A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
APORKALYPSE NOW ahead in 100% of their meetings
APORKALYPSE NOW has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
LAVA PIGS BBQ
LAVA PIGS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 21st of 55 at the Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival (2013). They finished #1867 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest May 29, 2015 · 2.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Consistency
±9.99
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.24 · weakest Pork Ribs (143.91)
Road miles
32
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
613.22 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8574 | 160.0112 | 163.24 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2856 | 127.7944 | 143.91 | top 74% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1428 | 156.5372 | 156.74 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8688 | 140.5256 | 149.32 | top 68% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
117
finished ahead 55 times, behind 98
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 3, 2013 → May 1, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Beltway BBQ Showdown
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
- Career-best overall score626.8572 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8574 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1504) Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2015 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD | 24 / 39 (609.5772) | 15 (162.8572) | 26 (149.6572) | 20 (156.5372) | 31 (140.5256) |
| May 1, 2015 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 56 / 64 (603.2116) | 37 (160.0112) | 64 (127.7944) | 43 (156.5372) | 36 (158.8688) |
| May 3, 2013 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 21 / 55 (626.8572) | 12 (166.8574) | 30 (154.2856) | 23 (157.1428) | 37 (148.5714) |