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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 one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

WEBBER'S OLD WEST BBQ has finished one call ahead of HAMMERHEAD USA BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Cowboy Joe's Catering in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

7 of 9 shared brisket entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared brisket entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

OREGON TRAIL

#4643 of the rated field

1469 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HAMMERHEAD USA BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HAMMERHEAD USA BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2015-09-18

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MATES & PLATES BARBECUE TEAM

#4637 of the rated field

1469 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-09-21

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STINKY PIGGY BBQ

#4619 of the rated field

1470 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2016-04-01

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE RIDER

#4625 of the rated field

1470 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1470

No shared contest yet.

Level with HAMMERHEAD USA BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2021-05-14

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Beer & Bones

#4626 of the rated field

1470 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1470

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 2024-04-26

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Tractor Shed BBQ

#4639 of the rated field

1469 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
WEBBER'S OLD WEST BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SWINE DOCTORS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
G "QUE"	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
3 LIL' MACS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
OOPS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	1	0	169.6800	146.8456	155.86	top 73%
Pork Ribs	11	1	0	171.4172	139.3372	156.97	top 63%
Pork	11	0	0	170.2628	118.6056	155.53	top 67%
Brisket	11	2	1	172.5484	143.9544	158.87	top 52%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 75%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	4	22	top 75%	2018-09-07
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2	20	top 63%	2017-09-08
Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	2	19	top 60%	2014-08-15
Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	2	23	top 69%	2014-05-30

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.3 yrs 2013-05-31 → 2018-09-07

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CO 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 4 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 158.87 · weakest Pork (155.53)

Walk rate 30% a top-10 call in 3 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 10 contests

Master average 627.23 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 186 121–240 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 688 10 mapped stops · furthest 116 mi

Schedule strength 1549 average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests

Power rating 1470 peak 1470 · #4622 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 31 First tracked contest Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
May 31 First call Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
May 31 Peak power rating (1494) Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
2016
Sep 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8856 Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
Sep 9 Career-best overall score655.8856 Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
Sep 9 Career-best single call (Brisket)172.5484 Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
2018
Sep 7 10th tracked contest Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
Sep 7 Most recent contest Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.8	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	2014-08-15
+1.8	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2016-09-09
+0.9	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2013-09-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2018-09-07
-7.1	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	2013-08-16
-6.6	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2014-09-12
-6.1	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	2013-05-31
-2.8	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2015-09-11

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 94%	83.3%	83.3%
2017	1	0%	top 71%	86.9%	86.9%
2016	1	100%	top 55%	91.1%	91.1%
2015	1	100%	top 69%	88.8%	88.8%
2014	3	0%	top 64%	89.6%	87.8%
2013	3	33%	top 67%	89.5%	87.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-09-07	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO	30 / 32 (599.7944)	28 (148.5028)	23 (158.8344)	30 (148.5028)	31 (143.9544)
2017-09-08	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO	20 / 28 (625.6232)	25 (147.3944)	18 (160.0000)	24 (158.2628)	15 (159.9660)
2016-09-09	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	27 / 49 (655.8856)	36 (159.9428)	8 (171.4172)	42 (156.5372)	3 (172.5484)
2015-09-11	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	22 / 32 (639.2460)	30 (150.7772)	21 (157.6800)	17 (163.3944)	10 (167.3944)
2014-09-12	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	38 / 47 (622.0456)	14 (169.6800)	45 (139.3372)	41 (153.0856)	29 (159.9428)
2014-08-15	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	19 / 43 (645.0172)	31 (156.5600)	17 (162.8344)	21 (162.8000)	15 (162.8228)
2014-05-30	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	23 / 34 (628.4680)	31 (146.8456)	21 (160.5484)	12 (164.5484)	21 (156.5256)
2013-09-13	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	23 / 42 (644.4684)	33 (156.5372)	24 (158.8456)	11 (170.2628)	23 (158.8228)
2013-08-16	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	25 / 33 (622.7312)	28 (154.7772)	29 (145.7256)	20 (161.7028)	13 (160.5256)
2013-05-31	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	23 / 33 (625.1426)	8 (168.0000)	30 (144.5716)	21 (153.1426)	14 (159.4284)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#2516 (57 pts)	#2524 (57 pts)	#1966 (67 pts)	#2520 (57 pts)	#2515 (57 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2103 (78 pts)	#2908 (53 pts)	#2146 (88 pts)	#2814 (58 pts)	#2018 (103 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2212 (85 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#1309 (235 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2077 (72 pts)	#2749 (57 pts)	#2107 (77 pts)	#2030 (97 pts)	#1694 (132 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1207 (239 pts)	#1242 (254 pts)	#1207 (259 pts)	#1148 (284 pts)	#1167 (269 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1264 (203 pts)	#1096 (278 pts)	#1416 (188 pts)	#1044 (298 pts)	#978 (308 pts)