CHICK HUGGINS BBQ

CHICK HUGGINS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 32 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th at the Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak) (2022). They are ranked #3433 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,433

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1495

peak 1513 · rated over 29 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 2, 2014

latest Apr 17, 2026 · 11.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#628

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 32 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

689.0628 / 720

Master · La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown

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

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · 7th Annual Smokin on the Lake

Consistency

±18.08

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.36 · weakest Pork (162.65)

Road miles

6,930

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 🏅

won from 22 state-championship entries

Master avg

659.02 / 720

28 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

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
Oct 3, 2025

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-10
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.

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The comeback

2.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest (Aug 18, 2017).

last seen Oct 2, 2014
back Aug 18, 2017

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

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
2026 ↗	Master	#756 (150 pts)	#848 (150 pts)	#1054 (115 pts)	#706 (200 pts)	#646 (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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CHICK HUGGINS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE

#3,435 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1522

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before CHICK HUGGINS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 33 contests

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GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ

#3,406 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

Careers of much the same size, 33 contests to 32, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2022

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Old Man Jeff

#3,416 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1522

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jul 23, 2022

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DARKSIDE BBQ

#3,434 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1502

Level with CHICK HUGGINS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2022

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ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM

#3,415 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1515

They turned up 5 years after CHICK HUGGINS BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 18 contests
last seen May 2, 2025

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ROAD WARRIORS BBQ

#3,428 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1509

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before CHICK HUGGINS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 18 contests

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Familiar 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	29	9	1	1	180 🔥	143.9084	163.45	top 55%

“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 72%
Medium (20–39)	16	top 67%
Large (40+)	12	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	16	top 64%
IA	12	top 62%
IL	2	top 53%
MN	1	top 91%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Iowa State BBQ Championship	5	5	top 48%	Apr 3, 2026
King of the Corn	3	17	top 69%	May 17, 2024
WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL)	3	29	top 87%	Apr 28, 2023
Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2	15	top 50%	Aug 20, 2021
Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2	11	top 46%	Aug 17, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 6 contests

Contests a season 2.9 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 16 of 32 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 21 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 613 finished ahead 479 times, behind 764

Longest layoff 2.9 yrs Oct 2, 2014 → Aug 18, 2017

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

20261 milestone

Apr 17 Most recent contest Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke

20251 milestone

Oct 3 Career-best overall score689.0628 La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown

20241 milestone

May 17 25th tracked contest King of the Corn

20221 milestone

Apr 1 Peak power rating (1513) Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak)

20191 milestone

May 31 10th tracked contest Smokin on the Lake

20182 milestones

Jun 1 First category win (Brisket) 7th Annual Smokin on the Lake
Jun 1 First perfect 180 (Brisket) 7th Annual Smokin on the Lake

20144 milestones

Oct 2 First tracked contest Certified BBQ Judging Class
Oct 2 First call Certified BBQ Judging Class
Oct 2 First overall top-10 Certified BBQ Judging Class
Oct 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score505.0512 Certified BBQ Judging Class

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.6	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	Aug 18, 2017
+9.4	Smokin on the Lake	May 31, 2019
+8.8	Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak)	Apr 1, 2022
+7.4	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	Jul 19, 2019
+7.4	Iowa State BBQ Championship	Apr 4, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Big Muddy Brew N Que	Sep 1, 2018
-10.8	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest	Apr 22, 2022
-8.9	King of the Corn	May 16, 2025
-7.7	Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke	Apr 17, 2026
-7.1	Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest	Sep 24, 2021

