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Half-Inked BBQ

Half-Inked BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 13th of 31 at the Mass in May (Day 2) (2026). They are ranked #5677 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,677
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1447
peak 1447 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

15
in the data

First seen

Jun 12, 2021
latest Aug 8, 2026 · 5.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#604
Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0
0% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 75%
overall standings

Best overall

681.0856 / 720
Master · Mass in May (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

665.30 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 655.92 (+9.37)

Walk rate

47%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572
Chicken · Mass in May (Day 2)

Consistency

±12.27
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 164.78 · weakest Chicken (163.40)

Road miles

353
across 15 mapped stops · furthest 128 mi

Schedule strength

45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Purse competed for

$58K
listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.92 / 720
13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

681.0856 career-best overall

94.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.0856 at Mass in May (Day 2) — 94.6% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • May 16, 2026

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY ahead in 100% of their meetings

FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Pray For Me BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

11 of 12 shared pork entries lost

FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

Mullen It Over BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The metronome

±1.70% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.70% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 91.1% of a perfect score
  • 15 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2025 ↗ Master #604 (261 pts) #566 (351 pts) #650 (291 pts) #548 (336 pts) #655 (241 pts)
2024 ↗ Master #974 (111 pts) #1061 (111 pts) #920 (151 pts) #782 (191 pts) #861 (145 pts)
2023 ↗ Master #716 (210 pts) #768 (210 pts) #637 (330 pts) #750 (205 pts) #674 (255 pts)
2022 ↗ Master #1183 (93 pts) #1621 (58 pts) #1297 (88 pts) #1231 (93 pts) #944 (143 pts)
2021 ↗ Master #1511 (57 pts) #1193 (82 pts) #1286 (67 pts) #1241 (67 pts) #1504 (57 pts)

Overall rank by season

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PRETTY GOOD AT DRINKING BEER BBQ
#5,678 of the rated field
1447 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1447

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Mar 31, 2023
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Sixkiller BBQ
#5,670 of the rated field
1447 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
0
Top-10s
7%
Peak
1447

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 15 contests
  • last seen Jun 12, 2026
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Kan-Ok BBQ
#5,688 of the rated field
1446 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
9%
Peak
1446

Level with Half-Inked BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Sep 18, 2026
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Ole Mae I BBQ
#5,669 of the rated field
1447 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
9%
Peak
1502

They turned up 5 years after Half-Inked BBQ did, first appearing in 2026.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Sep 11, 2026
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LWS Smokin Aces
#5,673 of the rated field
1447 power rating
Contests
17
GCs
0
Top-10s
6%
Peak
1447

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 17 contests
  • last seen Sep 18, 2026
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UNCLE BUTCH BBQ
#5,680 of the rated field
1447 power rating
Contests
18
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1447

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Half-Inked BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 18 contests
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Mullen It Over BBQ 12 7 5 58% ⚔ compare
ELJEFE SMOKE 12 1 11 8% ⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY 12 0 12 0% ⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S 12 0 12 0% ⚔ compare
HOG WASH BBQ 11 2 9 18% ⚔ compare
Let It Smoke Barbecue 11 2 9 18% ⚔ compare
STICKS & STONES BBQ 9 1 8 11% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 9 0 9 0% ⚔ compare
Morning Wood BBQ 8 1 7 13% ⚔ compare
Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
Q Shanty 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
Up-2 BBQ 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
Matt's Backyard BBQ 6 3 3 50% ⚔ compare
Titans of BBQ 6 2 4 33% ⚔ compare
American Barbecue Company 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 14 3 0 0 178.8572 145.0856 163.40 top 69%
Pork Ribs 14 1 0 0 172.5600 155.3716 163.98 top 68%
Pork 13 2 0 0 175.4056 153.0972 164.78 top 61%
Brisket 13 3 0 0 172.5484 151.9772 163.50 top 63%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)10top 79%
Medium (20–39)110top 76%
Large (40+)10top 62%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
MA110top 74%
NY10top 79%
NH10top 91%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 4 19 0 top 79% May 17, 2025
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 3 18 0 top 72% Sep 23, 2023
Trillium BBQ Throwdown 2 15 0 top 84% Aug 8, 2026

