A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Hay Hoss
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1456
peak 1456 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-09-20
latest 2024-03-23
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.91
last 5 Master vs avg 617.91 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.53
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.21 · weakest Brisket (147.72)
Road miles
143
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
617.91 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−16.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.49 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 147.72
- Chicken avg 164.21
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
5.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5.6 years, then back at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (2024-03-22).
- last seen 2018-08-17
- back 2024-03-22
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
Chad's Dad's BBQ Plus has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5256 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1519
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Hay Hoss)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Hay Hoss has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5281 of the rated field
- Contests
- 43
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1508
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Hay Hoss)
They've been 1508 at their best, 52 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5260 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5270 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Hay Hoss's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5295 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5273 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Level with Hay Hoss on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1544 | 150.2516 | 164.21 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 140.5144 | 152.52 | top 85% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6456 | 138.3544 | 153.46 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9660 | 139.3712 | 147.72 | top 84% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 98% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 95% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 | 41 | 0 | top 98% | 2024-03-23 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10.5 yrs
2013-09-20 → 2024-03-23
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
2 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.21 · weakest Brisket (147.72)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
617.91
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
155
19–227 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
143
5 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi
Schedule strength
1574
average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$12,980
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
5.6 yrs
2018-08-17 → 2024-03-22
Power rating
1456
peak 1456 · #5280 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Hogs & Hops Dover
- Peak power rating (1488) Hogs & Hops Dover
- 2015
- First call Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1544 Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival
- 2024
- Career-best overall score644.3544 BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
- Most recent contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Hogs & Hops Dover | 2013-09-20 |
| -10.8 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 2024-03-22 |
| -10.2 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2024-03-23 |
| -8.7 | Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival | 2015-05-29 |
| -3 | Smokin on The Dock of the Bay | 2018-08-17 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 89.5% | 88.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 88% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 80.3% | 80.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 41 / 42 (644.3544) | 35 (166.2284) | 39 (160.5144) | 42 (157.6456) | 37 (159.9660) |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 44 / 45 (634.0916) | 33 (167.4172) | 35 (162.2744) | 42 (161.6456) | 45 (142.7544) |
| 2018-08-17 | Smokin on The Dock of the Bay Crisfield, MD | 24 / 32 (615.8972) | 12 (164.0000) | 23 (153.1204) | 19 (159.4056) | 28 (139.3712) |
| 2015-05-29 | Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD | 28 / 32 (616.9372) | 3 (173.1544) | 29 (146.1944) | 30 (150.2284) | 28 (147.3600) |
| 2013-09-20 | Hogs & Hops Dover Dover, DE | 40 / 45 (578.2520) | 36 (150.2516) | 42 (140.5144) | 43 (138.3544) | 26 (149.1316) |