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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1488 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-05-18
latest 2016-09-17
Best ToY finish
#1936
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.65
last 3 Master vs avg 617.65 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.57
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.36)
Road miles
244
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 200 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
617.65 / 720
3 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 comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at * Que by the Sea (2016-09-17).
- last seen 2013-09-07
- back 2016-09-17
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.
PIGMAN AND THE SOUNDERS has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 149 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3758 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after PIGMAN AND THE SOUNDERS did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#3730 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with PIGMAN AND THE SOUNDERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3760 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| MA | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.3 yrs
2013-05-18 → 2016-09-17
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NJ
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 159.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.36)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
617.65
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
87
35–62 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
244
3 mapped stops · furthest 200 mi
Schedule strength
1526
average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2013-09-07 → 2016-09-17
Power rating
1488
peak 1488 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- 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
- 2016
- Career-best overall score626.7884 * Que by the Sea
- Most recent contest * Que by the Sea
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.6 | * Que by the Sea | 2016-09-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | Red, White and Que | 2013-09-07 |
| -4.9 | The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival | 2013-05-18 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 86.3% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-17 | * Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 23 / 44 (626.7884) | 33 (152.5712) | 24 (157.6800) | 19 (161.1200) | 21 (155.4172) |
| 2013-09-07 | Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 22 / 26 (604.4340) | 19 (153.6912) | 25 (139.9772) | 15 (157.6800) | 12 (153.0856) |
| 2013-05-18 | The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival Lexington, MA | 20 / 31 (621.7140) | 11 (162.8574) | 26 (147.4286) | 15 (161.1428) | 22 (150.2852) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1936 (81 pts) | #1764 (126 pts) | #2646 (56 pts) | #1909 (106 pts) | #2440 (71 pts) |