The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
LIBERTY INDIANA LIONS CLUB BBQ TEAM has finished one call ahead of PELLETHEADS.COM 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
PELLETHEADS.COM
PELLETHEADS.COM is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 19th of 36 at the Peak City Pig Fest (2013). They are ranked #4414 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1503 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest May 6, 2017 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.05 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 638.12 (-3.07)
Walk rate
11%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.78
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.29 · weakest Brisket (151.58)
Road miles
5,038
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 1,833 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Master avg
638.12 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1397 (166 pts) | #1681 (136 pts) | #1264 (226 pts) | #1458 (171 pts) | #1183 (241 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PELLETHEADS.COM, each with one reason worth a look.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,413 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to PELLETHEADS.COM)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — PELLETHEADS.COM ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,409 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,397 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,419 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,412 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
Level with PELLETHEADS.COM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,427 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
They've been 1507 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Its 5 Oclock Somewhere | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THUNDER HOG BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 141.1200 | 158.37 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 159.4172 | 166.29 | top 39% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 154.2400 | 161.88 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 121.0288 | 151.58 | top 66% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 58% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
4 of 9 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,183
finished ahead 959 times, behind 974
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Apr 22, 2016 → May 5, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- First call Smoke on the Water
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Water
20151 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
20143 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4568 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best overall score652.4568 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1503) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Peak City Pig Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.1 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| +2.3 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| +0.8 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Smoke on the Water Day 1 | May 5, 2017 |
| -9.4 | Smoke on the Water | May 6, 2017 |
| -5.8 | Smokin' On The River | Jun 12, 2015 |
| -3 | The Great American Cookoff | Jul 26, 2013 |
| -2.4 | CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition | Apr 22, 2016 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 96% | 87.4% | 85.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 90.5% | 90% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 89.8% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2017 | Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN | 24 / 26 (629.0056) | 22 (163.9428) | 10 (172.0344) | 19 (161.6684) | 26 (131.3600) |
| May 5, 2017 | Smoke on the Water Day 1 Liberty, IN | 27 / 27 (599.2116) | 20 (163.3828) | 23 (160.5600) | 26 (154.2400) | 27 (121.0288) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN | 33 / 49 (650.7768) | 44 (159.9312) | 31 (159.4172) | 22 (167.4056) | 23 (164.0228) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 306 / 606 (651.8968) | 457 (157.6684) | 24 (175.4400) | 388 (161.0856) | 384 (157.7028) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN | 44 / 59 (644.3768) | 50 (154.7884) | 25 (165.6800) | 47 (158.8112) | 30 (165.0972) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 294 / 552 (652.4568) | 371 (161.0856) | 98 (170.8572) | 128 (170.2628) | 459 (150.2512) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 202 / 535 (646.7996) | 66 (170.2628) | 119 (166.2856) | 218 (162.8456) | 434 (147.4056) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | The Great American Cookoff Woodlake, CA | 34 / 53 (623.4056) | 49 (141.1200) | 17 (162.3428) | 33 (156.5600) | 14 (163.3828) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 19 / 36 (645.1420) | 33 (153.1424) | 15 (164) | 18 (163.9998) | 15 (163.9998) |