MADMIKE'S SMOKIN' HAWGS BBQ

MADMIKE'S SMOKIN' HAWGS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 5th of 8 at the BBQ Masters in the Woods (2014). They are ranked #6283 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,283

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1414

peak 1414 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 13, 2013

latest Jun 2, 2018 · 4.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#992

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 89%

overall standings

Best overall

652.0232 / 720

Master · BBQ Masters in the Woods

Perfect 180s

Current form

594.14 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 598.47 (-4.33)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

166.8916

Pork Ribs · BBQ Masters in the Woods

Consistency

±24.64

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 152.88 · weakest Brisket (146.02)

Road miles

753

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 193 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Master avg

598.47 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

ACK-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

ACK-QUE has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.86 points below their pork, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 146.02
Pork avg 152.88
1 call in 10 entries

Pork nemesis

8 of 8 shared pork entries lost

ACK-QUE ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ACK-QUE has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared pork 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
2014 ↗	Master	#992 (316 pts)	#1101 (301 pts)	#899 (406 pts)	#912 (396 pts)	#931 (361 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2397 (71 pts)	#2065 (76 pts)	#2013 (81 pts)	#2520 (66 pts)	#1860 (106 pts)

Overall rank by season

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#6,284 of the rated field

1413 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1413

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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#6,280 of the rated field

1414 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1414

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rated over 14 contests
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RAW DAWGIN BBQ

#6,279 of the rated field

1414 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1414

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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TEAM ANONIEM

#6,282 of the rated field

1414 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1414

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 13, 2016

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HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ

#6,281 of the rated field

1414 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1414

Level with MADMIKE'S SMOKIN' HAWGS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 24 contests
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Far Beyond BBQ

#6,278 of the rated field

1414 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1414

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 17, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ACK-QUE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THAT'S OUR QUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Aces	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG ROCK BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
STUBBORN BULL BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
GREENWITCH QUE CO.	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BEVERAGE BROTHERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Q Shanty	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	0	162.8800	141.7028	151.43	top 85%
Pork Ribs	10	2	1	166.8916	122.8116	148.15	top 81%
Pork	10	2	0	165.1428	142.2628	152.88	top 79%
Brisket	10	1	1	165.6916	131.3716	146.02	top 79%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 71%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 96%
Large (40+)	4	top 91%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CT	6	top 91%
RI	2	top 77%
MA	1	top 100%
ME	1	top 96%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sun BBQ Fest	3	53	0	top 92%	Jun 2, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CT 6 of 10 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 182 finished ahead 31 times, behind 333

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs May 2, 2015 → Jun 11, 2016

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

20182 milestones

Jun 2 10th tracked contest Sun BBQ Fest
Jun 2 Most recent contest Sun BBQ Fest

20145 milestones

Sep 6 First call BBQ Masters in the Woods
Sep 6 First overall top-10 BBQ Masters in the Woods
Sep 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.0232 BBQ Masters in the Woods
Sep 6 Career-best overall score652.0232 BBQ Masters in the Woods
Sep 6 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.8916 BBQ Masters in the Woods

20132 milestones

Jul 13 First tracked contest Pork In The Park BBQ
Jul 13 Peak power rating (1486) Pork In The Park BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+0.2	BBQ Masters in the Woods	Sep 6, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14	Pork In The Park BBQ	Jul 13, 2013
-11.8	Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships	Jul 20, 2013
-11.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 8, 2014
-9.4	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES	Apr 21, 2018
-9.3	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	May 2, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	0	0%	top 95%	85.8%	83.7%
2017	1	0	0%	top 89%	83.3%	83.3%
2016	1	0	0%	top 96%	80.8%	80.8%
2015	1	0	0%	top 93%	81.1%	81.1%
2014	3	1	67%	top 80%	90.6%	85.6%
2013	2	0	0%	top 93%	81.9%	80.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 2, 2018	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	53 / 59 (587.8284)	45 (156.5828)	50 (151.3484)	55 (148.5256)	58 (131.3716)
Apr 21, 2018	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES Plymouth, MA	25 / 25 (617.5652)	25 (146.8000)	20 (158.8456)	23 (149.6684)	15 (162.2512)
Jun 3, 2017	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	65 / 73 (599.9200)	34 (162.8800)	67 (139.9428)	55 (155.3828)	62 (141.7144)
Jun 11, 2016	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	66 / 69 (581.5316)	68 (141.7028)	66 (145.7032)	60 (147.9200)	59 (146.2056)
May 2, 2015	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	28 / 30 (583.8516)	27 (149.1200)	28 (143.9772)	24 (154.2284)	29 (136.5260)
Sep 27, 2014	The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT	12 / 15 (626.8456)	15 (146.8568)	7 (164.0344)	6 (165.1428)	14 (150.8116)
Sep 6, 2014	BBQ Masters in the Woods Foster, RI	5 / 8 (652.0232)	7 (159.4744)	3 (166.8916)	5 (159.9656)	3 (165.6916)
Aug 8, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME	27 / 28 (570.1484)	21 (152.5712)	28 (122.8116)	19 (157.1428)	24 (137.6228)
Jul 20, 2013	Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI	42 / 46 (589.6228)	39 (151.9656)	44 (146.2744)	41 (148.5484)	38 (142.8344)
Jul 13, 2013	Pork In The Park BBQ Stamford, CT	20 / 21 (575.3372)	19 (146.2972)	18 (141.6228)	21 (142.2628)	13 (145.1544)

MADMIKE'S SMOKIN' HAWGS BBQ

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 (3 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

Pork 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)

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)