HAWG COUNTY COOKERS

HAWG COUNTY COOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 11th of 44 at the Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship (2017). They are ranked #2650 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,650

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1515

peak 1518 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Aug 16, 2024 · 11.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1970

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

672.5144 / 720

Master · Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.78 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 655.27 (+3.51)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.3200

Pork · Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship

Consistency

±9.25

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.53 · weakest Brisket (162.09)

Road miles

2,369

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 761 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Purse competed for

$34K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.27 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

672.5144 career-best overall

93.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 672.5144 at Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship — 93.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 25, 2017

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.43 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 162.09
Chicken avg 166.53
1 call in 11 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of I Smell Smoke in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships (Aug 16, 2024).

last seen Aug 20, 2021
back Aug 16, 2024

Chicken nemesis

4 of 4 shared chicken entries lost

Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas has out-cooked them in 4 of 4 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.28% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.28% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.0% of a perfect score
11 contests

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
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#1859 (110 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HAWG COUNTY COOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Moe Cason

#2,648 of the rated field

1515 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HAWG COUNTY COOKERS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HAWG COUNTY COOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 21, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

MAUS-Q-TEERS

#2,638 of the rated field

1515 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1524

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 9 years before HAWG COUNTY COOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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Last Minute BBQ

#2,645 of the rated field

1515 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1515

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2020

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Evans Ranch BBQ

#2,644 of the rated field

1515 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1515

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Nov 22, 2024

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NO LABEL BBQ

#2,656 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1522

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jan 27, 2023

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Smokin X

#2,652 of the rated field

1515 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1531

Level with HAWG COUNTY COOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	0	0	170.8572	159.4172	166.53	top 44%
Pork Ribs	11	2	1	174.2972	147.3716	162.73	top 55%
Pork	11	1	0	178.3200	151.9428	163.93	top 52%
Brisket	11	1	0	171.9772	153.0972	162.09	top 52%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TX	6	top 43%
MS	4	top 59%
TN	1	top 70%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship	2	19	0	top 37%	Aug 20, 2021
Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	2	11	0	top 44%	Aug 24, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 2 contests

Contests a season 1.2 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 6 of 11 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 476 finished ahead 347 times, behind 387

Longest layoff 3 yrs Aug 20, 2021 → Aug 16, 2024

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

20241 milestone

Aug 16 Most recent contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships

20213 milestones

Aug 20 10th tracked contest Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Aug 20 Career-best single call (Pork)178.3200 Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Aug 20 Peak power rating (1518) Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship

20171 milestone

Aug 25 Career-best overall score672.5144 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship

20151 milestone

Aug 28 First call Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship

20132 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5708 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.6	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	Aug 25, 2017
+8.7	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship	Aug 23, 2019
+6.2	Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship	Aug 28, 2015
+4.4	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship	Aug 20, 2021
+1.1	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel	Mar 15, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.9	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	Mar 18, 2016
-2.9	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships	Aug 16, 2024
-2.8	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest	Apr 1, 2016
-2.4	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	Aug 24, 2018
-2.1	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre	Mar 14, 2014

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0%	top 61%	90.8%	90.8%
2021	1	100%	top 44%	91.3%	91.3%
2019	1	100%	top 31%	92.6%	92.6%
2018	1	0%	top 63%	89.4%	89.4%
2017	1	0%	top 25%	93.4%	93.4%
2016	2	0%	top 74%	91.2%	90.1%
2015	2	50%	top 44%	91.4%	91.4%
2014	1	0%	top 59%	89.4%	89.4%
2013	1	0%	top 47%	91.2%	91.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 16, 2024	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX	25 / 41 (653.6116)	11 (170.8572)	21 (166.8228)	27 (162.8344)	31 (153.0972)
Aug 20, 2021	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX	19 / 43 (657.0860)	24 (159.4172)	36 (147.3716)	4 (178.3200)	5 (171.9772)
Aug 23, 2019	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX	19 / 62 (666.8000)	24 (168.5716)	3 (174.2972)	33 (159.9656)	27 (163.9656)
Aug 24, 2018	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	34 / 54 (643.8972)	28 (163.4056)	42 (160.5372)	43 (151.9428)	19 (168.0116)
Aug 25, 2017	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	11 / 44 (672.5144)	15 (169.7144)	13 (170.8572)	15 (165.1316)	16 (166.8112)
Apr 1, 2016	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN	43 / 61 (656.9940)	45 (162.8000)	38 (165.1084)	42 (164.5372)	38 (164.5484)
Mar 18, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	74 / 95 (640.4000)	47 (167.3944)	80 (155.3600)	55 (163.9884)	78 (153.6572)
Aug 28, 2015	Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	20 / 57 (658.2172)	33 (163.4172)	7 (174.2972)	18 (167.4056)	41 (153.0972)
Mar 13, 2015	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	50 / 94 (658.1144)	41 (166.8344)	43 (163.3944)	27 (169.6800)	64 (158.2056)
Mar 14, 2014	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS	56 / 95 (643.7828)	31 (168.5256)	70 (155.3600)	76 (159.3828)	54 (160.5144)
Mar 15, 2013	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	47 / 100 (656.5708)	18 (170.8568)	78 (156.5714)	64 (159.9998)	25 (169.1428)

HAWG COUNTY COOKERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

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 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 — 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)