High-water mark
674.7888
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.7888 at Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-07-29
HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1502 · rated over 23 contests ⓘ
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2018-06-01
Best ToY finish
#836
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
665.11 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 652.59 (+12.52)
Walk rate
52%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.85
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.99 · weakest Brisket (159.59)
Road miles
2,920
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
652.59 / 720
23 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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.
Their season
2014
their best year
2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 47%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 47%
A tough matchup
15–1
behind in the head-to-head
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM ahead in 94% of their meetings
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 15 of their 16 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.40 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 26%.
- Brisket avg 159.59
- Chicken avg 166.99
- 3 calls in 23 entries
A strong matchup
8–3
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 73% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of PIG ON FIRE in 8 of their 11 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
13 of 16
shared chicken entries lost
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM ahead 81% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SAUCED! BBQ TEAM has out-cooked them in 13 of 16 shared chicken entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
SOME-R SWINE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
The metronome
±2.20%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.20% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 90.6% of a perfect score
- 23 contests
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Piggin In The Park every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 11th
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.
146 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4396 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4431 of the rated field
- Contests
- 152
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1708
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM)
They've been 1708 at their best, 234 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4389 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4414 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#4390 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1526
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Level with HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 16 | 1 | 15 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKING BUTT HEADS | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG ON FIRE | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Pot's BBQ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| J & B'S BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Killer B's BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Backwoods BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| V QUE | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 147.3372 | 166.99 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 145.6344 | 162.32 | top 62% |
| Pork | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.2856 | 152.5256 | 163.69 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 145.6572 | 159.59 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 11 | 0 | top 66% |
| GA | 7 | 0 | top 74% |
| NC | 5 | 0 | top 62% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 68% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piggin In The Park | 4 | 11 | 0 | top 68% | 2018-06-01 |
| The National BBQ Cup | 3 | 42 | 0 | top 77% | 2015-11-20 |
| Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 77% | 2017-11-17 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 85% | 2017-08-18 |
| Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 69% | 2014-08-22 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.8 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2018-06-01
Busiest season
2017
8 contests
Contests a season
3.8
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SC
11 of 23 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
15
5 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
23 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.99 · weakest Brisket (159.59)
Walk rate
52%
a top-10 call in 12 of 23 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 23 contests
Master average
652.59
out of 720 · 23 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
467
337–667 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,920
23 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi
Schedule strength
1586
average field rating faced — tougher than 68% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Power rating
1474
peak 1502 · #4408 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit
- 2014
- First call Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.8168 Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1502) Piggin' in the Park
- 10th tracked contest The National BBQ Cup
- 2016
- Career-best overall score674.7888 Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8572 Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel
- 2018
- Most recent contest Piggin In The Park
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.2 | Squealin in the Square(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | 2017-10-06 |
