HESSHOGS

HESSHOGS is a competition barbecue team with 62 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2025. They have won 6 Grand Championships, most recently at the Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #210 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#210

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1753

peak 1754 · rated over 49 contests4 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Nov 12, 2021

latest Oct 10, 2025 · 3.9 years on the trail

Grand champs

3 reserve · wins it all 10% of the time

Category wins

32 podiums

Overall top-10s

61% of 62 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 24%

overall standings

Best overall

533.1428 / 540

Backyard · Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2

Perfect 180s

5 🔥

Current form

344.42 ▲

last 5 Backyard vs avg 342.12 (+2.29)

Walk rate

84%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)

Consistency

±7.91

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 173.34 · weakest Brisket (167.42)

Road miles

14,343

across 62 mapped stops · furthest 937 mi

Schedule strength

66%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)

Purse competed for

$354K

listed at 46 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

3 🏅

won from 30 state-championship entries

Backyard avg

342.12 / 360

44 Backyard contests · 4 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

515.88 / 540

7 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 2 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (20 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

0.0116 points from the title

Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) (Mar 28, 2025).

Among the elite

#210 of 6,477 rated teams

In the top 3% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1753 puts them #210 of 6,477 rated teams — the top 3% of the field.

rating 1753
peak 1754
49 rated contests

The 180 club

5 perfect 180s

5 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 3 different meats.

Chicken ×3
Pork Ribs ×1
Pork ×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 Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) (Nov 12, 2021) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, LEE LA Q.

On the rise

+33 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 33 points across 13 contests since Nov 15, 2024 — from 1720 up to 1753.

13 contests since Nov 15, 2024
now 1753

Giant slayer

45 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 45-team field at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard).

Mar 22, 2024

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 6%

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Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) (Mar 29, 2025).

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

They almost always walk

84% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 52 of 62 contests

A top-10 category call in 84% of their 62 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

533.1428 career-best overall

98.7% of a perfect 540

Their best day on record: 533.1428 at Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2 — 98.7% of a perfect 540.

Backyard
Oct 8, 2022

State champions

3 state championships won

They've taken 3 state championships from 30 entries at contests carrying the title.

30 state-championship entries

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ has finished one call ahead of HESSHOGS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2024 2 Grand Championships

2024 was the year it came together: 15 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 19%.

15 contests
10 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 19%

Pork nemesis

3 of 5 shared pork entries lost

Breaking Slabs BBQ ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Breaking Slabs BBQ has out-cooked them in 3 of 5 shared pork entries.

Announced themselves early

1st at their very first contest

Finished 1 of 30 at their very first tracked contest, Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) (Nov 12, 2021).

Nov 12, 2021
30-team field

Built for the big stage

Top 17% average finish in large fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 17% finish in large fields against top 34% in small ones.

Large (40+): top 17% (13)
Small (<20 teams): top 34% (7)

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

Can Country Outlaw BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

A November team

Top 14% average finish in November

Something about November: average finish in the top 14% across 4 contests, versus top 24% the rest of the year.

4 November contests
top 24% the rest of the year

The long haul

14,343 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 14,343 miles across 62 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 937 miles to 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show.

62 mapped stops
furthest 937 mi

The metronome

±2.11% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.11% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 95.1% of a perfect score
62 contests

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#209 of the rated field

1753 power rating

Contests: 225
GCs: 28
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1922

4–2 in 6 shared contests (67% to HESSHOGS)

These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — HESSHOGS ahead 4–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 207 contests
last seen Oct 24, 2025

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FIRE & SHINE BBQ

#212 of the rated field

1753 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 70%
Peak: 1766

Careers of much the same size, 67 contests to 62, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 65 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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BULL MARKET BBQ

#211 of the rated field

1753 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1753

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 65 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 65 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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MUDVILLE BBQ

#207 of the rated field

1754 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 85
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1754

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HESSHOGS)

Their rating is built on 7 Grand Championships in 85 contests, alongside a 38% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 71 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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WHO CARES BBQ

#216 of the rated field

1752 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 153
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1921

