A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM ahead in 100% of their meetings
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
LAUGHING LADY BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1458
peak 1458 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-04-26
latest 2017-09-22
Best ToY finish
#1637
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
624.94 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 615.07 (+9.87)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±28.49
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.18 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.37)
Road miles
439
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 155 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Master avg
615.07 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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 comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge (2017-09-22).
- last seen 2014-09-26
- back 2017-09-22
A June team
Top 66%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 66% across 3 contests, versus top 81% the rest of the year.
- 3 June contests
- top 81% the rest of the year
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.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5175 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1502 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5187 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5174 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Level with LAUGHING LADY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5192 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
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#5172 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5185 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 124.5712 | 154.19 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 147.3600 | 152.37 | top 77% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0002 | 150.2856 | 156.18 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7144 | 140.4456 | 152.82 | top 76% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 5 | 0 | top 81% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 97% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnton Hog Happenin' | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 57% | 2014-06-06 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.4 yrs
2013-04-26 → 2017-09-22
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
6 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 156.18 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.37)
Walk rate
43%
a top-10 call in 3 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
615.07
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
173
40–188 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
439
7 mapped stops · furthest 155 mi
Schedule strength
1548
average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2014-09-26 → 2017-09-22
Power rating
1458
peak 1458 · #5171 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1485) BBQ Capital Cook-Off
- 2014
- First call Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5484 Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
- Career-best overall score660.5484 Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7372 Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Stills and Grills Fest (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.3 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' | 2014-06-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.5 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off | 2013-04-26 |
| -9.7 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | 2014-09-26 |
| -8.4 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | 2017-09-22 |
| -7.7 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | 2014-06-27 |
| -7 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' | 2013-06-07 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 72% | 91.7% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86.3% | 82.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-16 | *Stills and Grills Fest (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) North Wilkesboro, NC | — | 5 (157.0740) | — | — | — |
| 2017-09-22 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | 39 / 41 (606.6512) | 32 (164.0228) | 40 (147.3944) | 38 (154.7884) | 40 (140.4456) |
| 2014-09-26 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Hickory, NC | 23 / 24 (607.2572) | 22 (151.9656) | 22 (147.3600) | 22 (156.5600) | 22 (151.3716) |
| 2014-06-27 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA | 22 / 26 (629.1200) | 10 (165.7028) | 26 (148.5600) | 22 (155.4400) | 19 (159.4172) |
| 2014-06-06 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC | 14 / 38 (660.5484) | 15 (169.7256) | 8 (169.7372) | 28 (159.9884) | 21 (161.0972) |
| 2013-06-07 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC | 26 / 34 (621.1432) | 29 (146.2858) | 21 (153.1428) | 16 (160.0002) | 16 (161.7144) |
| 2013-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC | 70 / 71 (565.7138) | 71 (124.5712) | 62 (148.0000) | 59 (150.2856) | 64 (142.8570) |
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 | #1822 (125 pts) | #1497 (190 pts) | #1939 (115 pts) | #1859 (130 pts) | #1739 (145 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1637 (134 pts) | #1703 (134 pts) | #1562 (154 pts) | #1428 (179 pts) | #1402 (179 pts) |