| +7.9 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' | 2014-06-06 |
| +6.7 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off | 2015-04-24 |
| +4.7 | The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) | 2014-11-21 |
| +4.5 | *Piggin In The Park(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | 2017-06-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Piggin In The Park | 2016-05-20 |
| -12.7 | The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-11-15 |
| -12.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-06-05 |
| -7.8 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit | 2013-08-23 |
| -7.6 | Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluegrass Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | 2017-07-28 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 67% | 93.2% | 91.7% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 77% | 93.7% | 89.8% |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 65% | 92.1% | 89.8% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 47% | 93.6% | 92.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87.3% | 86.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-01 | Piggin In The Park Woodruff, SC | 24 / 34 (665.5772) | 21 (166.2400) | 29 (163.3944) | 24 (167.3828) | 15 (168.5600) |
| 2017-11-17 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Cumming, GA | 48 / 62 (664.4000) | 57 (161.6572) | 45 (166.2400) | 25 (169.6800) | 33 (166.8228) |
| 2017-11-17 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel Cumming, GA | 43 / 58 (671.2916) | 25 (171.9772) | 8 (174.8572) | 54 (158.2172) | 38 (166.2400) |
| 2017-10-06 | Squealin in the Square(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Laurens, SC | 11 / 26 (666.1600) | 7 (169.1200) | 18 (159.3828) | 6 (170.8228) | 9 (166.8344) |
| 2017-08-18 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 21 / 29 (658.1256) | 14 (168.5484) | 25 (159.3600) | 25 (159.3600) | 6 (170.8572) |
| 2017-07-28 | Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluegrass Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Summerville, SC | 23 / 25 (652.9716) | 17 (166.8228) | 7 (171.4288) | 25 (154.2056) | 20 (160.5144) |
| 2017-07-06 | SC Festival of Discovery(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC | 49 / 89 (654.6396) | 51 (163.9428) | 52 (163.9428) | 41 (165.6684) | 50 (161.0856) |
| 2017-06-02 | *Piggin In The Park(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Woodruff, SC | 23 / 44 (663.8052) | 30 (163.9312) | 29 (162.2284) | 22 (166.2400) | 7 (171.4056) |
| 2017-04-28 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 27 / 38 (650.1488) | 6 (171.9772) | 35 (155.9544) | 19 (165.1200) | 31 (157.0972) |
| 2016-11-18 | Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA | 36 / 47 (650.1140) | 42 (160.5028) | 16 (169.6684) | 3 (174.2856) | 46 (145.6572) |
| 2016-09-30 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 20 / 26 (637.5428) | 15 (165.0972) | 18 (159.3828) | 11 (166.2628) | 22 (146.8000) |
| 2016-07-29 | Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival Summerville, SC | 12 / 22 (674.7888) | 6 (173.7144) | 5 (172.5716) | 18 (161.0856) | 11 (167.4172) |
| 2016-05-20 | Piggin In The Park Woodruff, SC | 20 / 20 (622.6516) | 7 (167.9656) | 19 (146.1944) | 20 (152.5256) | 18 (155.9660) |
| 2015-11-20 | The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA | 62 / 74 (642.1032) | 46 (167.3828) | 58 (162.8116) | 67 (158.8000) | 66 (153.1088) |
| 2015-06-05 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 29 / 30 (630.6060) | 17 (169.6684) | 30 (145.6344) | 24 (162.8116) | 29 (152.4916) |
| 2015-05-29 | Piggin' in the Park Woodruff, SC | 11 / 23 (661.0856) | 5 (174.2628) | 12 (162.8456) | 12 (164.0000) | 16 (159.9772) |
| 2015-05-08 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 22 / 39 (636.9256) | 16 (165.1200) | 25 (158.2172) | 20 (160.5256) | 29 (153.0628) |
| 2015-04-24 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC | 23 / 60 (663.3256) | 22 (169.6684) | 9 (173.1316) | 16 (168.5600) | 52 (151.9656) |
| 2014-11-21 | The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA | 42 / 86 (674.1600) | 40 (169.6800) | 41 (167.9656) | 53 (165.6916) | 33 (170.8228) |
| 2014-08-22 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC | 22 / 37 (654.7888) | 17 (169.1200) | 21 (163.4172) | 25 (164.5944) | 29 (157.6572) |
| 2014-06-06 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC | 12 / 38 (663.8168) | 8 (171.9656) | 25 (158.2172) | 7 (171.4056) | 19 (162.2284) |
| 2013-11-15 | The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA | 78 / 79 (628.9140) | 56 (165.0856) | 72 (155.3944) | 70 (162.2284) | 77 (146.2056) |
| 2013-08-23 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC | 32 / 41 (621.5772) | 39 (147.3372) | 23 (161.1316) | 34 (155.3828) | 27 (157.7256) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1942 (64 pts) | #1911 (79 pts) | #2483 (59 pts) | #2015 (64 pts) | #1762 (109 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #836 (445 pts) | #784 (505 pts) | #832 (475 pts) | #840 (475 pts) | #608 (650 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1719 (130 pts) | #1406 (210 pts) | #1542 (180 pts) | #1130 (305 pts) | #1729 (140 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1338 (190 pts) | #1180 (260 pts) | #1511 (175 pts) | #1427 (205 pts) | #1480 (175 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1082 (280 pts) | #1026 (335 pts) | #1357 (220 pts) | #1081 (305 pts) | #1288 (230 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1589 (141 pts) | #1644 (141 pts) | #1570 (151 pts) | #1681 (141 pts) | #1620 (141 pts) |