The comeback
6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6 years, then back at Montana BBQ Cookoff (Jun 13, 2025).
- last seen Jun 14, 2019
- back Jun 13, 2025
H & H BBQ
H & H BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 16th of 27 at the Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival (2025). Also listed in KCBS results as “H&H BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 24, 2015
latest Aug 15, 2025 · 9.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±36.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 153.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.63)
Road miles
2,544
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1,396 mi
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Purse competed for
$31K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
592.67 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to H & H BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
H & H BBQ has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 154 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,756 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
They turned up 8 years after H & H BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#4,740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Level with H & H BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,770 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,751 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 140.5032 | 153.83 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 110.5828 | 144.63 | top 79% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6572 | 138.7884 | 149.25 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5144 | 129.6916 | 144.96 | top 92% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
2 of 5 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
121
finished ahead 15 times, behind 114
Longest layoff
6 yrs
Jun 14, 2019 → Jun 13, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20254 milestones
- First call Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival
- Career-best overall score642.0916 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8228 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival
- Most recent contest Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.3 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival | Aug 15, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Hog Capital Challenge | Jun 14, 2019 |
| -11.9 | Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival | Oct 24, 2015 |
| -8.5 | Montana BBQ Cookoff | Jun 13, 2025 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 75% | 89.2% | 86.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 80.7% | 80.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 75.2% | 75.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 16 / 27 (642.0916) | 20 (161.1200) | 10 (170.8228) | 24 (157.6572) | 23 (152.4916) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 30 / 33 (606.1832) | 29 (151.4172) | 28 (151.9772) | 31 (146.2744) | 27 (156.5144) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Hog Capital Challenge 🏅 Kewanee, IL | 25 / 25 (581.0404) | 25 (140.5032) | 24 (145.1316) | 19 (154.2744) | 25 (141.1312) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Hog Capital Challenge Kewanee, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 24, 2015 | Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival Las Vegas, NV | 33 / 34 (541.3484) | 27 (162.2856) | 34 (110.5828) | 34 (138.7884) | 34 (129.6916) |