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
Hay Hoss is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 24th of 32 at the Smokin on The Dock of the Bay (2018). They are ranked #5308 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1456
peak 1456 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 20, 2013
latest Mar 23, 2024 · 10.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.53
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.21 · weakest Brisket (147.72)
Road miles
143
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
617.91 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Hay Hoss, each with one reason worth a look.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,315 of the rated field
- Contests
- 43
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1508
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% 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#5,319 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,324 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
They turned up 8 years after Hay Hoss did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#5,304 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Level with Hay Hoss on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,300 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,309 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
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.
⚔ Compare careersBy 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 95% |
Repeat visits (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% | Mar 23, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
2 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
155
finished ahead 19 times, behind 227
Longest layoff
5.6 yrs
Aug 17, 2018 → Mar 22, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Career-best overall score644.3544 BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
- Most recent contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
20152 milestones
- First call Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1544 Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Hogs & Hops Dover
- Peak power rating (1488) Hogs & Hops Dover
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Hogs & Hops Dover | Sep 20, 2013 |
| -10.8 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 22, 2024 |
| -10.2 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 23, 2024 |
| -8.7 | Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival | May 29, 2015 |
| -3 | Smokin on The Dock of the Bay | Aug 17, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2024 | 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) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 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) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Smokin on The Dock of the Bay Crisfield, MD | 24 / 32 (615.8972) | 12 (164) | 23 (153.1204) | 19 (159.4056) | 28 (139.3712) |
| May 29, 2015 | Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD | 28 / 32 (616.9372) | 3 (173.1544) | 29 (146.1944) | 30 (150.2284) | 28 (147.3600) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Hogs & Hops Dover Dover, DE | 40 / 45 (578.2520) | 36 (150.2516) | 42 (140.5144) | 43 (138.3544) | 26 (149.1316) |