HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE OK
Rating
1594
peak 1594
Contests
24
in the data
First seen
2019-05-03
latest 2024-08-16
Best ToY finish
#261
Master 2022
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 24 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
694.00 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 653.66 (+40.33)
Walk rate
58%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±110.98
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.84 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.18)
Road miles
3263
mi across 24 mapped stops · furthest 344 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO has finished one call ahead of HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 18 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of CEO BBQ in 13 of their 17 shared contests.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 21% across 4 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Lake Views & BBQ (2024-04-05) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 15-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OK first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8344 | 171.86 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 157.0972 | 168.18 | top 49% |
| Pork | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 166.2400 | 172.84 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 23 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 179.4400 | 158.2288 | 170.96 | top 38% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 17 | 1 | top 41% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 28% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 37% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 1 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 40% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OK (17 of 24 contests)
- Most-entered category: Brisket (23 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Lake Views & BBQ (2024-04-05)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 653.66
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 705.6916 | 700.53 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 689.6340 | 676.31 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 695.4172 | 684.98 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 675.3372 | 606.78 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 697.7028 | 553.35 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 683.9428 | 679.76 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-16 | Sugar Creek Casino's Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition Hinton, OK | 6 / 25 (703.9428) | 9 (175.4172) | 8 (176.5600) | 7 (175.4056) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2024-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 12 / 43 (691.9660) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (173.7372) | 2 (180.0000) | 37 (158.2288) |
| 2024-04-05 | Lake Views & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 1 / 21 (705.6916) | 11 (171.4172) | 8 (176.5600) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 70 / 487 (689.6340) | 198 (170.2628) | 154 (171.9656) | 37 (176.5828) | 144 (170.8228) |
| 2023-09-15 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 14 / 26 (678.7428) | 24 (162.2400) | 5 (172.5600) | 10 (170.8228) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 30 / 36 (671.8740) | 13 (174.2628) | 35 (158.2172) | 27 (166.8112) | 18 (172.5828) |
| 2023-03-31 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) Wagoner, OK | 26 / 29 (664.9828) | 14 (172.5484) | 26 (162.8000) | 22 (166.2400) | 25 (163.3944) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 220 / 505 (671.8972) | 424 (158.8344) | 191 (169.6800) | 59 (175.4172) | 191 (167.9656) |
| 2022-09-16 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 10 / 39 (679.8744) | 20 (168.5372) | 20 (165.0972) | 12 (171.9772) | 10 (174.2628) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 7 / 19 (685.6572) | 8 (172.5600) | 17 (165.1200) | 7 (174.2628) | 7 (173.7144) |
| 2022-05-06 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 15 / 38 (683.3372) | 2 (178.8572) | 21 (165.1200) | 11 (173.1200) | 19 (166.2400) |
| 2022-04-22 | 17th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 4 / 26 (693.6684) | 7 (174.2856) | 10 (172.0000) | 5 (176.5600) | 8 (170.8228) |
| 2022-04-01 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 4 / 30 (695.4172) | 14 (172.5828) | 7 (172.5600) | 2 (176.5716) | 6 (173.7028) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 118 / 467 (472.5256) | 34 (175.4056) | 114 (170.8572) | 69 (172.5600) | 3 (179.4400) |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 33 / 50 (675.3372) | 31 (169.7028) | 25 (169.1316) | 29 (170.8228) | 36 (165.6800) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 40 / 56 (672.4684) | 39 (169.1084) | 47 (163.3944) | 39 (166.2628) | 13 (173.7028) |
| 2020-10-24 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 23 / 58 (688.4684) | 11 (176.5600) | 42 (166.2400) | 30 (170.2628) | 13 (175.4056) |
| 2020-10-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 3 / 64 (697.7028) | 2 (177.7372) | 11 (173.1316) | 16 (175.4056) | 29 (171.4284) |
| 2020-06-12 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 40 / 55 (662.6968) | 29 (168.5484) | 43 (157.0972) | 32 (168.5256) | 28 (168.5256) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO | 56 / 109 (164.5372) | — | — | — | 56 (164.5372) |
| 2019-06-22 | Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship Oklahoma City, OK | 11 / 27 (672.5368) | 7 (172.5828) | 19 (162.2628) | 9 (170.8456) | 16 (166.8456) |
| 2019-06-07 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 5 / 21 (683.9428) | 10 (170.8572) | 5 (169.7028) | 11 (169.1200) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2019-05-03 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 12 / 56 (682.7884) | 21 (168.5256) | 21 (166.2628) | 5 (176.0000) | 11 (172.0000) |
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 | #383 (561 pts) | #415 (536 pts) | #543 (421 pts) | #324 (686 pts) | #455 (481 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #595 (280 pts) | #561 (345 pts) | #614 (350 pts) | #586 (315 pts) | #521 (365 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #261 (860 pts) | #294 (810 pts) | #425 (595 pts) | #265 (895 pts) | #316 (750 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #567 (295 pts) | #805 (180 pts) | #833 (180 pts) | #776 (180 pts) | #467 (415 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #311 (365 pts) | #273 (450 pts) | #466 (250 pts) | #494 (225 pts) | #480 (240 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #735 (418 pts) | #869 (358 pts) | #930 (333 pts) | #746 (438 pts) | #744 (448 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #925 (319 pts) | #1019 (299 pts) | #943 (349 pts) | #848 (399 pts) | #899 (359 pts) |