Barley, Hops, & Hogs

Barley, Hops, & Hogs is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 30 at the BBQ & Blues on the Levee (2017). They are ranked #4185 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Barley Hops & Hogs”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,185

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1479

peak 1500 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 13, 2014

latest Jun 7, 2019 · 5 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

14% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

671.8856 / 720

Master · BBQ & Blues on the Levee

Perfect 180s

Current form

621.33 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 631.87 (-10.54)

Walk rate

29%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176

Pork · BBQ & Blues on the Levee

Consistency

±64.54

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 166.16 · weakest Brisket (161.51)

Road miles

197

across 7 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

631.87 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

671.8856 career-best overall

93.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.8856 at BBQ & Blues on the Levee — 93.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 6, 2017

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.64 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.

Brisket avg 161.51
Pork Ribs avg 166.16
0 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Greenway Equipment in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Barley, Hops, & Hogs, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Ginuswine

#4,181 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Barley, Hops, & Hogs)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Barley, Hops, & Hogs has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 10, 2016

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Slinging Meat

#4,187 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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OPERATION DESSERT STORM BBQ

#4,192 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1517

They've been 1517 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 30, 2025

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Posey County Cookers

#4,188 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

Level with Barley, Hops, & Hogs on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2024

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QUIET RIOT BBQ

#4,194 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

They've been 1509 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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FAT DADDY JOE'S BBQ

#4,165 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smokin Through The Night	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
K & K KOOKERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PORK AVENUE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
L" If I Know	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Hillbilly Hoggers	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Backdraft Smokers	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	2	0	174.8456	152.5256	163.56	top 64%
Pork Ribs	6	1	0	171.9656	155.9084	166.16	top 55%
Pork	7	1	1	176	156.5028	164.37	top 63%
Brisket	7	0	0	168.5372	153.0972	161.51	top 65%

“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)	3	0	top 65%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 70%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	5	22	0	top 72%	Jun 7, 2019
BBQ & Blues on the Levee (JUDGES FULL)	2	7	0	top 58%	Oct 5, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 2 contests

Contests a season 1.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AR 7 of 7 contests

Contests visited 2 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 156 finished ahead 91 times, behind 189

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs Jun 10, 2016 → Oct 6, 2017

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

20191 milestone

Jun 7 Most recent contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

20174 milestones

Oct 6 First overall top-10 BBQ & Blues on the Levee
Oct 6 Career-best overall score671.8856 BBQ & Blues on the Levee
Oct 6 Career-best single call (Pork)176 BBQ & Blues on the Levee
Oct 6 Peak power rating (1500) BBQ & Blues on the Levee

20152 milestones

Jun 12 First call Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)
Jun 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3828 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)

20141 milestone

Jun 13 First tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.2	BBQ & Blues on the Levee	Oct 6, 2017
+4.2	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)	Jun 12, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	BBQ & Blues on the Levee (JUDGES FULL)	Oct 5, 2018
-8.7	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 13, 2014
-8.2	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 7, 2019
-6.5	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 10, 2016
-2.2	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 8, 2018

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 84%	88.5%	88.5%
2018	2	0	0%	top 80%	91.6%	78.9%
2017	1	1	100%	top 23%	93.3%	93.3%
2016	1	0	0%	top 79%	91.9%	91.9%
2015	1	0	100%	top 45%	93.2%	93.2%
2014	1	0	0%	top 82%	89.6%	89.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 7, 2019	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	43 / 51 (636.9140)	51 (153.6684)	31 (164.5256)	37 (161.6456)	39 (157.0744)
Oct 5, 2018	BBQ & Blues on the Levee (JUDGES FULL) Helena, AR	23 / 25 (476.5032)	20 (156)	—	13 (164.5488)	17 (155.9544)
Jun 8, 2018	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	30 / 44 (659.8172)	32 (167.3944)	40 (155.9084)	23 (167.9772)	22 (168.5372)
Oct 6, 2017	BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR	7 / 30 (671.8856)	8 (170.8228)	8 (171.9656)	2 (176)	22 (153.0972)
Jun 10, 2016	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	31 / 39 (661.5428)	21 (169.6800)	21 (168.5372)	37 (156.5028)	25 (166.8228)
Jun 12, 2015	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) Wynne, AR	22 / 49 (671.3828)	8 (174.8456)	29 (164.5716)	34 (166.8228)	29 (165.1428)
Jun 13, 2014	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	40 / 49 (645.0288)	47 (152.5256)	18 (171.4288)	44 (157.1200)	31 (163.9544)

Barley, Hops, & Hogs

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 (4 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

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

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 — 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)