Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
CHICK HUGGINS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1495
peak 1513 · rated over 29 contests ⓘ
Contests
32
in the data
First seen
2014-10-02
latest 2026-04-17
Best ToY finish
#628
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 32 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
672.25 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 659.02 (+13.23)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.08
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.36 · weakest Pork (162.65)
Road miles
6,930
mi across 32 mapped stops · furthest 902 mi
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)
Purse competed for
$210K
listed at 21 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 22 state-championship entries
Master avg
659.02 / 720
28 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (12 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
High-water mark
689.0628
career-best overall
95.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 689.0628 at La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown — 95.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2025-10-03
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
BOBALICIOUS has finished one call ahead of CHICK HUGGINS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2019
their best year
2019 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 51%.
- 5 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 51%
A tough matchup
12–0
behind in the head-to-head
HOT DADDY'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.7
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.71 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 17%.
- Pork avg 162.65
- Chicken avg 167.36
- 5 calls in 29 entries
A strong matchup
6–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 86% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Bucknutz BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
The comeback
2.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest (2017-08-18).
- last seen 2014-10-02
- back 2017-08-18
Chicken nemesis
10 of 12
shared chicken entries lost
HOT DADDY'S BBQ ahead 83% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, HOT DADDY'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 12 shared chicken entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
NA-DA-BONE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
An August team
Top 48%
average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 48% across 4 contests, versus top 64% the rest of the year.
- 4 August contests
- top 64% the rest of the year
The long haul
6,930
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,930 miles across 32 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 902 miles to Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam.
- 32 mapped stops
- furthest 902 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3397 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 27 contests to 32, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3400 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before CHICK HUGGINS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3411 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 10% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#3407 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after CHICK HUGGINS BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#3405 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with CHICK HUGGINS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3399 of the rated field
- Contests
- 70
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1531
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1531 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matty Macks | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | 14 | 4 | 10 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| T-Rex BBQ | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Darty-Q | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| HOME FARM BBQ | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Suckers | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| NEVER EASY BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 151.9196 | 167.36 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 29 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 149.0972 | 165.91 | top 55% |
| Pork | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 140.4800 | 162.65 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 143.9084 | 163.20 | top 56% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 16 | 0 | top 64% |
| IA | 12 | 0 | top 62% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 12 | 0 | top 58% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State BBQ Championship | 5 | 5 | 0 | top 48% | 2026-04-03 |
| King of the Corn | 3 | 17 | 0 | top 69% | 2024-05-17 |
| WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) | 3 | 29 | 0 | top 87% | 2023-04-28 |
| Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 50% | 2021-08-20 |
| *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 46% | 2018-08-17 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
11.5 yrs
2014-10-02 → 2026-04-17
Busiest season
2018
6 contests
Contests a season
2.9
across 11 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
16 of 32 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
21
5 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Brisket
30 entries · 1 win · 9 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 167.36 · weakest Pork (162.65)
Walk rate
56%
a top-10 call in 18 of 32 contests
Overall top-10 rate
9%
3 of 32 contests
Master average
659.02
out of 720 · 28 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
616
479–764 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
6,930
32 mapped stops · furthest 902 mi
Schedule strength
1588
average field rating faced — tougher than 70% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$210,175
listed at 21 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 22 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
2014-10-02 → 2017-08-18
Power rating
1495
peak 1513 · #3418 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Certified BBQ Judging Class
- First call Certified BBQ Judging Class
- First overall top-10 Certified BBQ Judging Class
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.0284 *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- 2018
- First category win (Brisket) *7th Annual Smokin on the Lake
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) *7th Annual Smokin on the Lake
- 2019
- 10th tracked contest Smokin on the Lake
- 2022
- Peak power rating (1513) Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak)
- 2024
- 25th tracked contest King of the Corn
- 2025
- Career-best overall score689.0628 La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
- 2026
