High-water mark
679.9196
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.9196 at Prairie Dog on the Bow — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 31, 2024
Honey & Hooch BBQ
Honey & Hooch BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 6th of 27 at the Small Town Smoke Down (2024). They finished #406 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1521
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 25, 2024
latest Aug 31, 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±3.74
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.41)
Road miles
260
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 118 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
673.80 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #406 (506 pts) | #461 (461 pts) | #572 (381 pts) | #336 (671 pts) | #475 (451 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 164.5256 | 168.70 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0116 | 157.6916 | 164.41 | top 58% |
| Pork | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 162.2400 | 172.70 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 165.1312 | 167.99 | top 44% |
“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.
More numbers
Most contests held in
AB
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
55
finished ahead 73 times, behind 47
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20248 milestones
- First tracked contest Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
- First call Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3600 Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
- First overall top-10 Small Town Smoke Down
- Career-best overall score679.9196 Prairie Dog on the Bow
- Peak power rating (1521) Prairie Dog on the Bow
- Most recent contest Barbeque on the Bow Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.7 | Small Town Smoke Down | Jun 8, 2024 |
| +6.9 | Prairie Dog on the Bow | Aug 31, 2024 |
| +5.4 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | May 25, 2024 |
| +1.3 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Aug 31, 2024 |
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2024 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 18 / 35 (670.2400) | 11 (171.4284) | 19 (168.0116) | 29 (162.2400) | 18 (168.5600) |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Prairie Dog on the Bow Calgary, AB | 9 / 24 (679.9196) | 6 (172) | 14 (167.3828) | 2 (175.4056) | 11 (165.1312) |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 6 / 27 (673.6804) | 17 (164.5256) | 10 (164.5604) | 5 (175.4516) | 12 (169.1428) |
| May 25, 2024 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 15 / 39 (671.3600) | 22 (166.8456) | 32 (157.6916) | 5 (177.7028) | 13 (169.1200) |