HONEYMAN BBQ

HONEYMAN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 49 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 28 at the Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge (2019). They are ranked #1603 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,603

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1558

peak 1602 · rated over 49 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 5, 2015

latest Oct 24, 2020 · 5.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#198

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

16% of 49 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

686.2288 / 720

Master · Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

660.08 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 658.69 (+1.40)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival

Consistency

±17.05

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.45 · weakest Brisket (163.27)

Road miles

12,849

across 49 mapped stops · furthest 885 mi

Schedule strength

70%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)

Purse competed for

$218K

listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 21 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.69 / 720

49 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival (Sep 20, 2019).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 34 of 49 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 49 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.2288 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.2288 at Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 20, 2019

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ has finished one call ahead of HONEYMAN BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 14 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 40%.

14 contests
4 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 40%

A tough matchup

40–5 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 40 of their 45 shared contests.

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A strong matchup

10–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ in 10 of their 14 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

34 of 45 shared chicken entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 76% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 34 of 45 shared chicken entries.

Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 30 at their very first tracked contest, Boats, Bands & BBQ (Jun 5, 2015).

Jun 5, 2015
30-team field

Going the wrong way

-44 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 44 points across 7 contests since Sep 5, 2020 — from 1601 down to 1558.

7 contests since Sep 5, 2020
now 1558

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WILD HOGS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 37% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 37% across 7 contests, versus top 55% the rest of the year.

7 June contests
top 55% the rest of the year

The long haul

12,849 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 12,849 miles across 49 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 885 miles to Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge.

49 mapped stops
furthest 885 mi

The metronome

±2.37% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.37% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.5% of a perfect score
49 contests

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
2020 ↗	Master	#234 (504 pts)	#174 (699 pts)	#183 (624 pts)	#219 (569 pts)	#249 (479 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#198 (1,323 pts)	#209 (1,253 pts)	#113 (1,653 pts)	#120 (1,600 pts)	#139 (1,508 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#273 (1,161 pts)	#242 (1,231 pts)	#355 (971 pts)	#194 (1,381 pts)	#247 (1,236 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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ

#1,597 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 94
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1621

11–13 in 24 shared contests (46% to HONEYMAN BBQ)

These two have cooked 24 of the same contests — ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ ahead 13–11 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 94 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2026

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SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q

#1,617 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1557

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to HONEYMAN BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jan 11, 2019

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Chokin "N" tha Smoke

#1,610 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1591

Careers of much the same size, 56 contests to 49, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 56 contests
last seen May 16, 2025

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OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO

#1,604 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1562

41 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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TRANQUIL CARNIVORES

#1,608 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1582

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

rated over 34 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2026

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WANNA B'S

#1,607 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1565

Fewer contests behind them than HONEYMAN BBQ has cooked, 19 to 49, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Apr 5, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	45	5	40	11%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	32	2	30	6%	⚔ compare
UNCLE J'S	29	12	17	41%	⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	29	6	23	21%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	27	17	10	63%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	26	16	10	62%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	26	13	13	50%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	24	11	13	46%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	24	7	17	29%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	23	11	12	48%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	22	6	16	27%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare
THE CELTIC PIG	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
BURNTOUT BBQ CO	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	49	9	0	2	177.7028	146.2284	165.45	top 57%
Pork Ribs	49	14	2	3	175.4400	143.3488	164.28	top 53%
Pork	47	16	1	4	180 🔥	149.6912	165.43	top 50%
Brisket	49	13	0	3	177.1428	147.3600	163.27	top 52%

“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)	2	top 51%
Medium (20–39)	28	top 50%
Large (40+)	19	top 63%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CO	30	top 48%
OK	6	top 82%
WY	6	top 63%
SD	3	top 56%
MT	1	top 64%
CA	1	top 47%
UT	1	top 33%
KS	1	top 79%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ	3	13	top 56%	Aug 23, 2019
San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	3	16	top 48%	Aug 2, 2019
LuLu's Brew & Que	3	11	top 52%	Apr 26, 2019
Smoke & Soul Fest	2	8	top 49%	Sep 13, 2019
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2	3	top 29%	Sep 6, 2019
Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest	2	4	top 24%	Jun 21, 2019
Buskers, Brews & BBQ	2	14	top 45%	Jun 7, 2019
National Western BBQ Throwdown	2	17	top 48%	Jan 11, 2019
Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest	2	30	top 80%	Jul 21, 2017
Boats, Bands, & BBQ	2	12	top 48%	May 19, 2017
Griller's Cup	2	19	top 77%	Jul 15, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 14 contests

Contests a season 8.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 30 of 49 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 35 11 of them more than once

Opponents faced 562 finished ahead 793 times, behind 1,015

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

20201 milestone

Oct 24 Most recent contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2

20196 milestones

Jan 11 First category win (Pork Ribs) National Western BBQ Throwdown
Sep 6 First overall podium Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
Sep 20 First multi-meat day Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival
Sep 20 First perfect 180 (Pork) Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival
Sep 20 Career-best overall score686.2288 Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival
Oct 18 Peak power rating (1602) Meat Scream BBQ Competition

20181 milestone

Aug 3 25th tracked contest San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ

20171 milestone

Jun 9 10th tracked contest Buskers, Brews & BBQ

20154 milestones

Jun 5 First tracked contest Boats, Bands & BBQ
Jun 5 First call Boats, Bands & BBQ
Jun 5 First overall top-10 Boats, Bands & BBQ
Jun 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6340 Boats, Bands & BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest	Jun 22, 2018
+12.9	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	Sep 6, 2019
+12.6	Boats, Bands & BBQ	Jun 5, 2015
+11.1	Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival	Sep 20, 2019
+9.4	Boats, Bands, & BBQ	May 19, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1	Sep 18, 2020
-11	The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2	Sep 19, 2020
-10.6	Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest	Jul 22, 2016
-9.9	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2	Oct 24, 2020
-9.4	Smokin' Brew BBQ	Sep 5, 2015

