A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHECKERED PIG ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHECKERED PIG has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
FAT N HAPPY SMOKERS & POKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1447
peak 1447 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-09-13
latest 2015-08-07
Best ToY finish
#1669
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
609.77
last 5 Master vs avg 609.77 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.07
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.01 · weakest Pork (149.66)
Road miles
224
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 56 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Master avg
609.77 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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
−4.3
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.35 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork avg 149.66
- Chicken avg 154.01
- 0 calls in 5 entries
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.
105 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5626 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after FAT N HAPPY SMOKERS & POKERS did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#5617 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Level with FAT N HAPPY SMOKERS & POKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5594 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5607 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5605 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHECKERED PIG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 147.3600 | 154.01 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 145.7032 | 153.45 | top 85% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4400 | 138.2400 | 149.66 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 135.4172 | 152.66 | top 72% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 92% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Dog Music and Que Festival | 3 | 14 | 0 | top 89% | 2015-08-07 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.9 yrs
2013-09-13 → 2015-08-07
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 154.01 · weakest Pork (149.66)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
609.77
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
98
10–130 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
224
5 mapped stops · furthest 56 mi
Schedule strength
1542
average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests
Power rating
1447
peak 1447 · #5611 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Black Dog Music and Que Festival
- Peak power rating (1490) Black Dog Music and Que Festival
- 2015
- First call Black Dog Music and Que Festival
- Career-best overall score637.5544 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1200 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
- Most recent contest Black Dog Music and Que Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | Jammin' Pig BBQ Musice Festival | 2014-04-11 |
| -11.5 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | 2014-09-12 |
| -11.4 | Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) | 2015-04-10 |
| -10.4 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | 2013-09-13 |
| -6.4 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | 2015-08-07 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 91% | 88.5% | 86.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 86.4% | 84.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 81.1% | 81.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-07 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA | 23 / 27 (637.5544) | 25 (157.1200) | 25 (154.2400) | 26 (153.0744) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2015-04-10 | Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) Winston-Salem, NC | 49 / 51 (610.5832) | 47 (155.3716) | 45 (153.6344) | 50 (147.8972) | 39 (153.6800) |
| 2014-09-12 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA | 20 / 21 (622.0688) | 14 (161.6800) | 19 (154.2628) | 19 (153.6344) | 16 (152.4916) |
| 2014-04-11 | Jammin' Pig BBQ Musice Festival Winston-Salem, NC | 29 / 30 (594.7316) | 29 (148.5028) | 20 (159.4172) | 29 (138.2400) | 28 (148.5716) |
| 2013-09-13 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA | 14 / 16 (583.9204) | 14 (147.3600) | 14 (145.7032) | 11 (155.4400) | 15 (135.4172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1669 (122 pts) | #1925 (112 pts) | #1929 (112 pts) | #1955 (112 pts) | #1283 (227 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1814 (126 pts) | #1632 (156 pts) | #1624 (156 pts) | #1854 (131 pts) | #1729 (146 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1860 (96 pts) | #1941 (96 pts) | #1931 (96 pts) | #1881 (111 pts) | #1936 (91 pts) |