A tough matchup
9–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
OLD BOY'S BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1406
peak 1406 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2013-05-31
latest 2017-06-02
Best ToY finish
#1372
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
403.28 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 511.75 (-108.47)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±176.87
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.68 · weakest Brisket (151.63)
Road miles
703
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 197 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Master avg
511.75 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
−9.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.05 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 151.63
- Chicken avg 160.68
- 0 calls in 10 entries
Boom or bust
±24.57%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±24.57% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 71.1% of a perfect score
- best 88.5%
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.
#6255 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1406
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6251 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1406
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6254 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1406
No shared contest yet.
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#6256 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1406
No shared contest yet.
Level with OLD BOY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#6252 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1406
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#6258 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1406
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG APPROVED BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| FARMBOY BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CASE OF RIBS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Fat Racks | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY'S Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DRY 2 DA BONE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogline | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CITY SLICKERS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| C R BUTTS SMOKE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ACES HIGH BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Totally Sauced | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8916 | 155.4172 | 160.68 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0000 | 143.4628 | 152.06 | top 83% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 145.7028 | 157.49 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.6172 | 143.3600 | 151.63 | top 79% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 9 | 0 | top 90% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 92% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin In Steele | 4 | 46 | 0 | top 96% | 2017-06-02 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 80% | 2015-07-24 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-05-31 → 2017-06-02
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
9 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Brisket
10 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.68 · weakest Brisket (151.63)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 10 contests
Master average
511.75
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
201
42–406 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
703
10 mapped stops · furthest 197 mi
Schedule strength
1539
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Power rating
1406
peak 1406 · #6253 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin' in Steele
- Peak power rating (1487) Smokin' in Steele
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8916 Smokin in Steele
- 2015
- Career-best overall score637.1768 Smokin' in Steel
- 2017
- 10th tracked contest Smokin In Steele
- Most recent contest Smokin In Steele
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Smokin' in Steele | 2013-05-31 |
| -12 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-07-19 |
| -11.6 | Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest | 2016-06-17 |
| -11.1 | Smokin in Steele | 2014-05-30 |
| -11.1 | Smokin in Steele | 2016-06-03 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 41.7% | 41.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 41.6% | 30.9% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 88.5% | 87.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 86.9% | 86.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 87.5% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-02 | Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN | 46 / 46 (300.5144) | — | — | 41 (157.1544) | 42 (143.3600) |
| 2016-06-17 | Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest Red Wing, MN | 34 / 34 (299.3944) | — | 30 (151.4172) | — | 25 (147.9772) |
| 2016-06-03 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 53 / 53 (146.2172) | — | — | — | 49 (146.2172) |
| 2015-07-24 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN | 24 / 30 (633.0968) | 27 (158.2972) | 20 (158.8456) | 18 (160.5484) | 23 (155.4056) |
| 2015-05-29 | Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN | 46 / 60 (637.1768) | 23 (166.3772) | 34 (160.0000) | 49 (154.2740) | 40 (156.5256) |
| 2015-05-15 | Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN | 54 / 60 (617.5652) | 48 (155.4172) | 57 (146.8228) | 41 (162.2284) | 52 (153.0968) |
| 2014-07-18 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN | 24 / 30 (625.6916) | 25 (158.8800) | 30 (149.7144) | 24 (161.1200) | 19 (155.9772) |
| 2014-05-30 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 63 / 67 (616.5372) | 35 (166.8916) | 53 (155.9428) | 66 (145.7028) | 64 (148.0000) |
| 2013-07-19 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA | 26 / 28 (629.8288) | 21 (161.7488) | 27 (143.4628) | 16 (164.0000) | 16 (160.6172) |
| 2013-05-31 | Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN | 46 / 51 (611.4280) | 43 (157.1426) | 41 (150.2856) | 41 (154.8570) | 44 (149.1428) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | — | — | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1932 (119 pts) | — | #2866 (59 pts) | — | #1985 (119 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1372 (180 pts) | #1456 (185 pts) | #1395 (200 pts) | #1406 (210 pts) | #1413 (185 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1755 (135 pts) | #1870 (130 pts) | #1842 (130 pts) | #1823 (135 pts) | #1625 (160 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |