High-water mark
662.7544
career-best overall
92.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.7544 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 92.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 30, 2024
Hammer Monkey Cartel
Hammer Monkey Cartel is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 297th of 444 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Oct 30, 2024
latest Oct 30, 2024
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.57 · weakest Pork (158.24)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$75K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1084 | 165.1084 | 165.11 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 172.5716 | 172.57 | top 29% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2400 | 158.2400 | 158.24 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 166.8344 | 166.83 | top 51% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20245 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7544 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best overall score662.7544 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5716 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 297 / 444 (662.7544) | 304 (165.1084) | 129 (172.5716) | 379 (158.2400) | 228 (166.8344) |