BOARS NIGHT OUT

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1556

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1561

peak 1619 · rated over 39 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-14

latest 2026-04-24

Best ToY finish

#756

Master 2025

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 43 contests

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

697.6688 / 720

Master · International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

668.45 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 671.36 (-2.91)

Walk rate

49%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest

Consistency

±11.70

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.16 · weakest Brisket (167.07)

Road miles

13,106

mi across 43 mapped stops · furthest 511 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)

Purse competed for

$413K

listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 18 state-championship entries

Master avg

671.36 / 720

40 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (16 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The heartbreaker

2.8340 points from the title

Came within 2.8340 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship (2013-07-19).

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Pork Ribs ×1
Brisket ×1

Against the odds

23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship (2014-07-18) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, THE BLUE BLOODS.

Giant slayer

30 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 30-team field at Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship.

2014-07-18

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships here

Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 8%

High-water mark

697.6688 career-best overall

96.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 697.6688 at International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest — 96.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2022-09-09

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 23%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 23%

A tough matchup

15–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

The drought

39 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship on 2014-07-18 — 39 contests and 12.1 years ago.

last GC 2014-07-18
12.1 years ago

A strong matchup

9–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Black & Veatch in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

13 of 15 shared pork entries lost

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 87% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 15 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BUSH LEAGUE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 19% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 19% across 3 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.

3 July contests
top 46% the rest of the year

The long haul

13,106 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 13,106 miles across 43 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 511 miles to Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship.

43 mapped stops
furthest 511 mi

The metronome

±1.62% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.62% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.2% of a perfect score
43 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Southaven Springfest every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 6th

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

TEXAS WARPIG BBQ

#1550 of the rated field

1561 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1580

2–5 in 7 shared contests (29% to BOARS NIGHT OUT)

These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — TEXAS WARPIG BBQ ahead 5–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 33 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Darty-Q

#1554 of the rated field

1561 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1577

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to BOARS NIGHT OUT)

Careers of much the same size, 33 contests to 43, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2025-05-16

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke Busters

#1552 of the rated field

1561 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1584

0–5 in 5 shared contests (0% to BOARS NIGHT OUT)

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 28 contests, alongside a 32% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2026-05-29

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKED

#1558 of the rated field

1561 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1583

4–4 in 8 shared contests (50% to BOARS NIGHT OUT)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKING JOKERS AUSTRALIA

#1557 of the rated field

1561 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1561

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BOARS NIGHT OUT)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

YSB BBQ

#1555 of the rated field

1561 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1561

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to BOARS NIGHT OUT)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before BOARS NIGHT OUT's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FIRE DANCER BBQ	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
Kermit's Ex	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
Kith n' Kin	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
Sweet Swine O'Mine	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	40	8	0	1	176.0000	155.9772	167.72	top 53%
Pork Ribs	40	13	0	5	180.0000 🔥	146.3084	167.41	top 49%
Pork	40	13	1	5	176.5828	155.9656	169.16	top 43%
Brisket	40	10	2	3	180.0000 🔥	149.6456	167.07	top 46%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MS	17	0	top 47%
KS	7	0	top 44%
MO	4	0	top 54%
IL	4	0	top 45%
AL	3	0	top 73%
VA	3	1	top 19%
TN	2	0	top 33%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	5	0	top 53%
Medium (20–39)	12	1	top 47%
Large (40+)	23	0	top 45%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Southaven Springfest	6	6	0	top 58%	2026-04-24
Roast N Boast	3	3	0	top 59%	2024-10-18
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	15	0	top 36%	2023-09-27
Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	3	20	0	top 47%	2018-09-21
Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship	2	1	1	top 8%	2014-07-18
Southaven Springfest	2	10	0	top 33%	2022-04-22
World Barbecue Championship	2	54	0	top 66%	2017-11-08

The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12.9 yrs 2013-06-14 → 2026-04-24

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 3.1 across 14 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MS 17 of 43 contests · 7 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 26 7 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 40 entries · 0 wins · 8 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 169.16 · weakest Brisket (167.07)

Walk rate 49% a top-10 call in 21 of 43 contests

Overall top-10 rate 26% 11 of 43 contests

Wins it all 2% 1 Grand Championship · 1 reserve

First title 2014-07-18 Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 671.36 out of 720 · 40 contests · 1 GC

