A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 100% of their meetings
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
TORTUGA BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1460 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-06-06
latest 2018-06-01
Best ToY finish
#1657
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
614.68 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 610.32 (+4.36)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.34
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.90 · weakest Brisket (147.41)
Road miles
92
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 43 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Master avg
610.32 / 720
6 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
−10.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.49 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Brisket avg 147.41
- Chicken avg 157.90
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Fire Ants BBQ in 4 of their 5 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.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5115 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1506 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5114 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Level with TORTUGA BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5102 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5109 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5088 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after TORTUGA BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKOPOLIS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DANTE'S INFERNO | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BRISKET BURNERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire Ants BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTTHEADS BBQ TEAM | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Jurassic Pork | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT SIDE DOWN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HERM'S HOGS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| QUEGASM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WILBUR'S REVENGE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 143.9200 | 157.90 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 139.9888 | 151.24 | top 69% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 147.9540 | 153.78 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9660 | 138.8000 | 147.41 | top 77% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Que for the Troops | 3 | 40 | 0 | top 73% | 2018-06-01 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2014-06-06 → 2018-06-01
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 157.90 · weakest Brisket (147.41)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
610.32
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
151
76–276 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
92
6 mapped stops · furthest 43 mi
Schedule strength
1539
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Power rating
1460
peak 1460 · #5101 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Que for the Troops
- Peak power rating (1490) Que for the Troops
- 2016
- First call Que for the Troops
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7372 Que for the Troops
- 2018
- Career-best overall score630.1832 Que for the Troops
- Most recent contest Que for the Troops
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Que by the Sea | 2014-09-20 |
| -10.6 | Que for the Troops | 2015-06-05 |
| -10.4 | Que for the Troops | 2014-06-06 |
| -5 | Que for the Troops | 2016-06-03 |
| -1.8 | Que for the Troops | 2018-06-01 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 87% | 87% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 81.7% | 81.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-01 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 42 / 61 (630.1832) | 48 (154.2628) | 18 (163.4516) | 58 (148.5028) | 24 (163.9660) |
| 2017-06-02 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 40 / 63 (626.2744) | 47 (156.6056) | 13 (165.7028) | 28 (161.1200) | 56 (142.8460) |
| 2016-06-03 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 50 / 67 (618.7888) | 6 (169.7372) | 64 (141.6688) | 13 (163.4056) | 59 (143.9772) |
| 2015-06-05 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 50 / 54 (615.9316) | 27 (165.1088) | 41 (156.0344) | 51 (147.9540) | 51 (146.8344) |
| 2014-09-20 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 44 / 48 (582.2176) | 45 (143.9200) | 47 (139.9888) | 38 (150.2972) | 30 (148.0116) |
| 2014-06-06 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 56 / 65 (588.5256) | 35 (157.7484) | 62 (140.5832) | 50 (151.3940) | 58 (138.8000) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #1596 (175 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1657 (148 pts) | #1731 (148 pts) | #1711 (148 pts) | #1728 (148 pts) | #1716 (148 pts) |