A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Hickory Hangover ahead in 100% of their meetings
Hickory Hangover has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Boob-B-Q
Boob-B-Q is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 29th of 39 at the WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025). They are ranked #5773 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “BoobBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1443
peak 1443 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2019
latest Oct 17, 2025 · 6.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 99%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
302.54 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 301.65 (+0.89)
Walk rate
8%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.98
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.65 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.87)
Road miles
94
across 12 mapped stops
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Purse competed for
$45K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
301.65 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Boob-B-Q, each with one reason worth a look.
77 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,772 of the rated field
- Contests
- 31
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1443
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Boob-B-Q)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Boob-B-Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,777 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Fewer contests behind them than Boob-B-Q has cooked, 6 to 12, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#5,771 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Level with Boob-B-Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
They turned up 5 years after Boob-B-Q did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#5,781 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Fewer contests behind them than Boob-B-Q has cooked, 7 to 12, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#5,780 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before Boob-B-Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boar on the Floor | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Los Diablos | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Boss Hawgs | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SportsPage Smokers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Last Place Chicken | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Just For Fun BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Happy Grillmore | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweaty Pig | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Gustoso BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Slice to Meat You | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Beefis and Butt-Head | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Redstone | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 141.6800 | 154.65 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 130.7316 | 153.87 | top 86% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 113% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 92% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 83% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 | 48 | 0 | top 125% | Sep 8, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 11 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
12 of 12 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
279
finished ahead 52 times, behind 396
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
May 3, 2019 → Aug 13, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score327.9544 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score327.9544 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20231 milestone
- 10th tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
20191 milestone
- Peak power rating (1490) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
20151 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4400 I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)
20141 milestone
- First call I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Sep 8, 2022 |
| -12.2 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Aug 13, 2021 |
| -10.7 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 18, 2024 |
| -9.9 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | May 3, 2019 |
| -7.7 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 20, 2023 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 151% | 81.9% | 81.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 75.7% | 75.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 82.5% | 82.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2025 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 29 / 39 (327.9544) | 35 (161.1200) | 25 (166.8344) | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2024 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 46 / 50 (306.1940) | 50 (147.9084) | 40 (158.2856) | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2023 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 41 / 50 (311.3828) | 34 (159.4288) | 42 (151.9540) | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 53 / 35 (294.7544) | 50 (149.7028) | 52 (145.0516) | — | — |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 48 / 49 (272.4116) | 49 (141.6800) | 51 (130.7316) | — | — |
| May 3, 2019 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 52 / 54 (297.1772) | 41 (149.1772) | 53 (148) | — | — |
| May 5, 2017 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 6, 2016 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 31, 2015 | I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) New Hope, AL | — | 12 (171.4400) | 28 (160.5256) | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2014 | I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) New Hope, AL | — | 12 (165.1200) | 10 (162.8456) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2013 | I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) New Hope, AL | — | 23 (146.2628) | 15 (160.6172) | — | — |