G. Henn BBQ

G. Henn BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 21st of 25 at the Maryland State BBQ Bash (2021). They are ranked #6299 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,299

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1409

peak 1409 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 12, 2016

latest Oct 11, 2024 · 8.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1140

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 87%

overall standings

Best overall

643.8744 / 720

Master · MD State BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

624.76 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 603.32 (+21.44)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.9656

Pork Ribs · Maryland State BBQ Bash

Consistency

±37.49

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 157.28 · weakest Chicken (145.00)

Road miles

561

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 108 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$62K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

603.32 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Bone Suckin' Good BBQ has finished one call ahead of G. Henn BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.3 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.28 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 6%.

Chicken avg 145.00
Pork Ribs avg 157.28
0 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Estancia in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Maryland State BBQ Bash (Oct 15, 2021).

last seen Aug 9, 2019
back Oct 15, 2021

Pork Ribs nemesis

11 of 11 shared pork ribs entries lost

DRILLING & GRILLING ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DRILLING & GRILLING has out-cooked them in 11 of 11 shared pork ribs entries.

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
2024 ↗	Master	#1178 (61 pts)	#1096 (101 pts)	#1230 (81 pts)	#1510 (56 pts)	#1200 (61 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1597 (54 pts)	#1625 (54 pts)	#1675 (59 pts)	#1596 (54 pts)	#1285 (64 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1653 (55 pts)	#1657 (55 pts)	#989 (160 pts)	#1654 (55 pts)	#1654 (55 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1193 (70 pts)	#1225 (75 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1210 (70 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1140 (232 pts)	#1060 (277 pts)	#1015 (312 pts)	#974 (322 pts)	#1126 (252 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1487 (173 pts)	#1568 (173 pts)	#1390 (213 pts)	#1455 (188 pts)	#1555 (173 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1649 (165 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)

Overall rank by season

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#6,297 of the rated field

1409 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2018

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#6,296 of the rated field

1409 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

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rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 3, 2026

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#6,301 of the rated field

1409 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2022

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Chuck Norris 7

#6,300 of the rated field

1409 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

Level with G. Henn BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 28, 2022

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Rubbin It Raw

#6,298 of the rated field

1409 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before G. Henn BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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BUTT BROS BBQ

#6,293 of the rated field

1410 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1410

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2019

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Team Meat Coma	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
50 Shades of Pork	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Capt. Blue BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
HARCO LOCO BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	0	169.1428	20	145.00	top 80%
Pork Ribs	16	1	171.9656	137.6228	157.28	top 69%
Pork	16	0	165.7028	141.0284	153.81	top 79%
Brisket	16	0	160.0116	132.4344	147.23	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)	10	0	top 87%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 89%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MD	10	top 85%
PA	5	top 90%
VA	1	top 97%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Maryland State BBQ Bash	5	21	top 82%	Oct 14, 2022
York County BBQ Festival	3	25	top 85%	Jun 16, 2023
The Ironman	2	56	top 97%	Apr 6, 2018
The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown	2	27	top 87%	Mar 2, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MD 10 of 16 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 8 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 409 finished ahead 136 times, behind 648

Longest layoff 2.2 yrs Aug 9, 2019 → Oct 15, 2021

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

20242 milestones

Oct 11 Career-best overall score643.8744 MD State BBQ Bash
Oct 11 Most recent contest MD State BBQ Bash

20222 milestones

Oct 14 First call Maryland State BBQ Bash
Oct 14 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.9656 Maryland State BBQ Bash

20181 milestone

Aug 10 10th tracked contest Maryland State BBQ Bash

20162 milestones

Aug 12 First tracked contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 12 Peak power rating (1490) Maryland State BBQ Bash

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.8	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Aug 9, 2019
+0.1	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Oct 15, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.7	The Ironman	Mar 31, 2017
-11.1	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	Oct 14, 2016
-9.9	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Aug 12, 2016
-9.6	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 16, 2023
-8.5	The Ironman	Apr 6, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0%	top 88%	89.4%	89.4%
2023	1	0%	top 97%	86%	86%
2022	1	100%	top 93%	84.9%	84.9%
2021	1	0%	top 84%	84.7%	84.7%
2019	2	0%	top 77%	88.9%	87.5%
2018	4	0%	top 84%	86.4%	84.3%
2017	4	0%	top 90%	85.8%	80.1%
2016	2	0%	top 94%	85.8%	81.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 11, 2024	MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	23 / 26 (643.8744)	15 (169.1200)	19 (163.9656)	24 (157.6800)	23 (153.1088)
Jun 16, 2023	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	28 / 29 (619.2116)	27 (158.2400)	24 (158.2172)	29 (148.4800)	23 (154.2744)
Oct 14, 2022	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	28 / 30 (611.2000)	28 (147.9772)	7 (171.9656)	25 (158.8228)	30 (132.4344)
Oct 15, 2021	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	21 / 25 (609.5884)	20 (158.2972)	23 (153.6684)	23 (150.2628)	21 (147.3600)
Aug 9, 2019	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	21 / 30 (639.9200)	17 (165.1428)	20 (159.9656)	14 (163.4400)	24 (151.3716)
Jun 28, 2019	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	40 / 48 (620.3776)	39 (158.2516)	38 (155.9656)	41 (155.9316)	42 (150.2288)
Aug 10, 2018	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	28 / 38 (614.1488)	16 (168.0344)	37 (144.4916)	26 (155.4056)	35 (146.2172)
Jun 29, 2018	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	25 / 33 (622.1948)	32 (138.2516)	12 (164.5600)	20 (159.3716)	21 (160.0116)
Apr 6, 2018	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	56 / 60 (582.6168)	60 (137.0628)	36 (157.1200)	55 (142.7884)	53 (145.6456)
Mar 2, 2018	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	27 / 29 (608.9944)	29 (129.0628)	22 (157.7144)	12 (165.7028)	26 (156.5144)
Aug 11, 2017	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	41 / 47 (606.6748)	40 (152.5372)	17 (166.8344)	44 (149.0744)	41 (138.2288)
Jun 2, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	26 / 28 (602.6516)	28 (147.3600)	26 (150.2744)	22 (157.0972)	25 (147.9200)
Mar 31, 2017	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	59 / 59 (479.2572)	59 (20)	37 (158.2284)	31 (157.6572)	52 (143.3716)
Mar 3, 2017	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	40 / 50 (617.5088)	33 (161.0972)	35 (153.0628)	41 (151.3944)	39 (151.9544)
Oct 14, 2016	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	37 / 38 (557.3372)	37 (140.4800)	37 (137.6228)	34 (146.7772)	37 (132.4572)
Aug 12, 2016	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	38 / 42 (617.5316)	16 (169.1428)	26 (162.8576)	42 (141.0284)	40 (144.5028)

G. Henn BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)