BOSS HAWG BBQ

BOSS HAWG BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 52 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the 5th Annual Smokin on the Lake (2016), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1688 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Boss Hawg BBQ - OK”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,688

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1553

peak 1597 · rated over 49 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 22, 2013

latest May 6, 2022 · 9.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#232

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

22 podiums

Overall top-10s

19% of 52 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

700 / 720

Master · Smokin on the Lake

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

642.20 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 653.56 (-11.36)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Smokin on the Lake

Consistency

±29.45

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 166.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.27)

Road miles

9,136

across 52 mapped stops · furthest 433 mi

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Purse competed for

$24K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

653.56 / 720

50 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (15 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

0.5368 points from the title

Came within 0.5368 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin on the Lake (May 29, 2015).

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 10% average finish here

Smokin on the Lake is their spot: an average finish in the top 10% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 10%

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 39 of 52 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 52 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

700.0000 career-best overall

97.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 700.0000 at Smokin on the Lake — 97.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 29, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES has finished one call ahead of BOSS HAWG BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

24–2 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 92% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 24 of their 26 shared contests.

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The weak link

−5.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.23 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 46%.

Pork Ribs avg 161.27
Brisket avg 166.50
9 calls in 50 entries

The drought

10 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at 5th Annual Smokin on the Lake on Jun 3, 2016 — 10 contests and 10.3 years ago.

last GC Jun 3, 2016
10.3 years ago

A strong matchup

11–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

The comeback

3.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.6 years, then back at Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival (May 7, 2021).

last seen Oct 6, 2017
back May 7, 2021

Brisket nemesis

20 of 26 shared brisket entries lost

QUAU ahead 77% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUAU has out-cooked them in 20 of 26 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 33% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 33% across 8 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.

8 September contests
top 46% the rest of the year

The long haul

9,136 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,136 miles across 52 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 433 miles to Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival.

52 mapped stops
furthest 433 mi

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1213 (65 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#804 (175 pts)	#1150 (85 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#833 (447 pts)	#1147 (292 pts)	#894 (437 pts)	#633 (642 pts)	#545 (727 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#631 (611 pts)	#771 (511 pts)	#589 (691 pts)	#649 (621 pts)	#582 (691 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#353 (1,052 pts)	#423 (906 pts)	#444 (852 pts)	#175 (1,497 pts)	#211 (1,438 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#232 (1,411 pts)	#210 (1,383 pts)	#310 (1,135 pts)	#148 (1,591 pts)	#78 (2,011 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#693 (450 pts)	#779 (420 pts)	#968 (320 pts)	#701 (475 pts)	#916 (335 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BOSS HAWG BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

57 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

RIB TIP TUESDAY

#1,694 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1552

6–2 in 8 shared contests (75% to BOSS HAWG BBQ)

These two have cooked 8 of the same contests — BOSS HAWG BBQ ahead 6–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 21, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

SALT - PEPPER & 2 SHAKERS

#1,692 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1552

2–4 in 6 shared contests (33% to BOSS HAWG BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2014

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HOG WASH BBQ

#1,685 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1564

Fewer contests behind them than BOSS HAWG BBQ has cooked, 25 to 52, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2026

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THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE

#1,682 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1588

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before BOSS HAWG BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 23 contests

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PLUMB CRAZY Q

#1,687 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1553

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 47% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 17, 2018

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GRILL OF HIS DREAMS

#1,684 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1553

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2014

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUAU	26	3	23	12%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	26	2	24	8%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	20	5	15	25%	⚔ compare
JUGS BBQ	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
GILLY'S BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY'S Q	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
FIDDLIN' FATBACK	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BUTTS	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
PORK PARADISE	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	50	11	2	4	178.2972	146.2854	162.12	top 59%
Pork Ribs	50	9	0	2	176.5828	141.7142	161.27	top 57%
Pork	50	22	3	8	180 🔥	20	163.66	top 38%
Brisket	50	23	0	8	179.4400	140.5714	166.50	top 35%

“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 26%
Medium (20–39)	23	1	top 53%
Large (40+)	25	0	top 41%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IL	24	0	top 41%
MO	18	1	top 45%
IN	5	0	top 47%
OK	3	0	top 82%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Central Illinois Bragging Rights	3	5	top 34%	Oct 9, 2015
Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	3	19	top 36%	Sep 25, 2015
Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	2	11	top 33%	Sep 22, 2017
Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2	33	top 73%	Apr 15, 2016
Knights of Columbus	2	8	top 28%	Jun 19, 2015
Smokin on the Lake	2	2	top 10%	May 29, 2015
Morton BBQ Throwdown	2	15	top 33%	Jul 25, 2014
Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	2	12	top 57%	May 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 14 contests

Contests a season 7.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 24 of 52 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 40 8 of them more than once

First title Jun 3, 2016 5th Annual Smokin on the Lake

Opponents faced 855 finished ahead 1,101 times, behind 845

Longest layoff 3.6 yrs Oct 6, 2017 → May 7, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20221 milestone

May 6 Most recent contest Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival

20211 milestone

May 7 50th tracked contest Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival

20161 milestone

Jun 3 First Grand Championship 5th Annual Smokin on the Lake

20153 milestones

May 29 First perfect 180 (Pork) Smokin on the Lake
May 29 Career-best overall score700 Smokin on the Lake
Jun 19 Peak power rating (1597) Knights of Columbus

20143 milestones

May 17 First overall podium Smokin on the Lake
Sep 5 First Reserve Championship Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival
Oct 10 25th tracked contest Central Illinois Bragging Rights

20136 milestones

Feb 22 First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First call Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664 Polar Bear Challenge
Jun 21 First overall top-10 Knights of Columbus
Jul 13 First category win (Pork) Heart of Illinois Fair BBQ Cookoff
Sep 13 10th tracked contest Q the Lou

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.9	5th Annual Smokin on the Lake	Jun 3, 2016
+12.7	Smokin on the Lake	May 29, 2015
+12.4	Central Illinois Bragging Rights	Oct 11, 2013
+11.9	Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival	Sep 5, 2014
+11.4	Smokin on the Lake	May 17, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-17.9	Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship	Aug 7, 2015
-11.1	Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival	May 7, 2021
-10.7	Beats, Brews, & BBQ	Jun 11, 2021
-9.9	Smoke on the Prairie	Jun 13, 2014
-9.1	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	Apr 15, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2022	1	0	0	0	0%	top 74%	86.9%	86.9%
2021	2	0	0	0	50%	top 86%	88%	86.3%
2017	4	0	0	1	100%	top 39%	95.3%	92.3%
2016	7	1	1	0	29%	top 56%	96.6%	91%
2015	12	0	2	1	75%	top 50%	97.2%	89.8%
2014	14	0	3	2	79%	top 41%	95.5%	92%
2013	12	0	4	1	100%	top 36%	93.5%	90.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 6, 2022	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK	28 / 38 (625.6456)	31 (153.0972)	34 (156.5712)	27 (161.1316)	29 (154.8456)
Jun 11, 2021	Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	22 / 25 (633.6344)	25 (149.0972)	25 (147.9544)	5 (173.7256)	18 (162.8572)
May 7, 2021	Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK	45 / 53 (608.9720)	40 (156.5944)	48 (149.0516)	46 (151.3600)	38 (151.9660)
Oct 6, 2017	Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Decatur, IL	20 / 30 (656.4912)	28 (154.2168)	11 (166.2860)	23 (163.4056)	4 (172.5828)
Sep 22, 2017	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	11 / 55 (686.2628)	16 (171.4400)	14 (172.5600)	1 (177.1772)	25 (165.0856)
Jul 21, 2017	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	14 / 48 (650.2056)	37 (154.2628)	18 (160.5372)	8 (165.1428)	2 (170.2628)
Jun 2, 2017	6th Annual Smokin On The Lake Monroe City, MO	11 / 27 (663.9772)	21 (156.5944)	15 (163.9656)	9 (170.2628)	4 (173.1544)
Oct 14, 2016	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL	39 / 55 (648.4912)	46 (158.2512)	14 (170.2972)	15 (167.4172)	48 (152.5256)
Sep 23, 2016	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	30 / 64 (667.3256)	27 (169.7028)	34 (165.6800)	11 (174.2972)	50 (157.6456)
Jul 22, 2016	EffingHAM Jam Effingham, IL	20 / 29 (635.3372)	27 (147.9656)	10 (166.2744)	28 (149.6800)	8 (171.4172)
Jun 3, 2016	5th Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	1 / 22 (695.4400)	3 (172.0228)	3 (176.5828)	8 (170.8344)	2 (176)
May 6, 2016	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	—	—	—	—	—
May 6, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	20 / 30 (655.3484)	28 (156.5028)	15 (164.5828)	11 (168.5944)	13 (165.6684)
Apr 15, 2016	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	42 / 53 (630.1712)	40 (160.5256)	49 (149.1316)	33 (161.1084)	30 (159.4056)
Oct 9, 2015	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	21 / 48 (659.9432)	24 (165.1316)	36 (156.5716)	24 (164.5256)	4 (173.7144)
Sep 25, 2015	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	23 / 55 (665.1772)	9 (173.7028)	25 (166.2744)	26 (166.8572)	40 (158.3428)
Aug 7, 2015	Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship Kirksville, MO	26 / 26 (494.1372)	18 (160.5372)	25 (153.0628)	26 (20)	11 (160.5372)
Jul 24, 2015	5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	16 / 47 (658.8572)	23 (161.1544)	32 (156.6172)	11 (169.6684)	7 (171.4172)
Jul 10, 2015	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	21 / 31 (651.3832)	27 (160.5716)	28 (154.2400)	18 (165.1088)	6 (171.4628)
Jun 19, 2015	Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL	8 / 28 (674.1828)	7 (169.6800)	27 (159.3828)	2 (176)	7 (169.1200)