Perfect 180s 2 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 2,448 3,102–2,829 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 13,106 43 mapped stops · furthest 511 mi

Schedule strength 1580 average field rating faced — tougher than 64% of rated contests

Purse competed for $413,485 listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 18 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs 2020-06-19 → 2021-09-16

Power rating 1561 peak 1619 · #1556 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 14 First tracked contest The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff
Jun 14 First call The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff
Jun 14 First overall top-10 The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff
Jun 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.1428 The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff
Jul 19 First overall podium Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
Jul 19 First Reserve Championship Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
2014
Jul 18 First Grand Championship Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
Jul 18 Biggest field won (30 teams) Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
2015
Mar 6 First category win (Pork) "Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship
2016
Apr 8 10th tracked contest 'Que at the View
2021
Sep 16 25th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
2022
Apr 22 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Southaven Springfest
Sep 9 Career-best overall score697.6688 International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest
2023
May 5 Peak power rating (1619) Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off
2026
Apr 24 Most recent contest Southaven Springfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.6	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship	2014-07-18
+14	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	2021-09-16
+13.4	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship	2013-07-19
+13.4	'Que at the View	2016-04-08
+12.6	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2016-10-29

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.8	Roast N Boast	2024-10-18
-10.4	Southaven Springfest	2024-04-26
-9.9	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	2019-09-12
-8.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-02-24
-8.2	Roast N Boast	2025-10-17

