High-water mark
670.8000
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.8000 at 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 2, 2014
Morgan Hunter Smoke & Hire
Morgan Hunter Smoke & Hire is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 124th of 552 at the 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open (2014).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Oct 29, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.96
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.09)
Road miles
14
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Master avg
630.42 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 152.5144 | 162.98 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 143.3484 | 152.09 | top 80% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 147.9544 | 158.54 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8112 | 152.5144 | 156.81 | top 63% |
“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
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,217
finished ahead 764 times, behind 1,479
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Oct 3, 2015 → Oct 29, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20144 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.8000 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best overall score670.8000 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best single call (Pork)176 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1501) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.2 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.1 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| -9.8 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -3.2 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 22% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 83.7% | 83.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 506 / 557 (609.5316) | 486 (152.5144) | 498 (149.6800) | 496 (152.5372) | 401 (154.8000) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 406 / 606 (638.6968) | 246 (165.7028) | 505 (152.5144) | 454 (157.6684) | 292 (162.8112) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 124 / 552 (670.8000) | 45 (174.8572) | 309 (162.8228) | 22 (176) | 361 (157.1200) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 448 / 535 (602.6516) | 318 (158.8344) | 480 (143.3484) | 475 (147.9544) | 362 (152.5144) |