- Most recent contest Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.5 | *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2017-08-18 |
| +9.5 | Smokin on the Lake | 2019-05-31 |
| +8.9 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak) | 2022-04-01 |
| +7.4 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! | 2019-07-19 |
| +7.4 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2025-04-04 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | *Big Muddy Brew N Que | 2018-09-01 |
| -10.8 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest | 2022-04-22 |
| -8.9 | King of the Corn | 2025-05-16 |
| -7.7 | Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke | 2026-04-17 |
| -7.1 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest | 2021-09-24 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 69% | 94.4% | 92.5% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67% | top 59% | 95.7% | 94% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 68% | 95.1% | 93.4% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 93% | 92.2% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 94% | 91.7% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 74% | 91% | 90.9% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | — | — |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 51% | 93.2% | 91.4% |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 66% | 92.1% | 88.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke 🏅 Edina, MO | 23 / 25 (652.4568) | 21 (166.2284) | 24 (163.4056) | 22 (162.2628) | 23 (160.5600) |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 19 / 42 (679.3832) | 21 (171.9772) | 41 (160.5716) | 10 (173.7144) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO | 19 / 39 (689.0628) | 9 (175.4056) | 25 (171.4172) | 9 (176.5600) | 29 (165.6800) |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 30 / 33 (661.6000) | 26 (165.6800) | 24 (169.7028) | 26 (165.6800) | 31 (160.5372) |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 18 / 49 (678.7660) | 46 (159.3716) | 1 (178.8572) | 31 (166.2744) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 28 / 58 (685.0284) | 33 (171.9656) | 23 (171.4172) | 35 (170.8228) | 18 (170.8228) |
| 2024-06-14 | 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 18 / 25 (666.1716) | 16 (166.8344) | 20 (165.1088) | 23 (162.2168) | 7 (172.0116) |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 30 / 36 (666.2060) | 28 (167.9888) | 34 (160.5372) | 25 (165.1084) | 10 (172.5716) |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 34 / 45 (661.6116) | 29 (168.5256) | 22 (168.5372) | 35 (163.9772) | 38 (160.5716) |
| 2023-04-28 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Washington, MO | 29 / 37 (659.8284) | 20 (168.5256) | 18 (166.2516) | 33 (155.9428) | 14 (169.1084) |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 28 / 47 (669.6456) | 13 (172.5484) | 34 (163.9884) | 45 (161.1316) | 14 (171.9772) |
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 17 / 36 (677.0976) | 3 (176.0116) | 24 (165.1316) | 4 (176.0000) | 27 (159.9544) |
| 2022-04-22 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO | 29 / 29 (627.2572) | 12 (169.6800) | 28 (149.0972) | 29 (149.6800) | 25 (158.8000) |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 24 / 48 (676.5028) | 2 (177.7144) | 2 (177.7028) | 41 (159.9428) | 37 (161.1428) |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak) Altoona, IA | 5 (173.1428) | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-09-24 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 29 / 35 (655.3488) | 24 (166.8228) | 35 (152.5372) | 24 (165.1544) | 13 (170.8344) |
| 2021-08-20 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO | 15 / 27 (654.1824) | 10 (168.5256) | 10 (166.8572) | 11 (168.5256) | 23 (150.2740) |
| 2021-04-23 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO | 37 / 45 (653.5656) | 35 (163.3828) | 27 (166.8228) | 39 (160.5372) | 25 (162.8228) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO | 90 / 109 (155.9656) | — | — | — | 90 (155.9656) |
| 2019-08-16 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO | 20 / 45 (656.9940) | 13 (170.8456) | 8 (175.4172) | 21 (166.8228) | 44 (143.9084) |
| 2019-07-27 | Hannibal Bar-B-Q-Festival 🏅 Hannibal, MO | 13 / 18 (640.8792) | 11 (165.1084) | 10 (161.6456) | 14 (163.3828) | 15 (150.7424) |
| 2019-07-19 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! 🏅 Waterloo, IA | 13 / 33 (671.3028) | 14 (172.5600) | 16 (166.2628) | 28 (157.0628) | 5 (175.4172) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smokin on the Lake 🏅 Monroe City, MO | 8 / 25 (669.0168) | 13 (163.9656) | 6 (168.5256) | 9 (169.1200) | 6 (167.4056) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ, Bikes and Blues 🏅 Washington, MO | 27 / 39 (653.5884) | 30 (160.0000) | 5 (173.1200) | 29 (160.5256) | 27 (159.9428) |
| 2018-11-16 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018-09-01 | *Big Muddy Brew N Que Winona, MN | 20 / 22 (612.9256) | 19 (151.9196) | 9 (169.7372) | 22 (140.4800) | 17 (150.7888) |
| 2018-08-17 | *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 29 / 44 (638.6856) | 34 (158.2056) | 14 (167.3944) | 29 (158.8344) | 30 (154.2512) |
| 2018-06-30 | *I-39 Smokin Car Show Minonk, IL | 17 / 29 (632.9600) | 20 (161.1200) | 17 (158.2172) | 27 (149.6800) | 10 (163.9428) |
| 2018-06-01 | *7th Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO | 11 / 29 (663.3712) | 17 (163.9312) | 20 (159.9656) | 23 (159.4744) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2018-04-20 | *Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO | 31 / 40 (630.1024) | 11 (170.2856) | 32 (155.9656) | 35 (151.9084) | 34 (151.9428) |
| 2017-08-18 | *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 11 / 43 (669.0284) | 4 (174.2628) | 10 (168.5372) | 14 (166.8684) | 20 (159.3600) |
| 2014-10-02 | Certified BBQ Judging Class unrated Kansas City, MO | 8 (505.0512) | 13 (163.9656) | 6 (168.5256) | 9 (169.1200) | 6 (167.4056) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #674 (150 pts) | #758 (150 pts) | #926 (115 pts) | #628 (200 pts) | #577 (235 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #628 (243 pts) | #668 (263 pts) | #528 (408 pts) | #634 (263 pts) | #582 (293 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #716 (205 pts) | #748 (215 pts) | #804 (205 pts) | #802 (180 pts) | #522 (385 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #771 (180 pts) | #661 (265 pts) | #806 (230 pts) | #802 (180 pts) | #604 (290 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1145 (100 pts) | #762 (235 pts) | #1387 (65 pts) | #790 (210 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #808 (162 pts) | #793 (187 pts) | #813 (187 pts) | #772 (182 pts) | #945 (122 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #796 (410 pts) | #777 (440 pts) | #749 (480 pts) | #1011 (300 pts) | #593 (615 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1666 (130 pts) | #1384 (210 pts) | #1732 (135 pts) | #1937 (115 pts) | #2109 (85 pts) |