CAMMO'S BBQ

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

Power ranking

#1447

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1568

peak 1568 · rated over 19 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2017-11-10

Best ToY finish

#501

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 19 contests

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6112 / 720

Master · Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.87 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 655.73 (+11.15)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

176.5600

Brisket · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±20.62

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.38 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.73)

Road miles

1,408

mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 216 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Master avg

655.73 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 19 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 19 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

681.6112 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6112 at Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-09-11

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 28%.

6 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 28%

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

CHECKERED PIG ahead in 100% of their meetings

CHECKERED PIG has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.65 points below their pork, and turns into a call 21% of the time against 37%.

Pork Ribs avg 161.73
Pork avg 166.38
4 calls in 19 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

11 of 14 shared pork entries lost

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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.

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

SIMPLY Q

#1442 of the rated field

1568 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1568

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to CAMMO'S BBQ)

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2017-09-08

⚔ Head-to-head

Natural Born Grillers

#1441 of the rated field

1568 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1604

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to CAMMO'S BBQ)

They've been 1604 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 50 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

⚔ Head-to-head

Bearded Boar BBQ

#1454 of the rated field

1568 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1580

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-07-03

⚔ Head-to-head

OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS

#1448 of the rated field

1568 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1597

No shared contest yet.

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 24% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2026-05-15

⚔ Head-to-head

BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ

#1446 of the rated field

1568 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1579

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2020-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

The Art of Que

#1443 of the rated field

1568 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1568

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2024-09-13

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TOO SAUCED	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED PIG	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
RECYCLED SMOKE	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BALONEY JOE'S BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	3	0	173.1428	143.3372	164.79	top 48%
Pork Ribs	19	4	0	176.5600	135.9998	161.73	top 49%
Pork	19	7	1	174.2744	155.4286	166.38	top 39%
Brisket	19	6	1	176.5600	146.7772	162.83	top 46%

“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	Avg finish
NC	15	top 45%
VA	2	top 42%
SC	2	top 35%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 38%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 48%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	3	13	top 49%	2015-05-08
Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig	2	7	top 35%	2015-09-11
BBQ Capital Cook-Off	2	15	top 51%	2015-04-24

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.6 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2017-11-10

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 15 of 19 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 15 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 19 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.38 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.73)

Walk rate 63% a top-10 call in 12 of 19 contests

Overall top-10 rate 16% 3 of 19 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 655.73 out of 720 · 19 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 395 498–403 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,408 19 mapped stops · furthest 216 mi

Schedule strength 1536 average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs 2016-08-12 → 2017-11-10

Power rating 1568 peak 1568 · #1447 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
May 10 First call Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
2014
Apr 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5028 BBQ Capital Cookoff
Jul 18 First overall top-10 Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
2015
Apr 10 10th tracked contest Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig)
Jun 5 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Sep 11 Career-best overall score681.6112 Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig
2017
Nov 10 Peak power rating (1568) Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL)
Nov 10 Most recent contest Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13	Pigs & Pedals	2015-07-31
+12	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	2015-05-08
+10.7	BBQ Capital Cook-Off	2015-04-24
+9	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship	2014-07-18
+8.8	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL)	2017-11-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off	2013-04-19
-8	BBQ Capital Cook-Off	2013-04-26
-7.3	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	2014-05-09

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	100%	top 26%	92.7%	92.7%
2016	3	0	67%	top 42%	92.3%	91.9%
2015	6	2	83%	top 28%	94.7%	93.6%
2014	6	1	50%	top 48%	92%	90%
2013	3	0	33%	top 73%	89.7%	86.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-11-10	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC	12 / 47 (667.3032)	12 (171.4056)	31 (159.3948)	17 (165.0856)	7 (171.4172)
2016-08-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Richmond, VA	15 / 28 (656.5144)	24 (157.1200)	5 (170.2744)	6 (169.7372)	16 (159.3828)
2016-06-17	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	15 / 46 (664.4684)	14 (169.7028)	15 (168.5600)	9 (169.1200)	31 (157.0856)
2016-05-06	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	31 / 76 (664.4684)	23 (170.8228)	27 (168.0000)	41 (162.2400)	38 (163.4056)
2015-09-11	Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC	7 / 29 (681.6112)	8 (172.5600)	9 (169.7028)	8 (170.8228)	9 (168.5256)
2015-07-31	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	5 / 31 (679.3940)	5 (173.1428)	7 (169.1428)	6 (171.4056)	12 (165.7028)
2015-06-05	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	11 / 30 (676.4456)	23 (161.0972)	4 (176.5600)	26 (162.2284)	2 (176.5600)
2015-05-08	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	13 / 74 (677.1088)	20 (170.8344)	18 (170.3200)	19 (169.7028)	31 (166.2516)
2015-04-24	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	15 / 60 (671.9540)	34 (165.1656)	15 (169.6800)	36 (164.5256)	8 (172.5828)
2015-04-10	Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) Winston-Salem, NC	26 / 51 (658.7656)	32 (165.1200)	43 (155.4056)	4 (174.2744)	24 (163.9656)
2014-10-10	Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off Waxhaw, NC	11 / 27 (657.5884)	13 (167.3828)	14 (161.6800)	12 (165.1428)	10 (163.3828)
2014-09-19	Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC	16 / 35 (654.6740)	12 (167.9656)	15 (166.2400)	10 (169.1428)	29 (151.3256)
2014-07-18	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA	9 / 30 (662.6852)	4 (170.2512)	14 (163.3944)	2 (171.9656)	24 (157.0740)
2014-05-09	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	62 / 80 (616.9028)	75 (143.3372)	40 (162.2628)	28 (164.5256)	71 (146.7772)
2014-04-25	BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC	23 / 62 (652.5028)	47 (158.2744)	17 (165.1200)	20 (165.7028)	14 (163.4056)
2014-04-11	Jammin' Pig BBQ Musice Festival Winston-Salem, NC	17 / 30 (643.8744)	14 (163.9772)	21 (159.4056)	23 (156.5144)	15 (163.9772)
2013-05-10	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	30 / 58 (645.7140)	33 (160.5714)	52 (142.2856)	15 (169.7142)	7 (173.1428)
2013-04-26	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	55 / 71 (615.9994)	51 (155.9998)	70 (135.9998)	33 (164.0000)	27 (159.9998)
2013-04-19	Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	49 / 55 (610.8570)	23 (166.2858)	54 (139.4284)	48 (155.4286)	49 (149.7142)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1140 (273 pts)	#1305 (243 pts)	#1018 (348 pts)	#996 (373 pts)	#1386 (218 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#501 (755 pts)	#641 (600 pts)	#509 (770 pts)	#530 (735 pts)	#475 (795 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#598 (622 pts)	#559 (702 pts)	#647 (592 pts)	#515 (747 pts)	#662 (557 pts)