High-water mark
664.4460
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.4460 at Smokelawn — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-05-02
SCALDED HOG BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1506 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-05-02
latest 2016-03-04
Best ToY finish
#1636
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.65 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 647.11 (-3.47)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.28
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.40 · weakest Brisket (159.79)
Road miles
981
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 254 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
Master avg
647.11 / 720
6 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 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.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3865 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1486
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SCALDED HOG BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SCALDED HOG BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3845 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1503
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#3877 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after SCALDED HOG BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#3857 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Level with SCALDED HOG BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3885 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1485
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#3846 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1517 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 155.3600 | 161.10 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 148.4916 | 162.82 | top 57% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 153.1084 | 163.40 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 144.5828 | 159.79 | top 61% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 85% | 2016-03-04 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.8 yrs
2014-05-02 → 2016-03-04
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AR
3 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 163.40 · weakest Brisket (159.79)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
647.11
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
126
60–112 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
981
6 mapped stops · furthest 254 mi
Schedule strength
1563
average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests
Power rating
1486
peak 1506 · #3873 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Smokelawn
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4460 Smokelawn
- Career-best overall score664.4460 Smokelawn
- Peak power rating (1506) Smokelawn
- 2015
- First call Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4172 Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
- 2016
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.5 | Smokelawn | 2014-05-02 |
| +5.3 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | 2015-10-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-03-06 |
| -5.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-03-04 |
| -5 | Hot Springs Blues & BBQ | 2015-09-19 |
| -4 | MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (Armed Forces Tribute) | 2015-11-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 91.1% | 89.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 38% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-04 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA | 24 / 30 (634.1488) | 24 (157.6916) | 21 (160.5372) | 27 (153.1084) | 16 (162.8116) |
| 2015-11-06 | MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (Armed Forces Tribute) St. James, MO | 21 / 26 (647.4172) | 12 (170.8572) | 15 (163.9772) | 10 (168.0000) | 26 (144.5828) |
| 2015-10-02 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR | 10 / 25 (655.8744) | 20 (155.3600) | 6 (171.4172) | 8 (168.5256) | 14 (160.5716) |
| 2015-09-19 | Hot Springs Blues & BBQ Hot Springs, AR | 22 / 29 (648.3888) | 24 (158.8000) | 19 (163.9772) | 24 (157.0744) | 12 (168.5372) |
| 2015-03-06 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA | 26 / 29 (632.4116) | 29 (156.5028) | 27 (148.4916) | 21 (162.8688) | 15 (164.5484) |
| 2014-05-02 | Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR | 15 / 39 (664.4460) | 18 (167.3944) | 13 (168.5488) | 11 (170.8228) | 24 (157.6800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2265 (75 pts) | #2918 (55 pts) | #2112 (100 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1636 (125 pts) | #1552 (170 pts) | #1612 (155 pts) | #1451 (200 pts) | #1576 (155 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1877 (114 pts) | #2039 (99 pts) | #1883 (124 pts) | #1838 (134 pts) | #2553 (69 pts) |