A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Phoenix BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Phoenix BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Hooligan BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1502 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2024-09-27
latest 2026-08-28
Best ToY finish
#908
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.46
last 3 Master vs avg 636.46 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.99
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.00 · weakest Brisket (153.46)
Road miles
143
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 143 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$29K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.46 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
Hooligan BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 114 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4029 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2018, 6 years before Hooligan BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#4046 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Hooligan BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4040 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Level with Hooligan BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4025 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Hooligan BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4035 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Hooligan BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 151.9656 | 157.32 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 153.1316 | 161.70 | top 77% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 154.2628 | 164.00 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 142.7772 | 153.46 | top 80% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
| ND | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN Masters BBQ | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 94% | 2026-08-28 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.9 yrs
2024-09-27 → 2026-08-28
Busiest season
2026
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 164.00 · weakest Brisket (153.46)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
636.46
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
64
25–67 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
143
3 mapped stops · furthest 143 mi
Schedule strength
1583
average field rating faced — tougher than 66% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$29,300
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2025-08-22 → 2026-08-28
Power rating
1482
peak 1502 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2024
- First tracked contest ND BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2056 ND BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score662.2056 ND BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1502) ND BBQ Championship
- 2025
- First call MN Masters BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2856 MN Masters BBQ
- 2026
- Most recent contest MN Masters BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.2 | ND BBQ Championship | 2024-09-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | MN Masters BBQ | 2026-08-28 |
| -10.1 | MN Masters BBQ | 2025-08-22 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 92% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 92% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN | 21 / 22 (616.9828) | 21 (151.9656) | 14 (167.9772) | 22 (154.2628) | 21 (142.7772) |
| 2025-08-22 | MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN | 24 / 26 (630.2056) | 24 (153.7256) | 26 (153.1316) | 5 (174.2856) | 25 (149.0628) |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 25 / 47 (662.2056) | 25 (166.2628) | 31 (163.9772) | 30 (163.4400) | 23 (168.5256) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #908 (67 pts) | #993 (67 pts) | #958 (102 pts) | #964 (62 pts) | #936 (67 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1423 (56 pts) | #1457 (56 pts) | #1572 (51 pts) | #789 (176 pts) | #1487 (51 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1163 (70 pts) |