HATFIELD AND MCCOY BARBECUE

HATFIELD AND MCCOY BARBECUE is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 42 at the 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1117 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,117

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1593

peak 1621 · rated over 25 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 13, 2014

latest Oct 11, 2019 · 5.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#415

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

40% of 25 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

177.7144

Pork · 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown

Consistency

±13.14

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.54 · weakest Pork (164.34)

Road miles

3,251

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 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

663.85 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

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
Jun 16, 2017

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 win
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 Oct 12, 2018 — from 1621 down to 1593.

5 contests since Oct 12, 2018
now 1593

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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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to HATFIELD AND MCCOY BARBECUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

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#1,114 of the rated field

1593 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1597

Careers of much the same size, 27 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2022

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Chester's Twisted Que

#1,115 of the rated field

1593 power rating

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

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jul 31, 2026

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Bucked Up BBQ

#1,112 of the rated field

1594 power rating

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

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

rated over 16 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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PERFECTLY BLENDED

#1,113 of the rated field

1594 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1644

They turned up 5 years after HATFIELD AND MCCOY BARBECUE did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 43 contests
last seen May 5, 2022

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Smokin Brothers Pro Team

#1,116 of the rated field

1593 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1593

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

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Char-Cole Grillers

#1,111 of the rated field

1594 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1597

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 Jul 17, 2026

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Route 66 Smoke Out	5	7	top 30%	May 3, 2019
CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	3	5	top 25%	Oct 12, 2018
Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown	2	6	top 32%	Jul 19, 2019
Grill Games	2	11	top 34%	Aug 24, 2018
CCS Fest	2	5	top 40%	Apr 6, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	18	top 74%	Jul 14, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 6 contests

Contests a season 4.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 17 of 25 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 15 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 418 finished ahead 622 times, behind 362

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

20192 milestones

Oct 11 25th tracked contest Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ)
Oct 11 Most recent contest Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ)

20181 milestone

Oct 12 Peak power rating (1621) CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

20171 milestone

Jun 16 Career-best overall score684.4800 Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL)

20161 milestone

Oct 14 10th tracked contest CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

20151 milestone

Jul 24 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown

20147 milestones

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

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	Oct 17, 2014
+13.1	CCS Fest	Apr 7, 2017
+11.8	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	Oct 12, 2018
+11.4	Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL)	Jun 16, 2017
+10.8	Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	May 1, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-17	Up In Smoke on the Square	May 31, 2019
-7.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 15, 2016
-6.3	CCS Fest	Apr 6, 2018
-6.3	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown	Jul 19, 2019
-5.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 14, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
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
Oct 11, 2019	Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ) 🏅 Arthur, IL	27 / 43 (661.0284)	3 (175.4172)	32 (158.2744)	34 (159.9540)	22 (167.3828)
Jul 19, 2019	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Peoria, IL	20 / 40 (666.1828)	8 (169.7144)	27 (161.6916)	20 (165.6684)	13 (169.1084)
May 31, 2019	Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL	34 / 36 (629.4968)	18 (167.4056)	33 (154.2172)	34 (153.6228)	34 (154.2512)
May 3, 2019	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	15 / 33 (654.6624)	9 (171.4172)	19 (163.3712)	25 (161.6456)	22 (158.2284)
Oct 12, 2018	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)
Aug 24, 2018	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	17 / 42 (656.9944)	18 (167.3828)	10 (167.4172)	21 (162.2400)	23 (159.9544)
Jul 20, 2018	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	6 / 43 (683.3372)	3 (175.4172)	21 (165.0972)	17 (169.1200)	5 (173.7028)
May 4, 2018	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	14 / 38 (669.6112)	7 (174.8456)	15 (166.2400)	22 (164.5828)	23 (163.9428)
Apr 6, 2018	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	34 / 49 (647.2912)	17 (168.5600)	47 (149.0628)	23 (163.4056)	23 (166.2628)
Oct 13, 2017	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)
Aug 25, 2017	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	11 / 39 (653.6460)	2 (173.7488)	7 (167.4172)	33 (149.6916)	15 (162.7884)
Jul 14, 2017	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)
Jun 16, 2017	Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Kewanee, IL	3 / 26 (684.4800)	13 (167.3828)	6 (170.8572)	10 (169.6800)	3 (176.5600)
May 5, 2017	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	8 / 29 (667.9084)	4 (174.2856)	16 (163.9656)	10 (169.1200)	17 (160.5372)
Apr 7, 2017	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	5 / 45 (678.1940)	13 (170.2628)	7 (170.8456)	8 (170.2628)	12 (166.8228)
Oct 14, 2016	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)
Jul 15, 2016	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)
May 6, 2016	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	10 / 40 (671.3716)	5 (171.4172)	23 (159.9428)	21 (163.4516)	1 (176.5600)
Apr 22, 2016	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	26 / 49 (655.8740)	16 (168.5600)	13 (168)	45 (153.0856)	19 (166.2284)
Oct 16, 2015	10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL	6 / 35 (670.1484)	18 (163.9312)	14 (165.6800)	3 (172)	9 (168.5372)
Jul 24, 2015	5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	12 / 47 (666.1944)	5 (171.9884)	31 (157.1200)	1 (177.7144)	25 (159.3716)
Jun 26, 2015	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	8 / 33 (661.0740)	11 (166.8572)	11 (165.7028)	3 (170.2856)	24 (158.2284)
May 1, 2015	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)
Oct 17, 2014	9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL	2 / 42 (679.3600)	24 (162.8344)	1 (176)	6 (169.7028)	7 (170.8228)
Jun 13, 2014	Smoke on the Prairie Brimfield, IL	12 / 28 (660.4912)	16 (165.1544)	5 (170.2628)	15 (161.7028)	16 (163.3712)

HATFIELD AND MCCOY BARBECUE

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)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

The weak link

A strong matchup

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

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

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)