They almost always walk
78%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 7 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 78% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Hackers-n-Hogs
Hackers-n-Hogs is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 8th of 17 at the Smokin' Summer Kick-off (2015). They are ranked #2812 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
peak 1518 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Nov 1, 2013
latest Jun 17, 2017 · 3.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
33% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.37 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 653.75 (-1.37)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.05
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.26 · weakest Brisket (159.09)
Road miles
955
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
653.75 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #1054 (293 pts) | #1372 (218 pts) | #965 (368 pts) | #1073 (308 pts) | #817 (433 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Hackers-n-Hogs, each with one reason worth a look.
102 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,797 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1512
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Hackers-n-Hogs)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Hackers-n-Hogs has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,811 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1525
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,825 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1510
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,818 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1521
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,796 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1528
Level with Hackers-n-Hogs on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,802 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 151.3484 | 164.67 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 151.9544 | 163.73 | top 49% |
| Pork | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 161.0856 | 166.26 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 144.5828 | 159.09 | top 59% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 48% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
7 of 9 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
Opponents faced
239
finished ahead 139 times, behind 145
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Apr 29, 2016 → Jun 17, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke Out in the Valley
20152 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2972 Smokin' Summer Kick-off
- Peak power rating (1518) Smokin' Summer Kick-off
20142 milestones
- First overall top-10 BBQ and Fly In on the River
- Career-best overall score670.7884 BBQ and Fly In on the River
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff
- First call Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1828 Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.1 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Aug 15, 2014 |
| +5.1 | Smokin' Summer Kick-off | Jun 5, 2015 |
| +4 | Burg Fest BBQ Contest | Sep 26, 2014 |
| +1.1 | Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff | Nov 1, 2013 |
| +0.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 15, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.3 | Smoke Out in the Valley | Jun 17, 2017 |
| -2.2 | Racing for the BBQ | Jul 25, 2014 |
| -2 | Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival | Sep 5, 2014 |
| -1.4 | Smokin' in the Ville | Apr 29, 2016 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 92.9% | 91.4% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75% | top 47% | 93.2% | 90.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 92% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2017 | Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO | 17 / 21 (635.3028) | 15 (167.3828) | 18 (151.9544) | 13 (169.1428) | 21 (146.8228) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS | 18 / 30 (651.2340) | 19 (162.8228) | 10 (170.2628) | 14 (161.6456) | 23 (156.5028) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Smokin' Summer Kick-off Branson, MO | 8 / 17 (669.0972) | 13 (166.8456) | 2 (174.2972) | 7 (166.2400) | 12 (161.7144) |
| May 15, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO | 17 / 30 (646.8684) | 12 (169.1428) | 6 (170.2972) | 10 (162.8456) | 27 (144.5828) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Burg Fest BBQ Contest Warrensburg, MO | 10 / 22 (659.3600) | 7 (170.8344) | 13 (162.8344) | 10 (164.5484) | 12 (161.1428) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival 🏅 Butler, MO | 27 / 43 (636.9944) | 31 (158.8228) | 34 (154.2288) | 23 (161.0856) | 16 (162.8572) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 10 / 51 (670.7884) | 30 (163.9772) | 4 (171.4628) | 19 (169.1200) | 16 (166.2284) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 33 / 54 (651.8856) | 53 (151.3484) | 32 (161.6800) | 15 (168.0116) | 5 (170.8456) |
| Nov 1, 2013 | Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff Harrison, AR | 14 / 25 (662.1828) | 13 (170.8228) | 21 (156.5372) | 4 (173.7028) | 15 (161.1200) |