A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
WHEN PIGS DIE ahead in 100% of their meetings
WHEN PIGS DIE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
GOODLIFE BARBEQUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2014-09-26
latest 2018-09-01
Best ToY finish
#2483
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 99%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
565.34
last 3 Master vs avg 565.34 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.19
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 152.77 · weakest Chicken (118.53)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Master avg
565.34 / 720
3 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.
The comeback
2.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge (2017-09-02).
- last seen 2014-09-26
- back 2017-09-02
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.
GOODLIFE BARBEQUE has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 139 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4928 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4947 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
Level with GOODLIFE BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after GOODLIFE BARBEQUE did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#4934 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4956 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134.2400 | 93.3712 | 118.53 | top 100% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5828 | 146.2856 | 152.77 | top 83% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2512 | 143.9884 | 147.96 | top 98% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.7256 | 141.0856 | 146.08 | top 96% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 99% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 99% | 2018-09-01 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.9 yrs
2014-09-26 → 2018-09-01
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 152.77 · weakest Chicken (118.53)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
565.34
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
88
1–106 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1576
average field rating faced — tougher than 61% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
2014-09-26 → 2017-09-02
Power rating
1463
peak 1463 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
- Peak power rating (1485) Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
- 2018
- Career-best overall score590.7996 *Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)156.5828 *Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
- Most recent contest *Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show | 2014-09-26 |
| -12.8 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 2017-09-02 |
| -8.9 | *Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 2018-09-01 |
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 97% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 74.5% | 74.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 79% | 79% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-01 | *Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 33 / 34 (590.7996) | 34 (134.2400) | 27 (156.5828) | 33 (150.2512) | 31 (149.7256) |
| 2017-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 29 / 29 (536.7196) | 29 (93.3712) | 28 (146.2856) | 29 (149.6456) | 29 (147.4172) |
| 2014-09-26 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE | 47 / 47 (568.5024) | 47 (127.9884) | 35 (155.4400) | 46 (143.9884) | 46 (141.0856) |
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 | #2485 (59 pts) | #2500 (59 pts) | #2483 (59 pts) | #2495 (59 pts) | #2488 (59 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2898 (54 pts) | #2889 (54 pts) | #2895 (54 pts) | #2883 (54 pts) | #2879 (54 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2483 (72 pts) | #2528 (72 pts) | #2526 (72 pts) | #2539 (72 pts) | #2515 (72 pts) |