A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
THUNDER HOG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
THUNDER HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
CARSONS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1432
peak 1432 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2017-07-07
Best ToY finish
#1270
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
570.68 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 577.18 (-6.51)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±55.19
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 154.95 · weakest Pork (145.77)
Road miles
247
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 61 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Master avg
577.18 / 720
6 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
−9.2
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.18 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork avg 145.77
- Pork Ribs avg 154.95
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2016-07-08).
- last seen 2014-08-15
- back 2016-07-08
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.
54 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6004 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to CARSONS BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — DERBY CITY SMOKERS ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#6001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
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#5989 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1433
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5994 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
No shared contest yet.
Level with CARSONS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#6000 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5997 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THUNDER HOG BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FOWL BUTT BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 138.2284 | 153.14 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6060 | 142.2516 | 154.95 | top 78% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7144 | 130.7656 | 145.77 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2856 | 131.9428 | 148.85 | top 86% |
“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 95% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 95% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 97% | 2017-07-07 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2017-07-07
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 154.95 · weakest Pork (145.77)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
577.18
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
161
12–240 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
247
6 mapped stops · furthest 61 mi
Schedule strength
1544
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2014-08-15 → 2016-07-08
Power rating
1432
peak 1432 · #5996 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin' on the River
- Peak power rating (1487) Smokin' on the River
- 2016
- Career-best overall score627.4060 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.4400 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2017
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | Smokin' on the River | 2013-06-14 |
| -12.9 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 2014-08-15 |
| -12.5 | Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues | 2013-08-16 |
| -11.5 | Thunder in the Park | 2013-08-31 |
| -9.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-07-07 |
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% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 64% | 64% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 84.7% | 82.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-07 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN | 30 / 30 (601.0400) | 28 (157.1544) | 28 (158.2628) | 30 (130.7656) | 28 (154.8572) |
| 2016-07-08 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN | 28 / 30 (627.4060) | 13 (167.4400) | 18 (162.2972) | 29 (146.8000) | 27 (150.8688) |
| 2014-08-15 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 60 / 60 (460.5944) | — | 24 (164.6060) | 58 (142.8456) | 43 (153.1428) |
| 2013-08-31 | Thunder in the Park Connersville, IN | 25 / 27 (597.6800) | 20 (160.0000) | 23 (151.4400) | 25 (142.2400) | 27 (144.0000) |
| 2013-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN | 56 / 60 (566.6740) | 59 (138.2284) | 58 (142.2516) | 48 (154.2512) | 58 (131.9428) |
| 2013-06-14 | Smokin' on the River Jeffersonville, IN | 48 / 52 (609.7142) | 49 (142.8570) | 47 (150.8572) | 36 (157.7144) | 35 (158.2856) |
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 | #2910 (55 pts) | #2029 (115 pts) | #2190 (90 pts) | #2918 (55 pts) | #2921 (55 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | — | #2141 (80 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1270 (202 pts) | #1230 (227 pts) | #1322 (212 pts) | #1323 (202 pts) | #1318 (202 pts) |