HATFIELD AND MCCOY BARBECUE

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

Power ranking

#1115

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1593

peak 1621 · rated over 25 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-06-13

latest 2019-10-11

Best ToY finish

#415

Master 2017

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 25 contests

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

684.4800 / 720

Master · *Hog Capital Challenge(JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.45 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 663.85 (-6.39)

Walk rate

88%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7144

Pork · 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown

Consistency

±13.14

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.54 · weakest Pork (164.34)

Road miles

3,251

mi across 25 mapped stops · furthest 181 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Purse competed for

$21K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

663.85 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (12 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.

They almost always walk

88% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 22 of 25 contests

A top-10 category call in 88% of their 25 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

684.4800 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.4800 at *Hog Capital Challenge(JUDGES FULL) — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-06-16

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

One2BBQ has finished one call ahead of HATFIELD AND MCCOY BARBECUE 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 21%.

4 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 21%

The weak link

−5.2 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.20 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 36% of the time against 48%.

Pork avg 164.34
Chicken avg 169.54
9 calls in 25 entries

A strong matchup

9–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of FIDDLIN' FATBACK in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

Going the wrong way

-28 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 28 points across 5 contests since 2018-10-12 — from 1621 down to 1593.

5 contests since 2018-10-12
now 1593

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

QUAU has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 26% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 26% across 3 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 37% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,251 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,251 miles across 25 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 181 miles to Grillin' in Grafton.

25 mapped stops
furthest 181 mi

The metronome

±1.83% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.83% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.2% of a perfect score
25 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Route 66 Smoke Out every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 7th

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.

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

MAXIMUM LOIN

#1113 of the rated field

1594 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1594

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2019-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

Chester's Twisted Que

#1114 of the rated field

1593 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1593

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2026-07-31

⚔ Head-to-head

Bucked Up BBQ

#1111 of the rated field

1594 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1601

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 16 contests, alongside a 44% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin Brothers Pro Team

#1112 of the rated field

1594 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1594

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 7 years after HATFIELD AND MCCOY BARBECUE did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2025-06-27

⚔ Head-to-head

B.S. BARBEQUE

#1122 of the rated field

1592 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1619

No shared contest yet.

Level with HATFIELD AND MCCOY BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2023-09-01

⚔ Head-to-head

GONNA GET MESSY

#1102 of the rated field

1594 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1604

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 26 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2019-04-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CHANNABILLY BBQ	17	11	6	65%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
QUAU	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
FIDDLIN' FATBACK	10	9	1	90%	⚔ compare
SMOKY LINCS	10	9	1	90%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
CARNIVORE'S PARADISE	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
NUTTHIN BUT PORK	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
SMOKE FREAKS	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	12	0	3	175.4172	162.2628	169.54	top 31%
Pork Ribs	25	7	2	2	177.7028	149.0628	164.50	top 45%
Pork	25	9	1	3	177.7144	149.6916	164.34	top 49%
Brisket	25	8	1	2	176.5600	154.2512	165.47	top 43%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IL	17	top 32%
IN	5	top 56%
WI	3	top 31%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	11	0	top 43%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 32%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Route 66 Smoke Out	5	7	top 30%	2019-05-03
CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	3	5	top 25%	2018-10-12
Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown	2	6	top 32%	2019-07-19
Grill Games	2	11	top 34%	2018-08-24
*CCS Fest	2	5	top 40%	2018-04-06
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	18	top 74%	2017-07-14

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.3 yrs 2014-06-13 → 2019-10-11

Busiest season 2017 6 contests

Contests a season 4.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 17 of 25 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 15 6 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 25 entries · 0 wins · 12 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 169.54 · weakest Pork (164.34)

Walk rate 88% a top-10 call in 22 of 25 contests

Overall top-10 rate 40% 10 of 25 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 663.85 out of 720 · 25 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 421 622–362 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,251 25 mapped stops · furthest 181 mi

Schedule strength 1561 average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests

Purse competed for $20,775 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Power rating 1593 peak 1621 · #1115 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Jun 13 First tracked contest Smoke on the Prairie
Jun 13 First call Smoke on the Prairie
Jun 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4912 Smoke on the Prairie
Oct 17 First category win (Pork Ribs) 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
Oct 17 First overall top-10 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
Oct 17 First overall podium 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
Oct 17 First Reserve Championship 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
2015
Jul 24 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown
2016
Oct 14 10th tracked contest CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
2017
Jun 16 Career-best overall score684.4800 *Hog Capital Challenge(JUDGES FULL)
2018
Oct 12 Peak power rating (1621) CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
2019
Oct 11 25th tracked contest Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ)
Oct 11 Most recent contest Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.7	9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q	2014-10-17
+13	*CCS Fest	2017-04-07
+11.8	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	2018-10-12
+11.4	*Hog Capital Challenge(JUDGES FULL)	2017-06-16
+10.8	Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2015-05-01

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-17	Up In Smoke on the Square	2019-05-31
-7.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-07-15
-6.4	*CCS Fest	2018-04-06
-6.3	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown	2019-07-19
-6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-07-14

