Beware of the Hog BBQ KS
Rating
1471
peak 1471 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2019-06-21
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#878
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.01 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 640.26 (+0.76)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.51
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.57 · weakest Brisket (155.34)
Road miles
90
mi across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Purse competed for
$123K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
640.26 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Whimpy's has finished one call ahead of Beware of the Hog BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
KC Meat Sweats has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Can't Beat Our Meat in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared pork entries.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 58% across 7 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2021-06-25).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC Meat Sweats | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Genuswine Brisket Authority | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Can't Beat Our Meat | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| No Clue BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Jonesy's Smoke Rangers | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Nice Rack | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Hot to Handle | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Grill on Grill Action | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Most Wanted BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Prime BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Animal House BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 142.1600 | 160.35 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 149.0628 | 162.00 | top 59% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 151.3372 | 162.57 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 147.9544 | 155.34 | top 75% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 58% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 6 | 41 | 0 | top 56% | 2026-06-26 |
| Meat Inferno | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 95% | 2024-10-04 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (9 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 640.26 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-06-21 — First tracked contest · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- 📈 2019-06-21 — Peak power rating (1498) · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- ⭐ 2025-06-27 — Career-best overall score (675.9432) · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2025-06-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) | 2023-10-06 |
| -9 | Meat Inferno | 2024-10-04 |
| -4.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2024-06-21 |
| -4.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2023-06-23 |
| -4.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2022-06-24 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 26% | 93.9% | 93.9% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87.8% | 87.2% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.4% | 87.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 89% | 89% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 95 / 157 (647.2228) | 153 (142.1600) | 18 (174.2744) | 39 (171.4056) | 101 (159.3828) |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 41 / 159 (675.9432) | 101 (162.2516) | 13 (176.5600) | 31 (172.0000) | 73 (165.1316) |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 36 / 38 (623.8980) | 34 (161.6916) | 36 (154.8688) | 37 (155.9544) | 36 (151.3832) |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 122 / 172 (632.4688) | 35 (170.8800) | 138 (154.8116) | 117 (158.8228) | 146 (147.9544) |
| 2023-10-06 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 18 / 19 (625.5316) | 19 (150.2628) | 17 (162.2744) | 19 (151.3372) | 18 (161.6572) |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 112 / 167 (636.4460) | 76 (164.5372) | 129 (155.9544) | 75 (166.2628) | 136 (149.6916) |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 108 / 164 (641.0400) | 133 (155.3828) | 106 (158.8116) | 85 (165.1200) | 79 (161.7256) |
| 2021-06-25 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 79 / 145 (642.2400) | 37 (166.2628) | 24 (171.4056) | 114 (154.8000) | 115 (149.7716) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 107 / 183 (637.5084) | 26 (169.6800) | 154 (149.0628) | 51 (167.4056) | 141 (151.3600) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1020 (120 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #878 (120 pts) | #977 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #938 (120 pts) | #922 (120 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #880 (139 pts) | #976 (134 pts) | #1033 (144 pts) | #941 (134 pts) | #940 (139 pts) |