A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Gustoso BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Gustoso BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Boss Hawgs
Boss Hawgs is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 15th of 54 at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2019). They are ranked #4857 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1510 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2019
latest Oct 16, 2026 · 7.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
314.45 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 313.90 (+0.55)
Walk rate
11%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.13
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.67 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.23)
Road miles
10
across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Purse competed for
$49K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
313.90 / 360
7 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 Boss Hawgs, 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.
#4,863 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1466
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,848 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Level with Boss Hawgs on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,872 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,853 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,855 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1466
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Boss Hawgs's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,859 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Boss Hawgs's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boob-B-Q | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Boar on the Floor | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Los Diablos | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SportsPage Smokers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Just For Fun BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Gustoso BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Last Place Chicken | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Slice to Meat You | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweaty Pig | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Happy Grillmore | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ 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 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 142.8456 | 158.67 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 144.5256 | 155.23 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 122% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 62% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 28 | 0 | top 79% | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 | 38 | 0 | top 113% | Sep 8, 2022 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
300
finished ahead 170 times, behind 320
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
May 3, 2019 → Aug 13, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score326.8228 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20231 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score324.5256 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
20192 milestones
- First call The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Peak power rating (1510) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
20171 milestone
- First tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.5 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | May 3, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Sep 8, 2022 |
| -11.9 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| -6.8 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 18, 2024 |
| -6.7 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Aug 13, 2021 |
| -3.6 | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 149% | 82% | 82% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 28 / 43 (326.8228) | 12 (172) | 38 (154.8228) | — | — |
| Oct 17, 2025 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 37 / 39 (306.2168) | 32 (161.6912) | 38 (144.5256) | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2024 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 38 / 50 (319.3488) | 35 (160.5372) | 39 (158.8116) | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2023 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 33 / 50 (324.5256) | 40 (157.6800) | 25 (166.8456) | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 52 / 35 (295.3600) | 56 (142.8456) | 41 (152.5144) | — | — |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 38 / 49 (303.8168) | 39 (149.0512) | 27 (154.7656) | — | — |
| May 3, 2019 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 15 / 54 (321.2228) | 6 (166.8800) | 38 (154.3428) | — | — |
| May 4, 2018 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 5, 2017 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |