PINE HILLS BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5285

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1456

peak 1456 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-23

latest 2019-08-16

Best ToY finish

#1676

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 78%

overall standings

Best overall

632.5140 / 720

Master · *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

614.42 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 611.66 (+2.76)

Walk rate

14%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4516

Brisket · 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

Consistency

±18.83

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 155.66 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.82)

Road miles

mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

611.66 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

PENNY STREET PORKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

PENNY STREET PORKERS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.83 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork Ribs avg 150.82
Chicken avg 155.66
0 calls in 7 entries

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest (2019-08-16).

last seen 2017-08-18
back 2019-08-16

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121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

ORNERY UNCLE ROY'S BBQ

#5290 of the rated field

1455 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to PINE HILLS BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PINE HILLS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2017-07-14

⚔ Head-to-head

SIDEBURN BBQ CREW

#5282 of the rated field

1456 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PINE HILLS BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before PINE HILLS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Bigfoot Mountain BBQ

#5272 of the rated field

1456 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1456

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-05-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke and Dagger BBQ

#5292 of the rated field

1455 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 86%
Peak: 1455

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 11 years after PINE HILLS BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-04-25
on a 4-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

The Porkscrews

#5267 of the rated field

1456 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

No shared contest yet.

Level with PINE HILLS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

HOG FEATHERS

#5277 of the rated field

1456 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2018-10-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Rockin Rotary Roasters	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
PENNY STREET PORKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Marmic Flaming Pits	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Papa J's Flying Swine	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
First State Community Bank	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
GLAD TO MEAT YOU	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Good Grief BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
QUE-N-BREW	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	0	162.8800	147.3716	155.66	top 70%
Pork Ribs	7	0	154.8456	145.1428	150.82	top 83%
Pork	7	0	162.2628	132.5372	150.98	top 76%
Brisket	7	1	171.4516	134.2632	154.19	top 60%

“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
MO	6	0	top 77%
IL	1	0	top 84%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	4	24	0	top 77%	2017-08-18

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6 yrs 2013-08-23 → 2019-08-16

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 6 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 4 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 155.66 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.82)

Walk rate 14% a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 7 contests

Master average 611.66 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 223 77–276 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 69 7 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi

Schedule strength 1539 average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests

Purse competed for $10,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2017-08-18 → 2019-08-16

Power rating 1456 peak 1456 · #5285 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 23 First tracked contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Aug 23 Peak power rating (1485) Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
2014
Aug 22 First call 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Aug 22 Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4516 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
2017
Aug 18 Career-best overall score632.5140 *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
2019
Aug 16 Most recent contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.1	*Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2017-08-18

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.2	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2013-08-23
-10.7	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2019-08-16
-7.5	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2015-08-21
-7	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	2015-09-25
-5.6	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2016-08-19

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 96%	83%	83%
2017	1	0%	top 56%	87.8%	87.8%
2016	1	0%	top 76%	85.9%	85.9%
2015	2	0%	top 81%	86.4%	84.9%
2014	1	100%	top 58%	87.8%	87.8%
2013	1	0%	top 98%	80.2%	80.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-08-16	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO	43 / 45 (597.4856)	42 (147.3716)	36 (154.8228)	45 (140.4684)	26 (154.8228)
2017-08-18	*Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	24 / 43 (632.5140)	21 (162.8800)	33 (154.8456)	27 (162.2628)	33 (152.5256)
2016-08-19	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	39 / 51 (618.8228)	41 (152.0000)	40 (152.0000)	27 (160.5600)	30 (154.2628)
2015-09-25	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	46 / 55 (622.2284)	40 (162.2856)	47 (151.3940)	40 (158.8572)	50 (149.6916)
2015-08-21	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	46 / 58 (601.0400)	32 (157.6800)	46 (148.5028)	56 (132.5372)	18 (162.3200)
2014-08-22	22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	30 / 52 (631.9088)	41 (151.4172)	45 (149.0628)	28 (159.9772)	5 (171.4516)
2013-08-23	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	55 / 56 (577.6004)	33 (155.9772)	54 (145.1428)	53 (142.2172)	53 (134.2632)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2173 (65 pts)	#2146 (80 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1576 (155 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#1434 (200 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)