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to HESSHOGS)

They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before HESSHOGS's first contest.

rated over 144 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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FRED VEGAS SMOKERS

#206 of the rated field

1754 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 190
GCs: 11
Top-10s: 59%
Peak: 1835

6–1 in 7 shared contests (86% to HESSHOGS)

Level with HESSHOGS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 181 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Swine-O-licious BBQ	20	5	15	25%	⚔ compare
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
Can Country Outlaw BBQ	15	12	3	80%	⚔ compare
Shmack Q	15	7	8	47%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	15	6	7	40%	⚔ compare
Rudes BBQ	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
Bourbon & Blues BBQ	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
Big Reds Backyard BBQ	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
Dogpatch Q	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	12	5	5	42%	⚔ compare
Fluffy Butt BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
Breaking Slabs BBQ	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
SmoQued On Main St	10	10	0	100%	⚔ compare
Stone Cold Grillers	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	52	38	4	16	180 🔥	160.5028	171.91	top 26%
Pork Ribs	57	43	6	12	180 🔥	153.6800	170.56	top 29%
Pork	11	11	2	4	180 🔥	168.5256	173.34	top 16%
Brisket	1	1	0	0	167.4172	167.4172	167.42	top 14%

“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)	7	1	top 34%
Medium (20–39)	32	4	top 24%
Large (40+)	13	1	top 17%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	17	2	top 23%
IL	11	0	top 29%
IA	4	0	top 28%
NC	4	1	top 23%
OK	3	1	top 15%
AL	3	0	top 28%
VA	2	1	top 6%
KS	2	0	top 47%
MS	2	1	top 21%
GA	1	0	top 14%
MI	1	0	top 13%
FL	1	0	top 9%
TN	1	0	top 6%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off	4	2	0	top 18%	Jul 11, 2025
Iowa State BBQ Championship	3	4	0	top 22%	Apr 4, 2025
Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2)	2	1	1	top 6%	Mar 29, 2025
Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2	2	1	1	top 23%	May 4, 2024
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2	1	1	top 6%	Mar 23, 2024
Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	1	1	top 21%	Oct 21, 2022
Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	2	0	top 25%	Oct 3, 2025
Smoke N for the Kids	2	6	0	top 30%	Aug 16, 2025
Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main	2	6	0	top 20%	Jul 26, 2025
Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	12	0	top 50%	Aug 17, 2024
Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1	2	8	0	top 24%	May 3, 2024
Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)	2	8	0	top 29%	Jul 22, 2023
American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest	2	9	0	top 46%	Mar 24, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 16 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 12.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 22 of 62 contests · 13 states in all

Contests visited 36 13 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 57 entries · 6 wins · 43 calls

First title Nov 12, 2021 Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)

Opponents faced 1,016 finished ahead 1,756 times, behind 517

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

20256 milestones

Mar 28 First Reserve Championship Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1)
Mar 29 50th tracked contest Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2)
Jul 11 10th category win Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Jul 26 Peak power rating (1754) Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
Oct 3 5th perfect 180 Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
Oct 10 Most recent contest Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)

20244 milestones

Mar 22 First state championship BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
Mar 22 First multi-meat day BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
Mar 22 Biggest field won (45 teams) BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
May 4 5th Grand Championship Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2

20231 milestone

May 27 25th tracked contest Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)

20222 milestones

Sep 9 10th tracked contest Bar-B-QC (Backyard)
Oct 8 Career-best overall score533.1428 Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2

20218 milestones

Nov 12 First tracked contest Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)
Nov 12 First call Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)
Nov 12 First category win (Chicken) Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)
Nov 12 First overall top-10 Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)
Nov 12 First overall podium Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)
Nov 12 First Grand Championship Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)
Nov 12 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)
Nov 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score355.4172 Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.2	Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)	Nov 12, 2021
+15.4	2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)	Jul 15, 2022
+13.7	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	Mar 17, 2023
+13.5	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2	May 4, 2024
+13.1	Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2	Oct 8, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.3	Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)	Aug 19, 2023
-6	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest	Mar 24, 2023
-5.9	Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)	Aug 22, 2025
-5.3	Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)	Aug 17, 2024
-4.3	Smoke N for the Kids	Aug 16, 2025

