YARDHOGS BBQ

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

Power ranking

#6328

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1392

peak 1392 · rated over 18 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-02

latest 2025-09-26

Best ToY finish

#1148

Master 2025

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 78%

overall standings

Best overall

639.3256 / 720

Master · Smokin' in the Ville

Perfect 180s

Current form

612.45 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 623.58 (-11.13)

Walk rate

11%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2856

Chicken · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Consistency

±13.35

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 158.42 · weakest Brisket (153.08)

Road miles

273

mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 117 mi

Schedule strength

14%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)

Purse competed for

$37K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

623.58 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 65%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 65%

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

Evening Wood ahead in 100% of their meetings

Evening Wood has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.34 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 6%.

Brisket avg 153.08
Chicken avg 158.42
0 calls in 18 entries

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of POKER SMOKERS in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) (2021-09-24).

last seen 2019-09-27
back 2021-09-24

Chicken nemesis

12 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has out-cooked them in 12 of 12 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Lazy G has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 70% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 70% across 3 contests, versus top 78% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 78% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.85% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.85% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 86.6% of a perfect score
18 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 64th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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Service Dog BBQ

#6330 of the rated field

1391 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1391

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2024-08-09

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2nd Hand Smoke

#6329 of the rated field

1391 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1391

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 38 contests to 18.

rated over 38 contests
last seen 2026-04-24

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WAR PIGS

#6327 of the rated field

1392 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 2%
Peak: 1392

No shared contest yet.

52 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 2% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 52 contests
last seen 2026-04-10

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PORK 'N MINDY

#6332 of the rated field

1390 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1523

3–5 in 8 shared contests (38% to YARDHOGS BBQ)

These two have cooked 8 of the same contests — PORK 'N MINDY ahead 5–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2019-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ

#6331 of the rated field

1391 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before YARDHOGS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Fire in the Hole

#6333 of the rated field

1390 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2023-06-30

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Why Not Smoke	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
F.O.M.S.B.	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Evening Wood	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Last Years Leftovers	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
Overland Pig Committee	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
Bubba's Pig-a-licious	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
KC Rib doctor	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Grilligans Island	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
This Little Piggy Got Smoked	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON WHEELS	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
IHC BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SMF	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	1	174.2856	141.6572	158.42	top 66%
Pork Ribs	18	1	173.7028	144.5256	154.98	top 76%
Pork	18	0	167.4400	147.4400	157.09	top 72%
Brisket	18	0	167.4284	139.3828	153.08	top 72%

“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
KS	17	0	top 77%
MO	1	0	top 98%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	15	0	top 80%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	7	64	top 77%	2022-09-23
Shawnee Great Grillers	3	65	top 93%	2025-09-26
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2	76	top 72%	2018-09-21
Smokin' in the Ville	2	21	top 73%	2016-04-29
East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	2	42	top 69%	2015-08-28

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12.2 yrs 2013-08-02 → 2025-09-26

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 12 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 17 of 18 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 18 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 158.42 · weakest Brisket (153.08)

Walk rate 11% a top-10 call in 2 of 18 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 18 contests

Master average 623.58 out of 720 · 18 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 511 320–1,089 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 273 18 mapped stops · furthest 117 mi

Schedule strength 1521 average field rating faced — tougher than 14% of rated contests

Purse competed for $36,725 listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 12 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2019-09-27 → 2021-09-24

Power rating 1392 peak 1392 · #6328 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 2 First tracked contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 2 Peak power rating (1485) Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
2014
Sep 26 First call Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Sep 26 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2856 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
2015
Apr 24 Career-best overall score639.3256 Smokin' in the Ville
2016
Sep 23 10th tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
2025
Sep 26 Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.8	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2013-08-02
-11	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)	2021-09-24
-9.8	Shawnee Great Grillers	2025-09-26
-8.7	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2016-09-23
-8.1	Shawnee Great Grillers	2023-09-22

