A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SWIGGIN PIG ahead in 100% of their meetings
SWIGGIN PIG has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
NERDS THAT BBQ
NERDS THAT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2014. Their best overall finish is 27th of 29 at the BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA) (2014). They finished #1460 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1457
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Mar 14, 2014
latest Sep 19, 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.14
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.47 · weakest Brisket (143.94)
Road miles
1,456
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 616 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Master avg
624.71 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1460 (178 pts) | #1057 (318 pts) | #1524 (178 pts) | #1303 (238 pts) | #1534 (178 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to NERDS THAT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
NERDS THAT BBQ has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 119 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#5,259 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,247 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
They turned up 9 years after NERDS THAT BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#5,238 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Level with NERDS THAT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,235 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,261 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,253 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 158.2512 | 165.47 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 154.2056 | 155.74 | top 85% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 149.6916 | 160.41 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.5372 | 139.9428 | 143.94 | top 98% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 90% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
5 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
3 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
161
finished ahead 14 times, behind 160
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20145 milestones
- First call Smokin' At The Run Shootout
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172 Smokin' At The Run Shootout
- Peak power rating (1491) Smokin' At The Run Shootout
- Career-best overall score638.7660 BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA)
- Most recent contest I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) | Jun 6, 2014 |
| -10.6 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest | Sep 19, 2014 |
| -10.6 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA) | Apr 25, 2014 |
| -9.2 | Smokin' At The Run Shootout | Mar 14, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 93% | 88.7% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2014 | I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) New Hope, AL | — | 7 (167.4512) | 16 (157.1200) | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL | 69 / 75 (620.3200) | 52 (161.6684) | 65 (154.2056) | 44 (163.9772) | 73 (140.4688) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Eurharlee, GA | 30 / 31 (611.2916) | 28 (158.2512) | 28 (154.8116) | 31 (149.6916) | 31 (148.5372) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA) Calhoun, GA | 27 / 29 (638.7660) | 18 (167.9888) | 29 (155.4400) | 13 (168.5372) | 27 (146.8000) |
| Mar 14, 2014 | Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK | 38 / 43 (628.4800) | 7 (172) | 34 (157.1200) | 34 (159.4172) | 43 (139.9428) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | — | — | — | — | — |