High-water mark
670.1824
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.1824 at High on the Hog Festival — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 17, 2015
NO PIG DEAL BBQ
NO PIG DEAL BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 19th of 41 at the Music City BBQ Festival (2014). They are ranked #4987 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 20, 2014
latest Aug 26, 2016 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.65
last 5 Master vs avg 648.43 (+0.21)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.12
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.05 · weakest Brisket (160.54)
Road miles
610
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 188 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Master avg
648.43 / 720
7 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 NO PIG DEAL BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,965 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careers#4,964 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Level with NO PIG DEAL BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,990 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,968 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1464
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,979 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 155.3828 | 164.05 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 153.0744 | 161.36 | top 70% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 153.0628 | 162.49 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5828 | 149.7028 | 160.54 | top 70% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 90% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
4 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
228
finished ahead 81 times, behind 209
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
May 29, 2015 → Aug 26, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club
20151 milestone
- Career-best overall score670.1824 High on the Hog Festival
20145 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Music City BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4228 Music City BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5828 Music City BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1494) Music City BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.8 | Music City BBQ Festival | Aug 22, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club | Aug 26, 2016 |
| -10.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 20, 2014 |
| -7.9 | Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (SBBQA) | Nov 14, 2014 |
| -7.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 29, 2015 |
| -3.6 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest | Sep 19, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 93.1% | 92.6% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 74% | 92.3% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2016 | Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club Franklin, TN | 28 / 31 (632.4112) | 29 (155.3828) | 28 (156) | 15 (163.9656) | 22 (157.0628) |
| May 29, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN | 25 / 29 (663.3256) | 15 (170.8456) | 18 (167.9772) | 23 (166.8228) | 27 (157.6800) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 37 / 59 (670.1824) | 43 (166.8456) | 21 (170.8456) | 21 (170.8228) | 49 (161.6684) |
| Nov 14, 2014 | Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (SBBQA) Chatsworth, GA | 32 / 34 (630.6056) | 28 (166.8228) | 33 (153.0744) | 33 (153.0628) | 30 (157.6456) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL | 50 / 75 (646.7200) | 43 (163.4288) | 46 (161.6456) | 64 (158.2400) | 42 (163.4056) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Music City BBQ Festival Nashville, TN | 19 / 41 (664.4228) | 32 (162.2400) | 27 (161.6572) | 27 (163.9428) | 2 (176.5828) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY | 25 / 28 (631.3712) | 21 (162.8112) | 22 (158.2856) | 21 (160.5716) | 26 (149.7028) |