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)
2020	7	0	0	57%	top 80%	93.8%	91.8%
2019	14	4	3	86%	top 40%	95.3%	92.7%
2018	12	2	0	83%	top 45%	93.8%	92.6%
2017	8	1	0	75%	top 58%	93.2%	91.1%
2016	4	0	0	25%	top 83%	90%	87.1%
2015	4	1	0	25%	top 60%	93%	88.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 24, 2020	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	54 / 58 (655.7824)	43 (169.6800)	58 (149.0284)	—	48 (163.9656)
Oct 23, 2020	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	56 / 64 (657.5772)	10 (175.4288)	58 (157.0856)	—	58 (154.8000)
Oct 3, 2020	Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 🏅 Casper, WY	33 / 41 (657.5540)	40 (159.3828)	7 (172.5600)	19 (170.8456)	38 (154.7656)
Oct 2, 2020	Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY	19 / 41 (675.3256)	4 (176)	31 (162.8228)	24 (168.5372)	23 (167.9656)
Sep 19, 2020	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)
Sep 18, 2020	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)
Sep 5, 2020	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)
Oct 18, 2019	Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO	10 / 46 (677.0284)	22 (166.8228)	28 (162.8000)	10 (170.2628)	2 (177.1428)
Sep 27, 2019	BBQ In The Badlands 🏅 Glendive, MT	16 / 25 (642.2052)	17 (157.7028)	10 (163.9884)	12 (163.9656)	16 (156.5484)
Sep 20, 2019	Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Grand Lake, CO	4 / 25 (686.2288)	15 (164.5372)	1 (174.2744)	1 (180)	7 (167.4172)
Sep 13, 2019	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	15 / 28 (652.4460)	17 (163.9544)	6 (167.4172)	24 (150.8116)	3 (170.2628)
Sep 6, 2019	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge 🏅 Grand Jct, CO	3 / 28 (685.6344)	2 (174.8572)	5 (170.8344)	2 (174.2744)	9 (165.6684)
Aug 23, 2019	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ 🏅 Hill City, SD	16 / 31 (671.9200)	20 (166.2400)	5 (175.4400)	21 (161.7028)	12 (168.5372)
Aug 9, 2019	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	16 / 30 (659.2912)	15 (167.9656)	16 (166.8344)	19 (162.2628)	13 (162.2284)
Aug 2, 2019	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)
Jul 26, 2019	Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge 🏅 Gilroy, CA	17 / 36 (662.8800)	13 (168.6172)	22 (165.7028)	23 (161.1428)	11 (167.4172)
Jun 21, 2019	Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest 🏅 Leadville, CO	9 / 26 (656.4228)	5 (169.1200)	15 (157.0856)	15 (159.3828)	6 (170.8344)
Jun 14, 2019	26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	22 / 55 (665.6344)	31 (165.6684)	31 (163.3944)	2 (173.1544)	26 (163.4172)
Jun 7, 2019	Buskers, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Aurora, CO	14 / 38 (670.7772)	19 (165.6800)	9 (173.7144)	12 (168.5600)	17 (162.8228)
Apr 26, 2019	LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO	21 / 40 (664.4684)	27 (166.2972)	25 (163.3828)	6 (170.8456)	19 (163.9428)
Jan 11, 2019	National Western BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Denver, CO	17 / 38 (670.7424)	22 (166.8456)	1 (173.7028)	22 (165.1084)	19 (165.0856)
Oct 19, 2018	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO	15 / 48 (666.7656)	18 (167.9772)	10 (168.5484)	11 (173.1316)	30 (157.1084)
Sep 7, 2018	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO	15 / 32 (665.0052)	19 (165.6684)	20 (161.6800)	9 (168.5484)	7 (169.1084)
Aug 24, 2018	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	13 / 27 (669.0512)	14 (167.4056)	10 (170.2972)	20 (165.1200)	13 (166.2284)
Aug 3, 2018	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	17 / 41 (670.1712)	27 (165.6684)	17 (168.5600)	7 (173.7028)	25 (162.2400)
Jul 27, 2018	BBBrew For Hope Fort Collins, CO	14 / 35 (669.5540)	12 (169.1084)	19 (165.0972)	8 (170.2628)	15 (165.0856)
Jul 13, 2018	Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition Draper, UT	7 / 21 (670.2288)	2 (177.7028)	18 (155.9544)	16 (164)	3 (172.5716)
Jun 22, 2018	2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest Leadville, CO	4 / 31 (674.2288)	6 (170.8228)	18 (159.9660)	2 (174.3200)	5 (169.1200)
May 26, 2018	CSU BBQ Showdown Estes Park, CO	12 / 20 (663.3372)	12 (167.4400)	17 (160.5372)	5 (171.4172)	13 (163.9428)
Apr 28, 2018	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	24 / 40 (649.5772)	13 (169.6800)	24 (162.2400)	26 (161.1200)	31 (156.5372)
Mar 24, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK	50 / 79 (675.2452)	67 (165.0856)	56 (167.3712)	10 (175.4056)	45 (167.3828)
Mar 23, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK	47 / 84 (669.6340)	75 (157.0856)	14 (173.7028)	44 (168.5828)	28 (170.2628)
Jan 5, 2018	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	20 / 39 (659.2920)	15 (167.9888)	24 (160.5144)	26 (158.8116)	7 (171.9772)
Oct 20, 2017	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	37 / 47 (649.0056)	28 (167.4172)	40 (157.6456)	29 (165.1200)	39 (158.8228)
Sep 29, 2017	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	11 / 25 (664.4572)	7 (173.7028)	18 (162.2628)	5 (169.6916)	14 (158.8000)
Sep 22, 2017	Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY	8 / 18 (659.3600)	14 (161.1200)	7 (165.7144)	7 (167.4172)	7 (165.1084)
Aug 25, 2017	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	18 / 26 (658.7316)	18 (165.1084)	21 (161.6800)	19 (161.0972)	6 (170.8460)
Aug 4, 2017	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	32 / 44 (646.1944)	34 (159.4400)	41 (153.6572)	8 (171.4172)	26 (161.6800)
Jul 21, 2017	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	30 / 46 (648.4572)	23 (167.4288)	28 (162.2516)	42 (155.4056)	25 (163.3712)
Jun 9, 2017	Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO	14 / 26 (651.9432)	9 (170.8916)	8 (167.9888)	23 (151.9772)	11 (161.0856)
May 19, 2017	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	12 / 36 (670.8004)	14 (167.4400)	14 (166.8344)	18 (166.8344)	10 (169.6916)
Jul 22, 2016	Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	33 / 35 (618.1024)	34 (151.3712)	24 (161.6800)	33 (149.6912)	30 (155.3600)
Jul 15, 2016	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	24 / 27 (632.9712)	23 (158.8228)	16 (165.7028)	24 (153.6228)	23 (154.8228)
Jun 10, 2016	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	19 / 30 (647.9088)	25 (155.3944)	15 (163.9772)	9 (169.1544)	20 (159.3828)
Apr 15, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO	24 / 28 (610.1488)	21 (160.5828)	28 (143.3488)	25 (151.3944)	22 (154.8228)
Sep 5, 2015	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	42 / 49 (610.0796)	47 (146.2284)	31 (159.3712)	36 (157.1200)	43 (147.3600)
Jul 31, 2015	SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili Alamosa, CO	21 / 29 (630.6512)	18 (165.1312)	25 (153.0628)	20 (162.2400)	23 (150.2172)
Jul 17, 2015	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	19 / 29 (634.7204)	18 (162.8572)	21 (158.8344)	17 (159.9428)	22 (153.0860)
Jun 5, 2015	Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO	5 / 30 (669.6340)	28 (157.0972)	3 (173.7028)	16 (167.4284)	5 (171.4056)

HONEYMAN BBQ

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 (15 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Announced themselves early

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

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)