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	15	1	9	5	93%	top 23%	98.9%	96%
2024	15	2	10	3	93%	top 19%	97.5%	95.2%
2023	15	1	9	1	73%	top 27%	97.1%	94.5%
2022	16	1	9	2	75%	top 27%	98.7%	94.4%
2021	1	1	1	1	100%	top 3%	98.7%	98.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 10, 2025	Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Stover, MO	4 / 13 (349.6800)	3 (176.5600)	5 (173.1200)	—	—
Oct 3, 2025	Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO	2 / 23 (356)	2 (180)	5 (176)	—	—
Sep 5, 2025	Buds Blues and BBQ 🏅 Columbia, MO	3 / 9 (343.4056)	3 (175.4056)	5 (168)	—	—
Sep 5, 2025	Buds Blues and BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Columbia, MO	—	—	6 (168.5256)	—	—
Aug 22, 2025	Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL	15 / 31 (341.6800)	19 (166.8228)	4 (174.8572)	—	—
Aug 16, 2025	Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL	12 / 32 (331.3256)	16 (160.5028)	6 (170.8228)	—	—
Jul 26, 2025	Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL	7 / 32 (341.6800)	3 (175.4172)	16 (166.2628)	—	—
Jul 11, 2025	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	2 / 36 (346.8572)	6 (171.4172)	1 (175.4400)	—	—
Jul 11, 2025	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (Backyard 2) Cameron, MO	3 / 10 (344.5256)	7 (167.3828)	1 (177.1428)	—	—
Jul 11, 2025	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO	—	—	1 (180)	—	—
Jun 20, 2025	Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL	6 / 36 (349.6916)	2 (178.8572)	16 (170.8344)	—	—
Apr 4, 2025	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	16 / 49 (339.9544)	19 (170.2628)	15 (169.6916)	—	—
Mar 29, 2025	Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO	1 / 25 (354.2744)	1 (180)	1 (174.2744)	—	—
Mar 29, 2025	Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO	—	—	2 (176.5600)	—	—
Mar 28, 2025	Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO	2 / 27 (346.2400)	4 (169.6684)	2 (176.5716)	—	—
Nov 15, 2024	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA	8 / 58 (342.8116)	12 (171.9772)	7 (170.8344)	10 (170.8456)	—
Oct 4, 2024	Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO	8 / 19 (342.7884)	5 (174.2744)	9 (168.5140)	—	—
Sep 14, 2024	Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL	11 / 35 (337.0628)	10 (167.3828)	14 (169.6800)	—	—
Aug 17, 2024	Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL	12 / 26 (337.0740)	18 (166.2284)	8 (170.8456)	—	—
Aug 17, 2024	Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL	6 / 27 (335.3600)	2 (173.1200)	15 (162.2400)	—	—
Jul 27, 2024	Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL	6 / 34 (338.2284)	14 (168.5256)	6 (169.7028)	—	—
Jul 20, 2024	Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI	3 / 23 (348.5372)	6 (174.2628)	4 (174.2744)	—	—
Jun 14, 2024	Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL	4 / 40 (345.1316)	2 (175.4172)	10 (169.7144)	—	—
May 4, 2024	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	1 / 35 (348.5372)	2 (175.4172)	2 (173.1200)	—	—
May 3, 2024	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	11 / 45 (337.6684)	5 (174.8456)	15 (162.8228)	—	—
Mar 23, 2024	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	4 / 42 (349.1316)	9 (171.4172)	1 (177.7144)	4 (172)	—
Mar 22, 2024	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	1 / 45 (350.8344)	1 (176.5716)	4 (174.2628)	1 (177.7028)	—
Mar 22, 2024	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	—	17 (166.2400)	—	—	—
Mar 22, 2024	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	—	—	5 (172.6060)	—	—
Jan 4, 2024	8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show 🏅 Elkton, FL	4 / 43 (343.9428)	4 (174.2628)	8 (169.6800)	2 (180)	6 (167.4172)
Oct 13, 2023	Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Stover, MO	1 / 16 (510.3312)	2 (169.7600)	4 (168.5828)	1 (171.9884)	—
Aug 19, 2023	Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL	17 / 32 (321.6456)	10 (167.9656)	23 (153.6800)	—	—
