High-water mark
685.6456
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.6456 at 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 3, 2013
MUNCHIN HOGS
MUNCHIN HOGS is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They are ranked #1619 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1557
peak 1557 · rated over 6 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 12, 2013
latest Oct 2, 2014 · 1.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
57% of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 19%
overall standings
Best overall
685.6456 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
672.60 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 671.61 (+0.99)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.68
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.52 · weakest Brisket (164.55)
Road miles
783
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 268 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Master avg
671.61 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MUNCHIN HOGS, each with one reason worth a look.
52 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,605 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 64%
- Peak
- 1573
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to MUNCHIN HOGS)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — MUNCHIN HOGS ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1557
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,615 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1557
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 6 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,617 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1557
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,627 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1558
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#1,614 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 55%
- Peak
- 1557
5 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.C. CAN CREW | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Brothers Different Mothers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 177.1544 | 158.8568 | 168.56 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 175.4286 | 166.2856 | 170.52 | top 24% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 161.6684 | 167.98 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 150.8570 | 164.55 | top 44% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 25% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 16% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
6 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
882
finished ahead 1,130 times, behind 322
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20142 milestones
- Peak power rating (1557) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Most recent contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20138 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
- First call Smoke In The Spring
- First overall top-10 Smoke In The Spring
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.2854 Smoke In The Spring
- First category win (Chicken) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score685.6456 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.7 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| +13.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 26, 2013 |
| +12.5 | Smoke In The Spring | Apr 12, 2013 |
| +11.5 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jun 7, 2013 |
| +5.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Oct 11, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 47% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 67% | top 14% | 95.2% | 93.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 260 / 552 (656.4456) | 358 (161.6800) | 179 (167.9888) | 338 (161.6684) | 210 (165.1084) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK | 12 / 30 (675.9088) | 3 (177.1544) | 19 (167.4060) | 6 (171.4056) | 27 (159.9428) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 7 / 174 (685.6456) | 85 (166.2856) | 16 (173.1200) | 25 (173.1200) | 24 (173.1200) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 29 / 535 (675.2912) | 83 (169.6800) | 68 (169.1200) | 104 (167.9656) | 81 (168.5256) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 9 / 69 (669.7138) | 41 (158.8568) | 3 (175.4286) | 33 (163.4286) | 6 (171.9998) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 3 / 30 (663.9996) | 1 (173.7142) | 2 (174.2856) | 11 (165.1428) | 28 (150.8570) |
| Apr 12, 2013 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 9 / 71 (674.2854) | 6 (172.5714) | 26 (166.2856) | 7 (173.1428) | 37 (162.2856) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.