A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKEY'S Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKEY'S Q has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
VINEGAR PIG BBQ
VINEGAR PIG BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 11th of 16 at the Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual (2017). They finished #1383 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 17, 2014
latest Jul 28, 2017 · 2.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.44
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.12 · weakest Pork (155.26)
Road miles
167
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 64 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Master avg
630.88 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1383 (181 pts) | #1596 (166 pts) | #1395 (211 pts) | #1420 (196 pts) | #1198 (261 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1917 (103 pts) | #2084 (83 pts) | #1968 (103 pts) | #2129 (78 pts) | #1665 (138 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2530 (69 pts) | #2563 (69 pts) | #2569 (69 pts) | #2579 (69 pts) | #2553 (69 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 152.5256 | 157.39 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 145.0744 | 156.12 | top 73% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 145.6684 | 155.26 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 154.2172 | 162.12 | top 52% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
86
finished ahead 24 times, behind 85
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Jul 24, 2015 → Jun 30, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20173 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1944 Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual
- Career-best overall score654.1944 Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual
- Most recent contest EffingHam-Jam
20152 milestones
- First call Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.7372 Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Casino Queen BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1489) Casino Queen BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Casino Queen BBQ Competition | Oct 17, 2014 |
| -4 | Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship | Jul 24, 2015 |
| -2.9 | Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual | Jun 30, 2017 |
| -0.7 | EffingHam-Jam | Jul 28, 2017 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 67% | 90.9% | 89.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 72% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2017 | EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL | 23 / 35 (629.0172) | 29 (157.6800) | 16 (162.8572) | 26 (154.2628) | 23 (154.2172) |
| Jun 30, 2017 | Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual Assumption, IL | 11 / 16 (654.1944) | 12 (159.9428) | 12 (158.8460) | 8 (167.4172) | 4 (167.9884) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship Effingham, IL | 13 / 18 (632.4916) | 17 (159.3944) | 13 (157.6916) | 18 (145.6684) | 8 (169.7372) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Casino Queen BBQ Competition Greater St. Louis, IL | 42 / 44 (607.8284) | 42 (152.5256) | 43 (145.0744) | 38 (153.7028) | 32 (156.5256) |