High-water mark
690.1944
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 690.1944 at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival — 95.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Mar 6, 2026
Blue Hound Barbecue
Blue Hound Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 10th of 44 at the Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2026). They finished #800 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1512
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Mar 6, 2026
their only contest in the data
Overall top-10s
1
of 1 contest
Avg finish
top 23%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.26 · weakest Pork (170.82)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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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 | #800 (135 pts) | #997 (110 pts) | #966 (125 pts) | #1052 (80 pts) | #951 (115 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 174.2628 | 174.26 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1432 | 173.1432 | 173.14 | top 27% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 170.8228 | 170.82 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 171.9656 | 171.97 | top 32% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2026 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 10 / 44 (690.1944) | 15 (174.2628) | 12 (173.1432) | 21 (170.8228) | 14 (171.9656) |