Their season
2023
their best year
2023 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 61%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 61%
Hometown BBQ
Hometown BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 11th of 18 at the Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" (2023). They are ranked #5012 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
Oct 4, 2013
latest Nov 10, 2023 · 10.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
46%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±87.42
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.96 · weakest Brisket (148.34)
Road miles
9,056
across 13 mapped stops · furthest 4,617 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$24K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
583.18 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Hometown BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,033 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Fewer contests behind them than Hometown BBQ has cooked, 5 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#5,019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,011 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Level with Hometown BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,999 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Fewer contests behind them than Hometown BBQ has cooked, 5 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#5,007 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Hometown BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Hometown BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8340 | 146.2400 | 155.51 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 143.9656 | 156.83 | top 85% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 146.7656 | 161.96 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 120.5144 | 148.34 | top 79% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 97% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 2 | 73 | 0 | top 97% | Jun 10, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
3 contests
Contests a season
1.9
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
HI
6 of 13 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
10 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Opponents faced
183
finished ahead 23 times, behind 209
Longest layoff
4.5 yrs
May 4, 2018 → Nov 11, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
20233 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8340 Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout"
- Career-best overall score650.8340 Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout"
- 10th tracked contest Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" (ONE MEAT BRISKET)
20182 milestones
- First call Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Squealin' on the Square
- Peak power rating (1490) Squealin' on the Square
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.6 | Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" | Nov 10, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 12, 2015 |
| -11.1 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 10, 2016 |
| -9.6 | Squealin' on the Square | Oct 4, 2013 |
| -6.2 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | May 4, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 84% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 84.2% | 84.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 57.1% | 57.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cleveland, AL | — | 25 (158.2400) | — | — | — |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Cleveland, AL | — | — | — | 17 (167.3712) | — |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cleveland, AL | — | — | 25 (159.9428) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Honolulu, HI | — | — | — | — | 10 (160.5828) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" 🏅 Honolulu, HI | 11 / 18 (650.8340) | 12 (160.0340) | 15 (158.2628) | 10 (163.9772) | 5 (168.5600) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" (ONE MEAT RIBS) Honolulu, HI | — | — | 10 (166.8344) | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Warrior BBQ Ribs Championship - Ribs 3 (One Meat Ribs) Honolulu, HI | — | — | 9 (163.9656) | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Warrior BBQ Ribs Championship - Ribs 2 (One Meat Ribs ) Honolulu, HI | — | — | 11 (154.2400) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Warrior BBQ Ribs Championship - Ribs 1 (One Meat Ribs) Honolulu, HI | — | — | 8 (160.5256) | — | — |
| May 4, 2018 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO | 31 / 37 (634.6968) | 36 (146.2400) | 33 (152.5256) | 3 (177.1428) | 29 (158.7884) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 73 / 76 (606.1144) | 73 (150.2172) | 68 (151.4172) | 61 (161.1084) | 75 (143.3716) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 76 / 78 (411.2456) | — | 73 (143.9656) | 70 (146.7656) | 75 (120.5144) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 23 / 28 (613.0168) | 14 (162.8340) | 18 (156.5828) | 20 (155.3828) | 25 (138.2172) |