A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SWIGGIN PIG ahead in 100% of their meetings
SWIGGIN PIG has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
PRINCE OF PIGS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1458
peak 1501 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-03
latest 2014-04-18
Best ToY finish
#1056
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.45
last 5 Master vs avg 644.45 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.03
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.71 · weakest Brisket (155.39)
Road miles
227
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 71 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
644.45 / 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
−11.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.32 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 155.39
- Chicken avg 166.71
- 0 calls in 5 entries
Going the wrong way
-42
rating points in a year
The rating has slipped 42 points across 5 contests since 2013-05-03 — from 1501 down to 1458.
- 5 contests since 2013-05-03
- now 1458
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.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PRINCE OF PIGS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PRINCE OF PIGS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5146 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1459
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#5179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after PRINCE OF PIGS BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#5155 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
No shared contest yet.
Level with PRINCE OF PIGS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5154 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
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#5167 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWIGGIN PIG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 153.6456 | 166.71 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8684 | 158.8340 | 161.70 | top 71% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5714 | 151.3944 | 160.66 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1084 | 143.3716 | 155.39 | top 77% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 4 | 0 | top 89% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 98% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2013-05-03 → 2014-04-18
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TN
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.71 · weakest Brisket (155.39)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
644.45
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
161
55–179 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
227
5 mapped stops · furthest 71 mi
Schedule strength
1521
average field rating faced — tougher than 15% of rated contests
Power rating
1458
peak 1501 · #5159 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4280 The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best overall score655.4280 The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Peak power rating (1501) The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First call Smokin' in McMinnville
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7028 Smokin' in McMinnville
- 2014
- Most recent contest High on the Hog Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.6 | The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2013-05-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.7 | Smokin' in McMinnville | 2013-08-09 |
| -13.2 | Piggin' Around | 2013-09-27 |
| -8.8 | High on the Hog Festival | 2014-04-18 |
| -5.7 | Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash | 2013-07-26 |
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 | 0% | top 87% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 80% | 91% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-18 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 54 / 62 (643.8400) | 22 (171.9772) | 44 (161.6684) | 47 (162.2400) | 60 (147.9544) |
| 2013-09-27 | Piggin' Around Woodbury, TN | 23 / 24 (642.1484) | 24 (153.6456) | 14 (166.8684) | 23 (162.2744) | 19 (159.3600) |
| 2013-08-09 | Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN | 37 / 37 (627.3028) | 10 (173.7028) | 32 (158.8340) | 37 (151.3944) | 37 (143.3716) |
| 2013-07-26 | Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN | 39 / 54 (653.5420) | 36 (164.5140) | 38 (161.1084) | 39 (162.8112) | 31 (165.1084) |
| 2013-05-03 | The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 31 / 62 (655.4280) | 19 (169.7142) | 42 (159.9998) | 34 (164.5714) | 32 (161.1426) |
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 | #2084 (75 pts) | #2092 (90 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1056 (271 pts) | #873 (371 pts) | #979 (316 pts) | #1115 (271 pts) | #1031 (291 pts) |