Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.
- Pork ×1
Hank's BBQ
Hank's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2023. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival (2021). They are ranked #2456 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Hanks BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1522
peak 1542 · rated over 16 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
Aug 14, 2015
latest Oct 5, 2023 · 8.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 6% of the time
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
24% of 17 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
667.53
last 5 Master vs avg 667.91 (-0.38)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.17
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.77 · weakest Brisket (165.17)
Road miles
4,959
across 17 mapped stops · furthest 558 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$188K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
667.91 / 720
16 Master contests · 1 GC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #787 (193 pts) | #880 (178 pts) | #1002 (153 pts) | #742 (238 pts) | #691 (268 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #365 (520 pts) | #536 (345 pts) | #386 (540 pts) | #281 (730 pts) | #737 (210 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #429 (251 pts) | #591 (171 pts) | #416 (291 pts) | #530 (196 pts) | #420 (281 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2781 (59 pts) | #2803 (59 pts) | #1701 (144 pts) | #2794 (59 pts) | #2785 (59 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1425 (189 pts) | #1236 (264 pts) | #1170 (284 pts) | #1623 (174 pts) | #1672 (154 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #1520 (175 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Hank's BBQ, 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.
#2,472 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1537
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Hank's BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Hank's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1522
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Hank's BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than Hank's BBQ has cooked, 6 to 17, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,467 of the rated field
- Contests
- 73
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1635
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Hank's BBQ)
They've been 1635 at their best, 113 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,454 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1538
17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 35% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#2,459 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1522
Level with Hank's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,471 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1537
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rankin County BBQ Company | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Poppa Pig | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| GENERAL LEE SMOKING | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 159.3940 | 167.30 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 151.9428 | 166.83 | top 51% |
| Pork | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 180 🔥 | 157.6456 | 168.77 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 178.8572 | 153.6112 | 165.17 | top 60% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 1 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 65% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stand by Your Grill | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 58% | Aug 19, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
4 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
1.9
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
8 of 17 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
16
1 of them more than once
First title
May 1, 2021
Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
Opponents faced
576
finished ahead 305 times, behind 503
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Jul 21, 2022 → Oct 5, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Poosa Q
20218 milestones
- First overall podium Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- First Grand Championship Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- First state championship Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- Biggest field won (38 teams) Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- Career-best overall score692.5372 Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- First category win (Pork) Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1542) Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off
20202 milestones
- First overall top-10 Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival
- 10th tracked contest TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest Stand By Your Grill
- First call Stand By Your Grill
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.8516 Stand By Your Grill
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.8 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | May 1, 2021 |
| +15 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off | Sep 24, 2021 |
| +14.1 | Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival | Jun 26, 2020 |
| +7.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 17, 2016 |
| +5.8 | TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest | Sep 25, 2020 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.8 | Poosa Q | Oct 5, 2023 |
| -8.8 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 | Jul 21, 2022 |
| -7.4 | Hawgin On Lanier | Jul 31, 2020 |
| -5.6 | Jack Town Throw Down | Mar 31, 2017 |
| -3.7 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Sep 21, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 36% | 96.2% | 94.3% |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 47% | 95.2% | 93.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 63% | 90% | 89.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 74% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 49% | 95.8% | 93.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2023 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 59 / 73 (659.3032) | 31 (169.6916) | 63 (160.5372) | 66 (162.2400) | 47 (166.8344) |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 🏅 Galax, VA | 20 / 25 (654.0684) | 19 (166.2284) | 22 (162.2516) | 21 (165.0856) | 20 (160.5028) |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Biloxi, MS | 10 / 18 (660.4572) | 14 (161.6688) | 16 (151.9428) | 5 (171.4056) | 4 (175.4400) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 6 / 39 (686.7888) | 17 (169.6916) | 12 (170.2744) | 1 (180) | 22 (166.8228) |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville 🏅 Nashville, TN | 36 / 50 (677.0288) | 49 (159.9544) | 8 (175.4172) | 5 (177.7144) | 45 (163.9428) |
| May 1, 2021 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 1 / 38 (692.5372) | 5 (174.2744) | 2 (176.5716) | 2 (177.7028) | 22 (163.9884) |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 21 / 36 (674.7888) | 27 (162.2516) | 11 (173.7372) | 20 (169.6800) | 22 (169.1200) |
| Sep 25, 2020 | TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN | 21 / 47 (685.6112) | 25 (169.1084) | 33 (164.5256) | 18 (173.1200) | 5 (178.8572) |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA | 37 / 55 (663.8516) | 37 (167.4172) | 30 (167.3944) | 35 (167.3828) | 44 (161.6572) |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival 🏅 Byram, MS | 6 / 31 (673.0400) | 14 (165.1200) | 7 (168.5256) | 14 (165.6800) | 4 (173.7144) |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Roswell, GA | 24 / 32 (670.7312) | 28 (164.5256) | 31 (160.5256) | 4 (175.4172) | 13 (170.2628) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 44 / 59 (647.7940) | 44 (163.4056) | 40 (162.8000) | 37 (165.0972) | 49 (156.4912) |
| Feb 23, 2018 | D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL) D'Iberville, MS | 14 / 27 (647.2340) | 8 (169.1084) | 17 (162.8344) | 15 (161.6800) | 16 (153.6112) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Jack Town Throw Down Jackson, MS | 25 / 34 (643.8052) | 28 (159.3940) | 9 (171.4172) | 32 (157.6456) | 29 (155.3484) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Stand by Your Grill Fulton, MS | 24 / 40 (662.6856) | 18 (170.8228) | 9 (171.4172) | 24 (163.3828) | 36 (157.0628) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN | 11 / 29 (689.6344) | 6 (176) | 9 (173.1316) | 14 (170.8228) | 17 (169.6800) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS | 32 / 57 (667.8516) | 6 (175.4172) | 41 (162.8000) | 34 (165.0972) | 40 (164.5372) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.