High-water mark
333.0628
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 333.0628 at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) — 92.5% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Jun 14, 2025
Hot Shots BBQ
Hot Shots BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 13th of 18 at the Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024). They are ranked #4085 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1482 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Oct 13, 2023
latest Jun 14, 2025 · 1.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
326.10 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 326.95 (-0.85)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.92
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.20 · weakest Chicken (164.12)
Road miles
342
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 109 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1592)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
326.95 / 360
7 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Hot Shots BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,076 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Hot Shots BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Hot Shots BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,071 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,083 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1482
Level with Hot Shots BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,096 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1481
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Hot Shots BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,093 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before Hot Shots BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,066 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 10 years before Hot Shots 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Racks BBQ | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Marty Party BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Porket About It | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sensuous BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Skinny Pig BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Wapatui Smokers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| What’cha Got BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SIX BUTT BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Steel Smoke BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Ash Kickin' BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ MIKE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Phoenix BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 153.0628 | 164.12 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.8800 | 157.6572 | 164.20 | top 60% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 52% | Jun 14, 2025 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 77% | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 87% | Oct 15, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
5 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
9 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
3 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
10 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Opponents faced
120
finished ahead 104 times, behind 253
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20254 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8800 Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 10th tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Career-best overall score333.0628 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Most recent contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
20234 milestones
- First tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score327.3484 Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Peak power rating (1496) Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- First call Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 14, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | Oct 15, 2023 |
| -4.9 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 7, 2024 |
| -4.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Oct 13, 2023 |
| -4.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| -2.1 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 17, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 65% | 92.5% | 91.9% |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 67% | 92.4% | 89.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 87% | 91.9% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 16 / 36 (333.0628) | 26 (162.7884) | 6 (170.2744) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 31 / 36 (328.4916) | 37 (159.3716) | 15 (169.1200) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 3 (174.8800) | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 13 / 18 (332.5484) | 7 (171.4172) | 13 (161.1312) | — | — |
| Jul 20, 2024 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI | — | — | 10 (166.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 22 / 37 (319.8860) | 20 (161.6572) | 22 (158.2288) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 28 / 41 (316.4916) | 28 (153.0628) | 21 (163.4288) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 25 (160.5488) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 20 / 24 (330.8000) | 8 (173.1428) | 21 (157.6572) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 19 / 21 (327.3484) | 13 (167.4056) | 24 (159.9428) | — | — |