A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
PIGHEADED BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
PIGHEADED BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BASS RIVER BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1510 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-03
latest 2017-06-02
Best ToY finish
#973
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
573.47
last 5 Master vs avg 573.47 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±84.34
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (132.80)
Road miles
281
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Master avg
573.47 / 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
−30.7
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 30.74 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 60%.
- Pork Ribs avg 132.80
- Chicken avg 163.54
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Que for the Troops (2016-06-03).
- last seen 2013-07-12
- back 2016-06-03
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.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3556 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
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#3538 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after BASS RIVER BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#3551 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with BASS RIVER BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
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#3537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
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#3527 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 152.0116 | 163.54 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 20.0000 | 132.80 | top 51% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6684 | 138.2856 | 148.28 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173.7142 | 148.5944 | 158.50 | top 37% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Que for the Troops | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 73% | 2017-06-02 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2013-05-03 → 2017-06-02
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
3 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (132.80)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
573.47
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
204
121–168 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
281
5 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi
Schedule strength
1516
average field rating faced — tougher than 11% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
2013-07-12 → 2016-06-03
Power rating
1492
peak 1510 · #3542 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
- First call Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
- First category win (Brisket) Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7142 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1510) Que for the Troops
- 2016
- First overall top-10 Que for the Troops
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1712 Que for the Troops
- Career-best overall score658.1712 Que for the Troops
- 2017
- Most recent contest Que for the Troops
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.3 | Que for the Troops | 2016-06-03 |
| +8.1 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival | 2013-05-03 |
| +1.6 | Que for the Troops | 2013-05-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16.3 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2013-07-12 |
| -14.7 | Que for the Troops | 2017-06-02 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 65.8% | 65.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 15% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67% | top 57% | 90% | 80.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-02 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 63 / 63 (473.6688) | 34 (161.7144) | 42 (157.7144) | — | 43 (154.2400) |
| 2016-06-03 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 10 / 67 (658.1712) | 7 (169.6800) | 16 (166.2972) | 20 (161.6684) | 25 (160.5256) |
| 2013-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 65 / 65 (469.2116) | 32 (152.0116) | 64 (20.0000) | 42 (148.6056) | 32 (148.5944) |
| 2013-05-31 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 21 / 46 (618.2858) | 5 (164.5714) | 15 (160.0004) | 41 (138.2856) | 14 (155.4284) |
| 2013-05-03 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 14 / 55 (647.9998) | 6 (169.7144) | 17 (160.0000) | 49 (144.5712) | 1 (173.7142) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1702 (135 pts) | #1649 (165 pts) | #2109 (105 pts) | #2185 (85 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #973 (296 pts) | #716 (461 pts) | #997 (311 pts) | #1245 (221 pts) | #648 (501 pts) |