HawgWash BBQ.

HawgWash BBQ. is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 7th of 40 at the Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival (2021). They are ranked #4901 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “HAWGWASH BBQ” and “HAWG WASH BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,901

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1465

peak 1465 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 24, 2013

latest Oct 14, 2022 · 9.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#273

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 24 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

691.3372 / 720

Master · Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland

Perfect 180s

Current form

664.43 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 643.98 (+20.45)

Walk rate

54%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland

Consistency

±27.82

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.28)

Road miles

12,934

across 24 mapped stops · furthest 1,412 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Purse competed for

$52K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

643.98 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

691.3372 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.3372 at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 12, 2021

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Pit Monsters has finished one call ahead of HawgWash BBQ. 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2021 their best year

2021 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.

6 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 46%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

Mac Attack BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Mac Attack BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.11 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 38%.

Pork Ribs avg 157.28
Chicken avg 165.39
2 calls in 24 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BEAR CAT SMOKERS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

Mac Attack BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Mac Attack BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.

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A March team

Top 29% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 29% across 3 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.

3 March contests
top 66% the rest of the year

The long haul

12,934 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 12,934 miles across 24 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,412 miles to Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival.

24 mapped stops
furthest 1,412 mi

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	#273 (713 pts)	#215 (888 pts)	#427 (488 pts)	#243 (798 pts)	#328 (623 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#1536 (120 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1729 (111 pts)	#1492 (146 pts)	#1741 (116 pts)	#1823 (101 pts)	#1519 (136 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2146 (80 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2230 (65 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2127 (65 pts)	#1960 (105 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1148 (285 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

Q-INATOR!

#4,894 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1537

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to HawgWash BBQ.)

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

rated over 46 contests
last seen May 29, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM

#4,923 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1464

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 Oct 6, 2017

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THE MIGHTY QUINNS BBQ

#4,925 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before HawgWash BBQ.'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 16 contests

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SMOKE OF THE SHOALS

#4,905 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1540

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 38 contests to 24.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Dec 1, 2017

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Pancho, Cisco, The Kid, and Company

#4,924 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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Heat's Neat

#4,908 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1465

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SWEET DIXIE BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Smoke Central BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Risky Brisket	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKE HUNTERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
REDMULE'S BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
KEN'S BURNT ENDS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Bad Azz BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	24	9	0	0	176.5600	150.2172	165.39	top 50%
Pork Ribs	24	2	0	1	173.7600	141.0972	157.28	top 72%
Pork	24	6	1	3	176.5600	141.7028	162.03	top 59%
Brisket	24	2	0	0	173.1200	142.2516	159.28	top 63%

“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)	2	top 81%
Medium (20–39)	13	top 68%
Large (40+)	9	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IL	6	top 71%
GA	4	top 65%
WI	3	top 76%
FL	2	top 25%
SC	2	top 35%
ON	2	top 85%
MB	1	top 77%
IN	1	top 76%
CA	1	top 88%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival	2	17	0	top 83%	Aug 21, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 6 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 6 of 24 contests · 9 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 23 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 624 finished ahead 374 times, behind 611

Longest layoff 1.4 yrs May 22, 2021 → Oct 14, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Oct 14 Most recent contest Best of the Midwest BBQ

20212 milestones

Mar 12 Career-best overall score691.3372 Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland
Mar 12 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland

20182 milestones

Jun 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6572 Smoke on the Water (Day 2)
Sep 1 First overall top-10 Fire it up Frostproof!

20152 milestones

Oct 16 First category win (Pork) 10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
Oct 16 10th tracked contest 10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q

20133 milestones

May 24 First tracked contest Westmont Red, White & BBQ
May 24 Peak power rating (1495) Westmont Red, White & BBQ
Aug 17 First call Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.4	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland	Mar 12, 2021
+13.2	Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival	Apr 9, 2021
+12.4	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 5, 2021
+10.8	Fire it up Frostproof!	Sep 1, 2018
+3	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club	Mar 19, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival	Aug 17, 2013
-11.1	Triple B Festival	May 21, 2016
-10.1	Best of the Midwest BBQ	Oct 14, 2022
-6.8	Red, White, And BBQ	May 24, 2014
-6.3	Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival	Aug 21, 2015

