Hunny & Hooch BBQ

Hunny & Hooch BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 32 at the Didsbury Lions BBQ (2025). They are ranked #2653 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,653

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1514

peak 1519 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 16, 2023

latest Jul 25, 2026 · 3.1 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

40% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

683.9656 / 720

Master · Didsbury Lions BBQ

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork · Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ

Consistency

±10.47

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.92 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.60)

Road miles

499

across 5 mapped stops · furthest 421 mi

Schedule strength

24%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)

Master avg

667.81 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

683.9656 career-best overall

95.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.9656 at Didsbury Lions BBQ — 95.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 26, 2025

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Bottle Hill BBQ has finished one call ahead of Hunny & Hooch BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

The weak link

−7.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.32 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 80%.

Pork Ribs avg 162.60
Pork avg 169.92
1 call in 5 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Fire BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Didsbury Lions BBQ (Jul 26, 2025).

last seen Jun 16, 2023
back Jul 26, 2025

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Hunny & Hooch BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

97 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

HevyQue BBQ

#2,654 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1521

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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Red Iron BBQ

#2,646 of the rated field

1515 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1515

Level with Hunny & Hooch BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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Weasel's Bone Lickin' BBQ

#2,661 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1514

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2023.

rated over 5 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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Primal-Q

#2,663 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1516

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Hunny & Hooch BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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Moe Cason

#2,643 of the rated field

1515 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Hunny & Hooch BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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Outlaw Smokeshack

#2,664 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1521

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Hunny & Hooch BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Fire BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	3	0	172.5600	161.6456	169.34	top 38%
Pork Ribs	5	1	0	170.2628	151.9428	162.60	top 67%
Pork	5	4	1	177.7028	154.2400	169.92	top 32%
Brisket	5	2	1	175.4056	155.4400	165.93	top 44%

“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)	3	0	top 56%
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 24%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AB	4	0	top 37%
SK	1	0	top 69%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2)	2	6	0	top 50%	Jul 25, 2026

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 2 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AB 4 of 5 contests · 2 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 4 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 60 finished ahead 72 times, behind 50

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Jun 16, 2023 → Jul 26, 2025

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

20262 milestones

Jul 24 Peak power rating (1519) The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1)
Jul 25 Most recent contest The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2)

20252 milestones

Jul 26 First overall top-10 Didsbury Lions BBQ
Jul 26 Career-best overall score683.9656 Didsbury Lions BBQ

20234 milestones

Jun 16 First tracked contest Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ
Jun 16 First call Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ
Jun 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6456 Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ
Jun 16 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.5	Didsbury Lions BBQ	Jul 26, 2025
+7	The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1)	Jul 24, 2026
+1.4	Barbeque on the Bow Festival	Aug 30, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.6	The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2)	Jul 25, 2026
-2.9	Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ	Jun 16, 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	1	100%	top 50%	92.7%	91.9%
2025	2	1	100%	top 24%	95%	94.3%
2023	1	0	100%	top 69%	91.3%	91.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 25, 2026	The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) Didsbury, AB	12 / 18 (655.8628)	4 (171.9772)	15 (161.1200)	17 (154.2400)	6 (168.5256)
Jul 24, 2026	The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1) Didsbury, AB	6 / 18 (667.3372)	8 (169.7144)	18 (151.9428)	4 (170.2744)	2 (175.4056)
Aug 30, 2025	Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB	12 / 38 (674.2172)	11 (170.8228)	21 (166.8344)	5 (173.1428)	20 (163.4172)
Jul 26, 2025	Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB	5 / 32 (683.9656)	5 (172.5600)	11 (170.2628)	5 (174.2628)	12 (166.8800)
Jun 16, 2023	Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ Regina, SK	11 / 16 (657.6456)	13 (161.6456)	10 (162.8572)	2 (177.7028)	14 (155.4400)

Hunny & Hooch BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

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 — 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)