They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
ALL AROUND PIGTAILS PORK
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2018-06-08
Best ToY finish
#1496
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.35 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 635.49 (+0.87)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.49
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.70 · weakest Brisket (151.23)
Road miles
1,051
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 246 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Master avg
635.49 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead in 100% of their meetings
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−14.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.47 points below their pork, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 38%.
- Brisket avg 151.23
- Pork avg 165.70
- 1 calls in 8 entries
The comeback
1.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Bend of the River CookOut (2015-06-12).
- last seen 2013-08-30
- back 2015-06-12
Pork nemesis
3 of 4
shared pork entries lost
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 75% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 3 of 4 shared pork entries.
The metronome
±2.15%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.15% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 88.3% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
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.
140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4837 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1514
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to ALL AROUND PIGTAILS PORK)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ALL AROUND PIGTAILS PORK has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4840 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ALL AROUND PIGTAILS PORK)
Fewer contests behind them than ALL AROUND PIGTAILS PORK has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#4853 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to ALL AROUND PIGTAILS PORK)
They've been 1501 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4834 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Level with ALL AROUND PIGTAILS PORK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4843 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4815 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1504 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 147.4400 | 162.55 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 150.8800 | 156.00 | top 74% |
| Pork | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 158.8572 | 165.70 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4172 | 134.8000 | 151.23 | top 75% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
| MN | 3 | 0 | top 77% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.8 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2018-06-08
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WI
4 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.70 · weakest Brisket (151.23)
Walk rate
63%
a top-10 call in 5 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
635.49
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
198
65–194 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,051
8 mapped stops · furthest 246 mi
Schedule strength
1565
average field rating faced — tougher than 50% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
2013-08-30 → 2015-06-12
Power rating
1466
peak 1466 · #4836 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Death's Door Barbecue
- First call Death's Door Barbecue
- Peak power rating (1494) Death's Door Barbecue
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 Bend of the River CookOut
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4916 Big Muddy Brew N Que
- Career-best overall score656.4916 Big Muddy Brew N Que
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Mankato Cookout (Day 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.7 | Big Muddy Brew N Que | 2017-09-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.9 | Bend of the River CookOut | 2015-06-12 |
| -6.1 | Death's Door Barbecue | 2013-08-23 |
| -5.8 | 5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs | 2015-09-04 |
| -4.7 | ASTOP’s BBQ 4 ASTOP | 2017-05-19 |
| -4.1 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! | 2015-07-17 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 69% | 91.2% | 89% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 78% | 89.4% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 89% | 87.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-08 | *Mankato Cookout (Day 1) Mankato, MN | 38 / 44 (651.3256) | 21 (169.1428) | 39 (156.0000) | 26 (169.1084) | 40 (157.0744) |
| 2017-09-02 | Big Muddy Brew N Que Winona, MN | 13 / 21 (656.4916) | 16 (163.3828) | 20 (156.5832) | 11 (165.1084) | 3 (171.4172) |
| 2017-05-19 | ASTOP’s BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI | 23 / 30 (624.4232) | 14 (164.5256) | 22 (152.5260) | 11 (158.8572) | 25 (148.5144) |
| 2015-09-04 | 5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI | 21 / 27 (639.8972) | 12 (169.7028) | 23 (152.5716) | 5 (172.5484) | 23 (145.0744) |
| 2015-07-17 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA | 29 / 39 (609.6228) | 33 (147.4400) | 15 (165.1200) | 21 (162.2628) | 31 (134.8000) |
| 2015-06-12 | Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN | 35 / 42 (643.9428) | 21 (167.4056) | 40 (150.8800) | 3 (172.5600) | 37 (153.0972) |
| 2013-08-30 | 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI | 23 / 37 (640.5488) | 8 (166.8800) | 23 (157.1544) | 19 (162.8456) | 27 (153.6688) |
| 2013-08-23 | Death's Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI | 20 / 28 (617.6344) | 22 (151.9428) | 14 (157.1772) | 10 (162.2972) | 25 (146.2172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #1898 (80 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1496 (171 pts) | #1418 (201 pts) | #1714 (141 pts) | #1279 (241 pts) | #1160 (276 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1669 (140 pts) | #1543 (170 pts) | #1062 (315 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2386 (72 pts) | #1511 (157 pts) | #2423 (72 pts) | #1997 (92 pts) | #2578 (62 pts) |