Boss Hog BBQ

Boss Hog BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 14th of 34 at the 10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life (2024). They are ranked #3945 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,945

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1484

peak 1484 · rated over 10 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 2, 2014

latest Sep 30, 2026 · 12 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#576

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

686.7656 / 720

Master · Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

670.41 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.86 (+3.55)

Walk rate

21%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)

Consistency

±14.25

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.25 · weakest Brisket (164.47)

Road miles

312

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi

Schedule strength

80%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)

Purse competed for

$244K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.86 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

High-water mark

686.7656 career-best overall

95.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.7656 at Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) — 95.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 27, 2023

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PARTS 'R' SMOKIN has finished one call ahead of Boss Hog BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN ELVISES in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

8.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 8.8 years, then back at Smokin in the Electric City (ONE MEAT RIBS) (Jul 14, 2023).

last seen Oct 2, 2014
back Jul 14, 2023

Chicken nemesis

9 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared chicken entries.

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They cook the hard rooms

1604 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 80% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1604 power rating — a tougher draw than 80% of every rated contest in the data.

10 rated contests

The metronome

±1.98% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.98% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.6% of a perfect score
14 contests

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
2025 ↗	Master	#875 (120 pts)	#960 (120 pts)	#1020 (120 pts)	#935 (120 pts)	#920 (120 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#779 (174 pts)	#870 (159 pts)	#871 (174 pts)	#829 (169 pts)	#762 (204 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#576 (297 pts)	#427 (522 pts)	#476 (505 pts)	#642 (267 pts)	#499 (392 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Boss Hog BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

161 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

OPEN FLUE BBQ

#3,929 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Boss Hog BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Boss Hog BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 4, 2021

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kc windustrial pipe dream smokin' team

#3,966 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1484

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Boss Hog BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Boss Hog BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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Porkatory

#3,958 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1484

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Boss Hog BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than Boss Hog BBQ has cooked, 5 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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WEST COAST SMOKE

#3,959 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

Level with Boss Hog BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 4, 2021

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TNT Smokin' BBQ

#3,943 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1484

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2018

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OUTTA THE BOX BBQ

#3,927 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1500

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Boss Hog BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLAPS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BrewsCue	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Fergolicious BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ROADKILL BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
B 3 BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Barking Dog BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Blind Fox BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	1	180 🔥	156.6172	168.25	top 57%
Pork Ribs	12	1	171.9772	155.9544	167.89	top 56%
Pork	11	0	175.4172	150.8228	166.47	top 58%
Brisket	11	2	174.2744	155.3600	164.47	top 65%

“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 59%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 72%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	6	0	top 64%
MO	5	0	top 74%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	272	0	top 68%	Nov 5, 2025
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)	2	26	0	top 71%	Oct 28, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 8 of 14 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 12 entries · 0 wins · 1 call

Opponents faced 1,190 finished ahead 646 times, behind 1,556

Longest layoff 8.8 yrs Oct 2, 2014 → Jul 14, 2023

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Sep 30 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides

20251 milestone

Mar 21 10th tracked contest 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship

20234 milestones

Jul 14 First call Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1)
Jul 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.6116 Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1)
Oct 27 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
Oct 27 Career-best overall score686.7656 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)

20142 milestones

Oct 2 First tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 2 Peak power rating (1496) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8	10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life	Jun 14, 2024
+0.2	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Oct 30, 2024
+0.2	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ	Jul 28, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.2	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)	Oct 28, 2023
-4.2	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014
-4	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Nov 5, 2025
-3.4	Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1)	Jul 14, 2023
-3.3	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Sep 30, 2026

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0%	top 74%	92.6%	92.6%
2025	3	0%	top 72%	93.2%	92.5%
2024	2	50%	top 51%	95.2%	94%
2023	5	40%	top 69%	95.4%	93.8%
2014	2	0%	top 78%	89.7%	89.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 30, 2026	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 30, 2026	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS	265 / 360 (666.7084)	242 (167.9540)	145 (171.9772)	155 (171.4172)	326 (155.3600)
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	297 / 401 (660.4340)	371 (157.0856)	180 (170.2628)	136 (172)	314 (161.0856)
Mar 21, 2025	7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	49 / 70 (671.3140)	59 (165.1200)	54 (165.1084)	31 (171.9772)	39 (169.1084)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	272 / 444 (667.9316)	120 (173.7372)	404 (155.9544)	60 (175.4172)	313 (162.8228)
Jun 14, 2024	10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	14 / 34 (685.6568)	17 (170.2628)	14 (169.7372)	15 (172.5484)	9 (173.1084)
Oct 28, 2023	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	35 / 40 (668.9828)	18 (175.4172)	37 (162.8000)	22 (169.1200)	35 (161.6456)
Oct 27, 2023	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	26 / 47 (686.7656)	4 (180)	36 (169.6800)	30 (168.5600)	33 (168.5256)
Jul 28, 2023	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	16 / 25 (666.7200)	16 (165.6800)	12 (171.4172)	19 (162.2400)	14 (167.3828)
Jul 14, 2023	Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) 🏅 Butler, MO	19 / 27 (677.6116)	11 (174.2744)	6 (170.8572)	25 (158.2056)	6 (174.2744)
Jul 14, 2023	Smokin in the Electric City (ONE MEAT RIBS) Butler, MO	—	—	14 (170.2628)	—	—
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	144 / 165 (645.6912)	156 (156.6172)	63 (169.7144)	145 (158.8684)	138 (160.4912)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	381 / 552 (637.6456)	289 (164.5600)	201 (166.8572)	489 (150.8228)	384 (155.4056)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Boss Hog BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)