The comeback
3.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.4 years, then back at Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (Mar 13, 2026).
- last seen Oct 1, 2022
- back Mar 13, 2026
Trauma Hogs BBQ
Trauma Hogs BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 30 at the Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They finished #1309 in the 2022 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 12, 2021
latest Mar 13, 2026 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.72)
Road miles
739
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 721 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Purse competed for
$8,750
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
658.11 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
337.65 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 163.3712 | 166.82 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 155.9428 | 164.72 | top 61% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 168.5372 | 168.54 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 170.2628 | 170.26 | top 28% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
554
finished ahead 216 times, behind 343
Longest layoff
3.4 yrs
Oct 1, 2022 → Mar 13, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8228 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1509) Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
20221 milestone
- Career-best overall score658.1140 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
20214 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest
- First call American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest
- First overall top-10 American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score337.6572 American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.3 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 13, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| -0.1 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest | Mar 12, 2021 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 23% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 7 / 30 (337.6456) | 11 (166.8228) | 9 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 325 / 505 (658.1140) | 354 (163.3712) | 451 (155.9428) | 217 (168.5372) | 139 (170.2628) |
| Mar 12, 2021 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest Kansas City, MO | 8 / 24 (337.6572) | 7 (170.2744) | 15 (167.3828) | — | — |