High-water mark
674.7544
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.7544 at Smokin In The Square — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-03-18
TWIN PIGS BARBECUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1517
peak 1519 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2016-03-18
Best ToY finish
#774
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.81 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 652.31 (+7.49)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.31
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.63)
Road miles
2,828
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 730 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Master avg
652.31 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
WILDCATTERS Q CREW ahead in 100% of their meetings
WILDCATTERS Q CREW has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.7
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.74 points below their pork, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 29%.
- Pork Ribs avg 160.63
- Pork avg 165.37
- 1 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Smokin Hot J's in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
91 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2601 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1542
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to TWIN PIGS BARBECUE)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TWIN PIGS BARBECUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2599 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1519
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to TWIN PIGS BARBECUE)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2592 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after TWIN PIGS BARBECUE did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#2611 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
Level with TWIN PIGS BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2605 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 153.7028 | 163.63 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 150.8228 | 160.63 | top 63% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176.0228 | 152.5256 | 165.37 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 152.5600 | 162.68 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 3 | 0 | top 22% |
| FL | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 52% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin In The Square | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 62% | 2016-03-18 |
| City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 28% | 2014-08-30 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.6 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2016-03-18
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
3 of 7 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.63)
Walk rate
57%
a top-10 call in 4 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
14%
1 of 7 contests
Master average
652.31
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
289
196–163 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,828
7 mapped stops · furthest 730 mi
Schedule strength
1553
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
2014-09-19 → 2016-03-18
Power rating
1517
peak 1519 · #2597 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- First call City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First category win (Pork) City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.0228 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2056 Smokin in the Square
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1519) City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2016
- Career-best overall score674.7544 Smokin In The Square
- Most recent contest Smokin In The Square
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-03-14 |
| +9.5 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2013-08-31 |
| +6.5 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2014-08-30 |
| +3 | Smokin In The Square | 2016-03-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-08-23 |
| -5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | 2014-09-19 |
| -3.6 | Smokin in the Square | 2014-03-07 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 93.7% | 93.7% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 49% | 91.5% | 91.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 52% | 89.8% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-18 | Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL | 23 / 43 (674.7544) | 7 (174.2744) | 37 (161.1088) | 19 (169.7028) | 18 (169.6684) |
| 2014-09-19 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK | 24 / 29 (658.8116) | 24 (166.2284) | 24 (162.8572) | 12 (169.1772) | 21 (160.5488) |
| 2014-08-30 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 24 / 76 (651.8740) | 36 (161.6800) | 28 (163.4172) | 46 (159.3484) | 12 (167.4284) |
| 2014-03-14 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 3 / 29 (655.3828) | 8 (166.8112) | 9 (166.2744) | 10 (161.1428) | 7 (161.1544) |
| 2014-03-07 | Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL | 32 / 46 (658.2056) | 40 (153.7028) | 27 (162.8000) | 17 (169.6912) | 8 (172.0116) |
| 2013-08-31 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 21 / 89 (646.7884) | 15 (167.3828) | 71 (150.8228) | 1 (176.0228) | 62 (152.5600) |
| 2013-08-23 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | 43 / 54 (620.3656) | 45 (155.3600) | 34 (157.1200) | 46 (152.5256) | 39 (155.3600) |
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 | #774 (439 pts) | #991 (354 pts) | #999 (344 pts) | #844 (434 pts) | #693 (539 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1377 (170 pts) | #1336 (200 pts) | #1571 (150 pts) | #868 (375 pts) | #1506 (150 pts) |