Trauma Hogs BBQ KS
Rating
1508
peak 1508 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2021-03-12
latest 2026-03-13
Best ToY finish
#1309
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
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
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 721 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Purse competed for
$9K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
658.11 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
337.65 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3.4 years, then back at Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-03-13).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (2 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 658.11 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 337.65 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-03-12 — First tracked contest · American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest
- 📣 2021-03-12 — First call · American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest
- ⭐ 2022-09-29 — Career-best overall score (658.1140) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
- 📈 2026-03-13 — Peak power rating (1508) · Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.2 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-03-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
| -0.2 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest | 2021-03-12 |
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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 7 / 30 (337.6456) | 11 (166.8228) | 9 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | 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) |
| 2021-03-12 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest Kansas City, MO | 8 / 24 (337.6572) | 7 (170.2744) | 15 (167.3828) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #163 (154 pts) | #228 (99 pts) | — | — |