A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
WHEN PIGS DIE ahead in 100% of their meetings
WHEN PIGS DIE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
EDNA'S KIDS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1457
peak 1457 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-03-22
latest 2017-08-25
Best ToY finish
#1251
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
620.77 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 618.92 (+1.84)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.55
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.89 · weakest Pork (151.41)
Road miles
539
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 147 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
618.92 / 720
6 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.
The weak link
−6.5
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.48 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork avg 151.41
- Pork Ribs avg 157.89
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of WNW BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at BBQ on the Bricks (2017-08-25).
- last seen 2015-09-18
- back 2017-08-25
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
Bug Eaters 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.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5248 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5225 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1506 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5235 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5237 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Level with EDNA'S KIDS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5249 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5242 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 148.5712 | 157.33 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 150.2400 | 157.89 | top 67% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5712 | 143.4056 | 151.41 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 139.9998 | 152.29 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 87% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ on the Bricks | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 72% | 2017-08-25 |
| Pony Express BBQ Challenge | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 75% | 2014-04-25 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.4 yrs
2013-03-22 → 2017-08-25
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 157.89 · weakest Pork (151.41)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
618.92
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
155
41–171 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
539
6 mapped stops · furthest 147 mi
Schedule strength
1524
average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2015-09-18 → 2017-08-25
Power rating
1457
peak 1457 · #5236 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Heatin' Up the Bricks
- Peak power rating (1487) Heatin' Up the Bricks
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.1200 Pony Express BBQ Challenge
- 2015
- Career-best overall score634.8112 BBQ on the Bricks
- 2017
- Most recent contest BBQ on the Bricks
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | Heatin' Up the Bricks | 2013-03-22 |
| -11.9 | Cass County | 2013-08-09 |
| -6.8 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge | 2013-04-26 |
| -5.4 | BBQ on the Bricks | 2017-08-25 |
| -5.3 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge | 2014-04-25 |
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 79% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 84.7% | 84.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-25 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 27 / 34 (623.4508) | 22 (159.4512) | 28 (152.5828) | 28 (152.5484) | 23 (158.8684) |
| 2015-09-18 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 16 / 25 (634.8112) | 18 (155.9884) | 12 (163.3944) | 16 (156.5484) | 18 (158.8800) |
| 2014-04-25 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE | 21 / 28 (634.2512) | 13 (163.4400) | 15 (165.1200) | 28 (143.4056) | 15 (162.2856) |
| 2013-08-09 | Cass County Weeping Water, NE | 41 / 44 (605.0284) | 22 (165.0972) | 39 (150.2400) | 41 (145.1084) | 42 (144.5828) |
| 2013-04-26 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE | 35 / 47 (606.2854) | 33 (151.4286) | 21 (160.5714) | 30 (154.2856) | 43 (139.9998) |
| 2013-03-22 | Heatin' Up the Bricks Kearney, NE | 37 / 40 (609.7134) | 35 (148.5712) | 35 (155.4282) | 33 (156.5712) | 33 (149.1428) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2781 (59 pts) | #2200 (74 pts) | #2809 (59 pts) | #2794 (59 pts) | #2216 (69 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1947 (95 pts) | #2073 (85 pts) | #1897 (115 pts) | #2037 (95 pts) | #2057 (85 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2458 (73 pts) | #1965 (113 pts) | #2015 (103 pts) | #2816 (53 pts) | #1998 (103 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1251 (206 pts) | #1255 (221 pts) | #1264 (226 pts) | #1303 (206 pts) | #1302 (206 pts) |