HAY HOSS SMOKIN' CO.

HAY HOSS SMOKIN' CO. is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 12th of 16 at the Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival (2014). They are ranked #5810 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “HayHoss smokin co.”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,810

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1442

peak 1442 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 23, 2013

latest Jun 18, 2021 · 7.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1452

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

637.6116 / 720

Master · Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

611.34

last 5 Master vs avg 610.86 (+0.48)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

168.5372

Pork · Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ

Consistency

±16.47

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 157.11 · weakest Brisket (145.59)

Road miles

795

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 118 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Purse competed for

$15K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

610.86 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 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

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.52 points below their pork, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 145.59
Pork avg 157.11
1 call in 10 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LETS MAKE A SQUEAL in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at York County BBQ Festival (Jun 18, 2021).

last seen Jun 8, 2019
back Jun 18, 2021

Pork nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork entries lost

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.29% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.29% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 84.8% of a perfect score
10 contests

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)	#1950 (70 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1680 (129 pts)	#1962 (114 pts)	#1672 (149 pts)	#1689 (139 pts)	#1708 (139 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#1612 (155 pts)	#1387 (215 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1452 (181 pts)	#1577 (171 pts)	#1366 (216 pts)	#1494 (191 pts)	#1377 (211 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2695 (53 pts)	#1992 (88 pts)	#2689 (53 pts)	#1810 (123 pts)	#2693 (53 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HAY HOSS SMOKIN' CO., each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKE-N-SUDS

#5,805 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

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 Aug 5, 2016

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Chisholm Trail Smokers

#5,811 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2026

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Smoking Our Butts Off

#5,818 of the rated field

1441 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1441

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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BILLY MAC BBQ

#5,806 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1442

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 31, 2024

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OL SMOKEY

#5,821 of the rated field

1441 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1441

Level with HAY HOSS SMOKIN' CO. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 28, 2021

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Q-CHIPS

#5,807 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

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 Sep 16, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
ALL FIRED UP BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	0	161.7144	142.8228	152.76	top 78%
Pork Ribs	10	0	166.2972	133.6228	155.40	top 61%
Pork	10	2	168.5372	140.0456	157.11	top 63%
Brisket	10	1	158.3088	120.3884	145.59	top 76%

“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)	1	top 75%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 82%
Large (40+)	6	top 78%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MD	5	top 72%
DE	2	top 84%
VA	2	top 86%
PA	1	top 93%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Beltway BBQ Showdown	3	22	0	top 77%	Jun 8, 2019
Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	2	32	0	top 63%	Jul 31, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MD 5 of 10 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 288 finished ahead 94 times, behind 354

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jun 8, 2019 → Jun 18, 2021

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

20212 milestones

Jun 18 10th tracked contest York County BBQ Festival
Jun 18 Most recent contest York County BBQ Festival

20152 milestones

Jul 31 Career-best overall score637.6116 Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
Jul 31 Career-best single call (Pork)168.5372 Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ

20141 milestone

Aug 22 First call Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival

20132 milestones

Aug 23 First tracked contest Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival
Aug 23 Peak power rating (1486) Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	Jul 31, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.3	Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival	Aug 23, 2013
-10.3	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 18, 2021
-7.8	Boo-B-Que	Oct 20, 2017
-6.5	Boo B Que By the Sea	Oct 30, 2015
-5.9	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	Aug 22, 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)
2021	1	0%	top 93%	85.5%	85.5%
2019	1	0%	top 73%	85.7%	85.7%
2018	1	0%	top 83%	82.8%	82.8%
2017	2	0%	top 81%	85.8%	85.2%
2015	2	50%	top 70%	88.6%	86.7%
2014	2	50%	top 71%	85.8%	85.6%
2013	1	0%	top 96%	79.3%	79.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 18, 2021	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	38 / 41 (615.9088)	35 (155.9312)	40 (144.5716)	35 (157.0972)	33 (158.3088)
Jun 8, 2019	Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD	27 / 37 (616.9604)	28 (153.6344)	19 (161.1888)	26 (158.2172)	30 (143.9200)
Jun 9, 2018	Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD	35 / 42 (596.2628)	26 (161.1088)	23 (158.8000)	29 (155.9656)	40 (120.3884)
Oct 20, 2017	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	60 / 69 (610.0688)	66 (149.0628)	39 (161.0972)	30 (162.8228)	65 (137.0860)
Jun 9, 2017	Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD	22 / 29 (617.4976)	27 (150.2288)	18 (156.5372)	20 (159.9428)	20 (150.7888)
Oct 30, 2015	Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE	48 / 59 (611.2000)	55 (142.8228)	22 (162.2516)	43 (153.6228)	37 (152.5028)
Jul 31, 2015	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	32 / 54 (637.6116)	45 (152)	21 (161.1316)	8 (168.5372)	33 (155.9428)
Aug 22, 2014	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA	12 / 16 (614.7204)	14 (150.8000)	14 (148.5144)	10 (157.1544)	8 (158.2516)
Aug 1, 2014	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	39 / 59 (617.6916)	26 (161.7144)	16 (166.2972)	59 (140.0456)	39 (149.6344)
Aug 23, 2013	Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA	27 / 28 (570.6744)	18 (150.2516)	28 (133.6228)	11 (157.7256)	28 (129.0744)

HAY HOSS SMOKIN' CO.

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 (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

The metronome

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)