HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM

HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 20th of 23 at the Saltwater Brew 'N' Que (2016). They are ranked #5283 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,283

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1456

peak 1456 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013

latest Apr 28, 2018 · 4.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1385

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

644.5600 / 720

Master · Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval

Perfect 180s

Current form

629.96 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 609.17 (+20.78)

Walk rate

18%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

168

Pork Ribs · Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000

Consistency

±27.69

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 153.69 · weakest Brisket (151.34)

Road miles

942

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Master avg

609.17 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 63%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 63%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

PIGHEADED BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

PIGHEADED BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOG STREET BULLIES in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

PIGHEADED BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PIGHEADED BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#1870 (90 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2199 (70 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1385 (198 pts)	#1584 (178 pts)	#1162 (288 pts)	#1420 (218 pts)	#1166 (278 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1565 (165 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2012 (95 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1802 (128 pts)	#1891 (128 pts)	#1862 (128 pts)	#1885 (128 pts)	#1863 (128 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1471 (150 pts)	#1261 (220 pts)	#1571 (150 pts)	#1560 (150 pts)	#1506 (150 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Papa Wood BBQ

#5,290 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1503

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 24, 2024

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The Moose is Loose BBQ

#5,268 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM)

Fewer contests behind them than HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM has cooked, 5 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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WE RIB U LONG TIME

#5,281 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM)

They've been 1505 at their best, 48 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2019

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MONTANA MAX BBQ

#5,278 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

They turned up 5 years after HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2020

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CALLAWAY CREMATORS

#5,265 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

Level with HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

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TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ

#5,269 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1457

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FINN'S FINEST BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
ASTRO PIGS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Big D's BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BRISKET BURNERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	0	165.6800	146.8344	153.69	top 74%
Pork Ribs	10	2	168	138.8344	151.58	top 68%
Pork	10	0	165.6800	134.8456	152.55	top 71%
Brisket	10	0	166.8456	132.0002	151.34	top 65%

“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)	3	0	top 83%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 71%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
DE	5	top 65%
NJ	3	top 76%
VA	1	top 87%
PA	1	top 100%

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in DE 5 of 11 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 10 a different one every time

Opponents faced 318 finished ahead 155 times, behind 403

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Aug 15, 2014 → Oct 9, 2015

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

20181 milestone

Apr 28 Most recent contest New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20171 milestone

Oct 20 10th tracked contest Boo-B-Que

20161 milestone

Apr 8 Career-best overall score644.5600 Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval

20152 milestones

Oct 9 First call Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000
Oct 9 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168 Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000

20132 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Middletown BBQ Cook Off
May 17 Peak power rating (1490) Middletown BBQ Cook Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.8	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval	Apr 8, 2016
+2	Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000	Oct 9, 2015
+1	Boo-B-Que	Oct 20, 2017
+0.1	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park	Jun 10, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 15, 2014
-12.2	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	Oct 5, 2013
-10.4	Middletown BBQ Cook Off	May 17, 2013
-8.5	Saltwater Brew 'N' Que	May 20, 2016
-7.1	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair	Apr 11, 2014

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 80%	86.3%	86.3%
2017	1	0%	top 61%	89.2%	89.2%
2016	4	25%	top 63%	89.5%	87.3%
2015	1	100%	top 57%	86.9%	86.9%
2014	2	0%	top 90%	82%	81.1%
2013	2	0%	top 88%	81.2%	79.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 28, 2018	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	32 / 40 (621.6232)	35 (149.6572)	33 (155.9772)	19 (161.7144)	31 (154.2744)
Oct 20, 2017	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	42 / 69 (642.1712)	41 (165.6800)	63 (147.3712)	23 (165.6800)	33 (163.4400)
Oct 8, 2016	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 10, 2016	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE	24 / 39 (638.7084)	35 (150.2284)	8 (167.9656)	30 (155.9772)	15 (164.5372)
May 20, 2016	Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA	20 / 23 (602.7196)	23 (151.3828)	20 (147.4056)	21 (154.2400)	20 (149.6912)
Apr 8, 2016	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	30 / 75 (644.5600)	56 (153.1428)	37 (159.9772)	19 (164.5944)	18 (166.8456)
Oct 9, 2015	Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 Atlantic City, NJ	26 / 46 (625.5656)	39 (146.8344)	7 (168)	35 (151.3600)	18 (159.3712)
Aug 15, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	28 / 28 (576.9716)	28 (151.4288)	27 (138.8344)	25 (150.8228)	28 (135.8856)
Apr 11, 2014	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	87 / 109 (590.3200)	42 (158.8684)	97 (138.8800)	104 (140.0228)	54 (152.5488)
Oct 5, 2013	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	79 / 85 (564.5372)	70 (148.0116)	63 (146.8572)	80 (134.8456)	78 (134.8228)
May 17, 2013	Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE	47 / 56 (584.5712)	11 (161.7144)	42 (144.5712)	44 (146.2854)	54 (132.0002)

HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM

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

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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)

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)