PIG CITY BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1947

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1540

peak 1540 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-09-20

latest 2015-09-18

Best ToY finish

#1676

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 42%

overall standings

Best overall

686.7888 / 720

Master · Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.27 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 660.29 (-4.03)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7600

Brisket · Bend of the River CookOut

Consistency

±12.85

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.92 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.33)

Road miles

2,946

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 513 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Master avg

660.29 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.7888 career-best overall

95.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.7888 at Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships — 95.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-09-18

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA ahead in 100% of their meetings

GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.6 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.60 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 30%.

Pork Ribs avg 162.33
Chicken avg 167.92
2 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The metronome

±1.78% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.78% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.7% of a perfect score
10 contests

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69 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BLUE ISLAND BBQ

#1946 of the rated field

1540 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2023-09-27

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BEER MEETS GRILL

#1954 of the rated field

1540 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1546

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-06-09

⚔ Head-to-head

MUSIC CITY SMOKE

#1956 of the rated field

1540 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1551

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2023-03-17

⚔ Head-to-head

FARM TO FIRE

#1953 of the rated field

1540 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2020-09-26

⚔ Head-to-head

WHO ARE THOSE GUYS?

#1950 of the rated field

1540 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

Level with PIG CITY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2018-08-24

⚔ Head-to-head

TWO KRACKERS KOOKIN’

#1955 of the rated field

1540 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1540

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.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2021-10-08

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	9	9	0%	⚔ compare
Pig Skin BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	5	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	0	0	176.5600	158.2512	167.92	top 39%
Pork Ribs	10	2	0	0	173.1200	150.7888	162.33	top 52%
Pork	10	3	1	1	177.7144	160.5828	166.17	top 44%
Brisket	10	2	0	1	177.7600	150.7772	163.87	top 45%

“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	Avg finish
MN	3	top 49%
SD	2	top 29%
IA	2	top 29%
WI	1	top 67%
KS	1	top 59%
MO	1	top 27%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 35%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 52%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships	2	5	0	top 29%	2015-09-18

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2 yrs 2013-09-20 → 2015-09-18

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MN 3 of 10 contests · 6 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.92 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.33)

Walk rate 70% a top-10 call in 7 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 30% 3 of 10 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 660.29 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 285 237–178 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,946 10 mapped stops · furthest 513 mi

Schedule strength 1548 average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests

Power rating 1540 peak 1540 · #1947 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Sep 20 First tracked contest Kings of BBQ 2013
Sep 20 First call Kings of BBQ 2013
Sep 20 First category win (Pork) Kings of BBQ 2013
Sep 20 First overall top-10 Kings of BBQ 2013
Sep 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.5944 Kings of BBQ 2013
2014
Jun 27 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7600 Bend of the River CookOut
2015
Sep 18 10th tracked contest Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships
Sep 18 Career-best overall score686.7888 Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships
Sep 18 Peak power rating (1540) Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships
Sep 18 Most recent contest Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.9	Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships	2015-09-18
+11.8	Kings of BBQ 2013	2013-09-20
+9.7	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest	2014-05-02
+4.7	Smokin' in the Junction	2014-05-24
+4.3	Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships	2014-09-19

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.2	5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs	2015-09-04
-2.2	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2015-06-05
-1.1	Smokin' in Steel	2015-05-29

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	4	1	0	50%	top 50%	95.4%	91.2%
2014	5	1	0	80%	top 40%	92.3%	91.7%
2013	1	1	1	100%	top 20%	94%	94%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-09-18	Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Spearfish, SD	5 / 30 (686.7888)	6 (176.5600)	6 (173.1200)	14 (169.6916)	11 (167.4172)
2015-09-04	5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI	18 / 27 (649.0632)	16 (165.1316)	25 (150.7888)	20 (160.5828)	6 (172.5600)
2015-06-05	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	38 / 64 (641.5772)	11 (170.8456)	43 (157.6916)	35 (162.2628)	52 (150.7772)
2015-05-29	Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN	34 / 60 (647.9200)	22 (166.8228)	27 (164.5716)	33 (163.4400)	48 (153.0856)
2014-09-19	Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Sprearfish, SD	12 / 29 (655.9772)	9 (169.6800)	25 (156.0000)	10 (165.7144)	11 (164.5828)
2014-06-27	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	25 / 50 (657.6800)	47 (158.2512)	42 (152.5372)	12 (169.1316)	2 (177.7600)
2014-05-30	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	28 / 67 (664.5260)	18 (170.8344)	13 (170.8800)	41 (163.9888)	44 (158.8228)
2014-05-24	Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA	12 / 31 (663.4284)	14 (167.4172)	9 (169.1200)	18 (162.8456)	14 (164.0456)
2014-05-02	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO	9 / 33 (659.3600)	5 (169.1200)	12 (163.3944)	10 (166.3200)	15 (160.5256)
2013-09-20	Kings of BBQ 2013 Des Moines, IA	7 / 35 (676.5944)	16 (164.5712)	14 (165.1544)	1 (177.7144)	11 (169.1544)

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1384 (205 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1690 (143 pts)	#1524 (183 pts)	#1889 (123 pts)	#1844 (133 pts)	#1970 (108 pts)