High-water mark
670.8232
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.8232 at Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 17, 2018
HOT MESS
HOT MESS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 13th of 44 at the Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest (2018). They finished #1309 in the 2022 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Aug 17, 2018
latest Jul 29, 2023 · 4.9 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±32.66
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.51 · weakest Brisket (148.14)
Road miles
765
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 576 mi
Schedule strength
88%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1622)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
624.63 / 720
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 152.5144 | 156.15 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5488 | 146.2400 | 154.83 | top 83% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2860 | 158.8340 | 165.51 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 135.3600 | 148.14 | top 76% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
1 of 3 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
104
finished ahead 31 times, behind 82
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Aug 17, 2018 → Sep 3, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2)
20186 milestones
- First tracked contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- First call Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.8232 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score670.8232 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2860 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1509) Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2023 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 27 / 27 (601.5652) | 27 (153.6684) | 27 (153.7028) | 26 (158.8340) | 27 (135.3600) |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 45 / 45 (601.5084) | 45 (152.5144) | 45 (146.2400) | 38 (163.4056) | 45 (139.3484) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 13 / 44 (670.8232) | 25 (162.2628) | 21 (164.5488) | 7 (174.2860) | 12 (169.7256) |