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	0	50%	top 69%	94.4%	92.5%
2025	3	0	1	67%	top 59%	95.7%	94%
2024	3	0	0	67%	top 68%	95.1%	93.4%
2023	3	0	0	0%	top 71%	93%	92.2%
2022	4	1	0	50%	top 66%	96.2%	92.8%
2021	3	0	0	33%	top 74%	91%	90.9%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 83%	86.6%	86.6%
2019	5	1	0	100%	top 51%	93.2%	91.4%
2018	6	0	1	50%	top 66%	92.1%	88.3%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 26%	92.9%	92.9%
2014	1	1	0	100%	—	93.5%	93.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 17, 2026	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)
Apr 3, 2026	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	19 / 42 (679.3832)	21 (171.9772)	41 (160.5716)	10 (173.7144)	6 (173.1200)
Oct 3, 2025	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)
May 16, 2025	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	30 / 33 (661.6000)	26 (165.6800)	24 (169.7028)	26 (165.6800)	31 (160.5372)
Apr 4, 2025	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	18 / 49 (678.7660)	46 (159.3716)	1 (178.8572)	31 (166.2744)	6 (174.2628)
Sep 20, 2024	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)
Jun 14, 2024	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)
May 17, 2024	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	30 / 36 (666.2060)	28 (167.9888)	34 (160.5372)	25 (165.1084)	10 (172.5716)
May 19, 2023	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	34 / 45 (661.6116)	29 (168.5256)	22 (168.5372)	35 (163.9772)	38 (160.5716)
Apr 28, 2023	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Washington, MO	29 / 37 (659.8284)	20 (168.5256)	18 (166.2516)	33 (155.9428)	14 (169.1084)
Mar 31, 2023	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	28 / 47 (669.6456)	13 (172.5484)	34 (163.9884)	45 (161.1316)	14 (171.9772)
Oct 14, 2022	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	17 / 36 (677.0976)	3 (176.0116)	24 (165.1316)	4 (176)	27 (159.9544)
Apr 22, 2022	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO	29 / 29 (627.2572)	12 (169.6800)	28 (149.0972)	29 (149.6800)	25 (158.8000)
Apr 1, 2022	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	24 / 48 (676.5028)	2 (177.7144)	2 (177.7028)	41 (159.9428)	37 (161.1428)
Apr 1, 2022	Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak) Altoona, IA	5 (173.1428)	—	—	—	—
Sep 24, 2021	Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	29 / 35 (655.3488)	24 (166.8228)	35 (152.5372)	24 (165.1544)	13 (170.8344)
Aug 20, 2021	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO	15 / 27 (654.1824)	10 (168.5256)	10 (166.8572)	11 (168.5256)	23 (150.2740)
Apr 23, 2021	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO	37 / 45 (653.5656)	35 (163.3828)	27 (166.8228)	39 (160.5372)	25 (162.8228)
Apr 6, 2020	Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO	90 / 109 (155.9656)	—	—	—	—
Aug 16, 2019	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO	20 / 45 (656.9940)	13 (170.8456)	8 (175.4172)	21 (166.8228)	44 (143.9084)
Jul 27, 2019	Hannibal Bar-B-Q-Festival 🏅 Hannibal, MO	13 / 18 (640.8792)	11 (165.1084)	10 (161.6456)	14 (163.3828)	15 (150.7424)
Jul 19, 2019	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! 🏅 Waterloo, IA	13 / 33 (671.3028)	14 (172.5600)	16 (166.2628)	28 (157.0628)	5 (175.4172)
May 31, 2019	Smokin on the Lake 🏅 Monroe City, MO	8 / 25 (669.0168)	13 (163.9656)	6 (168.5256)	9 (169.1200)	6 (167.4056)
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ, Bikes and Blues 🏅 Washington, MO	27 / 39 (653.5884)	30 (160)	5 (173.1200)	29 (160.5256)	27 (159.9428)
Nov 16, 2018	Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 1, 2018	Big Muddy Brew N Que Winona, MN	20 / 22 (612.9256)	19 (151.9196)	9 (169.7372)	22 (140.4800)	17 (150.7888)
Aug 17, 2018	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	29 / 44 (638.6856)	34 (158.2056)	14 (167.3944)	29 (158.8344)	30 (154.2512)
Jun 30, 2018	I-39 Smokin Car Show Minonk, IL	17 / 29 (632.9600)	20 (161.1200)	17 (158.2172)	27 (149.6800)	10 (163.9428)
Jun 1, 2018	7th Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	11 / 29 (663.3712)	17 (163.9312)	20 (159.9656)	23 (159.4744)	1 (180)
Apr 20, 2018	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	31 / 40 (630.1024)	11 (170.2856)	32 (155.9656)	35 (151.9084)	34 (151.9428)
Aug 18, 2017	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	11 / 43 (669.0284)	4 (174.2628)	10 (168.5372)	14 (166.8684)	20 (159.3600)
Oct 2, 2014	Certified BBQ Judging Class unrated Kansas City, MO	8 (505.0512)	13 (163.9656)	6 (168.5256)	9 (169.1200)	6 (167.4056)

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

CHICK HUGGINS BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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 (12 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

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)