They almost always walk
70%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 7 of 10 contests
A top-10 category call in 70% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
LIVYQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1525 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2014-04-03
latest 2021-06-18
Best ToY finish
#472
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.79 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 654.94 (-6.14)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.22
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.49 · weakest Brisket (161.41)
Road miles
839
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 141 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$6K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
654.94 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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.
High-water mark
676.4800
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.4800 at Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-06-27
A tough matchup
8–1
behind in the head-to-head
THUNDER HOG BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings
THUNDER HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.08 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 30%.
- Brisket avg 161.41
- Chicken avg 166.49
- 2 calls in 10 entries
A strong matchup
6–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SWEET LIPS BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The comeback
6.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.8 years, then back at Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 (2021-06-18).
- last seen 2014-09-19
- back 2021-06-18
Chicken nemesis
6 of 9
shared chicken entries lost
THUNDER HOG BBQ ahead 67% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, THUNDER HOG BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±1.84%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.84% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 91.0% of a perfect score
- 10 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.
107 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3092 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1505
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#3063 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before LIVYQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3093 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1531
No shared contest yet.
Level with LIVYQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3094 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THUNDER HOG BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| FOWL BUTT BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| GREY STREET BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 PITTS BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| ACME BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| HUG HOGS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| One2BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWEET LIPS BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL IN QUE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 147.9316 | 166.49 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.4288 | 138.8116 | 161.97 | top 56% |
| Pork | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 148.5144 | 165.06 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.0228 | 154.8228 | 161.41 | top 53% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 56% |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7.2 yrs
2014-04-03 → 2021-06-18
Busiest season
2014
9 contests
Contests a season
5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
10 of 10 contests
Contests visited
10
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.49 · weakest Brisket (161.41)
Walk rate
70%
a top-10 call in 7 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
2 of 10 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
654.94
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
238
199–237 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
839
10 mapped stops · furthest 141 mi
Schedule strength
1548
average field rating faced — tougher than 36% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$6,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
6.8 yrs
2014-09-19 → 2021-06-18
Power rating
1503
peak 1525 · #3075 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- First call 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7656 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
- Career-best overall score676.4800 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!
- Peak power rating (1525) Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!
- 2021
- 10th tracked contest Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1
- Most recent contest Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.9 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! | 2014-07-18 |
| +11.1 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness | 2014-06-27 |
| +2.4 | St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off | 2014-09-12 |
| +2.3 | Smokin' On The Water | 2014-05-03 |
| +1.5 | 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out | 2014-04-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 2021-06-18 |
| -7.8 | Thunder in the Park BBQ | 2014-08-30 |
| -4.2 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 2014-08-15 |
| -2.4 | Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass | 2014-09-19 |
| -2.3 | Smokin' On The River | 2014-06-13 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 78% | top 51% | 94% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN | 47 / 51 (636.9372) | 49 (147.9316) | 35 (163.9656) | 24 (168.5256) | 45 (156.5144) |
| 2014-09-19 | Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Plymouth, IN | 21 / 33 (649.6116) | 20 (163.9772) | 10 (170.2744) | 33 (148.5144) | 15 (166.8456) |
| 2014-09-12 | St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off St. Leon, IN | 14 / 29 (666.2628) | 23 (162.2512) | 8 (170.2744) | 22 (161.7144) | 3 (172.0228) |
| 2014-08-30 | Thunder in the Park BBQ Connersville, IN | 23 / 29 (645.0288) | 15 (167.4056) | 21 (158.8116) | 25 (159.9544) | 19 (158.8572) |
| 2014-08-15 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 39 / 60 (646.1256) | 20 (169.1428) | 38 (159.9428) | 41 (158.8000) | 37 (158.2400) |
| 2014-07-18 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN | 10 / 51 (675.9200) | 9 (174.2628) | 30 (162.8000) | 3 (178.8572) | 29 (160.0000) |
| 2014-06-27 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 7 / 34 (676.4800) | 8 (173.1200) | 22 (161.6572) | 6 (170.8572) | 4 (170.8456) |
| 2014-06-13 | Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN | 32 / 52 (642.7776) | 16 (170.8344) | 52 (138.8116) | 3 (174.8800) | 31 (158.2516) |
| 2014-05-03 | Smokin' On The Water Liberty, IN | 21 / 43 (659.4520) | 29 (162.8344) | 8 (171.4288) | 17 (167.4400) | 23 (157.7488) |
| 2014-04-03 | 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN | 33 / 64 (650.7656) | 5 (173.1428) | 34 (161.7144) | 44 (161.0856) | 50 (154.8228) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1247 (65 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #472 (814 pts) | #394 (949 pts) | #486 (819 pts) | #343 (1059 pts) | #412 (924 pts) |