A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
iBQ'n ahead in 100% of their meetings
iBQ'n has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
HALLBOY BBQ
HALLBOY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 17th of 27 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2017). Also listed in KCBS results as “Hall Boy BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 4, 2017
latest May 10, 2019 · 1.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.37
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.83 · weakest Pork (153.93)
Road miles
688
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 149 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
633.11 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HALLBOY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
HALLBOY BBQ has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 135 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,134 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,149 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
They turned up 5 years after HALLBOY BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,153 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Level with HALLBOY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,126 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1480
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,155 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,154 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 153.6572 | 160.83 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 148.5144 | 158.25 | top 65% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6684 | 147.3484 | 153.93 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 157.0972 | 160.10 | top 64% |
“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 69% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MI
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
86
finished ahead 31 times, behind 101
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Sep 11, 2015 → Aug 4, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Rockin BBQ
20175 milestones
- First call All American BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1494) All American BBQ Throwdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0176 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score649.0176 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8344 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.1 | Rockin BBQ | May 10, 2019 |
| -5.6 | All American BBQ Throwdown | Aug 4, 2017 |
| -3.3 | Smoke & Ale Fall Festival | Oct 12, 2018 |
| -1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Sep 1, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 87% | 87% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 69% | 90.1% | 89.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2019 | Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 40 / 42 (622.0340) | 39 (153.6572) | 25 (163.3828) | 42 (147.3484) | 31 (157.6456) |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Smoke & Ale Fall Festival Chelsea, MI | 26 / 38 (626.0916) | 28 (157.6800) | 20 (161.1316) | 33 (150.1828) | 29 (157.0972) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI | 17 / 27 (649.0176) | 11 (166.8344) | 17 (159.9776) | 23 (156.5256) | 12 (165.6800) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 22 / 29 (635.2916) | 10 (165.1316) | 25 (148.5144) | 17 (161.6684) | 18 (159.9772) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | — | — | — | — | — |