Hatch Best BBQ
Hatch Best BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 13th of 27 at the Pigs & Peaches (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2024
latest Aug 15, 2025 · 1.3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.94 · weakest Pork (150.84)
Road miles
38
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
315.91 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0116 | 157.6572 | 158.83 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2172 | 155.9312 | 157.07 | top 46% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4056 | 146.2744 | 150.84 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 159.9428 | 159.94 | top 18% |
“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
75
finished ahead 39 times, behind 54
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
Apr 26, 2024 → Aug 15, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Pigs & Peaches
20244 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ, Boogie & Blues
- First call BBQ, Boogie & Blues
- Career-best overall score315.9428 BBQ, Boogie & Blues
- Career-best single call (Chicken)160.0116 BBQ, Boogie & Blues
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pigs & Peaches 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 13 / 27 (315.8744) | 13 (157.6572) | 12 (158.2172) | 14 (155.4056) | — |
| Apr 26, 2024 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 16 / 34 (315.9428) | 11 (160.0116) | 16 (155.9312) | 21 (146.2744) | 6 (159.9428) |