ARMED AND HAMMERED BBQ

ARMED AND HAMMERED BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 4th of 31 at the Pigs & Pedals (2015). They are ranked #3131 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,131

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1502

peak 1547 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Apr 14, 2023 · 10 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1045

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 20 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

679.4288 / 720

Master · Pigs & Pedals

Perfect 180s

Current form

637.08 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 649.65 (-12.57)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Chicken · Peak City Pigfest

Consistency

±14.19

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.63)

Road miles

1,330

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 80 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)

Purse competed for

$23K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.65 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

679.4288 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.4288 at Pigs & Pedals — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 31, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Slapshot BBQ has finished one call ahead of ARMED AND HAMMERED BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 37%.

4 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 37%

A tough matchup

19–0 behind in the head-to-head

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead in 100% of their meetings

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has come out ahead in 19 of their 19 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.91 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 20%.

Pork Ribs avg 159.63
Chicken avg 165.54
1 call in 20 entries

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of UP IN $MOKE BBQ TEAM in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

3.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.8 years, then back at Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest (Apr 14, 2023).

last seen Jun 14, 2019
back Apr 14, 2023

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Chicken nemesis

14 of 19 shared chicken entries lost

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has out-cooked them in 14 of 19 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Grillin' Thyme has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 45% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 45% across 5 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 54% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.97% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.97% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.2% of a perfect score
20 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Pigs & Pedals every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 4th

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
2023 ↗	Master	#1565 (57 pts)	#1597 (57 pts)	#1693 (57 pts)	#1570 (57 pts)	#1217 (77 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#1508 (135 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#1868 (80 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1223 (195 pts)	#1264 (200 pts)	#1354 (180 pts)	#938 (340 pts)	#1074 (270 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1338 (190 pts)	#1340 (225 pts)	#1460 (190 pts)	#1359 (215 pts)	#1261 (240 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1399 (195 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1330 (235 pts)	#1250 (260 pts)	#1484 (185 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1045 (288 pts)	#1145 (273 pts)	#1385 (203 pts)	#1066 (313 pts)	#1390 (193 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1449 (182 pts)	#1139 (287 pts)	#1507 (182 pts)	#1333 (227 pts)	#1561 (172 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1444 (155 pts)	#1475 (165 pts)	#1571 (150 pts)	#1419 (180 pts)	#995 (300 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ARMED AND HAMMERED BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

TARHEEL SMOKERS

#3,130 of the rated field

1502 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1517

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to ARMED AND HAMMERED BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ARMED AND HAMMERED BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 17, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

EF-Q

#3,136 of the rated field

1502 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1533

They've been 1533 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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SMOLDERING Q

#3,133 of the rated field

1502 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1524

Careers of much the same size, 27 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Sep 24, 2021

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BBQ MEESTERS

#3,126 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1528

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 23, 2021

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BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM

#3,115 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1512

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before ARMED AND HAMMERED BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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Bros & Fire PTY

#3,132 of the rated field

1502 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1521

They turned up 12 years after ARMED AND HAMMERED BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN SKULLIES	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	17	7	10	41%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKE	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
BANGIN' BBQ	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
EVEL QUE-NIEVEL	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
UP IN $MOKE BBQ TEAM	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	4	1	1	174.8572	155.3600	165.54	top 48%
Pork Ribs	20	1	0	0	172.6172	145.1426	159.63	top 62%
Pork	20	3	0	1	173.1772	147.3600	162.08	top 53%
Brisket	20	4	0	0	170.8228	146.2056	162.39	top 48%

“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)	6	0	top 58%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 53%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Pigs & Pedals	5	4	top 58%	Aug 3, 2018
Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	3	23	top 73%	Apr 14, 2023
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	2	24	top 71%	Oct 12, 2018
Beak Week BBQ Challenge	2	20	top 63%	Sep 9, 2016
Peak City Pigfest	2	10	top 22%	Jun 17, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 20 of 20 contests

Contests visited 11 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 356 finished ahead 431 times, behind 481

Longest layoff 3.8 yrs Jun 14, 2019 → Apr 14, 2023

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

20231 milestone

Apr 14 Most recent contest Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest

20162 milestones

Jun 17 10th tracked contest Peak City Pigfest
Jun 17 Peak power rating (1547) Peak City Pigfest

