A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Hillbilly Hut Boys
Hillbilly Hut Boys is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 293rd of 401 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025). They are ranked #5134 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1460 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 29, 2022
latest Sep 30, 2026 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.75
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 158.81 · weakest Chicken (154.24)
Road miles
41
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)
Purse competed for
$274K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.54 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Hillbilly Hut Boys, each with one reason worth a look.
133 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,145 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Hillbilly Hut Boys)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Hillbilly Hut Boys has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,146 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,139 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
They were already cooking in 2016, 6 years before Hillbilly Hut Boys's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,130 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Hillbilly Hut Boys's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,117 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
They've been 1506 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,121 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Level with Hillbilly Hut Boys on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Riggin BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Papa Bears KC Barbecue | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Windustrial Pipe Dream Smoking Team | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Tractor Shed BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Splitlog Smokers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| DIXIE MOON | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Butts & Guts | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Heat's Neat | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Black & Veatch | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Rocks Famous BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ELVISES | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Porch Smokers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Juggy's Juicers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 149.6456 | 154.24 | top 93% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 146.7772 | 158.23 | top 79% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4628 | 142.2168 | 158.26 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 154.7772 | 158.81 | top 78% |
“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.
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 | 3 | 341 | 0 | top 94% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 293 | 0 | top 80% | Nov 5, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
981
finished ahead 248 times, behind 1,943
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Sep 27, 2023 → Oct 30, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20253 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0628 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best overall score661.0628 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
- Peak power rating (1489) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| -9.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 30, 2026 |
| -9.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 2023 |
| -7.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
| -2.9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Nov 5, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
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 - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 341 / 360 (631.2112) | 316 (161.6800) | 315 (162.2284) | 345 (151.9544) | 327 (155.3484) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 293 / 401 (661.0628) | 368 (157.6456) | 124 (172) | 162 (171.4628) | 326 (159.9544) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 382 / 444 (636.4460) | 423 (150.2744) | 366 (161.0972) | 236 (167.9656) | 362 (157.1088) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 443 / 487 (625.5656) | 457 (151.9772) | 468 (149.0516) | 410 (157.6912) | 242 (166.8456) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 490 / 505 (593.4168) | 487 (149.6456) | 496 (146.7772) | 493 (142.2168) | 426 (154.7772) |