The one to beat
4×
one call ahead of them
Ma-Kole BBQ has finished one call ahead of Hedgehog BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
Hedgehog BBQ
Hedgehog BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 9th of 11 at the Wild West Fest on Fire (2024). They are ranked #5845 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1441
peak 1441 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Aug 11, 2018
latest Aug 8, 2026 · 8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
30% of 10 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.10 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 627.63 (+4.47)
Walk rate
30%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.36
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.79 · weakest Brisket (154.40)
Road miles
1
across 10 mapped stops
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Master avg
627.63 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Hedgehog BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
90 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,840 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1441
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,841 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Hedgehog BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,848 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
Level with Hedgehog BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,838 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Hedgehog BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,859 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Hedgehog BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,837 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Hedgehog BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 165.1656 | 150.7540 | 157.54 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 148.5372 | 159.79 | top 78% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 146.8228 | 156.54 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 161.0856 | 150.2516 | 154.40 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 84% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 93% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 | 5 | 9 | 0 | top 85% | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Wild West Fest On Fire | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 95% | Aug 10, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
3 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 7 seasons in the data
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
9 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Opponents faced
64
finished ahead 12 times, behind 101
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Aug 10, 2019 → Aug 6, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Wild West Fest on Fire 2026
- Most recent contest Wild West Fest on Fire 2026
20242 milestones
- Career-best overall score643.2800 Wild West Fest on Fire
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.9884 Wild West Fest on Fire
20222 milestones
- First call Wild West Fest on Fire
- First overall top-10 Wild West Fest on Fire
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest Wild West Fest On Fire
- Peak power rating (1489) Wild West Fest On Fire
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Wild West Fest On Fire | Aug 10, 2019 |
| -11.2 | Wild West Fest On Fire | Aug 11, 2018 |
| -9.6 | Wild West Fest on Fire | Aug 9, 2025 |
| -8.8 | Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 | Aug 8, 2026 |
| -6.5 | Wild West Fest on Fire | Aug 12, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 87% | 87% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 82% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 83% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2026 | Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 Medvode | 16 / 18 (628.4224) | 18 (150.7540) | 15 (166.8228) | 16 (156.5828) | 15 (154.2628) |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Wild West Fest on Fire Medvode | 18 / 20 (626.1252) | 20 (151.3712) | 18 (156.5600) | 18 (157.1084) | 13 (161.0856) |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Medvode | — | 16 (165.1656) | — | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) Medvode | — | — | 16 (162.8460) | — | — |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Wild West Fest on Fire Medvode | 9 / 11 (643.2800) | 9 (160.5372) | 6 (167.9884) | 9 (162.2400) | 10 (152.5144) |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) Medvode | — | — | 13 (153.6800) | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Wild West Fest on Fire Medvode | 10 / 12 (622.7544) | 10 (159.4172) | 4 (165.7028) | 12 (146.8228) | 9 (150.8116) |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Wild West Fest on Fire Medvode | 9 / 11 (639.8976) | 10 (158.8572) | 9 (163.9544) | 8 (164.5716) | 10 (152.5144) |
| Aug 10, 2019 | Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode | 27 / 27 (622.7772) | 24 (161.6684) | 25 (152.0344) | 24 (158.8228) | 27 (150.2516) |
| Aug 11, 2018 | Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode | 19 / 21 (610.1260) | 21 (152.5600) | 19 (148.5372) | 18 (149.6572) | 11 (159.3716) |