A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
QUE AND A HALF MEN ahead in 100% of their meetings
QUE AND A HALF MEN has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
PIGMAN AND THE SOUNDERS
PIGMAN AND THE SOUNDERS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 20th of 31 at The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival (2013). They finished #1936 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 18, 2013
latest Sep 17, 2016 · 3.3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Consistency
±9.57
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.36)
Road miles
244
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 200 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
617.65 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1936 (81 pts) | #1764 (126 pts) | #2646 (56 pts) | #1909 (106 pts) | #2440 (71 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8574 | 152.5712 | 156.37 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 139.9772 | 148.36 | top 78% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 157.6800 | 159.98 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4172 | 150.2852 | 152.93 | 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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
87
finished ahead 35 times, behind 62
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 7, 2013 → Sep 17, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score626.7884 Que by the Sea
- Most recent contest Que by the Sea
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)162.8574 The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1495) The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2016 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 23 / 44 (626.7884) | 33 (152.5712) | 24 (157.6800) | 19 (161.1200) | 21 (155.4172) |
| Sep 7, 2013 | Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 22 / 26 (604.4340) | 19 (153.6912) | 25 (139.9772) | 15 (157.6800) | 12 (153.0856) |
| May 18, 2013 | The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival Lexington, MA | 20 / 31 (621.7140) | 11 (162.8574) | 26 (147.4286) | 15 (161.1428) | 22 (150.2852) |