Hooligans Barbecue

Hooligans Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 32 at the Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off (2026). They are ranked #2844 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,844

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1510

peak 1510 · rated over 25 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 4, 2021

latest Aug 14, 2026 · 5.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#305

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

20% of 25 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

701.6456 / 720

Master · Smoke-N-Wings

Perfect 180s

Current form

685.39 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 660.84 (+24.56)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Pork Ribs · Smoke-N-Wings

Consistency

±20.09

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.52 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.86)

Road miles

4,585

across 25 mapped stops · furthest 506 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Purse competed for

$233K

listed at 23 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 24 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.84 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Riding a hot streak

4 straight overall top-10s

Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.

career best 4

On the rise

+35 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 35 points across 4 contests since Apr 24, 2026 — from 1475 up to 1510.

4 contests since Apr 24, 2026
now 1510

High-water mark

701.6456 career-best overall

97.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.6456 at Smoke-N-Wings — 97.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 26, 2026

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Q LIVE CREW has finished one call ahead of Hooligans Barbecue 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2026 their best year

2026 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 25%.

4 contests
4 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 25%

A tough matchup

17–3 behind in the head-to-head

Colorado Bulldawg BBQ ahead in 85% of their meetings

Colorado Bulldawg BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 20 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CAMP RUN AMUK BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

16 of 20 shared chicken entries lost

Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ has out-cooked them in 16 of 20 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The long haul

4,585 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,585 miles across 25 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 506 miles to Smoke-N-Wings.

25 mapped stops
furthest 506 mi

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Wild West BBQ Cook-Off every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 6th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#305 (629 pts)	#442 (459 pts)	#314 (744 pts)	#465 (399 pts)	#302 (674 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Hooligans Barbecue, each with one reason worth a look.

102 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Lost Weekend Grill

#2,836 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 90
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1536

5–5 in 10 shared contests (50% to Hooligans Barbecue)

These two have cooked 10 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 90 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

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SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ

#2,835 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1518

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

rated over 24 contests

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BEER DART BBQ

#2,826 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1516

Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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IRON BBQ

#2,839 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1572

They've been 1572 at their best, 62 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Feb 24, 2024

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MORT'S MEAT MAFIA

#2,845 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1545

32 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 31 contests
last seen May 22, 2026

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THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS

#2,850 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1510

They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Hooligans Barbecue's first contest.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	20	7	13	35%	⚔ compare
Brinkerhoff BBQ	20	6	14	30%	⚔ compare
Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ	20	4	16	20%	⚔ compare
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	17	8	9	47%	⚔ compare
Monarchbbq	17	6	11	35%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
Bushmaster BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
At Ease	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
Frank's BBQ Trading Post	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
M-Dubs BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Bull-B-Que	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	4	1	177.7028	150.7768	165.52	top 62%
Pork Ribs	25	7	2	177.7144	151.4060	164.86	top 57%
Pork	25	5	0	176.5600	150.8112	165.16	top 60%
Brisket	25	6	1	176.5600	150.2056	165.30	top 53%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 82%
Medium (20–39)	22	top 63%
Large (40+)	2	top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CO	17	top 65%
WY	7	top 66%
ID	1	top 23%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	5	6	top 50%	Apr 24, 2026
Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2)	3	19	top 71%	Jun 4, 2022
Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off	2	6	top 44%	Jul 24, 2026
Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest	2	20	top 70%	Sep 6, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 6 contests

Contests a season 4.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 17 of 25 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 17 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 230 finished ahead 282 times, behind 469

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

20265 milestones

Jun 26 Career-best overall score701.6456 Smoke-N-Wings
Jun 26 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7144 Smoke-N-Wings
Aug 14 25th tracked contest Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
Aug 14 Peak power rating (1510) Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
Aug 14 Most recent contest Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival

20251 milestone

Apr 25 First overall top-10 Wild West BBQ Cook-Off

20231 milestone

May 12 10th tracked contest Wild West BBQ Cook-Off

20213 milestones

Jun 4 First tracked contest Greeley Blues Jam
Oct 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.9940 Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1
Oct 2 First call Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.9	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 25, 2025
+15.3	Smoke-N-Wings	Jun 26, 2026
+14.2	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 24, 2026
+11.1	Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 24, 2026
+9	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	May 6, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.7	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day	Aug 13, 2021
-10.5	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1	Oct 21, 2022
-7.9	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	May 12, 2023
-7	Greeley Blues Jam	Jun 4, 2021
-6.5	Smoke & Soul Fest	Jul 12, 2024

