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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1456
peak 1456 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2014-03-14
latest 2014-09-19
Best ToY finish
#1460
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
624.71
last 4 Master vs avg 624.71 (+0.00)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.14
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.47 · weakest Brisket (143.94)
Road miles
1,456
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 616 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Master avg
624.71 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
Going the wrong way
-35
rating points in a year
The rating has slipped 35 points across 4 contests since 2014-03-14 — from 1491 down to 1456.
- 4 contests since 2014-03-14
- now 1456
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.
NERDS THAT BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 122 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#5269 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to NERDS THAT BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team NERDS THAT BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5291 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1535
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to NERDS THAT BBQ)
They've been 1535 at their best, 80 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5260 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5280 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Level with NERDS THAT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5270 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5295 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 90% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.5 yrs
2014-03-14 → 2014-09-19
Busiest season
2014
5 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
3 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 165.47 · weakest Brisket (143.94)
Walk rate
29%
a top-10 call in 2 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
624.71
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
214
14–214 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,456
7 mapped stops · furthest 616 mi
Schedule strength
1547
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Power rating
1456
peak 1456 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
- 2014
- First call Smokin' At The Run Shootout
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0000 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)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) | 2014-06-06 |
| -12.2 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest | 2014-09-19 |
| -10.6 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA) | 2014-04-25 |
| -9.2 | Smokin' At The Run Shootout | 2014-03-14 |
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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-18 | I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) New Hope, AL | — | 7 (167.4512) | 16 (157.1200) | — | — |
| 2014-09-19 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL | 69 / 75 (620.3200) | 52 (161.6684) | 65 (154.2056) | 44 (163.9772) | 73 (140.4688) |
| 2014-06-06 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Eurharlee, GA | 30 / 31 (611.2916) | 28 (158.2512) | 28 (154.8116) | 31 (149.6916) | 31 (148.5372) |
| 2014-04-25 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA) Calhoun, GA | 27 / 29 (638.7660) | 18 (167.9888) | 29 (155.4400) | 13 (168.5372) | 27 (146.8000) |
| 2014-03-14 | Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK | 38 / 43 (628.4800) | 7 (172.0000) | 34 (157.1200) | 34 (159.4172) | 43 (139.9428) |
| 2013-10-11 | Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013-08-16 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1460 (178 pts) | #1057 (318 pts) | #1524 (178 pts) | #1303 (238 pts) | #1534 (178 pts) |