Broken Hinge BBQ

Broken Hinge BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 9th of 17 at the Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue (2018). They are ranked #4493 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,493

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1473

peak 1473 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 25, 2014

latest Jul 16, 2021 · 7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1496

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

667.3260 / 720

Master · Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown)

Perfect 180s

Current form

636.64

last 5 Master vs avg 636.35 (+0.28)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2972

Brisket · Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown)

Consistency

±18.84

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.82 · weakest Brisket (155.54)

Road miles

281

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 42 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

636.35 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

667.3260 career-best overall

92.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.3260 at Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) — 92.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 22, 2016

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.27 points below their pork, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 155.54
Pork avg 160.82
1 call in 8 entries

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 (Jul 16, 2021).

last seen Jun 7, 2019
back Jul 16, 2021

Pork nemesis

5 of 8 shared pork entries lost

SAUCED N SMOKED ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SAUCED N SMOKED has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SAUCED N SMOKED has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1540 (55 pts)	#1202 (80 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1539 (55 pts)	#1574 (50 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1920 (65 pts)	#1796 (100 pts)	#1930 (75 pts)	#1817 (95 pts)	#1973 (65 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1496 (127 pts)	#1413 (167 pts)	#1431 (167 pts)	#1819 (102 pts)	#1802 (102 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1552 (159 pts)	#1409 (204 pts)	#1629 (159 pts)	#1370 (214 pts)	#1516 (179 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1719 (130 pts)	#2097 (105 pts)	#2081 (110 pts)	#2271 (70 pts)	#1406 (210 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

BIRDMAN'S BBQ

#4,489 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Broken Hinge BBQ)

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Mar 15, 2024

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RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT

#4,504 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1473

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Broken Hinge BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 20, 2018

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SASSY'S BBQ

#4,509 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1473

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 12, 2023

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SMOKEY B'S

#4,499 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1473

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019

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CHEMICALLY ENHANCED BBQ

#4,486 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2019

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Dusty Rusty's BBQ

#4,477 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1473

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 Jul 26, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SAUCED N SMOKED	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
Outsiders BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
QUAU	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	170.8228	147.9312	160.39	top 64%
Pork Ribs	8	1	167.4172	150.2744	159.60	top 59%
Pork	8	0	166.8228	153.6800	160.82	top 63%
Brisket	8	1	174.2972	140.5600	155.54	top 66%

“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 53%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 70%
Large (40+)	3	top 72%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue	2	9	0	top 60%	Jun 8, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 168 finished ahead 86 times, behind 196

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Jun 7, 2019 → Jul 16, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Jul 16 Most recent contest Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1

20182 milestones

Jun 8 First overall top-10 Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue
Jun 8 Peak power rating (1496) Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue

20164 milestones

Jul 22 First call Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown)
Jul 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3260 Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown)
Jul 22 Career-best overall score667.3260 Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown)
Jul 22 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2972 Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown)

20141 milestone

Jul 25 First tracked contest Morton BBQ Throwdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.4	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown)	Jul 22, 2016
+2.6	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 21, 2017
+2.1	Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue	Jun 8, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1	Jul 16, 2021
-11.1	Blues,Brews & Barbecue	Jun 7, 2019
-9.8	Morton BBQ Throwdown	Jul 25, 2014
-7.3	5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown	Jul 24, 2015
-1.3	Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue	Jun 9, 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0%	top 96%	85.7%	85.7%
2019	1	0	0%	top 88%	86.2%	86.2%
2018	1	1	100%	top 53%	91.2%	91.2%
2017	2	0	50%	top 58%	90.8%	89.5%
2016	1	0	100%	top 30%	92.7%	92.7%
2015	1	0	0%	top 81%	86.6%	86.6%
2014	1	0	0%	top 85%	85.7%	85.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 16, 2021	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL	24 / 25 (616.9716)	19 (165.6916)	23 (153.6456)	24 (157.0744)	25 (140.5600)
Jun 7, 2019	Blues,Brews & Barbecue 🏅 Beardstown, IL	22 / 25 (620.2856)	15 (162.8000)	20 (155.3600)	16 (159.3828)	22 (142.7428)
Jun 8, 2018	Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL	9 / 17 (656.4456)	5 (170.8228)	5 (166.8456)	13 (160.5028)	13 (158.2744)
Jul 21, 2017	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	24 / 48 (635.8744)	38 (153.6688)	27 (157.0972)	16 (162.8456)	16 (162.2628)
Jun 9, 2017	Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL	16 / 24 (653.6000)	8 (168.5600)	15 (161.0972)	13 (166.8228)	20 (157.1200)
Jul 22, 2016	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) Peoria, IL	11 / 37 (667.3260)	16 (165.1316)	15 (165.0972)	23 (162.8000)	4 (174.2972)
Jul 24, 2015	5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	38 / 47 (623.3260)	44 (148.5256)	12 (167.4172)	38 (153.6800)	34 (153.7032)
Jul 25, 2014	Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	41 / 48 (617.0056)	45 (147.9312)	40 (150.2744)	19 (163.4172)	32 (155.3828)

Broken Hinge 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 (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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

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)