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0%	top 99%	83.4%	83.4%
2024	1	0%	top 89%	87.4%	87.4%
2023	1	0%	top 90%	83.5%	83.5%
2022	1	0%	top 78%	87.8%	87.8%
2021	1	0%	top 95%	83.2%	83.2%
2019	1	0%	top 83%	86.4%	86.4%
2018	1	0%	top 76%	88.2%	88.2%
2017	1	0%	top 68%	88.3%	88.3%
2016	2	0%	top 79%	87.4%	86.8%
2015	3	33%	top 72%	88.8%	87.7%
2014	3	33%	top 65%	88.7%	87.4%
2013	2	0%	top 79%	87.8%	85.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-09-26	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	66 / 67 (600.4000)	67 (141.6572)	66 (144.5256)	52 (160.0000)	61 (154.2172)
2024-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	65 / 73 (629.0172)	48 (162.8344)	63 (155.4056)	64 (154.8116)	58 (155.9656)
2023-09-22	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	66 / 73 (600.9592)	69 (152.5024)	69 (146.8228)	56 (157.6684)	69 (143.9656)
2022-09-23	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	68 / 87 (632.4908)	58 (162.2512)	80 (150.2512)	32 (166.8456)	66 (153.1428)
2021-09-24	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS	82 / 86 (599.3828)	58 (159.4628)	83 (145.7028)	79 (154.2400)	83 (139.9772)
2019-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	85 / 102 (622.2168)	69 (159.4400)	93 (150.2284)	49 (164.5600)	90 (147.9884)
2018-09-21	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	81 / 107 (634.7540)	98 (153.1084)	54 (163.9884)	34 (167.4400)	91 (150.2172)
2017-09-22	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	76 / 112 (635.4284)	61 (161.1312)	51 (163.4172)	106 (152.5600)	65 (158.3200)
2016-09-23	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	93 / 111 (620.4572)	76 (158.8344)	65 (159.9772)	67 (162.2628)	104 (139.3828)
2016-04-29	Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS	22 / 30 (628.9260)	26 (151.3488)	19 (163.9428)	20 (157.0972)	22 (156.5372)
2015-09-25	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	89 / 112 (619.9200)	85 (155.4172)	83 (158.2284)	101 (147.4400)	54 (158.8344)
2015-08-28	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	42 / 65 (635.9080)	39 (156.5484)	34 (162.2856)	39 (160.5484)	42 (156.5256)
2015-04-24	Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS	21 / 29 (639.3256)	28 (153.0628)	4 (173.7028)	23 (158.8572)	22 (153.7028)
2014-09-26	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	64 / 112 (638.6856)	8 (174.2856)	97 (146.8000)	72 (158.7884)	62 (158.8116)
2014-08-22	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	51 / 69 (617.6452)	28 (163.4400)	61 (148.5484)	59 (147.9656)	30 (157.6912)
2014-04-25	Smokin' N the Ville Edwardsville, KS	17 / 27 (631.3944)	11 (165.1544)	24 (157.6916)	20 (151.4284)	16 (157.1200)
2013-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	69 / 114 (632.4684)	12 (170.2628)	100 (146.2516)	101 (148.5256)	18 (167.4284)
2013-08-02	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	50 / 51 (605.0288)	48 (150.8344)	48 (151.9544)	43 (156.5484)	47 (145.6916)

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	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2209 (70 pts)	#2916 (55 pts)	#2212 (85 pts)	#2208 (80 pts)	#2291 (70 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1329 (194 pts)	#1538 (174 pts)	#1036 (324 pts)	#1498 (184 pts)	#1406 (189 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1197 (242 pts)	#960 (367 pts)	#1405 (207 pts)	#1333 (227 pts)	#1229 (247 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1471 (150 pts)	#1281 (215 pts)	#1571 (150 pts)	#1560 (150 pts)	#1373 (185 pts)