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	4	0	0	75%	top 63%	92.5%	90.7%
2018	5	2	0	80%	top 34%	94.9%	92.6%
2017	6	3	0	100%	top 30%	95.1%	92.5%
2016	4	1	2	75%	top 47%	93.2%	91.6%
2015	4	3	1	100%	top 21%	94.3%	92.9%
2014	2	1	1	100%	top 24%	94.4%	93%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-10-11	Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) 🏅 Arthur, IL	27 / 43 (661.0284)	3 (175.4172)	32 (158.2744)	34 (159.9540)	22 (167.3828)
2019-07-19	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Peoria, IL	20 / 40 (666.1828)	8 (169.7144)	27 (161.6916)	20 (165.6684)	13 (169.1084)
2019-05-31	Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL	34 / 36 (629.4968)	18 (167.4056)	33 (154.2172)	34 (153.6228)	34 (154.2512)
2019-05-03	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	15 / 33 (654.6624)	9 (171.4172)	19 (163.3712)	25 (161.6456)	22 (158.2284)
2018-10-12	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	5 / 45 (675.8972)	6 (175.4172)	13 (165.6916)	18 (165.1200)	5 (169.6684)
2018-08-24	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	17 / 42 (656.9944)	18 (167.3828)	10 (167.4172)	21 (162.2400)	23 (159.9544)
2018-07-20	*Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown(JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	6 / 43 (683.3372)	3 (175.4172)	21 (165.0972)	17 (169.1200)	5 (173.7028)
2018-05-04	*Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	14 / 38 (669.6112)	7 (174.8456)	15 (166.2400)	22 (164.5828)	23 (163.9428)
2018-04-06	*CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	34 / 49 (647.2912)	17 (168.5600)	47 (149.0628)	23 (163.4056)	23 (166.2628)
2017-10-13	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	14 / 41 (661.0744)	23 (163.9772)	16 (163.4516)	21 (162.8228)	8 (170.8228)
2017-08-25	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	11 / 39 (653.6460)	2 (173.7488)	7 (167.4172)	33 (149.6916)	15 (162.7884)
2017-07-14	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN	18 / 27 (652.5028)	5 (170.8572)	26 (157.6684)	22 (159.4172)	11 (164.5600)
2017-06-16	*Hog Capital Challenge(JUDGES FULL) Kewanee, IL	3 / 26 (684.4800)	13 (167.3828)	6 (170.8572)	10 (169.6800)	3 (176.5600)
2017-05-05	*Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	8 / 29 (667.9084)	4 (174.2856)	16 (163.9656)	10 (169.1200)	17 (160.5372)
2017-04-07	*CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	5 / 45 (678.1940)	13 (170.2628)	7 (170.8456)	8 (170.2628)	12 (166.8228)
2016-10-14	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL	16 / 55 (670.7540)	5 (171.9772)	1 (177.7028)	52 (157.1084)	35 (163.9656)
2016-07-15	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN	23 / 28 (639.8400)	19 (162.2628)	24 (155.9544)	7 (166.8456)	25 (154.7772)
2016-05-06	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	10 / 40 (671.3716)	5 (171.4172)	23 (159.9428)	21 (163.4516)	1 (176.5600)
2016-04-22	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	26 / 49 (655.8740)	16 (168.5600)	13 (168.0000)	45 (153.0856)	19 (166.2284)
2015-10-16	10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL	6 / 35 (670.1484)	18 (163.9312)	14 (165.6800)	3 (172.0000)	9 (168.5372)
2015-07-24	5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	12 / 47 (666.1944)	5 (171.9884)	31 (157.1200)	1 (177.7144)	25 (159.3716)
2015-06-26	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	8 / 33 (661.0740)	11 (166.8572)	11 (165.7028)	3 (170.2856)	24 (158.2284)
2015-05-01	Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Dwight, IL	7 / 40 (678.7656)	17 (167.4056)	11 (170.8344)	8 (170.2628)	9 (170.2628)
2014-10-17	9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL	2 / 42 (679.3600)	24 (162.8344)	1 (176.0000)	6 (169.7028)	7 (170.8228)
2014-06-13	Smoke on the Prairie Brimfield, IL	12 / 28 (660.4912)	16 (165.1544)	5 (170.2628)	15 (161.7028)	16 (163.3712)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#892 (313 pts)	#553 (628 pts)	#1052 (268 pts)	#1049 (263 pts)	#915 (328 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#559 (635 pts)	#473 (770 pts)	#706 (505 pts)	#816 (420 pts)	#632 (580 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#415 (892 pts)	#400 (942 pts)	#535 (752 pts)	#669 (617 pts)	#485 (832 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#927 (363 pts)	#720 (558 pts)	#749 (533 pts)	#1022 (358 pts)	#779 (488 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#592 (618 pts)	#728 (508 pts)	#835 (433 pts)	#410 (908 pts)	#864 (413 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#867 (385 pts)	#1579 (170 pts)	#777 (470 pts)	#1144 (285 pts)	#1163 (270 pts)