High-water mark
679.9084
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.9084 at Roast N Boast BBQ — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-09-30
180 PROOF BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1457
peak 1457 · rated over 20 contests ⓘ
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2018-09-21
Best ToY finish
#810
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.18 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 652.06 (+4.12)
Walk rate
45%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.69
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.03 · weakest Brisket (160.24)
Road miles
1,936
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 208 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
652.06 / 720
20 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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 one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
River Rat Pig Porkers has finished one call ahead of 180 PROOF BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2016
their best year
2016 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 58%.
- 5 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 58%
A tough matchup
13–0
behind in the head-to-head
South Pork ahead in 100% of their meetings
South Pork has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.79 points below their pork, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 30%.
- Brisket avg 160.24
- Pork avg 166.03
- 2 calls in 20 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
11 of 13
shared pork entries lost
South Pork ahead 85% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, South Pork has out-cooked them in 11 of 13 shared pork entries.
An October team
Top 52%
average finish in October
Something about October: average finish in the top 52% across 4 contests, versus top 70% the rest of the year.
- 4 October contests
- top 70% the rest of the year
The metronome
±2.04%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.04% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 90.6% of a perfect score
- 20 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.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5202 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 180 PROOF BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 180 PROOF BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5197 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5222 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5234 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#5220 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5226 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Level with 180 PROOF BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Pork | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RED EYED SMOKERS | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BEER-B-QUE BOYS | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| SHORT BUS COOKERS | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| The Specialists | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Misfits of Smoke | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Sloppy Hog BBQ | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAGNOLIA | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Swine Life | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CAJUN BLAZE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 174.3316 | 153.6456 | 163.94 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 143.9544 | 161.85 | top 66% |
| Pork | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 176.5716 | 149.6572 | 166.03 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 138.7544 | 160.24 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 15 | 0 | top 70% |
| AL | 4 | 0 | top 74% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 74% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roast N Boast | 4 | 11 | 0 | top 65% | 2018-09-21 |
| *Christmas on the River | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 76% | 2017-12-01 |
| *Roast N Boast BBQ | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 58% | 2017-10-06 |
| Stand by Your Grill | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 57% | 2016-08-19 |
| 'Que at the View | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 86% | 2016-04-08 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.1 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2018-09-21
Busiest season
2017
5 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
15 of 20 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
13
5 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
20 entries · 1 win · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 166.03 · weakest Brisket (160.24)
Walk rate
45%
a top-10 call in 9 of 20 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 20 contests
Master average
652.06
out of 720 · 20 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
330
200–486 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,936
20 mapped stops · furthest 208 mi
Schedule strength
1574
average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2014-10-17
Power rating
1457