Aug 12, 2023	5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS	13 / 29 (348.5372)	21 (169.6800)	4 (178.8572)	—	—
Aug 11, 2023	5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 4, 2023	Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK	7 / 36 (348.5716)	11 (173.7144)	5 (174.8572)	—	—
Jul 22, 2023	Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO	9 / 28 (517.6688)	8 (173.1200)	10 (170.8344)	3 (173.7144)	—
Jul 21, 2023	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	8 / 31 (509.0284)	9 (170.8228)	11 (169.6800)	5 (168.5256)	—
May 27, 2023	Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL	3 / 34 (513.1200)	10 (169.1200)	3 (173.7372)	4 (170.2628)	—
May 6, 2023	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	10 / 23 (326.7428)	11 (161.6456)	9 (165.0972)	—	—
May 5, 2023	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	8 / 35 (349.6800)	3 (177.7028)	9 (171.9772)	—	—
Mar 31, 2023	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	4 / 47 (342.8572)	6 (172)	5 (170.8572)	—	—
Mar 24, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO	21 / 37 (330.7424)	24 (163.9196)	19 (166.8228)	—	—
Mar 24, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO	—	—	—	—	—
Mar 17, 2023	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	5 / 80 (346.2516)	7 (174.2744)	7 (171.9772)	—	—
Mar 17, 2023	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 12, 2022	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL	13 / 49 (344.5256)	19 (173.1084)	11 (171.4172)	—	—
Nov 11, 2022	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL	11 / 91 (167.3944)	—	—	—	—
Oct 29, 2022	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	5 / 32 (339.3712)	5 (170.2512)	6 (169.1200)	—	—
Oct 28, 2022	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	11 / 40 (335.3828)	10 (167.4056)	9 (167.9772)	—	—
Oct 21, 2022	Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS	11 / 28 (339.3600)	6 (173.1084)	16 (166.2516)	—	—
Oct 8, 2022	Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2 Tahlequah, OK	1 / 32 (533.1428)	4 (177.7028)	1 (177.7372)	6 (177.7028)	—
Oct 7, 2022	Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1 Tahlequah, OK	7 / 32 (514.7996)	12 (168.5140)	9 (170.8456)	7 (175.4400)	—
Sep 9, 2022	Bar-B-QC (Backyard) Davenport, IA	6 / 13 (513.0396)	4 (171.4056)	4 (173.1084)	8 (168.5256)	—
Jul 16, 2022	2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO	6 / 25 (324.4456)	4 (165.0856)	6 (159.3600)	—	—
Jul 16, 2022	2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Ribs Cameron, MO	—	—	21 (165.6916)	—	—
Jul 15, 2022	2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO	3 / 27 (337.6572)	3 (171.9772)	3 (165.6800)	—	—
May 5, 2022	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	32 / 72 (330.2400)	21 (167.9772)	35 (162.2628)	—	—
Apr 29, 2022	Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard) Derby, KS	3 / 6 (351.9656)	2 (177.7028)	4 (174.2628)	—	—
Apr 29, 2022	Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin - One Meat Ribs Derby, KS	—	—	3 (173.1200)	—	—
Apr 1, 2022	Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) Altoona, IA	7 / 27 (339.9772)	1 (176.5600)	17 (163.4172)	—	—
Mar 25, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO	9 / 25 (337.6684)	8 (172.5484)	10 (165.1200)	—	—
Nov 12, 2021	Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS	1 / 30 (355.4172)	1 (180)	6 (175.4172)	—	—

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

HESSHOGS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Backyard avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (20 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

The 180 club

Against the odds

On the rise

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

Pork nemesis

Announced themselves early

Built for the big stage

Looking over their shoulder

A November team

The long haul

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

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