A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Rogue Hog BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Rogue Hog BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
LITTLEMAN' TEXAS BBQ
LITTLEMAN' TEXAS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 15 at the Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off (2014). They are ranked #4032 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Littleman Texas BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1504 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Oct 10, 2014
latest Jun 1, 2019 · 4.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
624.72 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 623.72 (+0.99)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 158.44 · weakest Pork (154.66)
Road miles
29
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
623.72 / 720
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1950 (70 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #1678 (145 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to LITTLEMAN' TEXAS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,025 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,054 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
They turned up 7 years after LITTLEMAN' TEXAS BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#4,029 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Level with LITTLEMAN' TEXAS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,047 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,014 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before LITTLEMAN' TEXAS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,027 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Q HAVEN BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE OUTLAW BBQ NY | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BACKYARD SMOKERS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Handsome Devil | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GREENWITCH QUE CO. | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Chicken Chokers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ACK-QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FOUR SMOKING GUYS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DOWN BELOW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1772 | 147.3944 | 154.93 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 171.4172 | 143.9660 | 155.69 | top 62% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 139.9656 | 154.66 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 142.2056 | 158.44 | 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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 74% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun BBQ Fest | 4 | 41 | 0 | top 76% | Jun 2, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CT
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
157
finished ahead 91 times, behind 232
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Career-best overall score642.7888 Sun BBQFest
- Most recent contest Sun BBQFest
20171 milestone
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1200 Sun BBQ Fest
20145 milestones
- First tracked contest Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off
- First call Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off
- First overall top-10 Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off
- Peak power rating (1504) Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.1 | Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off | Oct 10, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Sun BBQ Fest | Jun 11, 2016 |
| -6.5 | Sun BBQ Fest | Jun 13, 2015 |
| -4.8 | Sun BBQ Fest | Jun 2, 2018 |
| -1 | Sun BBQFest | Jun 1, 2019 |
| -0.5 | Sun BBQ Fest | Jun 3, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 47% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2019 | Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT | 40 / 61 (642.7888) | 33 (163.3944) | 31 (162.2744) | 51 (154.2744) | 30 (162.8456) |
| Jun 2, 2018 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 45 / 59 (626.7888) | 57 (147.3944) | 23 (165.7716) | 41 (157.1200) | 36 (156.5028) |
| Jun 3, 2017 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 44 / 73 (632.4344) | 57 (152.5600) | 62 (145.6344) | 41 (161.1200) | 9 (173.1200) |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 61 / 69 (599.2572) | 61 (151.3828) | 67 (143.9660) | 34 (161.7028) | 63 (142.2056) |
| Jun 13, 2015 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 41 / 52 (622.3088) | 25 (165.1772) | 49 (145.0972) | 40 (153.7488) | 27 (158.2856) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off Middletown, CT | 7 / 15 (618.7544) | 12 (149.6916) | 1 (171.4172) | 13 (139.9656) | 7 (157.6800) |