HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ MO
Rating
1603
peak 1603
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2025-03-21
latest 2026-05-24
Best ToY finish
#29
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
2
1 reserve
Category wins
4
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
11
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
343.39 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 340.94 (+2.44)
Walk rate
65%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±7.68
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.69 · weakest Pork (168.53)
Road miles
2630
mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 438 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Wapatui Smokers has finished one call ahead of HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Fire Pig has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Rudes BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SadieQ in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (Backyard 2) (2025-07-11) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 21-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Swine-O-licious BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 179.4400 | 161.6800 | 170.69 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 177.7028 | 161.0972 | 170.59 | top 32% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 168.5256 | 168.53 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 10 | 2 | top 34% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 13% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 1 | top 37% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 1 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (10 of 17 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (16 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (Backyard 2) (2025-07-11)
- Wins it all in 12% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 340.94
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 354.2744 | 342.67 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 348.5256 | 340.31 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 27 / 82 (342.2632) | 35 (169.1316) | 17 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 33 (173.1316) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 40 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) Kansas City, MO | 9 / 16 (341.0740) | 12 (167.3712) | 7 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge St. Robert, MO | 1 / 26 (354.2744) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 26 / 33 (333.0740) | 27 (165.6684) | 21 (167.4056) | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Stover, MO | 6 / 13 (346.2400) | 9 (170.8228) | 3 (175.4172) | 6 (168.5256) | — |
| 2025-10-03 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 5 / 23 (348.5256) | 10 (170.8228) | 3 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 5 / 20 (333.0744) | 7 (162.8116) | 4 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL | 2 / 27 (339.3600) | 1 (173.1200) | 11 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (Backyard 2) Cameron, MO | 1 / 10 (346.2284) | 3 (170.8112) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off Cameron, MO | 3 / 36 (345.6800) | 1 (179.4400) | 9 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 5 / 26 (345.7260) | 7 (171.9772) | 1 (173.7488) | — | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 28 / 49 (326.8116) | 25 (165.7144) | 30 (161.0972) | — | — |
| 2025-03-29 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) St. Robert, MO | 3 / 25 (346.2284) | 3 (177.7028) | 6 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2025-03-28 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) St. Robert, MO | 6 / 27 (338.2056) | 2 (171.9656) | 8 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 26 / 33 (327.3832) | 27 (161.6800) | 20 (165.7032) | — | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #61 (511 pts) | #63 (551 pts) | #64 (551 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | #866 (60 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #29 (1103 pts) | #19 (1192 pts) | #28 (1125 pts) | — | — |