High-water mark
680.4912
career-best overall
94.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 680.4912 at Horse Town Brew B Que Festival — 94.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 1, 2018
Half Ass BBQ
Half Ass BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 15th of 25 at the Montana BBQ Cook-Off (2014). They are ranked #5025 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jul 5, 2014
latest Jun 1, 2018 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
637.36 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 627.07 (+10.28)
Walk rate
22%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.92
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.82 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.98)
Road miles
6,565
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 949 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
627.07 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Half Ass BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,014 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1500
They've been 1500 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,020 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,039 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with Half Ass BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,030 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1462
They turned up 5 years after Half Ass BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#5,032 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before Half Ass BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,033 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1462
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN JERKS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| 12 BAR BLUES CUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Up In Smoke BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 151.4284 | 164.82 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 134.8228 | 152.98 | top 76% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 142.8572 | 153.37 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 146.2744 | 155.91 | top 68% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 4 | 15 | 0 | top 71% | Jun 24, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MT
5 of 9 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
254
finished ahead 109 times, behind 302
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20184 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score680.4912 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
- Career-best overall score680.4912 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1084 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
- Most recent contest Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- First call Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1498) Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.3 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival | Jun 1, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | Mar 20, 2015 |
| -8.8 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair | Aug 12, 2014 |
| -7.9 | West Coast BBQ Classic | May 13, 2016 |
| -7.3 | Montana BBQ cook-off | Jun 25, 2016 |
| -5.8 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Oct 7, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 33% | 94.5% | 94.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.8% | 87.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 80% | 87.2% | 86.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 86.6% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2018 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival Norco, CA | 19 / 57 (680.4912) | 15 (173.1084) | 25 (169.7144) | 19 (171.4056) | 27 (166.2628) |
| Jun 24, 2017 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 24 / 35 (624.3768) | 20 (159.9312) | 23 (161.0856) | 26 (152.0112) | 27 (151.3488) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 60 / 75 (634.1716) | 26 (169.7028) | 62 (152.5372) | 68 (153.6572) | 50 (158.2744) |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Montana BBQ cook-off Absarokee, MT | 24 / 29 (608.4452) | 21 (156.5368) | 26 (149.1084) | 20 (156.5256) | 23 (146.2744) |
| May 13, 2016 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 38 / 44 (639.2916) | 18 (170.2744) | 31 (160.5600) | 43 (147.3600) | 36 (161.0972) |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 21 / 29 (619.3484) | 10 (166.3200) | 22 (150.2284) | 25 (151.4172) | 20 (151.3828) |
| Mar 20, 2015 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 88 / 100 (627.8856) | 55 (167.4056) | 76 (158.8000) | 99 (142.8572) | 76 (158.8228) |
| Aug 12, 2014 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT | 22 / 26 (586.2512) | 20 (151.4284) | 24 (134.8228) | 22 (145.6800) | 16 (154.3200) |
| Jul 5, 2014 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 15 / 25 (623.3832) | 4 (168.6288) | 22 (139.9200) | 13 (159.4400) | 13 (155.3944) |