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 4 contests
Contests a season 2.5 across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in MA 13 of 15 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited 7 3 of them more than once
Opponents faced 119 finished ahead 95 times, behind 267
Longest layoff 1.3 yrs Jun 12, 2021 → Oct 1, 2022

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20263 milestones
  1. Career-best overall score681.0856 Mass in May (Day 2)
  2. Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Mass in May (Day 2)
  3. Most recent contest Trillium BBQ Throwdown
20251 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Massachusetts in May (Day 2)
20223 milestones
  1. First call Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1316 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
  3. Peak power rating (1491) Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
20211 milestone
  1. First tracked contest Granite State BBQ Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+7.7Mass in May (Day 2)May 16, 2026
+0.6Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIESOct 1, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-13.2Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)Sep 22, 2023
-9.8Granite State BBQ ChampionshipJun 12, 2021
-9.3Massachusetts in May (Day 1)May 17, 2024
-9Massachusetts in May (Day 2)May 18, 2024
-7.8Trillium BBQ ThrowdownAug 8, 2026

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20264000 50% top 67% 94.6% 92.7%
20253000 100% top 70% 92.7% 92.2%
20243000 33% top 83% 91% 90.3%
20233000 0% top 80% 92.4% 90.7%
20221000 100% top 55% 91.3% 91.3%
20211000 0% top 91% 87.8% 87.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Aug 8, 2026 Trillium BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Canton, MA 23 / 25 (653.5540) 25 (155.9084) 24 (155.9772) 5 (175.4056) 16 (166.2628)
May 16, 2026 Mass in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA 13 / 31 (681.0856) 4 (178.8572) 27 (156.5600) 10 (173.1200) 8 (172.5484)
May 16, 2026 Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA — 14 (168.5828) — — —
May 16, 2026 Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA — — 20 (155.3716) — —
Aug 9, 2025 Trillium BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Canton, MA 15 / 20 (664.4920) 10 (170.8688) 16 (166.2400) 14 (166.8228) 16 (160.5604)
May 17, 2025 Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA 19 / 29 (667.4060) 6 (174.2628) 25 (165.6800) 13 (169.7600) 22 (157.7032)
May 16, 2025 Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA 19 / 27 (659.9424) 23 (159.3712) 8 (172.5484) 11 (166.8800) 19 (161.1428)
Oct 26, 2024 Weekend of Giving 🏅 Wrentham, MA 17 / 25 (654.8344) 13 (168.5944) 12 (166.8800) 23 (153.0972) 8 (166.2628)
May 18, 2024 Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA 28 / 31 (655.3256) 28 (159.9312) 29 (159.4288) 12 (171.4400) 27 (164.5256)
May 17, 2024 Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA 27 / 30 (641.0744) 29 (153.6800) 17 (167.4172) 22 (160.5600) 23 (159.4172)
Sep 23, 2023 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA 26 / 42 (665.5888) 34 (164.5372) 13 (172.5600) 32 (165.6800) 29 (162.8116)
Sep 22, 2023 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA 31 / 31 (641.0400) 31 (145.0856) 12 (171.4172) 31 (158.2628) 18 (166.2744)
Jun 24, 2023 Frog Alley BREW-B-QUE Cookoff Schenectady, NY 15 / 19 (653.0632) 15 (164.5372) 16 (162.2516) 16 (159.9772) 13 (166.2972)
Oct 1, 2022 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Southwick, MA 18 / 33 (657.1316) 25 (161.1660) 19 (164.5828) 18 (161.6800) 9 (169.7028)
Jun 12, 2021 Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH 29 / 32 (632.4568) 20 (162.2628) 23 (158.8112) 23 (159.4056) 28 (151.9772)

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