A tough matchup
9–0
behind in the head-to-head
DAWGS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
DAWGS BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
Hoochie Que
Hoochie Que is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 9th of 20 at the Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022). They are ranked #3349 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “HOOCHIE 'QUE”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1497
peak 1502 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
May 13, 2022
latest May 9, 2025 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
7% of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
328.29 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 327.75 (+0.53)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.27
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.55 · weakest Brisket (155.41)
Road miles
636
across 14 mapped stops · furthest 157 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Purse competed for
$62K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.61 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
327.75 / 360
9 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #289 (130 pts) | #319 (110 pts) | #181 (290 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | — | #861 (175 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #156 (307 pts) | #76 (808 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #863 (199 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #172 (207 pts) | #116 (383 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1260 (73 pts) | #1279 (78 pts) | #1396 (63 pts) | #1281 (78 pts) | #1284 (73 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Hoochie Que, each with one reason worth a look.
113 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,334 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Hoochie Que)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Hoochie Que has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,358 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1502
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Hoochie Que)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 33 contests to 14.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,357 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1525
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Hoochie Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,336 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with Hoochie Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,367 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1496
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,353 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1522
They were already cooking in 2016, 6 years before Hoochie Que's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Racks BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| What’cha Got BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| DAD BOD BARBEQUE | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Sensuous BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pittie Q | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wrecking Crew BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Lucky Shoes BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Marty Party BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Porket About It | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| T Daddys BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Penny's Cut BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0572 | 149.6456 | 160.20 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 176.0344 | 155.9544 | 166.55 | top 42% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2744 | 158.2744 | 158.27 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4056 | 155.4056 | 155.41 | top 87% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 40% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 33% | May 9, 2025 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 82% | Oct 15, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
7 contests
Contests a season
4.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
9 of 14 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
8
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
14 entries · 0 wins · 8 calls
Opponents faced
222
finished ahead 236 times, behind 271
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Oct 15, 2023 → May 9, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0344 Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Most recent contest Minnesota in May
20231 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
20226 milestones
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- First call Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score326.2856 Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- Peak power rating (1502) Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- Career-best overall score629.6116 Smokin' in the Bogs
- First overall top-10 Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.3 | Minnesota in May | May 9, 2025 |
| +5.9 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 15, 2022 |
| +2.9 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 9, 2023 |
| +2 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) | May 13, 2022 |
| +0.6 | Minnesota in May | May 12, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 14, 2022 |
| -8.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | Oct 15, 2023 |
| -5 | Smokin' in the Bogs | Sep 2, 2022 |
| -0.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Oct 13, 2023 |
| -0.2 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 10, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 19% | 94.8% | 94.8% |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57% | top 61% | 91.9% | 90.2% |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60% | top 68% | 93.8% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 11 / 58 (341.1772) | 15 (172.0572) | 14 (169.1200) | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 6 (176.0344) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 21 / 24 (328.4912) | 21 (163.9656) | 18 (164.5256) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 16 / 21 (330.7884) | 26 (158.2284) | 3 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 20 / 40 (317.6228) | 21 (155.3944) | 18 (162.2284) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 19 / 43 (323.3600) | 26 (154.2400) | 6 (169.1200) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 9 (169.6684) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 28 / 59 (322.7656) | 36 (149.6456) | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 36 (161.1316) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 9 / 20 (337.6800) | 9 (167.9772) | 5 (169.7028) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (One Meat Ribs) West Salem, WI | — | — | 9 (161.1428) | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 20 / 22 (321.6112) | 19 (161.6800) | 17 (159.9312) | — | — |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Smokin' in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI | 20 / 23 (629.6116) | 19 (159.9772) | 22 (155.9544) | 19 (158.2744) | 20 (155.4056) |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 18 / 38 (326.2856) | 28 (158.8228) | 9 (167.4628) | — | — |