Hard Knocks BBQ
Hard Knocks BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2021. Their best overall finish is 11th of 38 at the Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) (). They finished #1236 in the 2021 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 24, 2021
latest Sep 24, 2021
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.56 · weakest Pork (145.10)
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
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 | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 161.6684 | 164.56 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1656 | 145.6800 | 157.42 | top 57% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.0972 | 145.0972 | 145.10 | top 100% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.1204 | 149.1204 | 149.12 | top 92% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- Career-best overall score601.5660 Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off
—4 milestones
- First tracked contest Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First call Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score494.8800 Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1656 Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2021 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 39 / 39 (601.5660) | 30 (161.6684) | 39 (145.6800) | 39 (145.0972) | 36 (149.1204) |
| — | Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Yorkville, IL | 11 / 38 (494.8800) | 10 (167.4516) | 5 (169.1656) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.