Hot Mess BBQ KS
Rating
1400
peak 1400
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2019-01-25
latest 2026-05-08
Best ToY finish
#589
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.15 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 623.58 (+14.57)
Walk rate
15%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±39.16
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.44)
Road miles
4152
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 1134 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smokin' Hog Butts has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 151.3600 | 162.83 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 20.0000 | 147.44 | top 86% |
| Pork | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 149.1200 | 160.64 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 142.7772 | 154.10 | top 85% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 8 | 0 | top 89% |
| FL | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 83% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (8 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (13 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 623.58
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 667.3488 | 667.35 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 638.7084 | 638.71 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 635.8516 | 635.85 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 627.3028 | 624.42 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 641.0972 | 623.46 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 646.2060 | 646.21 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 502.2400 | 502.24 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 639.8632 | 636.72 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 69 / 77 (667.3488) | 53 (169.1200) | 63 (163.9772) | 7 (175.4400) | 69 (158.8116) |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 36 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual McLouth, KS | 25 / 28 (638.7084) | 22 (164.5256) | 27 (158.2288) | 27 (156.5484) | 22 (159.4056) |
| 2024-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual McLouth, KS | 31 / 35 (635.8516) | 31 (153.6916) | 28 (162.2400) | 21 (165.7028) | 30 (154.2172) |
| 2023-07-28 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 1) Dodge City, KS | 25 / 25 (627.3028) | 22 (168.0116) | 25 (143.9656) | 24 (159.3712) | 24 (155.9544) |
| 2023-06-02 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual McLouth, KS | 33 / 36 (621.5428) | 29 (157.6456) | 25 (159.9428) | 33 (149.1200) | 27 (154.8344) |
| 2022-07-30 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2) Dodge City, KS | 25 / 25 (618.0688) | 18 (167.9772) | 25 (154.7888) | 24 (152.5256) | 25 (142.7772) |
| 2022-07-29 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 1) Dodge City, KS | 24 / 26 (611.2112) | 26 (151.3600) | 21 (158.8572) | 25 (150.7884) | 24 (150.2056) |
| 2022-06-03 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual McLouth, KS | 22 / 30 (641.0972) | 19 (162.2744) | 21 (161.6800) | 16 (164.0228) | 27 (153.1200) |
| 2021-06-04 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual Mclouth, KS | 31 / 42 (646.2060) | 36 (161.1200) | 39 (157.1088) | 24 (166.8800) | 31 (161.0972) |
| 2020-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 50 / 53 (502.2400) | 7 (174.8572) | 52 (20.0000) | 35 (162.8572) | 49 (144.5256) |
| 2019-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off Murphysboro, IL | 41 / 54 (639.8632) | 36 (161.6684) | 41 (160.0004) | 20 (169.1316) | 51 (149.0628) |
| 2019-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 48 / 58 (633.5772) | 40 (161.7144) | 53 (151.3716) | 51 (155.3484) | 30 (165.1428) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1145 (80 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1269 (70 pts) | #1246 (85 pts) | #1346 (75 pts) | #1187 (100 pts) | #1654 (55 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #589 (667 pts) | #447 (887 pts) | #689 (587 pts) | #630 (637 pts) | #642 (617 pts) |