PHILLY UNDERHOGS

PHILLY UNDERHOGS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 8th of 65 at the Que for the Troops (2014). They finished #1187 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1521

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 5, 2013

latest Sep 10, 2016 · 2.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1187

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

25% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

649.0744 / 720

Master · Que for the Troops

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.7372

Pork Ribs · DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship

Consistency

±10.54

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.01 · weakest Brisket (155.13)

Road miles

585

across 4 mapped stops · furthest 243 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Master avg

636.96 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (2 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

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.

The comeback

2.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE (Sep 10, 2016).

last seen Jun 6, 2014
back Sep 10, 2016

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016 ↗	Master	#2866 (58 pts)	#2087 (108 pts)	#2207 (88 pts)	#2885 (58 pts)	#2883 (58 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1187 (245 pts)	#1666 (150 pts)	#1184 (265 pts)	#1498 (190 pts)	#1466 (190 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1893 (90 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#1437 (180 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	0	166.3084	152.5372	160.57	top 50%
Pork Ribs	4	2	169.7372	161.7028	165.01	top 27%
Pork	4	0	162.8000	143.3828	156.26	top 50%
Brisket	4	0	160.5372	149.1200	155.13	top 55%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 88%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 22%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	2	top 50%
NY	1	top 29%
NJ	1	top 26%

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 4 a different one every time

Opponents faced 224 finished ahead 185 times, behind 80

Longest layoff 2.3 yrs Jun 6, 2014 → Sep 10, 2016

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20161 milestone

Sep 10 Most recent contest Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE

20144 milestones

Jun 6 First overall top-10 Que for the Troops
Jun 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0744 Que for the Troops
Jun 6 Career-best overall score649.0744 Que for the Troops
Jun 6 Peak power rating (1529) Que for the Troops

20133 milestones

Oct 5 First tracked contest DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
Oct 5 First call DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
Oct 5 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7372 DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.9	Que for the Troops	Jun 6, 2014
+9	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	Oct 5, 2013
+7.3	Roc City Rib Fest	May 24, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.5	Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE	Sep 10, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0%	top 88%	86.3%	86.3%
2014	2	1	50%	top 21%	90.1%	89.8%
2013	1	0	100%	top 26%	87.9%	87.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 10, 2016	Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE Devon, PA	29 / 33 (621.6800)	15 (166.3084)	19 (162.8688)	32 (143.3828)	31 (149.1200)
Jun 6, 2014	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	8 / 65 (649.0744)	28 (160.0228)	6 (165.7144)	17 (162.8000)	17 (160.5372)
May 24, 2014	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	25 / 86 (644)	34 (163.4172)	29 (161.7028)	38 (160.5828)	43 (158.2972)
Oct 5, 2013	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	22 / 85 (633.0972)	61 (152.5372)	7 (169.7372)	27 (158.2628)	42 (152.5600)