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	4	4	100%	top 25%	97.5%	95.6%
2025	2	1	50%	top 45%	95%	94.2%
2024	6	0	83%	top 72%	93.6%	92%
2023	4	0	0%	top 74%	93.4%	91%
2022	5	0	60%	top 68%	93.2%	90.7%
2021	4	0	25%	top 85%	90.7%	88.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 14, 2026	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	10 / 29 (688.4800)	13 (171.9656)	6 (175.4288)	19 (167.3828)	5 (173.7028)
Jul 24, 2026	Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY	6 / 32 (689.6568)	17 (171.9656)	2 (177.1428)	15 (169.1084)	13 (171.4400)
Jun 26, 2026	Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID	7 / 31 (701.6456)	12 (174.2628)	4 (177.7144)	10 (176.5600)	11 (173.1084)
Apr 24, 2026	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	6 / 27 (674.1484)	10 (170.2628)	13 (164.5256)	20 (162.8000)	2 (176.5600)
Jul 25, 2025	Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY	18 / 26 (673.0400)	11 (170.8228)	13 (167.4172)	15 (166.8228)	14 (167.9772)
Apr 25, 2025	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	6 / 30 (683.9656)	8 (173.1200)	12 (170.8228)	4 (171.4400)	12 (168.5828)
Sep 6, 2024	Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO	20 / 36 (674.2172)	3 (177.7028)	6 (176.0116)	30 (163.9772)	30 (156.5256)
Aug 9, 2024	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	19 / 29 (653.5540)	19 (162.2284)	19 (163.3828)	22 (161.7028)	16 (166.2400)
Jul 26, 2024	Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Laramie, WY	14 / 17 (662.1944)	8 (169.6916)	8 (169.1200)	9 (169.1316)	17 (154.2512)
Jul 12, 2024	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	23 / 26 (655.8400)	26 (154.2172)	2 (176.5600)	22 (157.0972)	13 (167.9656)
Jun 28, 2024	The Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO	15 / 25 (669.0744)	20 (165.6800)	10 (169.6800)	14 (167.9772)	16 (165.7372)
May 10, 2024	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	23 / 29 (659.9316)	29 (158.8000)	23 (159.4172)	8 (170.8800)	9 (170.8344)
Jun 30, 2023	Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO	28 / 35 (661.5656)	12 (171.4056)	32 (159.3944)	33 (158.8000)	12 (171.9656)
Jun 16, 2023	Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	18 / 42 (672.4112)	25 (166.2400)	17 (169.6684)	17 (169.1200)	14 (167.3828)
May 27, 2023	Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO	31 / 37 (651.8288)	29 (163.9660)	34 (155.9428)	27 (166.2400)	27 (165.6800)
May 12, 2023	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	27 / 30 (634.0224)	25 (161.6456)	25 (157.0856)	18 (165.0856)	29 (150.2056)
Oct 21, 2022	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Westminster, CO	31 / 32 (632.9944)	31 (155.3600)	30 (154.8116)	24 (165.1428)	27 (157.6800)
Jul 1, 2022	The Art of BBQ 🏅 Sterling, CO	20 / 28 (644.9832)	17 (165.6800)	26 (151.4060)	25 (155.9200)	6 (171.9772)
Jun 4, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 🏅 Greeley, CO	19 / 34 (667.3140)	15 (169.6800)	29 (157.0740)	20 (166.2400)	6 (174.3200)
Jun 3, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 🏅 Greeley, CO	26 / 33 (650.6744)	19 (168.5256)	26 (157.0972)	23 (160.5144)	19 (164.5372)
May 6, 2022	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	12 / 33 (670.8224)	18 (167.4056)	14 (169.7028)	18 (164.5712)	9 (169.1428)
Oct 2, 2021	Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 Casper, WY	22 / 26 (651.2916)	24 (157.0856)	15 (166.2744)	5 (173.1316)	23 (154.8000)
Oct 1, 2021	Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY	23 / 27 (652.9940)	18 (166.8112)	24 (158.2516)	14 (166.8112)	21 (161.1200)
Aug 13, 2021	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	39 / 42 (610.0796)	40 (150.7768)	34 (155.3944)	40 (150.8112)	29 (153.0972)
Jun 4, 2021	Greeley Blues Jam 🏅 Greeley, CO	26 / 33 (634.2400)	30 (152.5944)	21 (162.2628)	19 (161.7028)	22 (157.6800)

Hooligans Barbecue

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (11 found in their record)

Riding a hot streak

On the rise

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

A standing appointment

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

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)