A tough matchup
9–0
behind in the head-to-head
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
BLACK HAT BBQ
BLACK HAT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 47th of 184 at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2017). They are ranked #4413 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1475 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Jun 23, 2017 · 4 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 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
629.23 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 625.02 (+4.20)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.30
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.10 · weakest Brisket (153.23)
Road miles
95
across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
625.02 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BLACK HAT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,414 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to BLACK HAT BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — PELLETHEADS.COM ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,429 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BLACK HAT BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than BLACK HAT BBQ has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,409 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,397 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Level with BLACK HAT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,419 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,412 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
They've been 1509 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewski and Barbeque | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BULLS BBQ BUNCH | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| IBEW SMOKIN' SPARKYS | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| RIB I'S | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| PARK AVENUE PORK | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Flower of the Flames | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Sublime BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKERS PURGATORY | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 GUYS WITH WOOD | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 132.5714 | 156.79 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 146.2172 | 154.90 | top 68% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 140.5256 | 160.10 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 128.5714 | 153.23 | top 59% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 99 | 0 | top 73% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 9 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,462
finished ahead 1,094 times, behind 2,061
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4172 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20142 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7772 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best overall score654.7772 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1486) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.8 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| +2.8 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -10.1 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -4.9 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| -4.3 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| -2.2 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 26% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87.7% | 85.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 87.7% | 87.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 90.9% | 88.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 87.4% | 83.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 47 / 184 (649.6572) | 18 (170.2972) | 17 (171.4172) | 84 (161.1200) | 147 (146.8228) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 426 / 557 (631.2456) | 499 (150.7884) | 523 (146.2172) | 179 (168.5372) | 208 (165.7028) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 157 / 183 (603.8168) | 95 (158.2056) | 134 (153.6912) | 172 (140.5256) | 131 (151.3944) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 452 / 606 (630.0688) | 506 (154.2400) | 241 (166.2628) | 105 (170.8228) | 578 (138.7432) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 99 / 183 (631.3368) | 99 (159.4056) | 165 (146.8456) | 105 (158.8000) | 33 (166.2856) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 275 / 552 (654.7772) | 162 (169.1200) | 466 (153.1316) | 174 (168) | 223 (164.5256) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 110 / 184 (622.6740) | 114 (158.2284) | 135 (151.9656) | 83 (158.8344) | 102 (153.6456) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 333 / 535 (629.6112) | 331 (158.2972) | 435 (149.6800) | 312 (158.2744) | 173 (163.3596) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 172 / 183 (571.9998) | 177 (132.5714) | 119 (154.8572) | 113 (155.9998) | 179 (128.5714) |