High-water mark
671.4286
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.4286 at Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-05-10
PIGTASTIC QUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1514
peak 1521 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2016-09-16
Best ToY finish
#1347
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.36
last 5 Master vs avg 653.36 (-0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±16.26
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.84 · weakest Chicken (160.54)
Road miles
182
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Master avg
653.36 / 720
5 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead in 100% of their meetings
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.3
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.30 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 60%.
- Chicken avg 160.54
- Pork Ribs avg 166.84
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Robin's Pit Crew in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Jiggy With the Piggy (2016-05-06).
- last seen 2014-04-11
- back 2016-05-06
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.
104 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2692 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1513
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PIGTASTIC QUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PIGTASTIC QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2688 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
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#2681 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after PIGTASTIC QUE did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#2672 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Level with PIGTASTIC QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2698 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
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#2680 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1514
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5714 | 157.0856 | 160.54 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 161.6916 | 166.84 | top 33% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 150.7772 | 162.36 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 154.8000 | 163.62 | top 45% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 50% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.4 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2016-09-16
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.84 · weakest Chicken (160.54)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
40%
2 of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
653.36
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
170
137–137 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
182
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1548
average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
2014-04-11 → 2016-05-06
Power rating
1514
peak 1521 · #2682 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- First call Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- First overall top-10 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.4286 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score671.4286 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1200 Pigs & Pedals
- Peak power rating (1521) Pigs & Pedals
- Most recent contest Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.2 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | 2013-05-10 |
| +6.8 | Jammin' Pig BBQ Musice Festival | 2014-04-11 |
| +5.8 | Pigs & Pedals | 2016-08-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.7 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 2016-09-16 |
| -3.6 | Jiggy With the Piggy | 2016-05-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 63% | 92.1% | 89.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 14% | 93.3% | 93.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-16 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 54 / 68 (625.5088) | 54 (158.2400) | 38 (161.6916) | 65 (150.7772) | 52 (154.8000) |
| 2016-08-05 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 20 / 47 (663.2572) | 31 (163.3828) | 10 (169.6916) | 6 (173.1200) | 34 (157.0628) |
| 2016-05-06 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 50 / 76 (645.5084) | 60 (157.0856) | 38 (164.5256) | 61 (157.0744) | 27 (166.8228) |
| 2014-04-11 | Jammin' Pig BBQ Musice Festival Winston-Salem, NC | 10 / 30 (661.0860) | 22 (159.4172) | 6 (169.7028) | 8 (164.5488) | 7 (167.4172) |
| 2013-05-10 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 8 / 58 (671.4286) | 23 (164.5714) | 10 (168.5716) | 23 (166.2856) | 9 (172.0000) |
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 | #1347 (205 pts) | #1547 (180 pts) | #1256 (255 pts) | #1163 (295 pts) | #1503 (180 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1784 (130 pts) | #2556 (70 pts) | #1559 (170 pts) | #1668 (150 pts) | #1625 (160 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1377 (170 pts) | #2000 (85 pts) | #1571 (150 pts) | #2029 (85 pts) | #1468 (160 pts) |