20154 milestones

Jun 19 First category win (Chicken) Peak City Pigfest
Jun 19 First overall top-10 Peak City Pigfest
Jun 19 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 Peak City Pigfest
Jul 31 Career-best overall score679.4288 Pigs & Pedals

20133 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Apr 26 First call BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Sep 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0284 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.3	Pigs & Pedals	Jul 31, 2015
+9.3	Peak City Pigfest	Jun 19, 2015
+8.8	Peak City Pigfest	Jun 17, 2016
+4.9	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally	Sep 19, 2014
+3.3	BBQ Capital Cook-Off	Apr 26, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.7	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	Apr 14, 2023
-9.4	Pigs & Pedals	Aug 3, 2018
-7.9	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 13, 2017
-7.2	Pigs & Pedals	Aug 4, 2017
-6.3	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	Jun 14, 2019

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)
2023	1	0	0	0%	top 88%	87.8%	87.8%
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 79%	87.5%	87.5%
2018	3	0	0	33%	top 68%	90.5%	89%
2017	3	0	0	0%	top 69%	90.1%	88.6%
2016	3	1	0	67%	top 49%	92.9%	91.5%
2015	4	2	1	50%	top 37%	94.4%	92.2%
2014	2	0	0	50%	top 44%	92%	91.1%
2013	3	0	0	67%	top 43%	91.8%	90.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 14, 2023	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	28 / 32 (631.8284)	26 (162.2400)	26 (157.7028)	29 (147.3600)	21 (164.5256)
Jun 14, 2019	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	30 / 38 (630.0916)	10 (170.8572)	35 (149.6344)	33 (150.2400)	21 (159.3600)
Oct 12, 2018	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	24 / 39 (637.4628)	21 (161.0972)	26 (155.9200)	23 (161.0856)	19 (159.3600)
Aug 3, 2018	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	43 / 48 (634.1940)	32 (163.9884)	26 (164.5828)	42 (156.5372)	46 (149.0856)
Jun 15, 2018	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	23 / 44 (651.8168)	29 (164.5256)	35 (154.2172)	4 (168.5484)	13 (164.5256)
Oct 13, 2017	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	40 / 50 (642.6284)	39 (157.0628)	23 (165.1200)	47 (151.9084)	13 (168.5372)
Aug 4, 2017	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	36 / 46 (621.5312)	24 (161.6800)	39 (149.0856)	18 (164.5600)	42 (146.2056)
Jun 16, 2017	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	23 / 47 (649.0400)	17 (166.8344)	27 (162.8344)	29 (160.5484)	28 (158.8228)
Sep 9, 2016	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	28 / 44 (655.8632)	12 (171.9772)	25 (166.2628)	34 (158.8232)	33 (158.8000)
Aug 5, 2016	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	29 / 47 (651.9656)	40 (155.3600)	30 (159.4628)	8 (170.2628)	22 (166.8800)
Jun 17, 2016	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	10 / 46 (669.1088)	32 (162.8228)	6 (172.6172)	16 (166.8344)	15 (166.8344)
Oct 9, 2015	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	24 / 49 (654.0912)	16 (167.3828)	37 (161.0856)	22 (163.9428)	22 (161.6800)
Sep 11, 2015	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	20 / 32 (651.8972)	12 (168.5600)	19 (162.2628)	20 (163.9656)	24 (157.1088)
Jul 31, 2015	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	4 / 31 (679.4288)	8 (172)	13 (165.1316)	3 (173.1772)	10 (169.1200)
Jun 19, 2015	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	10 / 45 (670.2976)	1 (174.8572)	26 (159.4288)	19 (165.7372)	9 (170.2744)
Sep 19, 2014	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	26 / 64 (662.1140)	15 (173.7028)	48 (156.5028)	11 (170.8228)	40 (161.0856)
Aug 1, 2014	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	15 / 32 (649.0172)	7 (172.5600)	15 (159.9772)	20 (158.2056)	17 (158.2744)
Oct 11, 2013	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	24 / 55 (643.9084)	42 (156.5372)	34 (156.5600)	28 (161.1312)	10 (169.6800)
Sep 20, 2013	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	33 / 72 (661.0284)	53 (161.7028)	20 (169.1200)	60 (159.3828)	12 (170.8228)
Apr 26, 2013	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	29 / 71 (645.7138)	22 (165.1428)	65 (145.1426)	19 (168.5714)	10 (166.8570)

ARMED AND HAMMERED BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (12 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

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

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)