A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
HALLIGAN'S HOOLIGANS
HALLIGAN'S HOOLIGANS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 16th of 28 at the Recovery Fest 2013 (2013). They finished #1584 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 6, 2013
latest Sep 11, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.86
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.53 · weakest Brisket (147.95)
Road miles
73
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Master avg
603.82 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1584 (139 pts) | #1467 (184 pts) | #1919 (114 pts) | #1773 (124 pts) | #1640 (144 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 132.4800 | 149.52 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5944 | 142.8116 | 149.82 | top 69% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 151.9200 | 156.53 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1088 | 142.8000 | 147.95 | top 74% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
85
finished ahead 35 times, behind 96
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score622.7320 11th Annual Recovery Fest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.1544 11th Annual Recovery Fest
- Most recent contest 11th Annual Recovery Fest
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Recovery Fest 2013
- First call Recovery Fest 2013
- Peak power rating (1498) Recovery Fest 2013
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | 10th Annual Recovery Fest | Sep 5, 2014 |
| -8.2 | 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition | Apr 17, 2015 |
| -1.7 | 11th Annual Recovery Fest | Sep 11, 2015 |
| -1.6 | Recovery Fest 2013 | Sep 6, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 86.5% | 85.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 81% | 81.5% | 81.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2015 | 11th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA | 20 / 29 (622.7320) | 11 (165.1544) | 25 (150.2288) | 23 (154.2400) | 19 (153.1088) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA | 38 / 46 (604.9028) | 28 (159.9656) | 43 (145.6460) | 37 (151.9200) | 39 (147.3712) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | 10th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA | 26 / 32 (586.6632) | 31 (132.4800) | 26 (142.8116) | 7 (162.8456) | 23 (148.5260) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Recovery Fest 2013 Richmond, VA | 16 / 28 (600.9944) | 26 (140.4912) | 4 (160.5944) | 8 (157.1088) | 21 (142.8000) |