Salty Hawgs
Salty Hawgs is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 18th of 32 at the Smoke N for the Kids (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Aug 16, 2025
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 143.36 · weakest Pork Ribs (136.51)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143.3600 | 143.3600 | 143.36 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136.5144 | 136.5144 | 136.51 | top 56% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 18 / 32 (279.8744) | 18 (143.3600) | 18 (136.5144) | — | — |