High-water mark
662.8116
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.8116 at Great Americana BBQ Festival — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 23, 2019
HONEST BARBECUE COMPANY
HONEST BARBECUE COMPANY is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 16th of 25 at the Great Americana BBQ Festival (2021). They are ranked #4319 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 25, 2017
latest Aug 27, 2021 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.08 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 652.64 (-1.56)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.34
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.41 · weakest Pork (160.44)
Road miles
100
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Purse competed for
$6,950
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
652.64 / 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 | #1887 (70 pts) | #1195 (210 pts) | #1369 (165 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1915 (113 pts) | #1968 (113 pts) | #1202 (273 pts) | #1762 (128 pts) | #1146 (283 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HONEST BARBECUE COMPANY, each with one reason worth a look.
152 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,325 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,316 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1477
Level with HONEST BARBECUE COMPANY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,313 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1477
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.
⚔ Compare careers#4,335 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,322 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,333 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 615 BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JIGGY PIGGY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 153.1088 | 162.64 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 149.1200 | 165.41 | top 48% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 154.2400 | 160.44 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 156.5256 | 164.16 | top 56% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Americana BBQ Festival | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 61% | Aug 27, 2021 |
| Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 83% | Aug 24, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
200
finished ahead 88 times, behind 217
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Aug 23, 2019 → Aug 27, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Great Americana BBQ Festival
20192 milestones
- Career-best overall score662.8116 Great Americana BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Great Americana BBQ Festival
20174 milestones
- First tracked contest Great American BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4572 Great American BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1495) Great American BBQ Festival
- First call Mid-South BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Aug 24, 2018 |
| -7 | Mid-South BBQ Festival | Oct 20, 2017 |
| -4.8 | Great American BBQ Festival | Aug 25, 2017 |
| -1.3 | Smoke on the Shores | Mar 9, 2018 |
| -0.4 | Great Americana BBQ Festival | Aug 23, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 59% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 91.6% | 88.8% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 81% | 91.7% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2021 | Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN | 16 / 25 (658.1368) | 13 (165.7028) | 20 (161.6456) | 13 (167.4056) | 16 (163.3828) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN | 23 / 39 (662.8116) | 4 (176.5600) | 7 (173.7144) | 37 (154.2400) | 26 (158.2972) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Franklin, TN | 34 / 36 (618.6740) | 29 (158.2284) | 34 (149.1200) | 33 (154.8000) | 30 (156.5256) |
| Mar 9, 2018 | Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN | 59 / 87 (659.8740) | 50 (166.8344) | 33 (167.9656) | 73 (161.6684) | 55 (163.4056) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN | 25 / 28 (655.9084) | 28 (155.3828) | 8 (170.2972) | 28 (155.9656) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Great American BBQ Festival Franklin, TN | 29 / 40 (660.4572) | 39 (153.1088) | 12 (169.7028) | 22 (168.5372) | 16 (169.1084) |