Quad Hogs BBQ

Quad Hogs BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 6th of 30 at the Laurie Hillbilly BBQ (2019). They are ranked #4113 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Quad HogsBBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,113

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1481

peak 1481 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 31, 2017

latest Jun 19, 2020 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#800

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

683.9660 / 720

Master · Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.23 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.96 (+6.27)

Walk rate

22%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Pork · 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

Consistency

±18.02

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.40 · weakest Brisket (154.42)

Road miles

569

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 153 mi

Schedule strength

74%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1595)

Purse competed for

$95K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

645.96 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

683.9660 career-best overall

95.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.9660 at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ — 95.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 2, 2019

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

LOVE 2 Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

LOVE 2 Q has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.98 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 11%.

Brisket avg 154.42
Chicken avg 166.40
1 call in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smokesdidier bbq in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

LOVE 2 Q ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LOVE 2 Q has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.

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
2020 ↗	Master	#800 (81 pts)	#652 (136 pts)	#840 (86 pts)	#785 (106 pts)	#879 (61 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#943 (290 pts)	#1097 (240 pts)	#1076 (260 pts)	#1108 (240 pts)	#1086 (250 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Quad Hogs BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

DOUBLE DOWN BBQ

#4,096 of the rated field

1481 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1500

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Quad Hogs BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Quad Hogs BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

LIFT, TILT, AND STAGGER BBQ

#4,105 of the rated field

1481 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1535

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Quad Hogs BBQ)

They've been 1535 at their best, 54 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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The Wilent Brothers BBQ

#4,124 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1480

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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2NQUE

#4,101 of the rated field

1481 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen May 4, 2018

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Mid Valley BBQ

#4,119 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1480

They turned up 7 years after Quad Hogs BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2025

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QUE SCHOOL

#4,130 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1510

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 4, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLAPS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
PIG NEWTON	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	172.5600	160.5256	166.40	top 54%
Pork Ribs	9	1	170.8344	138.1828	160.34	top 65%
Pork	9	0	175.4172	153.1772	164.80	top 54%
Brisket	9	1	171.4172	143.9200	154.42	top 76%

“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)	2	0	top 47%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 74%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	5	0	top 72%
MO	4	0	top 63%

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 5 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 a different one every time

Opponents faced 858 finished ahead 421 times, behind 896

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

20201 milestone

Jun 19 Most recent contest Ozarks BBQ Fest

20194 milestones

Aug 2 First call Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 2 First overall top-10 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 2 Career-best overall score683.9660 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 2 Peak power rating (1496) Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

20182 milestones

Sep 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.8744 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 15 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20171 milestone

Mar 31 First tracked contest Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.5	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Aug 2, 2019
+5.4	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	Mar 31, 2017
-7.6	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019
-6.3	Smoke In the Springs	Apr 12, 2019
-6.1	Smokin' On The Summit	Jun 2, 2017
-5.5	The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL)	May 11, 2018

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)
2020	1	0	100%	top 73%	90.7%	90.7%
2019	4	1	25%	top 62%	95%	90.6%
2018	2	0	0%	top 66%	92.2%	90.4%
2017	2	0	0%	top 80%	87.4%	86.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 19, 2020	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	19 / 26 (652.9948)	9 (172.5600)	18 (164.5488)	14 (165.0972)	23 (150.7888)
Oct 11, 2019	Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS	35 / 51 (649.0172)	31 (167.4400)	36 (163.3944)	39 (157.6572)	37 (160.5256)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	354 / 468 (637.6344)	290 (162.8228)	129 (169.6800)	394 (153.1772)	393 (151.9544)
Aug 2, 2019	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO	6 / 30 (683.9660)	12 (172.0116)	9 (170.8344)	12 (169.7028)	10 (171.4172)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	87 / 104 (637.5424)	85 (160.5256)	56 (165.1428)	63 (165.0856)	96 (146.7884)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	214 / 467 (663.8744)	115 (171.4400)	364 (158.8000)	35 (175.4172)	335 (158.2172)
May 11, 2018	The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) De Soto, KS	48 / 56 (638.1256)	34 (165.7256)	35 (163.3944)	39 (165.0856)	55 (143.9200)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO	49 / 65 (629.5772)	38 (163.4400)	65 (138.1828)	26 (168)	36 (159.9544)
Mar 31, 2017	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO	50 / 59 (620.9256)	39 (161.6568)	57 (149.0628)	32 (163.9772)	52 (146.2288)

Quad Hogs 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 (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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)

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)