Barking Hogs BBQ

Barking Hogs BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 14th of 21 at the Meat Inferno (2025). They are ranked #3646 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,646

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1490

peak 1490 · rated over 21 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 23, 2014

latest Aug 21, 2026 · 12.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#580

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 24 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

678.7540 / 720

Master · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

671.56 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 654.94 (+16.62)

Walk rate

21%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8456

Pork Ribs · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

Consistency

±14.95

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.81)

Road miles

994

across 24 mapped stops · furthest 486 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Purse competed for

$352K

listed at 20 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 17 state-championship entries

Master avg

654.94 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

678.7540 career-best overall

94.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.7540 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 94.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 5, 2025

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TORNADO BBQ has finished one call ahead of Barking Hogs BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

15–2 behind in the head-to-head

KC Meat Sweats ahead in 88% of their meetings

KC Meat Sweats has come out ahead in 15 of their 17 shared contests.

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of All Fired Up in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

2.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Dickson County Smoke Fest (Oct 28, 2016).

last seen Aug 22, 2014
back Oct 28, 2016

Pork nemesis

14 of 16 shared pork entries lost

LOVE 2 Q ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LOVE 2 Q has out-cooked them in 14 of 16 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Kings of Smoke has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A June team

Top 46% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 46% across 6 contests, versus top 64% the rest of the year.

6 June contests
top 64% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.03% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.03% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.0% of a perfect score
24 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 48th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#680 (178 pts)	#766 (178 pts)	#804 (178 pts)	#718 (178 pts)	#721 (178 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#580 (281 pts)	#598 (311 pts)	#675 (276 pts)	#637 (261 pts)	#493 (401 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#754 (180 pts)	#806 (180 pts)	#852 (180 pts)	#717 (225 pts)	#551 (350 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#938 (120 pts)	#1011 (120 pts)	#1118 (120 pts)	#989 (120 pts)	#959 (130 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#945 (135 pts)	#844 (195 pts)	#1022 (145 pts)	#1046 (120 pts)	#837 (180 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#917 (120 pts)	#978 (120 pts)	#1023 (120 pts)	#960 (120 pts)	#892 (140 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#1844 (90 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Barking Hogs BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BALD BEAUTIES BBQ

#3,659 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1490

5–3 in 8 shared contests (63% to Barking Hogs BBQ)

These two have cooked 8 of the same contests — Barking Hogs BBQ ahead 5–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Slow & Easy

#3,661 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1516

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Barking Hogs BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than Barking Hogs BBQ has cooked, 11 to 24, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

Three Legged Pig

#3,657 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Barking Hogs BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Barking Hogs BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

PORK FLOYD

#3,666 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1502

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Barking Hogs BBQ)

Level with Barking Hogs BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

Blind Butt Limitless

#3,663 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Barking Hogs BBQ)

They turned up 9 years after Barking Hogs BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke Me Tender

#3,647 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Barking Hogs BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Barking Hogs BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
KC Meat Sweats	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
Barking Dog BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
MAD MUTT'S BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Damn Fine Beef & Swine	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Dr. Squealgood BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Genuswine Brisket Authority	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Beaver BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Shark Q	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	2	173.7144	152	162.97	top 64%
Pork Ribs	22	1	174.8456	141.6572	161.81	top 66%
Pork	22	1	173.1200	156.5256	165.51	top 59%
Brisket	22	2	174.2972	146.8000	164.65	top 50%

“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 74%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 75%
Large (40+)	17	top 61%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	17	top 60%
TN	3	top 73%
MO	1	top 95%
AR	1	top 74%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	5	48	top 45%	Jun 26, 2026
Smoke on the Bricks	3	33	top 70%	Aug 7, 2026
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	194	top 60%	Nov 5, 2025
Smoke on the Trails	2	34	top 75%	Sep 11, 2020

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 5 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 19 of 24 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 14 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,075 finished ahead 1,023 times, behind 1,338

Longest layoff 2.2 yrs Aug 22, 2014 → Oct 28, 2016

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

20262 milestones

Jun 26 Peak power rating (1495) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Aug 21 Most recent contest Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES)

20252 milestones

Nov 5 Career-best overall score678.7540 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Nov 5 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8456 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

20221 milestone

Sep 9 10th tracked contest 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails

20162 milestones

Oct 28 First call Dickson County Smoke Fest
Oct 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.4684 Dickson County Smoke Fest

