HONEYMAN BBQ CO
Rating
1498
peak 1550
Contests
21
in the data
First seen
2019-01-11
latest 2020-10-24
Best ToY finish
#198
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 21 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
660.08 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 665.25 (-5.17)
Walk rate
76%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.54
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.35 · weakest Brisket (164.43)
Road miles
6430
mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 868 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS has finished one call ahead of HONEYMAN BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SMOKIN DAN has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Lost Weekend Grill in 7 of their 10 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 37% across 3 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 156.5028 | 166.92 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 175.4400 | 149.0284 | 166.56 | top 45% |
| Pork | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.8116 | 167.35 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 177.1428 | 154.7656 | 164.43 | top 51% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 11 | 0 | top 36% |
| OK | 4 | 0 | top 93% |
| WY | 3 | 0 | top 60% |
| MT | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 64% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (14 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CO (11 of 21 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (21 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 665.25
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 675.3484 | 661.01 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 686.2288 | 667.38 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-24 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 54 / 58 (655.7824) | 43 (169.6800) | 58 (149.0284) | 20 (173.1084) | 48 (163.9656) |
| 2020-10-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 56 / 64 (657.5772) | 10 (175.4288) | 58 (157.0856) | 40 (170.2628) | 58 (154.8000) |
| 2020-10-03 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 Casper, WY | 33 / 41 (657.5540) | 40 (159.3828) | 7 (172.5600) | 19 (170.8456) | 38 (154.7656) |
| 2020-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 Casper, WY | 19 / 41 (675.3256) | 4 (176.0000) | 31 (162.8228) | 24 (168.5372) | 23 (167.9656) |
| 2020-09-19 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 54 / 56 (654.1716) | 52 (161.1200) | 19 (170.8344) | 50 (163.4172) | 53 (158.8000) |
| 2020-09-18 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 54 / 56 (651.2800) | 54 (156.5028) | 34 (167.9888) | 32 (169.6684) | 54 (157.1200) |
| 2020-09-05 | S.T.A.R Brews & Q Lake City, CO | 11 / 19 (675.3484) | 11 (168.5484) | 9 (169.1544) | 7 (170.8228) | 12 (166.8228) |
| 2019-10-18 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition Westminster, CO | 10 / 46 (677.0284) | 22 (166.8228) | 28 (162.8000) | 10 (170.2628) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2019-09-27 | BBQ In The Badlands Glendive, MT | 16 / 25 (642.2052) | 17 (157.7028) | 10 (163.9884) | 12 (163.9656) | 16 (156.5484) |
| 2019-09-20 | Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival Grand Lake, CO | 4 / 25 (686.2288) | 15 (164.5372) | 1 (174.2744) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (167.4172) |
| 2019-09-13 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 15 / 28 (652.4460) | 17 (163.9544) | 6 (167.4172) | 24 (150.8116) | 3 (170.2628) |
| 2019-09-06 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO | 3 / 28 (685.6344) | 2 (174.8572) | 5 (170.8344) | 2 (174.2744) | 9 (165.6684) |
| 2019-08-23 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 16 / 31 (671.9200) | 20 (166.2400) | 5 (175.4400) | 21 (161.7028) | 12 (168.5372) |
| 2019-08-09 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day Milliken, CO | 16 / 30 (659.2912) | 15 (167.9656) | 16 (166.8344) | 19 (162.2628) | 13 (162.2284) |
| 2019-08-02 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO | 16 / 54 (677.6000) | 9 (174.2744) | 18 (169.6800) | 27 (166.2400) | 20 (167.4056) |
| 2019-07-26 | Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge Gilroy, CA | 17 / 36 (662.8800) | 13 (168.6172) | 22 (165.7028) | 23 (161.1428) | 11 (167.4172) |
| 2019-06-21 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest Leadville, CO | 9 / 26 (656.4228) | 5 (169.1200) | 15 (157.0856) | 15 (159.3828) | 6 (170.8344) |
| 2019-06-14 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 22 / 55 (665.6344) | 31 (165.6684) | 31 (163.3944) | 2 (173.1544) | 26 (163.4172) |
| 2019-06-07 | Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO | 14 / 38 (670.7772) | 19 (165.6800) | 9 (173.7144) | 12 (168.5600) | 17 (162.8228) |
| 2019-04-26 | LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO | 21 / 40 (664.4684) | 27 (166.2972) | 25 (163.3828) | 6 (170.8456) | 19 (163.9428) |
| 2019-01-11 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 17 / 38 (670.7424) | 22 (166.8456) | 1 (173.7028) | 22 (165.1084) | 19 (165.0856) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #234 (504 pts) | #174 (699 pts) | #183 (624 pts) | #219 (569 pts) | #249 (479 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #198 (1323 pts) | #209 (1253 pts) | #113 (1653 pts) | #121 (1600 pts) | #139 (1508 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #273 (1161 pts) | #242 (1231 pts) | #355 (971 pts) | #194 (1381 pts) | #247 (1236 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #503 (755 pts) | #506 (780 pts) | #541 (745 pts) | #467 (835 pts) | #473 (855 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1660 (143 pts) | #1839 (128 pts) | #1683 (158 pts) | #1516 (193 pts) | #1698 (148 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #845 (398 pts) | #1089 (293 pts) | #858 (418 pts) | #1023 (333 pts) | #928 (373 pts) |