A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
K'S Q
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1431
peak 1431 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2014-05-09
latest 2016-05-06
Best ToY finish
#1071
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 97%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
573.47 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 576.16 (-2.69)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±30.77
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 155.50 · weakest Chicken (135.68)
Road miles
511
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Purse competed for
$4K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
576.16 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
−19.8
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 19.82 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Chicken avg 135.68
- Pork avg 155.50
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
5.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5.4 years, then back at Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague (2021-10-15).
- last seen 2016-05-06
- back 2021-10-15
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
FLAT BOTTOM BBQ 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.
45 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6018 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to K'S Q)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#6021 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6016 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#6026 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
No shared contest yet.
Level with K'S Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#6025 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WHO CARES BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PICKIN' PORKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKING BUTT HEADS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BS PITMEISTERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 99.0284 | 135.68 | top 93% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9656 | 126.2400 | 143.49 | top 94% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 141.7144 | 155.50 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6684 | 134.2172 | 141.49 | top 93% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 97% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2014-05-09 → 2016-05-06
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
6 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 155.50 · weakest Chicken (135.68)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
576.16
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
191
11–329 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
511
7 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi
Schedule strength
1552
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$4,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
5.4 yrs
2016-05-06 → 2021-10-15
Power rating
1431
peak 1431 · #6019 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1486) Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.1200 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- 2016
- Career-best overall score602.1256 Jiggy With the Piggy
- 2021
- Most recent contest Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | 2014-05-09 |
| -12.4 | WNC BBQ Festival | 2014-07-25 |
| -11.9 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally | 2014-09-19 |
| -10.8 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | 2014-08-08 |
| -10.4 | 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off | 2016-04-15 |
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% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 83.6% | 79.9% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 83.2% | 80.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague 🏅 Galax, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-05-06 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 73 / 76 (602.1256) | 56 (159.9772) | 76 (126.2400) | 42 (162.2400) | 61 (153.6684) |
| 2016-04-15 | 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC | 40 / 41 (548.1376) | 40 (104.8572) | 37 (149.6916) | 40 (151.9200) | 39 (141.6688) |
| 2014-09-19 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC | 63 / 64 (597.6000) | 63 (153.1084) | 58 (150.2400) | 55 (155.9772) | 64 (138.2744) |
| 2014-08-08 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Frankllin, NC | 38 / 39 (598.7312) | 39 (147.9884) | 39 (147.4056) | 19 (169.1200) | 39 (134.2172) |
| 2014-07-25 | WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC | 45 / 46 (520.7428) | 45 (99.0284) | 46 (135.4056) | 44 (152.0344) | 45 (134.2744) |
| 2014-05-09 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 76 / 80 (589.6344) | 70 (149.1428) | 67 (151.9656) | 80 (141.7144) | 70 (146.8116) |
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 | #1775 (120 pts) | #1883 (120 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1071 (285 pts) | #1148 (285 pts) | #1132 (285 pts) | #1059 (315 pts) | #1116 (285 pts) |