Hackers-n-Hogs

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

Power ranking

#2801

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1511

peak 1518 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-11-01

latest 2017-06-17

Best ToY finish

#1054

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

670.7884 / 720

Master · BBQ and Fly In on the River

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.37 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 653.75 (-1.37)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2972

Pork Ribs · Smokin' Summer Kick-off

Consistency

±12.05

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.26 · weakest Brisket (159.09)

Road miles

955

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

653.75 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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

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.

High-water mark

670.7884 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.7884 at BBQ and Fly In on the River — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-08-15

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.17 points below their pork, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 44%.

Brisket avg 159.09
Pork avg 166.26
1 calls in 9 entries

Pork nemesis

4 of 4 shared pork entries lost

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 4 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.67% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.67% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.8% of a perfect score
9 contests

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

EAST LENEXA BBQ

#2815 of the rated field

1510 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-06-25

⚔ Head-to-head

IT'S A LEAGUE GAME, SMOKEY

#2803 of the rated field

1511 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-05-04

⚔ Head-to-head

SATISFIED HOGS

#2802 of the rated field

1511 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

Level with Hackers-n-Hogs on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2016-05-27

⚔ Head-to-head

QUISINE

#2796 of the rated field

1511 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1527

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

42 BBQ

#2809 of the rated field

1510 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-05-29

⚔ Head-to-head

Uncle Redstone

#2800 of the rated field

1511 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1523

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 14% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2024-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	0	170.8344	151.3484	164.67	top 63%
Pork Ribs	9	4	1	174.2972	151.9544	163.73	top 49%
Pork	9	4	0	173.7028	161.0856	166.26	top 40%
Brisket	9	1	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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	7	top 53%
KS	1	top 60%
AR	1	top 56%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 47%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 60%
Large (40+)	3	top 48%

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.6 yrs 2013-11-01 → 2017-06-17

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 7 of 9 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.26 · weakest Brisket (159.09)

Walk rate 78% a top-10 call in 7 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 33% 3 of 9 contests

Master average 653.75 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 239 139–145 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 955 9 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi

Schedule strength 1558 average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs 2016-04-29 → 2017-06-17

Power rating 1511 peak 1518 · #2801 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Nov 1 First tracked contest Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff
Nov 1 First call Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff
Nov 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1828 Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff
2014
Aug 15 First overall top-10 BBQ and Fly In on the River
Aug 15 Career-best overall score670.7884 BBQ and Fly In on the River
2015
Jun 5 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2972 Smokin' Summer Kick-off
Jun 5 Peak power rating (1518) Smokin' Summer Kick-off
2017
Jun 17 Most recent contest Smoke Out in the Valley

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.1	BBQ and Fly In on the River	2014-08-15
+5.1	Smokin' Summer Kick-off	2015-06-05
+4	Burg Fest BBQ Contest	2014-09-26
+1.1	Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff	2013-11-01
+0.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-05-15

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.2	Smoke Out in the Valley	2017-06-17
-2.2	Racing for the BBQ	2014-07-25
-2	Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival	2014-09-05
-1.4	Smokin' in the Ville	2016-04-29

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	0%	top 81%	88.2%	88.2%
2016	1	0	100%	top 60%	90.4%	90.4%
2015	2	1	100%	top 52%	92.9%	91.4%
2014	4	2	75%	top 47%	93.2%	90.9%
2013	1	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
2017-06-17	Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO	17 / 21 (635.3028)	15 (167.3828)	18 (151.9544)	13 (169.1428)	21 (146.8228)
2016-04-29	Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS	18 / 30 (651.2340)	19 (162.8228)	10 (170.2628)	14 (161.6456)	23 (156.5028)
2015-06-05	Smokin' Summer Kick-off Branson, MO	8 / 17 (669.0972)	13 (166.8456)	2 (174.2972)	7 (166.2400)	12 (161.7144)
2015-05-15	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)
2014-09-26	Burg Fest BBQ Contest Warrensburg, MO	10 / 22 (659.3600)	7 (170.8344)	13 (162.8344)	10 (164.5484)	12 (161.1428)
2014-09-05	Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival 🏅 Butler, MO	27 / 43 (636.9944)	31 (158.8228)	34 (154.2288)	23 (161.0856)	16 (162.8572)
2014-08-15	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)
2014-07-25	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	33 / 54 (651.8856)	53 (151.3484)	32 (161.6800)	15 (168.0116)	5 (170.8456)
2013-11-01	Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff Harrison, AR	14 / 25 (662.1828)	13 (170.8228)	21 (156.5372)	4 (173.7028)	15 (161.1200)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#1054 (293 pts)	#1372 (218 pts)	#965 (368 pts)	#1073 (308 pts)	#817 (433 pts)