Happy hunting ground
Top 11%
average finish here
Plant City Pig Jam is their spot: an average finish in the top 11% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 4th
- average top 11%
Team Unknown BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1595
peak 1595 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Best runs
6
straight top-10s
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2013-11-15
latest 2016-10-21
Best ToY finish
#674
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 18%
overall standings
Best overall
681.6108 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
678.17 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 676.52 (+1.66)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Best single call
177.7028
Consistency
±4.30
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 169.97 · weakest Pork (167.63)
Road miles
4,694
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 2011 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
676.52 / 720
9 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.
They almost always walk
80%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 8 of 10 contests
A top-10 category call in 80% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
681.6108
career-best overall
94.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.6108 at Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) — 94.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-10-21
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of Team Unknown BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A strong matchup
7–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Brisket nemesis
3 of 4
shared brisket entries lost
SWEET SMOKE Q ahead 75% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SWEET SMOKE Q has out-cooked them in 3 of 4 shared brisket entries.
The long haul
4,694
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,694 miles across 10 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,011 miles to World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series).
- 10 mapped stops
- furthest 2,011 mi
The metronome
±0.60%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±0.60% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 94.0% 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.
41 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1090 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 100%
- Peak
- 1595
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1092 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 47%
- Peak
- 1595
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 19 contests to 10.
⚔ Head-to-head#1088 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1596
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 19 contests, alongside a 32% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1597
No shared contest yet.
Level with Team Unknown BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1095 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1595
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#1091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 42
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1623
No shared contest yet.
42 contests to 10: their number has had years to settle where Team Unknown BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE SHACK BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BLUE Q FL | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINOS | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig In or Pig Out | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Shanty Town BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Slimz | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| United Pork Smokers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 159.9428 | 167.78 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 177.7028 | 160.5600 | 169.86 | top 30% |
| Pork | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.1428 | 156.4912 | 167.63 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 177.7028 | 158.2400 | 169.97 | top 27% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 8 | 0 | top 17% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 10% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 19% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant City Pig Jam | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 11% | 2014-11-21 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.9 yrs
2013-11-15 → 2016-10-21
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
FL
8 of 10 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
10 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 169.97 · weakest Pork (167.63)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 8 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
60%
6 of 10 contests
Best top-10 run
6
straight contests
Master average
676.52
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
331
416–92 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
4,694
10 mapped stops · furthest 2,011 mi
Schedule strength
1550
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Power rating
1595
peak 1595 · #1093 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest When Pigs Fly South
- First call When Pigs Fly South
- First category win (Pork) When Pigs Fly South
- First overall top-10 When Pigs Fly South
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score680.4456 When Pigs Fly South
- 2016
- 10th tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
- Career-best overall score681.6108 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1595) Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
- Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.1 | Plant City Pig Jam | 2013-11-22 |
| +13.2 | When Pigs Fly South | 2013-11-15 |
| +12.8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2015-01-30 |
| +12.1 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival | 2014-01-23 |
| +12 | Plant City Pig Jam | 2014-11-21 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 94.7% | 94.7% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 23% | 94.5% | 94.1% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 75% | top 13% | 94% | 93.6% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 12% | 94.5% | 94% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-21 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 31 / 96 (681.6108) | 13 (174.2856) | 2 (177.7028) | 33 (169.7028) | 78 (159.9196) |
| 2015-11-20 | Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Plant City, FL | 13 / 49 (672.4684) | 25 (165.6800) | 32 (160.5600) | 6 (174.2628) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2015-11-03 | World Food Championships Kissimmee, FL | 20 / 58 (679.8628) | 36 (167.3828) | 35 (166.2400) | 12 (174.2744) | 15 (171.9656) |
| 2015-01-30 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 5 / 62 (680.4568) | 12 (173.1200) | 14 (168.5256) | 33 (163.9656) | 7 (174.8456) |
| 2014-11-21 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 4 / 39 (676.4684) | 7 (170.2628) | 2 (174.8572) | 27 (156.4912) | 1 (174.8572) |
| 2014-11-13 | World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV | — | — | 21 (168.5372) | 13 (169.1200) | 37 (158.2400) |
| 2014-11-07 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 7 / 42 (676.4568) | 20 (167.3828) | 19 (164.5256) | 18 (166.8456) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2014-01-23 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 9 / 69 (668.4344) | 44 (159.9428) | 14 (170.2744) | 32 (161.6572) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2013-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 6 / 53 (672.4456) | 25 (164.5372) | 2 (176.5600) | 26 (162.8228) | 7 (168.5256) |
| 2013-11-15 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 6 / 49 (680.4456) | 15 (167.3828) | 12 (170.8344) | 1 (177.1428) | 13 (165.0856) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #859 (390 pts) | #1235 (245 pts) | #1286 (235 pts) | #970 (360 pts) | #855 (420 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #674 (546 pts) | #1024 (336 pts) | #753 (491 pts) | #1297 (241 pts) | #448 (856 pts) |