May 29, 2015	Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	2 / 26 (700)	17 (164.5372)	3 (176.0228)	1 (180)	2 (179.4400)
May 8, 2015	Rockin' BBQ for Riley Warsaw, IN	20 / 27 (646.2400)	27 (149.6344)	21 (160.5484)	8 (169.1772)	13 (166.8800)
May 1, 2015	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	—	—	—	—	—
May 1, 2015	Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Dwight, IL	18 / 40 (659.3372)	32 (157.6572)	9 (172.0228)	12 (168.5716)	25 (161.0856)
Apr 17, 2015	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	28 / 49 (639.3256)	25 (165.1084)	39 (154.2628)	19 (164.5372)	33 (155.4172)
Apr 10, 2015	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	19 / 39 (663.4404)	14 (169.7032)	36 (148.0344)	2 (176)	11 (169.7028)
Oct 17, 2014	Casino Queen BBQ Competition Greater St. Louis, IL	21 / 44 (664.0572)	20 (170.2972)	22 (164.0344)	33 (157.7372)	12 (171.9884)
Oct 10, 2014	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	18 / 37 (645.6344)	35 (150.8000)	20 (160)	20 (159.9428)	2 (174.8916)
Sep 26, 2014	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival Hermann, MO	17 / 37 (668.4572)	31 (158.8000)	10 (171.4400)	11 (167.3944)	4 (170.8228)
Sep 18, 2014	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	23 / 57 (668.4800)	1 (178.2972)	44 (161.6684)	27 (165.6916)	33 (162.8228)
Sep 5, 2014	Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival Peoria, IL	2 / 16 (681.0400)	5 (169.1200)	6 (169.1316)	5 (168.5256)	2 (174.2628)
Aug 1, 2014	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	6 / 47 (682.8228)	31 (165.1084)	14 (169.7144)	2 (178.8572)	11 (169.1428)
Jul 25, 2014	Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	16 / 48 (656.5028)	19 (166.8228)	43 (149.1544)	10 (167.3828)	2 (173.1428)
Jul 11, 2014	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	27 / 41 (649.5884)	38 (154.2400)	13 (169.7372)	34 (156.4912)	13 (169.1200)
Jun 27, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	14 / 26 (647.9884)	15 (162.9144)	24 (144)	2 (170.8112)	6 (170.2628)
Jun 13, 2014	Smoke on the Prairie Brimfield, IL	22 / 28 (627.9084)	24 (157.6800)	9 (167.4516)	28 (139.3712)	15 (163.4056)
May 17, 2014	Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	3 / 25 (687.3940)	13 (166.8456)	16 (167.9884)	2 (174.2628)	2 (178.2972)
May 2, 2014	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	23 / 35 (659.8628)	31 (157.0972)	15 (166.2400)	19 (166.2284)	8 (170.2972)
Apr 11, 2014	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	11 / 46 (672.6056)	1 (177.1772)	29 (159.4284)	26 (162.2628)	7 (173.7372)
Apr 3, 2014	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	19 / 64 (657.6688)	26 (165.6916)	29 (162.8344)	16 (168.0228)	36 (161.1200)
Oct 11, 2013	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	5 / 53 (673.1088)	27 (164.5372)	12 (167.9772)	5 (172.5600)	11 (168.0344)
Sep 19, 2013	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	19 / 76 (670.2400)	5 (173.7372)	40 (162.8344)	28 (166.2628)	25 (167.4056)
Sep 13, 2013	Q the Lou Litchfield, IL	8 / 25 (654.8456)	8 (165.1428)	14 (160)	4 (171.4400)	12 (158.2628)
Aug 23, 2013	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	12 / 56 (655.3716)	3 (172.0116)	15 (165.1544)	28 (158.8228)	27 (159.3828)
Jul 26, 2013	Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) Morton, IL	15 / 45 (653.6572)	24 (162.2400)	40 (144.5488)	5 (171.9884)	3 (174.8800)
Jul 13, 2013	Heart of Illinois Fair BBQ Cookoff Peoria, IL	6 / 15 (669.0972)	6 (170.8456)	12 (162.2400)	1 (169.7372)	7 (166.2744)
Jun 21, 2013	Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL	9 / 32 (647.4280)	27 (146.2854)	4 (168.5714)	10 (168)	10 (164.5712)
Jun 14, 2013	Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series) unrated Marion, IL	20 / 29 (622.8570)	8 (167.4286)	20 (151.4286)	9 (163.4284)	26 (140.5714)
May 3, 2013	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	12 / 25 (655.4282)	22 (157.7142)	15 (161.7142)	5 (168.5714)	11 (167.4284)
Apr 19, 2013	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	33 / 50 (621.1424)	46 (147.9996)	46 (141.7142)	24 (160.5716)	4 (170.8570)
Apr 5, 2013	1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	14 / 50 (651.4280)	25 (160.5710)	32 (158.2856)	7 (169.7144)	17 (162.8570)
Feb 22, 2013	Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO	15 / 46 (664)	34 (158.8572)	8 (169.7144)	24 (164.5714)	5 (170.8570)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

BOSS HAWG BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (15 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)