Hammer & Tongs (UK)
Hammer & Tongs (UK) is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 8th of 10 at the UKBBQA Q on the Canal (2013). Also listed in KCBS results as “Hammer & Tongs UK”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 25, 2013
latest Apr 11, 2015 · 1.9 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.72 · weakest Brisket (151.67)
Road miles
261
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 261 mi
Master avg
620.49 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4286 | 156.0112 | 159.72 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157.7028 | 149.7144 | 153.71 | top 70% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.4284 | 151.3484 | 155.39 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 151.9998 | 151.3484 | 151.67 | top 77% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
40
finished ahead 10 times, behind 31
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
May 25, 2013 → Apr 11, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Baseball & BBQ Cookoff
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest UKBBQA Q on the Canal
- First call UKBBQA Q on the Canal
- First overall top-10 UKBBQA Q on the Canal
- Career-best overall score624.5712 UKBBQA Q on the Canal
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.4286 UKBBQA Q on the Canal
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2015 | Baseball & BBQ Cookoff Hoofddorp Netherlands | 25 / 33 (616.4108) | 21 (156.0112) | 20 (157.7028) | 29 (151.3484) | 21 (151.3484) |
| May 25, 2013 | UKBBQA Q on the Canal Snarestone Leicestershire, United Kingdom | 8 / 10 (624.5712) | 5 (163.4286) | 8 (149.7144) | 6 (159.4284) | 9 (151.9998) |