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

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 79%	93.6%	93.6%
2025	2	0	1	0	50%	top 75%	93.8%	93.7%
2024	4	0	0	0	25%	top 79%	92.4%	91.3%
2023	5	0	1	0	60%	top 54%	94.8%	93.8%
2022	5	0	1	2	60%	top 39%	96.9%	94.9%
2021	2	0	0	0	0%	top 29%	92.4%	92.4%
2020	1	0	0	0	100%	top 43%	94.8%	94.8%
2019	1	0	0	0	0%	top 67%	89.8%	89.8%
2018	2	0	0	0	0%	top 52%	93.5%	92.4%
2017	5	0	2	0	40%	top 51%	95.5%	92.8%
2016	6	0	2	0	67%	top 30%	95%	94.3%
2015	4	0	1	1	50%	top 49%	94.8%	92.9%
2014	2	1	1	0	50%	top 23%	93.5%	92.5%
2013	3	0	2	0	100%	top 23%	94.6%	93.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-04-24	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	26 / 33 (673.5888)	23 (169.1084)	26 (165.1088)	20 (170.8344)	22 (168.5372)
2025-10-17	Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	10 / 13 (675.3028)	8 (170.8228)	11 (161.0972)	5 (174.2628)	7 (169.1200)
2025-04-25	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	25 / 34 (673.5884)	24 (169.1200)	30 (166.8228)	11 (172.5600)	28 (165.0856)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	330 / 444 (654.2064)	359 (161.6800)	285 (166.2976)	299 (165.0972)	339 (161.1316)
2024-10-18	Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	12 / 15 (665.5544)	15 (156.5144)	12 (167.3828)	10 (170.8228)	5 (170.8344)
2024-04-26	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	36 / 44 (652.9256)	41 (157.0628)	37 (161.6456)	12 (174.2628)	39 (159.9544)
2023-10-20	Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	7 / 12 (679.8512)	9 (169.6684)	10 (165.0972)	6 (174.2628)	7 (170.8228)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	310 / 487 (662.7540)	397 (159.9656)	325 (164.5600)	223 (169.1200)	187 (169.1084)
2023-05-05	Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO	14 / 26 (677.0056)	17 (167.3828)	15 (169.1316)	19 (167.3828)	6 (173.1084)
2023-04-21	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	14 / 34 (682.2056)	31 (164.5140)	8 (174.3088)	2 (176.5600)	19 (166.8228)
2022-10-28	Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	3 / 8 (681.6228)	5 (168.5372)	7 (163.9772)	2 (174.2628)	1 (174.8456)
2022-10-01	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	208 / 505 (673.6000)	328 (164.5256)	76 (174.2744)	303 (165.0856)	145 (169.7144)
2022-09-09	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Millington, TN	13 / 38 (697.6688)	23 (168.5488)	3 (177.7144)	18 (171.4056)	1 (180.0000)
2022-04-22	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	15 / 36 (679.3144)	26 (167.9772)	2 (180.0000)	25 (165.0972)	19 (166.2400)
2021-10-29	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	20 / 36 (664.9712)	20 (168.5600)	24 (166.2284)	20 (167.3944)	22 (162.7884)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	15 / 467 (511.3256)	91 (172.5484)	250 (165.7144)	295 (162.8000)	234 (164.0000)
2020-06-19	Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS	20 / 47 (682.7660)	36 (164.5372)	3 (177.7144)	20 (168.5372)	17 (171.9772)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	312 / 468 (646.6744)	167 (168.5256)	143 (168.5488)	337 (159.9544)	413 (149.6456)
2018-09-21	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	31 / 59 (673.0512)	43 (163.4172)	32 (166.8228)	13 (172.5484)	24 (170.2628)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	244 / 467 (658.2168)	83 (173.1428)	166 (169.1084)	263 (163.3828)	392 (152.5828)
2017-11-08	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	67 / 93 (660.4572)	27 (171.4056)	74 (162.2516)	88 (157.0972)	27 (169.7028)
2017-09-22	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	31 / 55 (662.7084)	18 (171.4172)	50 (153.0856)	32 (167.3828)	12 (170.8228)
2017-06-16	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS	10 / 41 (685.0512)	22 (169.6684)	23 (167.3828)	3 (174.8572)	13 (173.1428)
2017-04-28	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	6 / 33 (687.3600)	7 (172.5600)	7 (173.1544)	14 (170.8344)	13 (170.8112)
2017-02-24	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	24 / 28 (646.6632)	24 (162.8000)	28 (157.1088)	22 (160.5144)	11 (166.2400)
2016-11-11	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	54 / 89 (666.6968)	57 (167.9656)	12 (173.7144)	38 (169.6684)	78 (155.3484)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	50 / 557 (682.7768)	283 (164.5256)	36 (174.2856)	56 (173.1200)	97 (170.8456)
2016-09-23	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	20 / 64 (677.0972)	59 (155.9772)	2 (177.7144)	28 (169.1084)	6 (174.2972)
2016-06-17	The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	17 / 41 (682.2056)	10 (172.5600)	27 (163.4056)	10 (175.4172)	18 (170.8228)
2016-04-22	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	10 / 41 (683.8972)	13 (171.9656)	3 (177.7144)	33 (161.6572)	11 (172.5600)
2016-04-08	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	5 / 43 (682.2056)	16 (167.9772)	6 (173.1200)	3 (173.1428)	16 (167.9656)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	258 / 606 (657.1196)	27 (176.0000)	562 (146.3084)	220 (166.8112)	167 (168.0000)
2015-10-02	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	146 / 187 (663.3484)	92 (169.7256)	169 (158.2628)	25 (173.7144)	156 (161.6456)
2015-07-17	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA	12 / 29 (671.3256)	11 (169.6684)	25 (154.8344)	8 (171.4172)	3 (175.4056)
2015-03-06	"Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship Nashville, TN	8 / 25 (682.7772)	16 (170.2744)	6 (173.1200)	1 (176.5828)	18 (162.8000)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	233 / 552 (659.3368)	320 (163.4168)	189 (167.4172)	124 (170.2628)	345 (158.2400)
2014-07-18	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA	1 / 30 (673.1200)	5 (169.7028)	4 (168.5600)	10 (168.5600)	9 (166.2972)
2013-09-19	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	30 / 76 (658.8116)	7 (173.7144)	11 (169.7256)	61 (155.9656)	49 (159.4060)
2013-07-19	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA	2 / 16 (670.2172)	2 (171.9772)	7 (165.7028)	4 (169.1200)	8 (163.4172)
2013-06-14	The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff Hernando, MS	7 / 40 (681.1428)	15 (169.1428)	14 (168.0000)	4 (175.4286)	15 (168.5714)

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

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#756 (172 pts)	#774 (197 pts)	#886 (167 pts)	#600 (292 pts)	#725 (202 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#797 (165 pts)	#892 (150 pts)	#890 (165 pts)	#817 (175 pts)	#724 (225 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#807 (166 pts)	#923 (151 pts)	#977 (161 pts)	#915 (141 pts)	#727 (226 pts)