A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHECKERED PIG ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHECKERED PIG has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
THE PURLOINED PIG
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1488 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-07-19
latest 2014-05-23
Best ToY finish
#1276
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.68
last 3 Master vs avg 646.68 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.97
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.55 · weakest Brisket (157.85)
Road miles
225
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 225 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
646.68 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
THE PURLOINED PIG has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 139 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3758 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after THE PURLOINED PIG did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#3776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Level with THE PURLOINED PIG on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3772 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 155.9544 | 161.47 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 151.3716 | 164.55 | top 42% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 159.3484 | 162.81 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3484 | 157.0972 | 157.85 | top 74% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.8 yrs
2013-07-19 → 2014-05-23
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
1 of 3 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 164.55 · weakest Brisket (157.85)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
1 of 3 contests
Master average
646.68
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
130
43–110 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
225
3 mapped stops · furthest 225 mi
Schedule strength
1533
average field rating faced — tougher than 25% of rated contests
Power rating
1488
peak 1488 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
- First call Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.2684 Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score655.2684 Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5600 Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1499) Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
- 2014
- Most recent contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | 2014-05-23 |
| -3.3 | Hog Happnin' | 2013-11-01 |
| -0.9 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship | 2013-07-19 |
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)
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 85% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 91% | 90.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-23 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA | 55 / 65 (631.1884) | 45 (163.3712) | 60 (151.3716) | 44 (159.3484) | 48 (157.0972) |
| 2013-11-01 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 49 / 75 (653.5772) | 48 (165.0856) | 15 (169.7144) | 54 (161.6800) | 54 (157.0972) |
| 2013-07-19 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA | 9 / 16 (655.2684) | 13 (155.9544) | 2 (172.5600) | 5 (167.4056) | 12 (159.3484) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1276 (201 pts) | #1435 (176 pts) | #870 (366 pts) | #1193 (241 pts) | #1388 (181 pts) |