Chick Hooven Swine BBQ

Chick Hooven Swine BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 26 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Smoke on the Water (2013), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1250 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ”, “ChickHooven Swine BBQ” and “ChickHoovenSwineBBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,250

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1583

peak 1646 · rated over 25 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Apr 9, 2021 · 8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#217

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

35% of 26 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

688.4912 / 720

Master · Up in Smoke BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

637.07 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 666.00 (-28.93)

Walk rate

54%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Up in Smoke BBQ Bash

Consistency

±18.88

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.42 · weakest Brisket (164.65)

Road miles

3,668

across 26 mapped stops · furthest 430 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Purse competed for

$18K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.00 / 720

26 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.7604 points from the title

Came within 1.7604 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke In The Spring (Apr 11, 2014).

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Pork Ribs ×1
Pork ×1

Giant slayer

43 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 43-team field at Smoke on the Water.

Oct 11, 2013

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Smoke in the Spring (Apr 8, 2016).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

High-water mark

688.4912 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.4912 at Up in Smoke BBQ Bash — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 22, 2016

Their season

2013 1 Grand Championship

2013 was the year it came together: 9 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 21%.

9 contests
4 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 21%

A tough matchup

13–2 behind in the head-to-head

LUCKY'S Q ahead in 87% of their meetings

LUCKY'S Q has come out ahead in 13 of their 15 shared contests.

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The drought

18 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Smoke on the Water on Oct 11, 2013 — 18 contests and 13 years ago.

last GC Oct 11, 2013
13 years ago

A strong matchup

9–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 82% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Theslabs.com in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Smoke in the Spring (Apr 9, 2021).

last seen Aug 9, 2019
back Apr 9, 2021

Pork nemesis

9 of 15 shared pork entries lost

LUCKY'S Q ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LUCKY'S Q has out-cooked them in 9 of 15 shared pork entries.

An October team

Top 24% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 24% across 5 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.

5 October contests
top 37% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,668 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,668 miles across 26 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 430 miles to Treasure Island International BBQ Championship.

26 mapped stops
furthest 430 mi

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Up in Smoke BBQ Bash every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 5th

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2079 (90 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1036 (310 pts)	#1649 (165 pts)	#706 (570 pts)	#923 (415 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1296 (205 pts)	#1440 (190 pts)	#1715 (135 pts)	#1311 (235 pts)	#1348 (205 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#419 (906 pts)	#521 (741 pts)	#344 (1,056 pts)	#482 (811 pts)	#500 (751 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#217 (1,324 pts)	#309 (959 pts)	#270 (1,099 pts)	#226 (1,199 pts)	#293 (1,034 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Chick Hooven Swine BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

FIREWISE BBQ

#1,249 of the rated field

1583 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1591

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Chick Hooven Swine BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Chick Hooven Swine BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jul 14, 2017

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BIG CITY BBQ

#1,245 of the rated field

1583 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1586

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Chick Hooven Swine BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 49 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2019

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THE BARKTENDERS

#1,243 of the rated field

1583 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1584

Careers of much the same size, 27 contests to 26, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2019

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OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS

#1,251 of the rated field

1582 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1597

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 27% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Live Q or Die

#1,247 of the rated field

1583 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1583

They turned up 9 years after Chick Hooven Swine BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jul 27, 2024

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Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team

#1,248 of the rated field

1583 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 81%
Peak: 1592

Level with Chick Hooven Swine BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LUCKY'S Q	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
DRY 2 DA BONE	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
K.C. CAN CREW	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BAD HABIT	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
Pig Skin BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
OLD STYLE BBQ	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON WHEELS	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
MARK'S SMOKIN QUE	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
BLACK DOG BBQ IA	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	26	4	2	2	178.3200	146.7544	165.15	top 52%
Pork Ribs	26	8	3	5	180 🔥	150.1944	167.78	top 36%
Pork	26	7	2	3	180 🔥	153.0628	168.42	top 33%
Brisket	26	7	0	1	175.4056	148.4684	164.65	top 44%

“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)	5	0	top 54%
Large (40+)	21	1	top 33%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	10	1	top 19%
IA	9	0	top 56%
MO	4	0	top 36%
OK	2	0	top 49%
MN	1	0	top 29%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	6	5	top 45%	Sep 28, 2018
Smoke in the Spring	4	2	top 26%	Apr 9, 2021
BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	2	29	top 82%	Jul 19, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 9 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 3.3 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 10 of 26 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 17 3 of them more than once

First title Oct 11, 2013 Smoke on the Water

Opponents faced 1,352 finished ahead 1,832 times, behind 800

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Aug 9, 2019 → Apr 9, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Apr 9 Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring

20191 milestone

Aug 9 25th tracked contest 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash

20164 milestones

Apr 8 First multi-meat day Smoke in the Spring
Apr 8 First perfect 180 (Pork) Smoke in the Spring
Jul 22 Career-best overall score688.4912 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
Jul 22 Peak power rating (1646) Up in Smoke BBQ Bash

