HSW BBQ FL
Rating
1487
peak 1487
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2024-03-16
latest 2025-03-14
Best ToY finish
#204
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
398.34
last 4 vs career avg 398.34 (+0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±134.13
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.71 · weakest Brisket (154.25)
Road miles
23
mi across 4 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Kings BBQ Team has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Cool Guys BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 165.7028 | 153.7028 | 158.97 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 153.6572 | 159.26 | top 60% |
| Pork | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 150.2856 | 159.71 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 146.8344 | 154.25 | top 65% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 110% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 398.34
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 323.9772 | 320.56 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 630.6172 | 476.12 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-14 | Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds Dover, FL | 5 / 15 (323.9772) | 3 (165.7028) | 5 (158.2744) | 8 (150.2856) | 4 (163.9772) |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 44 / 40 (317.1428) | 49 (153.7028) | 34 (163.4400) | 38 (158.2628) | 41 (151.9656) |
| 2024-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 9 / 26 (321.6228) | 7 (159.9544) | 7 (161.6684) | 7 (164.0572) | 13 (146.8344) |
| 2024-03-16 | Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds Dover, FL | 13 / 15 (630.6172) | 12 (156.5144) | 14 (153.6572) | 7 (166.2400) | 12 (154.2056) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #204 (218 pts) | #184 (268 pts) | #217 (218 pts) | — | — |