HAMMONDVILLE HAWG MAFIA

HAMMONDVILLE HAWG MAFIA is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 9th of 37 at the Roman Roast on the River (2017). They are ranked #2423 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,423

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1523

peak 1526 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 12, 2016

latest Apr 7, 2023 · 6.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#437

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

12% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

679.9660 / 720

Master · Mid-South BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

662.72 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 666.32 (-3.60)

Walk rate

65%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Pork · Mid-South BBQ Festival

Consistency

±9.61

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.02 · weakest Chicken (165.81)

Road miles

1,604

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 156 mi

Schedule strength

71%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)

Purse competed for

$64K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.32 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

65% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 17 contests

A top-10 category call in 65% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

679.9660 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9660 at Mid-South BBQ Festival — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 19, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Slayton's Barbeque Company has finished one call ahead of HAMMONDVILLE HAWG MAFIA 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

15–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 70% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

11 of 15 shared pork entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 11 of 15 shared pork entries.

A May team

Top 38% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 38% across 3 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 59% the rest of the year

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The metronome

±1.33% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.33% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.5% of a perfect score
17 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
2023 ↗	Master	#1102 (100 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#936 (175 pts)	#1118 (105 pts)	#1221 (75 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1199 (89 pts)	#1164 (109 pts)	#809 (234 pts)	#1610 (59 pts)	#1221 (89 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#437 (248 pts)	#476 (238 pts)	#360 (353 pts)	#414 (278 pts)	#391 (303 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#859 (330 pts)	#974 (290 pts)	#788 (410 pts)	#946 (310 pts)	#666 (505 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#850 (366 pts)	#790 (431 pts)	#901 (371 pts)	#691 (531 pts)	#849 (396 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1110 (278 pts)	#1281 (243 pts)	#1093 (318 pts)	#941 (398 pts)	#1274 (238 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2879 (57 pts)	#2890 (57 pts)	#2899 (57 pts)	#2230 (77 pts)	#1631 (162 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HAMMONDVILLE HAWG MAFIA, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N

#2,422 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1523

2–4 in 6 shared contests (33% to HAMMONDVILLE HAWG MAFIA)

These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N ahead 4–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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Panther BBQ

#2,410 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1536

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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ACE BBQ

#2,438 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1522

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2023

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LINCOLN CITY BBQ COMPANY

#2,430 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1522

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before HAMMONDVILLE HAWG MAFIA's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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Triple Nines BBQ

#2,426 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1523

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ

#2,431 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1522

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 23, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Organizer Portal	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
CHOOCHOO BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
South Pork	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Hickory Hangover	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Stewbabys BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
REDBONES BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Chokin "N" tha Smoke	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	2	0	0	175.4056	154.7884	165.81	top 63%
Pork Ribs	17	5	0	1	174.2744	158.2400	166.76	top 51%
Pork	17	3	1	2	177.1544	159.9428	167.02	top 53%
Brisket	17	3	0	0	176.5600	153.0744	166.72	top 53%

“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)	16	0	top 61%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 31%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AL	11	top 59%
GA	3	top 49%
TN	3	top 70%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Falls	5	17	0	top 59%	Apr 7, 2023
Mid-South BBQ Festival	2	10	0	top 60%	Oct 19, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 5 contests

Contests a season 2.1 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 11 of 17 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 12 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 513 finished ahead 455 times, behind 489

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

20231 milestone

Apr 7 Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls

20192 milestones

May 3 10th tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
May 3 Peak power rating (1526) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20183 milestones

Oct 19 First category win (Pork) Mid-South BBQ Festival
Oct 19 Career-best overall score679.9660 Mid-South BBQ Festival
Oct 19 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1544 Mid-South BBQ Festival

20171 milestone

May 12 First overall top-10 Roman Roast on the River

20163 milestones

Aug 12 First tracked contest Smokin' In McMinnville
Aug 12 First call Smokin' In McMinnville
Aug 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.2684 Smokin' In McMinnville

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.1	Roman Roast on the River	May 12, 2017
+9.4	Christmas on the River	Nov 30, 2018
+7.9	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 3, 2019
+7.4	Mid-South BBQ Festival	Oct 19, 2018
+5.6	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 7, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.3	Smokin' In McMinnville	Aug 12, 2016
-6	COTR BBQ	Dec 6, 2019
-5.2	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown	Nov 15, 2019
-3.9	Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest	Sep 15, 2017
-3.4	RiverFest	Sep 13, 2019

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0	100%	top 44%	93.2%	93.2%
2022	1	0	0	100%	top 56%	93.4%	93.4%
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 74%	91.5%	91.5%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 64%	91.6%	91.6%
2019	5	0	0	60%	top 58%	93.9%	92%
2018	4	1	1	75%	top 55%	94.4%	93.9%
2017	3	1	0	67%	top 57%	93.6%	92.1%
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 91%	91.6%	91.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 7, 2023	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	17 / 39 (670.8000)	25 (165.1316)	6 (172.5600)	16 (168.5256)	22 (164.5828)
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	19 / 34 (672.4340)	15 (169.1200)	3 (174.2744)	28 (162.2284)	19 (166.8112)
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	28 / 38 (658.6972)	21 (168.5600)	21 (166.8344)	30 (161.6572)	32 (161.6456)
Sep 18, 2020	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	18 / 28 (659.8168)	17 (166.8112)	16 (163.3944)	18 (162.8000)	16 (166.8112)
Dec 6, 2019	COTR BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL	18 / 25 (651.8288)	18 (157.0744)	7 (169.1200)	17 (162.2400)	16 (163.3944)
Nov 15, 2019	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cedartown, GA	22 / 35 (670.1828)	33 (163.9428)	17 (169.1200)	17 (168)	15 (169.1200)
Sep 13, 2019	RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL	23 / 37 (654.1256)	29 (158.8344)	18 (166.2400)	26 (160.5256)	12 (168.5256)
May 3, 2019	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	17 / 54 (675.8628)	20 (169.6800)	27 (166.2400)	29 (165.6800)	6 (174.2628)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	18 / 30 (661.5540)	21 (165.0856)	25 (158.2400)	5 (172)	17 (166.2284)
Nov 30, 2018	Christmas on the River Demoplis, AL	13 / 29 (676.4804)	10 (172.5716)	24 (160.5260)	13 (170.8228)	9 (172.5600)
Oct 19, 2018	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	10 / 22 (679.9660)	13 (170.2744)	10 (167.9772)	1 (177.1544)	15 (164.5600)
May 11, 2018	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	23 / 39 (678.6968)	10 (175.4056)	30 (166.2400)	27 (167.3828)	17 (169.6684)
Apr 13, 2018	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	27 / 38 (667.8624)	35 (162.2284)	11 (172)	20 (167.3712)	28 (166.2628)
Oct 20, 2017	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	21 / 28 (668.4572)	20 (170.8228)	17 (168.5600)	2 (176)	28 (153.0744)
Sep 15, 2017	Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL	28 / 39 (647.2228)	30 (158.8000)	28 (162.8000)	30 (159.9428)	20 (165.6800)
May 12, 2017	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	9 / 37 (674.1484)	16 (169.6800)	7 (171.4172)	20 (168.5256)	17 (164.5256)
Aug 12, 2016	Smokin' In McMinnville McMinnville, TN	29 / 32 (659.2684)	32 (154.7884)	30 (159.3600)	21 (168.5600)	7 (176.5600)

HAMMONDVILLE HAWG MAFIA

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 (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

A May team

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 — 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)