20141 milestone

May 23 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.1	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 26, 2026
+7.6	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 21, 2024
+5.7	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 23, 2023
+4.6	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Nov 5, 2025
+4.4	Dickson County Smoke Fest	Oct 28, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 23, 2014
-6.6	Smoke on the Trails	Sep 11, 2020
-5.7	Music City BBQ Festival	Aug 22, 2014
-4.3	Smoke on the Bricks	Aug 7, 2026
-4.1	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 25, 2021

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)
2026	3	0%	top 67%	92.8%	92%
2025	5	20%	top 58%	94.3%	93%
2024	4	25%	top 58%	92.3%	91.7%
2023	2	0%	top 57%	91.4%	90.5%
2022	2	50%	top 56%	91.6%	90.9%
2021	2	0%	top 63%	92.2%	89.8%
2020	1	0%	top 85%	87.1%	87.1%
2019	1	0%	top 64%	87.7%	87.7%
2017	1	100%	top 74%	89.7%	89.7%
2016	1	100%	top 48%	93.4%	93.4%
2014	2	0%	top 86%	89.2%	88.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 21, 2026	Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Weston, MO	41 / 43 (654.7088)	43 (154.8116)	31 (169.1200)	39 (164.5372)	30 (166.2400)
Aug 7, 2026	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	39 / 52 (663.3140)	47 (155.9884)	36 (168.5256)	26 (170.2628)	32 (168.5372)
Jun 26, 2026	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	48 / 157 (668.5144)	83 (163.9772)	77 (165.1544)	28 (173.1200)	59 (166.2628)
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	194 / 401 (678.7540)	112 (173.7144)	72 (174.8456)	293 (165.0856)	254 (165.1084)
Oct 3, 2025	Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS	14 / 21 (673.0516)	9 (169.7144)	15 (166.2400)	18 (162.8228)	5 (174.2744)
Aug 8, 2025	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	33 / 53 (674.1712)	29 (172)	38 (166.8228)	42 (165.6684)	29 (169.6800)
Jun 27, 2025	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	89 / 159 (652.5028)	148 (152)	124 (157.0972)	48 (169.7028)	15 (173.7028)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	316 / 444 (659.3140)	278 (166.8228)	373 (160.5256)	281 (165.7028)	244 (166.2628)
Aug 9, 2024	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	33 / 46 (657.0056)	41 (154.8228)	39 (157.0628)	16 (173.1200)	12 (172)
Jun 21, 2024	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	56 / 172 (664.5256)	98 (161.1428)	111 (159.3828)	42 (169.7028)	7 (174.2972)
Sep 9, 2023	7th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	29 / 38 (645.5200)	25 (168.5372)	36 (151.9200)	28 (162.8000)	23 (162.2628)
Jun 23, 2023	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	63 / 167 (658.1600)	117 (159.3828)	42 (169.7144)	113 (161.0972)	38 (167.9656)
Sep 9, 2022	6th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	22 / 37 (659.3028)	10 (173.1200)	20 (166.2744)	32 (159.4056)	26 (160.5028)
Jun 24, 2022	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	85 / 164 (649.7600)	51 (166.8800)	134 (153.7144)	130 (156.5256)	13 (172.6400)
Sep 10, 2021	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	30 / 53 (663.8400)	37 (158.8116)	33 (163.9428)	27 (170.8228)	21 (170.2628)
Jun 25, 2021	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	100 / 145 (629.0400)	94 (159.9656)	139 (141.6572)	89 (160)	35 (167.4172)
Sep 11, 2020	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	41 / 48 (627.2916)	39 (158.2744)	39 (154.8116)	38 (161.0856)	40 (153.1200)
Sep 27, 2019	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	34 / 53 (631.2800)	33 (158.8344)	32 (159.9428)	19 (165.7028)	44 (146.8000)
Sep 29, 2017	Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash Bryant, AR	14 / 19 (645.5540)	13 (161.0856)	14 (159.9656)	4 (170.2628)	15 (154.2400)
Oct 28, 2016	Dickson County Smoke Fest Dickson, TN	19 / 40 (672.4684)	20 (168.5372)	10 (174.2972)	15 (170.8456)	33 (158.7884)
Aug 22, 2014	Music City BBQ Festival Nashville, TN	31 / 41 (642.1148)	30 (162.8116)	18 (167.3944)	26 (163.9772)	35 (147.9316)
May 23, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN	29 / 30 (638.3084)	24 (164.0112)	30 (151.4172)	27 (158.8684)	19 (164.0116)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Barking Hogs BBQ

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 (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

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 — 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)