A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHECKERED PIG ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHECKERED PIG has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BUTT BURNERS BBQ - NC
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1475 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-04-18
latest 2015-05-08
Best ToY finish
#1024
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
637.17
last 5 Master vs avg 637.17 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.87
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.13 · weakest Brisket (155.37)
Road miles
274
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
637.17 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−6.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.75 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 155.37
- Pork avg 162.13
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BUTTS R US in 3 of their 4 shared 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.
153 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BUTT BURNERS BBQ - NC)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BUTT BURNERS BBQ - NC has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4408 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BUTT BURNERS BBQ - NC)
23 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where BUTT BURNERS BBQ - NC's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#4402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after BUTT BURNERS BBQ - NC did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#4386 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Level with BUTT BURNERS BBQ - NC on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4394 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHECKERED PIG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 147.9200 | 159.72 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 156.5260 | 159.96 | top 61% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 155.3484 | 162.13 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 146.7772 | 155.37 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 4 | 0 | top 73% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 76% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2014-04-18 → 2015-05-08
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.13 · weakest Brisket (155.37)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
637.17
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
201
86–226 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
274
5 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi
Schedule strength
1533
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Power rating
1475
peak 1475 · #4396 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1488) 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8740 Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
- Career-best overall score651.8740 Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.8228 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Most recent contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off | 2014-04-18 |
| -7.6 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally | 2014-09-19 |
| -4.1 | SC Festival of Discovery | 2014-07-10 |
| -1.1 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' | 2014-06-06 |
| -1 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | 2015-05-08 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 90.5% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-08 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 46 / 74 (648.4228) | 45 (165.1084) | 59 (156.5260) | 33 (166.8228) | 47 (159.9656) |
| 2014-09-19 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC | 53 / 64 (636.9024) | 49 (159.3828) | 46 (157.6456) | 59 (155.3484) | 32 (164.5256) |
| 2014-07-10 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 60 / 86 (628.2852) | 60 (159.3484) | 47 (161.6456) | 60 (157.0856) | 69 (150.2056) |
| 2014-06-06 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC | 22 / 38 (651.8740) | 18 (166.8228) | 14 (165.1200) | 21 (164.5484) | 33 (155.3828) |
| 2014-04-18 | 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC | 50 / 55 (620.3660) | 55 (147.9200) | 33 (158.8460) | 17 (166.8228) | 51 (146.7772) |
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 | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1024 (303 pts) | #1048 (323 pts) | #1000 (343 pts) | #1001 (348 pts) | #1105 (288 pts) |