High-water mark
674.7772
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.7772 at The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 6, 2023
OLD HENRY'S BBQ
OLD HENRY'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 17th of 29 at The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (2023). They are ranked #6369 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1396
peak 1396 · rated over 17 contests
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
Sep 11, 2020
latest May 8, 2026 · 5.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.15 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 651.32 (-7.17)
Walk rate
11%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.00
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.35 · weakest Brisket (160.56)
Road miles
2,202
across 19 mapped stops · furthest 220 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$238K
listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 17 state-championship entries
Master avg
651.32 / 720
17 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 | #1020 (60 pts) | #1093 (60 pts) | #783 (185 pts) | #1067 (60 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #736 (178 pts) | #791 (188 pts) | #867 (173 pts) | #722 (213 pts) | #732 (198 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #878 (120 pts) | #840 (170 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #938 (120 pts) | #907 (125 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #483 (397 pts) | #539 (362 pts) | #453 (542 pts) | #470 (442 pts) | #482 (407 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #699 (245 pts) | #748 (240 pts) | #576 (402 pts) | #759 (230 pts) | #688 (270 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #873 (75 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to OLD HENRY'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#6,370 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1396
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,372 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1396
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before OLD HENRY'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,367 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1396
Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,374 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
22 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#6,368 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1396
They were already cooking in 2014, 6 years before OLD HENRY'S BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#6,365 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1396
Level with OLD HENRY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PeachCoast BBQ | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| YES, DEAR BBQ | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Quenut BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Peckerwood Country Club | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Dog BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ZIPS BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| K & E's Little Smokers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| Kings BBQ Team | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 141.0628 | 161.03 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 157.6340 | 165.35 | top 67% |
| Pork | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 154.2400 | 163.92 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 151.9316 | 160.56 | top 79% |
“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) | 8 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 85% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 3 | 17 | 0 | top 77% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 | 44 | 0 | top 75% | Mar 1, 2024 |
| Smoketember Fest | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 86% | Sep 15, 2023 |
| Swine At the Shrine | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 88% | Aug 5, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
7 contests
Contests a season
3.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
17 of 19 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
12
4 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
19 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
407
finished ahead 119 times, behind 777
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Sep 11, 2020 → May 5, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
20234 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Swampfest
- First call The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best overall score674.7772 The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
20203 milestones
- First tracked contest Swine At the Shrine
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.6972 Swine At the Shrine
- Peak power rating (1493) Swine At the Shrine
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | Oct 6, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Poosa Q | May 5, 2022 |
| -10.7 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | Nov 18, 2022 |
| -9.2 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | Oct 3, 2025 |
| -9.1 | Swine At the Shrine | Aug 5, 2022 |
| -8.9 | Smoketember Fest | Sep 15, 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)
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 | 100% | top 88% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 93.1% | 89% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 92.4% | 91.3% |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 76% | 93.7% | 91.5% |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 92.3% | 90.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 37 / 42 (632.9600) | 41 (141.0628) | 5 (174.8572) | 32 (162.8228) | 37 (154.2172) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 31 / 32 (636.3544) | 31 (161.0972) | 27 (162.8228) | 31 (159.3600) | 29 (153.0744) |
| May 9, 2025 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 37 / 42 (616.3200) | 40 (145.0744) | 37 (158.8000) | 39 (155.3484) | 34 (157.0972) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) 🏅 Waycross, GA | 23 / 26 (670.1372) | 21 (169.1200) | 24 (162.8116) | 16 (169.6800) | 19 (168.5256) |
| May 10, 2024 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 30 / 42 (664.9944) | 18 (171.9656) | 30 (165.6916) | 33 (157.6572) | 24 (169.6800) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 49 / 59 (649.4972) | 22 (171.9772) | 53 (158.2172) | 45 (163.9312) | 56 (155.3716) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 17 / 29 (674.7772) | 21 (163.9772) | 5 (176.5600) | 21 (168.5256) | 19 (165.7144) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Smoketember Fest 🏅 Baxley, GA | 23 / 25 (654.1144) | 24 (157.0628) | 11 (171.4172) | 20 (163.9544) | 20 (161.6800) |
| Jul 6, 2023 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 62 / 76 (638.6396) | 51 (164.5256) | 64 (157.6340) | 53 (163.9428) | 66 (152.5372) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Swampfest 🏅 Waycross, GA | 23 / 28 (659.8056) | 25 (163.9428) | 23 (163.9428) | 13 (171.9772) | 22 (159.9428) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 44 / 65 (666.1832) | 40 (167.4172) | 28 (169.1316) | 47 (165.0972) | 44 (164.5372) |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 54 / 57 (627.7944) | 47 (162.2400) | 48 (159.3828) | 52 (154.2400) | 53 (151.9316) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 23 / 30 (664.4232) | 24 (165.6916) | 15 (168.5372) | 25 (162.8000) | 18 (167.3944) |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Smoketember Fest 🏅 Baxley, GA | 24 / 30 (650.6628) | 24 (162.8228) | 24 (162.2400) | 26 (166.2400) | 24 (159.3600) |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Smoketember Fest (One Meat Ribs) Baxley, GA | — | — | 13 (161.6688) | — | — |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA | 45 / 49 (654.1144) | 49 (153.6456) | 22 (171.9772) | 34 (166.8344) | 43 (161.6572) |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Swine At the Shrine (One Meat Ribs) Savannah, GA | — | — | 22 (161.1088) | — | — |
| May 5, 2022 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 69 / 72 (644.9944) | 71 (151.9544) | 57 (163.4288) | 51 (165.6684) | 52 (163.9428) |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA | 32 / 38 (666.6972) | 35 (163.9544) | 22 (171.4056) | 27 (168.5372) | 36 (162.8000) |