A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
THUNDER HOG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
THUNDER HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
FLYING PINK PIG BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1429
peak 1429 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2016-04-30
Best ToY finish
#1471
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
588.60 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 594.20 (-5.60)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±55.62
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.98 · weakest Brisket (149.54)
Road miles
402
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 60 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Master avg
594.20 / 720
8 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.
The weak link
−9.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.44 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 149.54
- Chicken avg 158.98
- 0 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of CARSONS BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
6 of 8
shared chicken entries lost
THUNDER HOG BBQ ahead 75% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, THUNDER HOG BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.
Boom or bust
±7.73%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±7.73% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 82.5% of a perfect score
- best 92.0%
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.
46 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6041 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1429
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#6046 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1429
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6049 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1429
No shared contest yet.
Level with FLYING PINK PIG BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#6040 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1430
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6043 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1429
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6036 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1430
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after FLYING PINK PIG BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THUNDER HOG BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ACME BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| YELLOW RIVER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GREY STREET BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DERBY CITY SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| DOLF'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Pappy Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FOWL BUTT BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4288 | 141.0972 | 158.98 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1430 | 135.3944 | 150.84 | top 82% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 143.3484 | 153.68 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 129.0744 | 149.54 | top 77% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 89% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 2 | 59 | 0 | top 95% | 2015-08-21 |
| Smokin' On The River | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 84% | 2014-06-13 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.9 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2016-04-30
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
6
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 158.98 · weakest Brisket (149.54)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
594.20
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
185
44–336 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
402
8 mapped stops · furthest 60 mi
Schedule strength
1544
average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-08-15 → 2015-08-21
Power rating
1429
peak 1429 · #6044 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 (1495) Smokin' on the River
- 2016
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2744 Smokin on the Water 2
- Career-best overall score662.2744 Smokin on the Water 2
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4288 Smokin on the Water 2
- Most recent contest Smokin on the Water 2
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Smokin' On The River | 2014-06-13 |
| -12.2 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 2014-08-15 |
| -11.4 | Smokin' On The Water | 2014-05-03 |
| -10.6 | Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues | 2013-08-16 |
| -8.5 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 2015-08-21 |
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 | 0% | top 77% | 92% | 92% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 86.1% | 85.5% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 81.6% | 75.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 87.9% | 85.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-30 | Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN | 27 / 35 (662.2744) | 18 (171.4288) | 24 (163.9884) | 33 (157.1428) | 13 (169.7144) |
| 2015-09-12 | Balloons, Blues & BBQ Bloomington, IN | 21 / 23 (619.9084) | 14 (162.8456) | 18 (157.1428) | 23 (143.3484) | 17 (156.5716) |
| 2015-08-21 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 59 / 64 (610.7428) | 40 (163.4172) | 59 (151.9656) | 32 (166.2856) | 63 (129.0744) |
| 2014-08-15 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 59 / 60 (462.1940) | 38 (163.9884) | — | 57 (147.9312) | 48 (150.2744) |
| 2014-06-13 | Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN | 51 / 52 (587.8628) | 50 (141.0972) | 50 (141.7372) | 44 (154.2284) | 45 (150.8000) |
| 2014-05-03 | Smokin' On The Water Liberty, IN | 40 / 43 (579.3144) | 37 (150.8344) | 42 (135.3944) | 39 (151.9772) | 40 (141.1084) |
| 2013-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN | 51 / 60 (598.7204) | 24 (163.9772) | 59 (140.5260) | 40 (157.1200) | 54 (137.0972) |
| 2013-06-14 | Smokin' on the River Jeffersonville, IN | 36 / 52 (632.5716) | 45 (154.2858) | 23 (165.1430) | 48 (151.4286) | 31 (161.7142) |
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 | #2274 (60 pts) | #2154 (95 pts) | #2319 (65 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1630 (128 pts) | #1581 (163 pts) | #1684 (143 pts) | #1906 (118 pts) | #1614 (148 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | — | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1471 (150 pts) | #1522 (155 pts) | #1527 (160 pts) | #1560 (150 pts) | #1506 (150 pts) |