20141 milestone

Mar 14 10th tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Shootout

20139 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4280 Smokin' On Big Creek
May 31 First call McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual
May 31 First category win (Pork) McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual
May 31 First overall top-10 McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual
May 31 First overall podium McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual
May 31 First Reserve Championship McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual
Oct 11 First Grand Championship Smoke on the Water
Oct 11 Biggest field won (43 teams) Smoke on the Water

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.4	McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual	May 31, 2013
+14	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	Aug 1, 2013
+13.7	Smoke on the Water	Oct 11, 2013
+13.2	Smoke In The Spring	Apr 11, 2014
+12.4	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.6	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	Sep 28, 2018
-13.2	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	Jul 19, 2019
-12.1	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 9, 2021
-9.9	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!	Jul 20, 2018
-7.2	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	Jul 21, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0	0	0%	top 84%	90%	90%
2019	2	0	0	0	50%	top 77%	90.1%	89.2%
2018	2	0	0	0	0%	top 85%	89.5%	87%
2017	1	0	0	0	0%	top 63%	90.5%	90.5%
2016	2	0	2	3	100%	top 12%	95.6%	95.2%
2015	2	0	1	0	100%	top 28%	94.5%	93.3%
2014	7	0	2	2	71%	top 33%	95.5%	93.5%
2013	9	1	4	2	44%	top 21%	95.5%	93.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	88 / 105 (647.8284)	84 (162.2628)	88 (161.6800)	68 (165.6800)	87 (158.2056)
Aug 9, 2019	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash 🏅 Mason City, IA	25 / 38 (648.4804)	34 (156.5716)	28 (159.9772)	16 (166.8228)	19 (165.1088)
Jul 19, 2019	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! 🏅 Waterloo, IA	29 / 33 (636.3772)	31 (157.1200)	32 (150.1944)	30 (154.8000)	6 (174.2628)
Sep 28, 2018	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	27 / 29 (608.2972)	28 (146.7544)	21 (154.8116)	21 (158.2628)	28 (148.4684)
Jul 20, 2018	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	32 / 42 (644.3884)	35 (159.9772)	12 (171.4056)	36 (156.5144)	31 (156.4912)
Jul 21, 2017	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	31 / 49 (651.8740)	41 (155.4056)	28 (163.4056)	26 (166.2400)	19 (166.8228)
Jul 22, 2016	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	7 / 47 (688.4912)	16 (171.9884)	1 (180)	11 (171.9656)	26 (164.5372)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	9 / 109 (682.2400)	43 (166.8800)	1 (177.7028)	1 (180)	69 (157.6572)
Jul 24, 2015	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	25 / 54 (662.7888)	18 (169.7372)	34 (162.8000)	10 (170.2744)	37 (159.9772)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	9 / 97 (680.5944)	18 (170.2972)	22 (168.5372)	17 (170.8800)	9 (170.8800)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	106 / 165 (663.9200)	102 (166.2744)	146 (158.2400)	27 (172.5828)	91 (166.8228)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	171 / 552 (665.6912)	343 (162.2856)	44 (174.2628)	105 (170.8572)	338 (158.2856)
Jul 25, 2014	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	5 / 52 (685.6800)	26 (167.4172)	6 (172.5600)	7 (173.1428)	10 (172.5600)
May 24, 2014	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	20 / 87 (671.8972)	46 (163.9772)	29 (165.6800)	5 (174.2744)	24 (167.9656)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	2 / 73 (687.9312)	1 (176.5828)	2 (177.1428)	12 (170.8228)	23 (163.3828)
Mar 15, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	40 / 72 (674.1716)	60 (164.5372)	53 (164.5488)	38 (169.6800)	7 (175.4056)
Mar 14, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	17 / 41 (662.6972)	26 (165.6800)	1 (178.8572)	38 (153.0628)	17 (165.0972)
Oct 18, 2013	Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest 🏅 Garnett, KS	4 / 25 (686.1828)	8 (170.8228)	3 (172.5600)	2 (173.1200)	5 (169.6800)
Oct 11, 2013	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	1 / 43 (687.4516)	1 (178.3200)	5 (168.5372)	13 (166.2628)	2 (174.3316)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	44 / 535 (669.6572)	121 (167.4172)	107 (166.8572)	48 (171.4172)	156 (163.9656)
Aug 23, 2013	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	21 / 68 (654.2284)	37 (159.9656)	16 (169.1544)	24 (163.9656)	32 (161.1428)
Aug 1, 2013	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	4 / 74 (681.5880)	23 (169.1084)	5 (174.2628)	8 (173.1084)	29 (165.1084)
Jul 26, 2013	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	30 / 66 (659.2800)	29 (166.8228)	20 (167.9772)	13 (170.2628)	53 (154.2172)
Jun 15, 2013	Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN	20 / 68 (678.2854)	41 (166.2856)	19 (172)	27 (166.8570)	15 (173.1428)
May 31, 2013	McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual McLouth, KS	2 / 37 (680.5716)	10 (166.8572)	21 (162.8572)	1 (178.8572)	7 (172)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	31 / 74 (655.4280)	35 (164.5712)	25 (166.2858)	19 (169.1426)	59 (155.4284)

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

Chick Hooven Swine BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (14 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

Giant slayer

A multi-meat day

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

An October team

The long haul

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)