High-water mark
666.7996
career-best overall
92.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.7996 at Best of the West BBQ Fest — 92.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-09-06
NATURAL BORN SHIGGERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1519
peak 1519 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-09-06
latest 2018-09-14
Best ToY finish
#909
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.01
last 5 Master vs avg 651.01 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.10
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.39 · weakest Pork (159.42)
Road miles
680
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 183 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Master avg
651.01 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.0
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.97 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 60% of the time against 80%.
- Pork avg 159.42
- Pork Ribs avg 166.39
- 3 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
4.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.1 years, then back at Smoke & Soul Fest (2018-09-14).
- last seen 2014-08-22
- back 2018-09-14
Announced themselves early
4th
at their very first contest
Finished 4 of 15 at their very first tracked contest, Best of the West BBQ Fest (2013-09-06).
- 2013-09-06
- 15-team field
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
81 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2518 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2523 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1526
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after NATURAL BORN SHIGGERS did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#2514 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Level with NATURAL BORN SHIGGERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2524 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2529 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1532
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before NATURAL BORN SHIGGERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 154.8456 | 163.17 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 173.1316 | 154.8000 | 166.39 | top 38% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 147.9772 | 159.42 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 155.3600 | 162.03 | top 46% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| WY | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| SD | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
| MT | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 44% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-09-06 → 2018-09-14
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WY
2 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.39 · weakest Pork (159.42)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 5 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
60%
3 of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests
Master average
651.01
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
77
54–43 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
680
5 mapped stops · furthest 183 mi
Schedule strength
1546
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Longest layoff
4.1 yrs
2014-08-22 → 2018-09-14
Power rating
1519
peak 1519 · #2526 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Best of the West BBQ Fest
- First call Best of the West BBQ Fest
- First overall top-10 Best of the West BBQ Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7996 Best of the West BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score666.7996 Best of the West BBQ Fest
- 2018
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1316 Smoke & Soul Fest
- Peak power rating (1519) Smoke & Soul Fest
- Most recent contest Smoke & Soul Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.8 | Best of the West BBQ Fest | 2013-09-06 |
| +4.7 | Smoke & Soul Fest | 2018-09-14 |
| +3 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off | 2013-09-20 |
| +1.7 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ | 2014-08-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.5 | Cowtown Cook-off | 2014-06-13 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 89.7% | 89% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 92.6% | 91.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-14 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 13 / 28 (652.5376) | 20 (160.5372) | 2 (173.1316) | 15 (158.2972) | 13 (160.5716) |
| 2014-08-22 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 13 / 25 (646.1944) | 14 (163.9428) | 7 (169.7372) | 24 (147.9772) | 11 (164.5372) |
| 2014-06-13 | Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT | 10 / 17 (635.9084) | 12 (154.8456) | 14 (154.8000) | 10 (158.8228) | 5 (167.4400) |
| 2013-09-20 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off Spearfish, SD | 8 / 17 (653.6228) | 7 (168.5484) | 9 (163.9772) | 7 (165.7372) | 12 (155.3600) |
| 2013-09-06 | Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY | 4 / 15 (666.7996) | 6 (167.9656) | 3 (170.3200) | 6 (166.2628) | 6 (162.2512) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1717 (113 pts) | #1915 (78 pts) | #1128 (253 pts) | #1816 (103 pts) | #1739 (113 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1241 (227 pts) | #1404 (212 pts) | #1234 (252 pts) | #1574 (172 pts) | #1108 (287 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #909 (327 pts) | #1023 (302 pts) | #923 (342 pts) | #1025 (302 pts) | #1112 (262 pts) |