INGLORIOUS BASTERS

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

Power ranking

#4385

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1475

peak 1502 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-09-26

latest 2020-01-24

Best ToY finish

#856

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

682.8228 / 720

Master · When Pigs Fly South

Perfect 180s

Current form

647.41 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 599.32 (+48.09)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.3200

Pork Ribs · When Pigs Fly South

Consistency

±123.58

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.71 · weakest Brisket (159.34)

Road miles

6,552

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 745 mi

Schedule strength

28%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

Purse competed for

$25K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

599.32 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

High-water mark

682.8228 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.8228 at When Pigs Fly South — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-12-02

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 47%.

6 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 47%

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

RAZORRACKS ahead in 100% of their meetings

RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.38 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 159.34
Chicken avg 166.71
1 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Lakeland Pig Festival (2020-01-24).

last seen 2018-06-08
back 2020-01-24

Chicken nemesis

3 of 4 shared chicken entries lost

RAZORRACKS ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RAZORRACKS has out-cooked them in 3 of 4 shared chicken entries.

Boom or bust

±17.16% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±17.16% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 83.2% of a perfect score
best 94.8%

The long haul

6,552 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,552 miles across 16 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 745 miles to Florida Heritage BBQ Classic.

16 mapped stops
furthest 745 mi

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.

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

Smoke or be Smoked

#4395 of the rated field

1475 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1475

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2023-07-14

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BIGBRAD'S BBQ

#4372 of the rated field

1475 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before INGLORIOUS BASTERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin Section

#4362 of the rated field

1475 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than INGLORIOUS BASTERS has cooked, 10 to 16, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-05-24

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HOG HEADS

#4361 of the rated field

1475 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1475

No shared contest yet.

Level with INGLORIOUS BASTERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-08-31

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Heat's Neat

#4383 of the rated field

1475 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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GOT WOOD

#4360 of the rated field

1475 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than INGLORIOUS BASTERS has cooked, 9 to 16, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smokin Through The Night	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PORK AVENUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	2	173.1200	159.3944	166.71	top 48%
Pork Ribs	12	2	174.3200	147.9428	162.55	top 58%
Pork	12	2	174.2628	151.9656	165.06	top 55%
Brisket	10	1	173.1428	139.8968	159.34	top 66%

“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
FL	6	0	top 48%
AR	6	0	top 79%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 70%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	3	29	0	top 88%	2018-06-08
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2	32	0	top 84%	2015-09-25

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.3 yrs 2014-09-26 → 2020-01-24

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in FL 6 of 16 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 12 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.71 · weakest Brisket (159.34)

Walk rate 25% a top-10 call in 4 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 6% 1 of 16 contests

Master average 599.32 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 369 194–357 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 6,552 16 mapped stops · furthest 745 mi

Schedule strength 1537 average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests

Purse competed for $25,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs 2018-06-08 → 2020-01-24

Power rating 1475 peak 1502 · #4385 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Nov 15 First tracked contest The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)
2015
Mar 26 First call Florida Heritage BBQ Classic
Mar 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2176 Florida Heritage BBQ Classic
2016
Nov 18 10th tracked contest Plant City Pig Jam
Dec 2 First overall top-10 When Pigs Fly South
Dec 2 Career-best overall score682.8228 When Pigs Fly South
Dec 2 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.3200 When Pigs Fly South
Dec 2 Peak power rating (1502) When Pigs Fly South
2020
Jan 24 Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	When Pigs Fly South	2016-12-02
+4.5	*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2016-09-30
+4.1	Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest	2015-11-20
+4.1	Plant City Pig Jam	2016-11-18
+0.4	Florida Heritage BBQ Classic	2015-03-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2018-06-08
-10.3	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2017-06-09
-10.2	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2014-09-26
-10	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2015-09-25
-4.9	Lakeland Pig Festival	2020-01-24

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	1	0	0%	top 70%	90.5%	90.5%
2018	1	0	0%	top 100%	84.5%	84.5%
2017	2	0	0%	top 91%	87.4%	87.4%
2016	6	1	50%	top 47%	94.8%	92.4%
2015	3	0	33%	top 62%	92%	76.4%
2014	2	0	0%	top 83%	45.2%	45.2%
2013	1	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2020-01-24	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	37 / 53 (651.8744)	13 (172.0000)	34 (163.9772)	39 (162.2400)	41 (153.6572)
2018-06-08	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	44 / 44 (608.3308)	40 (163.3712)	42 (153.0972)	43 (151.9656)	44 (139.8968)
2017-11-17	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Cumming, GA	—	—	—	—	—
2017-06-09	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	41 / 45 (629.6228)	36 (159.3944)	43 (147.9428)	38 (159.4628)	31 (162.8228)
2016-12-02	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	5 / 36 (682.8228)	24 (161.0972)	5 (174.3200)	4 (174.2628)	6 (173.1428)
2016-11-18	Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA	—	—	—	—	—
2016-11-18	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	17 / 38 (664.3996)	21 (164.5256)	19 (163.3944)	5 (171.9656)	18 (164.5140)
2016-09-30	*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	19 / 44 (657.0396)	15 (165.6916)	33 (160.5368)	19 (168.5256)	26 (162.2856)
2016-06-10	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	29 / 39 (665.0284)	20 (169.6800)	14 (172.0000)	27 (167.9656)	35 (155.3828)
2016-01-29	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	34 / 58 (655.8972)	7 (173.1200)	44 (157.1200)	17 (167.9772)	40 (157.6800)
2015-11-20	Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Plant City, FL	22 / 49 (662.7428)	16 (169.1200)	22 (166.2628)	28 (162.8000)	26 (164.5600)
2015-09-25	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	32 / 38 (326.2056)	—	22 (161.6800)	22 (164.5256)	—
2015-03-26	Florida Heritage BBQ Classic Kissimmee, FL	13 / 23 (662.2176)	8 (169.1316)	10 (167.4288)	15 (166.2400)	17 (159.4172)
2014-11-07	Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic Florence, MS	—	—	—	—	—
2014-09-26	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	40 / 48 (325.6684)	—	22 (162.8228)	28 (162.8456)	—
2013-11-15	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, 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
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#696 (120 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1624 (150 pts)	#1457 (195 pts)	#1593 (175 pts)	#1738 (150 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1901 (108 pts)	#1659 (143 pts)	#1764 (123 pts)	#2024 (98 pts)	#2046 (88 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2458 (73 pts)	—	#2104 (88 pts)	#2525 (73 pts)	—