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)
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 89%	85.9%	85.9%
2021	6	2	0	100%	top 46%	96%	94.4%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 73%	93.8%	93.8%
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 85%	87.4%	87.4%
2018	2	1	0	100%	top 51%	94.4%	92.3%
2017	2	0	0	50%	top 77%	88.4%	87.1%
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 94%	86.7%	86.7%
2015	2	0	1	50%	top 73%	89.4%	87.7%
2014	4	0	0	50%	top 69%	88.7%	87.6%
2013	4	0	0	25%	top 71%	88.4%	85.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 14, 2022	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	32 / 36 (618.5828)	32 (161.0972)	30 (151.3600)	34 (150.7772)	28 (155.3484)
May 22, 2021	GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 🏅 Evans, GA	18 / 21 (668.4344)	5 (176)	19 (161.6572)	19 (165.6800)	18 (165.0972)
May 21, 2021	GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 🏅 Evans, GA	18 / 21 (663.8400)	7 (174.2628)	21 (157.6572)	11 (168.5372)	19 (163.3828)
Apr 9, 2021	Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival 🏅 Jacksonville, FL	7 / 40 (690.7772)	13 (173.1200)	17 (171.4172)	9 (173.1200)	6 (173.1200)
Mar 19, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club 🏅 Summerville, SC	13 / 26 (680.5376)	10 (174.2744)	14 (170.2744)	21 (166.8688)	14 (169.1200)
Mar 12, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC	8 / 39 (691.3372)	8 (176.5600)	21 (167.3828)	3 (176.5600)	12 (170.8344)
Mar 5, 2021	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	13 / 81 (683.9316)	7 (175.4172)	55 (162.8460)	8 (174.8456)	26 (170.8228)
Nov 20, 2020	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA	29 / 40 (675.2800)	23 (169.6800)	29 (167.3944)	32 (166.2400)	16 (171.9656)
Oct 18, 2019	Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI	44 / 52 (629.0176)	48 (150.2172)	38 (155.3944)	44 (155.9544)	13 (167.4516)
Sep 1, 2018	Fire it up Frostproof! Frostproof, FL	8 / 24 (679.8972)	7 (171.9656)	14 (169.7028)	2 (174.2744)	17 (163.9544)
Jun 23, 2018	Smoke on the Water (Day 2) Kenora, Ontaro	11 / 16 (649.6572)	7 (167.4172)	10 (160.5600)	13 (159.4172)	8 (162.2628)
Jul 28, 2017	EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL	27 / 35 (617.5428)	21 (160.4912)	25 (153.7144)	28 (150.2400)	24 (153.0972)
Jun 24, 2017	Triple B Festival Day 2 Kenora, ON	16 / 21 (636.5600)	16 (159.9888)	3 (173.7600)	19 (157.7140)	21 (145.0972)
May 21, 2016	Triple B Festival Kenora, ON	16 / 17 (623.9088)	14 (159.4288)	11 (159.3944)	16 (152.5484)	12 (152.5372)
Oct 16, 2015	10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL	24 / 35 (643.8060)	16 (165.0856)	29 (152.5144)	1 (173.7144)	25 (152.4916)
Aug 21, 2015	Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg, MB	17 / 22 (618.7768)	12 (158.3200)	15 (153.6916)	22 (151.9540)	15 (154.8112)
Oct 17, 2014	9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL	27 / 42 (634.7200)	28 (161.0972)	38 (146.8112)	19 (164.5600)	20 (162.2516)
Sep 19, 2014	Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Plymouth, IN	25 / 33 (638.7888)	29 (158.8460)	32 (142.8000)	5 (175.4400)	21 (161.7028)
Aug 16, 2014	Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg Manitoba Canada	15 / 26 (635.5088)	4 (172.5828)	15 (160.5716)	23 (150.9144)	22 (151.4400)
May 24, 2014	Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL	57 / 72 (614.2404)	49 (158.8572)	60 (151.4172)	38 (161.7144)	70 (142.2516)
Oct 18, 2013	8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) Libertyville, IL	39 / 54 (601.6572)	23 (158.8800)	51 (141.0972)	33 (150.2628)	35 (151.4172)
Aug 23, 2013	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	24 / 43 (620.5488)	18 (162.8916)	33 (145.6572)	19 (160.5828)	29 (151.4172)
Aug 17, 2013	Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA	23 / 26 (601.7028)	4 (164.0228)	25 (143.9656)	25 (141.7028)	19 (152.0116)
May 24, 2013	Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL	47 / 70 (636.5704)	46 (158.8568)	52 (153.7140)	26 (165.1428)	38 (158.8568)

HawgWash 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 (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

A March team

The long haul

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)