A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
3 Blondes and a Bald ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 Blondes and a Bald has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Minage a Hog
Minage a Hog is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 38th of 67 at the Shawnee Great Grillers (2025). They finished #698 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2024
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 1.7 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 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.01
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.98 · weakest Brisket (157.52)
Road miles
13
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Purse competed for
$39K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
646.27 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #698 (180 pts) | #775 (180 pts) | #822 (180 pts) | #734 (180 pts) | #722 (190 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #875 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #1020 (120 pts) | #935 (120 pts) | #920 (120 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 159.3600 | 162.67 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 160.5260 | 164.98 | top 53% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 152.5372 | 161.11 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5144 | 151.3488 | 157.52 | top 72% |
“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 | 90 | 0 | top 65% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 2 | 38 | 0 | top 67% | Sep 26, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
261
finished ahead 156 times, behind 296
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2856 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20252 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.5316 Shawnee Great Grillers
- Career-best overall score657.5316 Shawnee Great Grillers
20242 milestones
- First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers
- Peak power rating (1493) Shawnee Great Grillers
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.2 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 26, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.3 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 27, 2024 |
| -6 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2025 |
| -0.6 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2026 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 91.3% | 90% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 90 / 157 (650.1488) | 111 (159.9428) | 59 (168.5716) | 46 (170.2856) | 127 (151.3488) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 38 / 67 (657.5316) | 42 (164.5372) | 31 (167.3944) | 38 (165.0856) | 46 (160.5144) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 115 / 159 (638.6976) | 73 (166.8228) | 110 (160.5260) | 150 (152.5372) | 110 (158.8116) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 57 / 73 (638.6852) | 60 (159.3600) | 43 (163.4172) | 63 (156.5140) | 51 (159.3940) |