Hatch's BBQ TX
Rating
1527
peak 1527 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2025-03-28
latest 2025-10-16
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Best overall
697.0744
Competitor Series · Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 175.61 · weakest Brisket (167.98)
Road miles
852
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 781 mi
Schedule strength
77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$103K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
677.35 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 48 at their very first tracked contest, Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff (2025-03-28).
Teams like this (closest power rating, TX first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 163.9772 | 169.31 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 168.5372 | 171.03 | top 44% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 | 175.61 | top 22% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.9544 | 167.98 | top 33% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 2 | 0 | top 26% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 26% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TX (2 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 677.35 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-03-28 — First tracked contest · Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
- 📣 2025-03-28 — First call · Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
- 🔥 2025-10-16 — First perfect 180 (Brisket) · Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)
- ⭐ 2025-10-16 — Career-best overall score (697.0744) · Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)
- 📈 2025-10-16 — Peak power rating (1527) · Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.9 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | 2025-03-28 |
| +9.2 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) | 2025-10-16 |
| +2 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2025-09-12 |
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)
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 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 31% | 95.9% | 94.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-16 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 15 / 36 (697.0744) | 25 (174.2744) | 30 (168.5372) | 17 (174.2628) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-09-12 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 42 / 92 (663.9316) | 57 (163.9772) | 30 (172.0000) | 13 (176.0000) | 80 (151.9544) |
| 2025-03-28 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 3 / 48 (690.7772) | 19 (169.6800) | 8 (172.5600) | 2 (176.5600) | 5 (171.9772) |