High-water mark
693.0512
career-best overall
96.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 693.0512 at Small Town Smoke Down — 96.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 3, 2023
Hunny and Hooch BBQ
Hunny and Hooch BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2023. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 23 at the Small Town Smoke Down (2023), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2305 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1527
peak 1527 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 3, 2023
latest Sep 16, 2023
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
60% of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.06 · weakest Chicken (167.40)
Road miles
468
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 154 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Master avg
677.27 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Hunny and Hooch BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
58 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,308 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1533
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,296 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1527
Level with Hunny and Hooch BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1536
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 5 contests, alongside a 60% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,315 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1527
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Hunny and Hooch BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1527
They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before Hunny and Hooch BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,316 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1528
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 9 years before Hunny and Hooch BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark's Meats and Treats | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Homestead Smoke Shack | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Kreiser Barbecue | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 157.0856 | 167.40 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 166.2628 | 171.06 | top 38% |
| Pork | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 164.5140 | 170.72 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 161.7028 | 168.09 | top 40% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 46% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
AB
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
76
finished ahead 83 times, behind 46
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
202310 milestones
- First tracked contest Small Town Smoke Down
- First call Small Town Smoke Down
- First overall top-10 Small Town Smoke Down
- First overall podium Small Town Smoke Down
- First Reserve Championship Small Town Smoke Down
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score693.0512 Small Town Smoke Down
- Career-best overall score693.0512 Small Town Smoke Down
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Small Town Smoke Down
- Peak power rating (1527) Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival)
- Most recent contest Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.3 | Small Town Smoke Down | Jun 3, 2023 |
| +7.8 | Smoke, Wind & Fire | Jul 20, 2023 |
| +3.5 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Sep 2, 2023 |
| +1.5 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) | Sep 16, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.2 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Aug 5, 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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2023 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) Sherwood Park, Edmonton, AB | 14 / 29 (674.1824) | 17 (167.3940) | 17 (166.2628) | 12 (169.1200) | 10 (171.4056) |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 11 / 40 (672.4340) | 38 (157.0856) | 12 (170.8344) | 5 (174.8456) | 8 (169.6684) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 10 / 17 (662.7196) | 10 (169.1084) | 9 (167.3944) | 10 (164.5140) | 9 (161.7028) |
| Jul 20, 2023 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Raymond, AB | 4 / 12 (683.9768) | 7 (171.4400) | 5 (171.9656) | 8 (167.9884) | 5 (172.5828) |
| Jun 3, 2023 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 2 / 23 (693.0512) | 10 (171.9656) | 2 (178.8572) | 2 (177.1428) | 12 (165.0856) |