The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
WOBBLY HOGS BBQ has finished one call ahead of RODEO JOE'S PIGNACIOUS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
RODEO JOE'S PIGNACIOUS BBQ
RODEO JOE'S PIGNACIOUS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 11th of 47 at the Grill Games (2014). They are ranked #4596 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1471
peak 1471 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Aug 28, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
625.49 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 624.49 (+1.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.55
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.61)
Road miles
681
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 64 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
624.49 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to RODEO JOE'S PIGNACIOUS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,581 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to RODEO JOE'S PIGNACIOUS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team RODEO JOE'S PIGNACIOUS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,603 of the rated field
- Contests
- 60
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1536
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to RODEO JOE'S PIGNACIOUS BBQ)
They've been 1536 at their best, 65 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,574 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,602 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1471
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,585 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1471
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 10 contests, alongside a 30% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#4,597 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1471
Level with RODEO JOE'S PIGNACIOUS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risky Brisket | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BRINGIN' THE HEAT | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| A BOY NAMED QUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| JH OLD SCHOOL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| KEN'S BURNT ENDS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE 2 PULL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| WISCO_BRISCO | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 5 FINGER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKE HUNTERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KAVE DWELLERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hill Billy BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 152.5256 | 160.56 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 137.1432 | 151.61 | top 74% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 141.7028 | 154.96 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 143.9656 | 157.37 | top 57% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 62% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grill Games | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 61% | Aug 28, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
7 of 9 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
180
finished ahead 130 times, behind 220
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Grill Games
20144 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2512 Grill Games
- Career-best overall score662.2512 Grill Games
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2628 Grill Games
- Peak power rating (1496) Grill Games
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Grill Games
- First call Grill Games
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.4 | Grill Games | Aug 22, 2014 |
| +5.6 | 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q | Oct 17, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | Grill Games | Aug 23, 2013 |
| -8.2 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 5, 2014 |
| -7.7 | Grill Games | Aug 28, 2015 |
| -7.2 | Madison Magazine BBQ Festival | May 16, 2015 |
| -7.1 | 3rd Annual Hog & Steer Barbecue Competition and Festival | Jun 12, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 88.5% | 85.9% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 49% | 92% | 89% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 75% | 83.6% | 83.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2015 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 39 / 49 (615.3144) | 21 (163.4172) | 46 (137.6456) | 20 (160.5716) | 34 (153.6800) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | 3rd Annual Hog & Steer Barbecue Competition and Festival Oconomowoc, WI | 14 / 17 (637.1088) | 15 (159.4516) | 14 (157.7372) | 14 (159.3828) | 14 (160.5372) |
| May 16, 2015 | Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Madison, WI | 24 / 29 (603.2344) | 24 (152.5372) | 24 (147.3828) | 26 (146.8000) | 18 (156.5144) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL | 16 / 42 (654.8000) | 22 (164) | 31 (156.5716) | 14 (165.7028) | 8 (168.5256) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 32 / 40 (616.9948) | 30 (158.3088) | 24 (157.7260) | 33 (151.9200) | 33 (149.0400) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 11 / 47 (662.2512) | 16 (167.4400) | 24 (159.4400) | 21 (161.1084) | 4 (174.2628) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Poor Que Montello, WI | 21 / 38 (627.9660) | 22 (159.9656) | 34 (150.8232) | 13 (161.7256) | 18 (155.4516) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) Libertyville, IL | 38 / 54 (602.1828) | 41 (152.5256) | 19 (159.9772) | 44 (145.7144) | 44 (143.9656) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 34 / 43 (600.5716) | 9 (167.4172) | 42 (137.1432) | 42 (141.7028) | 25 (154.3084) |