peak 1457 · #5218 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Roast n' Boast
- First call Roast n' Boast
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4112 Roast n' Boast
- 2014
- Peak power rating (1491) Roast N' Boast
- 2015
- First category win (Chicken) Roast N' Boast
- 2016
- Career-best overall score679.9084 Roast N Boast BBQ
- 10th tracked contest Bacon Brew & Que
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5716 Bacon Brew & Que
- 2018
- Most recent contest Roast N Boast
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.3 | Stand by Your Grill | 2016-08-19 |
| +6.2 | Roast N' Boast | 2015-10-02 |
| +4 | Bacon Brew & Que | 2016-10-07 |
| +3.7 | *Hog Wild BBQ Contest | 2018-03-16 |
| +3.2 | Roast N Boast BBQ | 2016-09-30 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | *Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL) | 2017-02-24 |
| -10.1 | 'Que at the View | 2015-04-03 |
| -9.6 | Roast n' Boast | 2013-08-23 |
| -9.3 | * Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ | 2015-12-04 |
| -6.1 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 | 2017-03-18 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 66% | 92.4% | 91.9% |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 82% | 91% | 89.2% |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | top 58% | 94.4% | 92.3% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25% | top 77% | 91.7% | 89% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 81% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-21 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 14 / 17 (659.8400) | 14 (164.5256) | 7 (169.1200) | 9 (167.9772) | 17 (158.2172) |
| 2018-06-15 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Hernado, MS | 28 / 45 (664.9716) | 20 (170.8228) | 29 (165.0972) | 13 (170.8344) | 35 (158.2172) |
| 2018-04-06 | Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN | 25 / 40 (660.4460) | 16 (169.6800) | 26 (162.8232) | 12 (169.1428) | 28 (158.8000) |
| 2018-03-16 | *Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS | 20 / 36 (662.1596) | 19 (167.9656) | 27 (154.7884) | 15 (170.2856) | 13 (169.1200) |
| 2017-12-01 | *Christmas on the River Demopolis, AL | 21 / 27 (633.4972) | 23 (153.6456) | 22 (150.2172) | 11 (166.8228) | 14 (162.8116) |
| 2017-10-06 | *Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS | 16 / 25 (655.2340) | 16 (162.8228) | 4 (171.4056) | 17 (168.5256) | 21 (152.4800) |
| 2017-03-18 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS | 42 / 45 (643.8056) | 42 (166.8228) | 33 (164.5488) | 45 (156.4912) | 42 (155.9428) |
| 2017-03-17 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS | 58 / 68 (642.0916) | 49 (164.5372) | 48 (161.6572) | 67 (149.6572) | 41 (166.2400) |
| 2017-02-24 | *Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL) Meridian, MS | 20 / 22 (635.8516) | 20 (155.9656) | 21 (154.8000) | 3 (176.5600) | 21 (148.5260) |
| 2016-12-02 | *Christmas on the River Demopolis, AL | 25 / 34 (651.2224) | 29 (155.3712) | 12 (168.5256) | 21 (165.0740) | 28 (162.2516) |
| 2016-10-07 | Bacon Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL | 13 / 26 (666.7660) | 19 (165.6800) | 20 (161.0972) | 2 (176.5716) | 12 (163.4172) |
| 2016-09-30 | Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS | 14 / 27 (679.9084) | 18 (166.8456) | 15 (168.5372) | 8 (173.1200) | 11 (171.4056) |
| 2016-08-19 | Stand by Your Grill Fulton, MS | 15 / 40 (672.4800) | 25 (169.1200) | 21 (165.7144) | 8 (171.9656) | 26 (165.6800) |
| 2016-04-08 | 'Que at the View Gulfport, MS | 34 / 43 (650.7312) | 41 (154.7884) | 32 (165.1200) | 19 (167.4172) | 25 (163.4056) |
| 2015-12-04 | * Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 34 / 36 (623.8288) | 27 (163.4284) | 26 (159.4060) | 24 (162.2400) | 36 (138.7544) |
| 2015-10-02 | Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS | 11 / 26 (660.5716) | 1 (174.3316) | 20 (160.5716) | 21 (154.2512) | 6 (171.4172) |
| 2015-08-14 | Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS | 44 / 57 (655.8860) | 22 (170.8344) | 39 (163.4172) | 45 (161.0972) | 47 (160.5372) |
| 2015-04-03 | 'Que at the View Gulfport, MS | 37 / 40 (623.8400) | 22 (166.2628) | 39 (143.9544) | 36 (158.2628) | 34 (155.3600) |
| 2014-10-17 | Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS | 13 / 25 (645.6568) | 22 (155.9540) | 15 (159.9656) | 12 (165.1772) | 8 (164.5600) |
| 2013-08-23 | Roast n' Boast Columbus, MS | 22 / 27 (652.4112) | 27 (159.3828) | 18 (166.2628) | 9 (169.1200) | 20 (157.6456) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1081 (242 pts) | #1033 (292 pts) | #1098 (267 pts) | #892 (362 pts) | #1097 (262 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #962 (359 pts) | #1043 (349 pts) | #862 (454 pts) | #739 (554 pts) | #977 (364 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #810 (447 pts) | #1012 (347 pts) | #874 (442 pts) | #564 (722 pts) | #874 (417 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1008 (301 pts) | #762 (486 pts) | #1209 (256 pts) | #1235 (256 pts) | #977 (346 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1892 (110 pts) | #2633 (65 pts) | #2027 (100 pts) | #1957 (115 pts) | #1739 (145 pts) |