High-water mark
685.6340
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.6340 at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 23, 2022
HG BBQ
HG BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 11th of 87 at the Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (2022). They are ranked #2377 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1524
peak 1530 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Jul 29, 2016
latest Sep 27, 2024 · 8.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
664.92 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 656.09 (+8.83)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.87
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.06 · weakest Brisket (160.54)
Road miles
77
across 11 mapped stops
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$54K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
656.09 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #920 (125 pts) | #1011 (120 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #770 (195 pts) | #800 (190 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #734 (230 pts) | #844 (195 pts) | #765 (250 pts) | #769 (220 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1130 (100 pts) | #1269 (70 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1655 (110 pts) | #1413 (155 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #1578 (120 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1800 (105 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #1945 (115 pts) | #1785 (125 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HG BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
94 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,362 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1537
4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to HG BBQ)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — HG BBQ ahead 4–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,380 of the rated field
- Contests
- 42
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1600
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HG BBQ)
They've been 1600 at their best, 76 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,375 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1546
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1530
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 7 years before HG BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,376 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1533
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#2,373 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1535
Level with HG BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| POWER I BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Cow Angry Beaver | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Sloppy Seconds | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| PASSIONS OF THE PIT | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| This is Nice | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| This Little Piggy Got Smoked | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Hoggy Style BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMF | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 153.1200 | 166.06 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 149.6688 | 164.07 | top 50% |
| Pork | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 154.2056 | 165.42 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 153.0628 | 160.54 | top 55% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 21% | Sep 23, 2022 |
| Racing for the BBQ | 3 | 36 | 0 | top 68% | Jul 27, 2018 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 51% | Sep 27, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 11 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
471
finished ahead 477 times, behind 369
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 27, 2019 → Sep 24, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20233 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 Shawnee Great Grillers
- Peak power rating (1530) Shawnee Great Grillers
20221 milestone
- Career-best overall score685.6340 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
20191 milestone
- First call Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
20171 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.6856 Racing for the BBQ
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest Racing for the BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.7 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 23, 2022 |
| +12.7 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 27, 2019 |
| +6.1 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 22, 2023 |
| +5.9 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition | Jun 3, 2022 |
| +5.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) | Sep 24, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | Apr 7, 2017 |
| -6.1 | Racing for the BBQ | Jul 29, 2016 |
| -5.5 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 27, 2024 |
| -1.3 | Racing for the BBQ | Jul 28, 2017 |
| -0.2 | Racing for the BBQ | Jul 27, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 37% | 93.3% | 92.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 95.2% | 93.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 35% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 15% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 90.9% | 88.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2024 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 50 / 73 (644.4340) | 51 (162.2628) | 52 (159.3712) | 46 (162.8000) | 46 (160) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 24 / 73 (671.9088) | 28 (170.2856) | 67 (151.9432) | 10 (176.5600) | 11 (173.1200) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 68 / 167 (657.0744) | 77 (164.5372) | 88 (162.8460) | 52 (169.6912) | 93 (160) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 11 / 87 (685.6340) | 18 (171.9884) | 10 (175.4172) | 20 (171.9656) | 27 (166.2628) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 17 / 41 (665.5652) | 17 (170.2628) | 14 (167.4284) | 10 (171.9656) | 29 (155.9084) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 30 / 86 (667.8968) | 17 (171.4400) | 23 (171.9884) | 66 (161.0856) | 34 (163.3828) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 15 / 102 (674.2284) | 8 (174.2972) | 46 (163.9312) | 13 (173.1428) | 41 (162.8572) |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 38 / 66 (635.3372) | 49 (153.1200) | 16 (167.4172) | 42 (157.6800) | 35 (157.1200) |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 36 / 54 (654.6856) | 14 (172.5600) | 12 (173.1200) | 47 (154.2056) | 41 (154.8000) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 48 / 54 (617.5200) | 49 (155.9656) | 52 (149.6688) | 43 (158.8228) | 41 (153.0628) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 43 / 54 (642.7544) | 46 (159.9544) | 38 (161.6684) | 40 (161.7028) | 43 (159.4288) |