Junk Yard Hog

Junk Yard Hog is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 17th of 18 at the Smoking in the Woods (2016). They are ranked #6450 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “JunkYard Hog”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,450

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1362

peak 1362 · rated over 20 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 2, 2014

latest Jul 16, 2021 · 6.8 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 92%

overall standings

Best overall

648.5028 / 720

Master · Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)

Perfect 180s

Current form

619.76 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 602.64 (+17.12)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.7372

Chicken · Polar Bear BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±55.11

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 157.40 · weakest Brisket (149.48)

Road miles

2,087

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 117 mi

Schedule strength

74%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)

Purse competed for

$19K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

602.64 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.93 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 149.48
Pork Ribs avg 157.40
1 call in 21 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WINGED SWINE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

13 of 14 shared pork ribs entries lost

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO ahead 93% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has out-cooked them in 13 of 14 shared pork ribs entries.

Boom or bust

±7.41% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.41% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 84.1% of a perfect score
best 90.1%

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GCs: 0
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1365 ▲ 3 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1365

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

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	14	14	0%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	12	12	0%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	10	10	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	10	10	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	10	10	0%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	9	9	0%	⚔ compare
Wabash BBQ	9	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	9	9	0%	⚔ compare
MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	8	8	0%	⚔ compare
POLITICAL PORK	8	8	0%	⚔ compare
AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	8	8	0%	⚔ compare
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	8	8	0%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
S&S BBQ	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	7	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	0	169.7372	143.1312	155.71	top 85%
Pork Ribs	21	0	168.0344	138.7196	157.40	top 79%
Pork	21	0	169.1772	129.6456	156.55	top 83%
Brisket	21	1	169.1084	132.4572	149.48	top 87%

“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)	1	top 94%
Medium (20–39)	13	top 92%
Large (40+)	6	top 94%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	20	0	top 92%
KS	1	0	top 100%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	3	28	0	top 96%	Aug 2, 2019
Anchor City Cook Off	2	21	0	top 87%	Oct 12, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 20 of 21 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 18 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 396 finished ahead 57 times, behind 689

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs May 1, 2015 → Jul 22, 2016

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

20211 milestone

Jul 16 Most recent contest Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1

20202 milestones

Jul 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5028 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
Jul 17 Career-best overall score648.5028 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)

20182 milestones

Feb 23 Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7372 Polar Bear BBQ Challenge
Jun 1 10th tracked contest 7th Annual Smokin on the Lake

20161 milestone

Jul 22 First call Smoking in the Woods

20151 milestone

May 1 Peak power rating (1490) Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest

20141 milestone

Oct 2 First tracked contest Certified BBQ Judging Class

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.6	Smoke On the Trails	Sep 29, 2017
-11.3	Smoking in the Woods	Jul 22, 2016
-10.7	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	Apr 21, 2017
-10.2	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Aug 4, 2017
-10	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	May 1, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	3	0%	top 98%	83.6%	83.4%
2020	2	0%	top 89%	90.1%	90%
2019	4	0%	top 89%	90%	86.6%
2018	5	0%	top 94%	87.1%	81.7%
2017	4	0%	top 92%	89.1%	79.4%
2016	1	100%	top 94%	85.9%	85.9%
2015	1	0%	top 89%	85.3%	85.3%
2014	1	0%	—	89.3%	89.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 16, 2021	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Cameron, MO	32 / 33 (602.1716)	33 (149.1428)	28 (161.1316)	32 (148.5256)	32 (143.3716)
May 1, 2021	Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO	39 / 39 (600.9828)	30 (163.9656)	39 (139.4172)	39 (141.0856)	36 (156.5144)
Mar 26, 2021	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO	50 / 52 (599.2112)	52 (148.4912)	48 (158.2628)	46 (158.8228)	52 (133.6344)
Oct 17, 2020	Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest 🏅 Columbia, MO	35 / 38 (647.9428)	37 (159.9884)	30 (164.5828)	25 (168.5716)	36 (154.8000)
Jul 17, 2020	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO	36 / 42 (648.5028)	37 (162.2744)	33 (164)	28 (169.1772)	40 (153.0512)
Aug 2, 2019	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO	28 / 30 (647.7936)	30 (150.7768)	26 (161.0856)	20 (166.8228)	15 (169.1084)
May 31, 2019	Smokin on the Lake 🏅 Monroe City, MO	20 / 25 (637.6908)	19 (155.4168)	15 (162.8800)	17 (161.6912)	19 (157.7028)
May 3, 2019	Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character 🏅 St. Joseph, MO	36 / 39 (618.6280)	29 (160.5600)	39 (138.7196)	28 (162.2400)	29 (157.1084)
Apr 12, 2019	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO	49 / 54 (591.3028)	49 (150.8112)	54 (141.7032)	50 (149.1084)	48 (149.6800)
Oct 12, 2018	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	32 / 33 (615.3032)	33 (145.6456)	25 (160.5716)	25 (164.0116)	33 (145.0744)
Aug 3, 2018	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	35 / 35 (452.4116)	—	19 (164.5944)	35 (155.3600)	34 (132.4572)
Jun 1, 2018	7th Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	25 / 29 (618.2056)	27 (151.9084)	28 (148.5600)	14 (164.0228)	24 (153.7144)
May 4, 2018	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO	33 / 37 (627.2684)	21 (165.6800)	27 (162.2628)	34 (157.0856)	37 (142.2400)
Feb 23, 2018	Polar Bear BBQ Challenge Kingdom City, MO	28 / 29 (626.2404)	14 (169.7372)	22 (155.9888)	24 (160)	28 (140.5144)
Oct 13, 2017	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	21 / 27 (641.7140)	22 (161.1540)	19 (163.9772)	20 (158.9144)	15 (157.6684)
Sep 29, 2017	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	64 / 64 (440.9832)	—	54 (153.0972)	61 (146.2172)	62 (141.6688)
Aug 4, 2017	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	38 / 40 (621.0512)	39 (147.9312)	33 (158.3084)	28 (162.2744)	36 (152.5372)
Apr 21, 2017	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	38 / 40 (582.7200)	38 (150.8456)	15 (168.0344)	40 (129.6456)	39 (134.1944)
Jul 22, 2016	Smoking in the Woods Kingdom City, MO	17 / 18 (618.5484)	18 (143.1312)	15 (155.9772)	18 (154.2628)	9 (165.1772)
May 1, 2015	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	33 / 37 (614.1828)	22 (165.7028)	23 (159.4172)	37 (147.9772)	36 (141.0856)
Oct 2, 2014	Certified BBQ Judging Class unrated Kansas City, MO	18 (482.2740)	19 (155.4168)	15 (162.8800)	17 (161.6912)	19 (157.7028)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Junk Yard Hog

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

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)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Boom or bust

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)

📉 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)