High-water mark
662.7200
career-best overall
92.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.7200 at Shawnee Great Grillers — 92.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 25, 2026
Menage a Hog
Menage a Hog is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 34th of 65 at the Shawnee Great Grillers (2026). Also listed in KCBS results as “Me'nage A Hog”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 23, 2023
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 3.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.97
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.99 · weakest Pork (161.83)
Road miles
57
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Purse competed for
$43K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
651.91 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 160.5028 | 163.27 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 160.5488 | 163.99 | top 60% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 158.2856 | 161.83 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 154.2172 | 162.82 | top 54% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2 | 76 | 0 | top 52% | Jun 21, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
302
finished ahead 200 times, behind 252
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Jun 21, 2024 → Aug 7, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score662.7200 Shawnee Great Grillers
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20243 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.6516 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.1544 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1500) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20231 milestone
- First tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
| +1.2 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 25, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.3 | Smoke on the Bricks | Aug 7, 2026 |
| -2.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2023 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 92% | 91% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 34 / 65 (662.7200) | 48 (162.2400) | 33 (166.2628) | 42 (166.2400) | 23 (167.9772) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 45 / 52 (648.3656) | 46 (160.5028) | 41 (165.6916) | 46 (162.2284) | 45 (159.9428) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 76 / 172 (652.6516) | 93 (161.7488) | 80 (163.4628) | 120 (158.2856) | 37 (169.1544) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 101 / 167 (643.8972) | 44 (168.5828) | 109 (160.5488) | 115 (160.5484) | 123 (154.2172) |