A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
THE PURPLE PIG
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1496
peak 1504 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-04-05
latest 2014-06-27
Best ToY finish
#945
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.18
last 5 Master vs avg 639.18 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.97
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.19)
Road miles
281
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 119 mi
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1511)
Master avg
639.18 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−14.1
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.08 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 60%.
- Pork Ribs avg 151.19
- Brisket avg 165.27
- 0 calls in 5 entries
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
Thin Blue BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1496
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3369 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
Level with THE PURPLE PIG on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3396 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
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#3391 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
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#3394 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 156.0000 | 163.42 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 139.9996 | 151.19 | top 80% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 150.8570 | 159.30 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.0344 | 158.8570 | 165.27 | top 33% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 63% | 2014-06-27 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.2 yrs
2013-04-05 → 2014-06-27
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 165.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.19)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
639.18
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
138
97–105 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
281
5 mapped stops · furthest 119 mi
Schedule strength
1511
average field rating faced — tougher than 8% of rated contests
Power rating
1496
peak 1504 · #3386 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- Peak power rating (1504) 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- First call Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1944 Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.0344 Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!
- 2014
- Career-best overall score662.2740 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.4 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! | 2013-07-19 |
| +3.6 | 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out | 2013-04-05 |
| +1.8 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness | 2014-06-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness | 2013-06-28 |
| -6.3 | Smokin' on the Water | 2013-05-04 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 92% | 92% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 56% | 90.3% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-27 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 17 / 34 (662.2740) | 17 (167.9884) | 24 (161.1200) | 21 (165.1428) | 8 (168.0228) |
| 2013-07-19 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN | 23 / 57 (650.1944) | 34 (161.6916) | 48 (147.9544) | 24 (164.5140) | 2 (176.0344) |
| 2013-06-28 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 24 / 32 (623.9996) | 12 (168.0000) | 32 (139.9996) | 27 (152.5716) | 10 (163.4284) |
| 2013-05-04 | Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN | 26 / 37 (619.4282) | 26 (156.0000) | 25 (152.5714) | 31 (150.8570) | 20 (159.9998) |
| 2013-04-05 | 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN | 20 / 50 (639.9996) | 16 (163.4284) | 39 (154.2856) | 20 (163.4286) | 27 (158.8570) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1957 (99 pts) | #2039 (99 pts) | #2662 (64 pts) | #2153 (79 pts) | #1657 (154 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #945 (309 pts) | #853 (379 pts) | #1121 (269 pts) | #1043 (299 pts) | #562 (569 pts) |