A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
The Wicked Pig ahead in 100% of their meetings
The Wicked Pig has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
SMOKIN CHICKEN BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1473 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-09-20
latest 2017-07-28
Best ToY finish
#1628
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
555.32 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 586.41 (-31.09)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±159.30
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.88 · weakest Pork (157.62)
Road miles
292
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 89 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Master avg
586.41 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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 weak link
−7.3
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.26 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.
- Pork avg 157.62
- Chicken avg 164.88
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of KING OF THE GRILL in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Boom or bust
±22.13%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±22.13% 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 81.4% of a perfect score
- best 91.9%
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.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4493 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4484 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4488 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN CHICKEN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4479 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 16 contests, alongside a 44% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#4489 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4477 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREEFROG BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| DIG-IN COOKERS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| The Wicked Pig | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLACK DOG BBQ IA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SPANKY & THE MEAT MAFIA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY'S Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 156.0000 | 164.88 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.3544 | 158.7884 | 164.72 | top 50% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 138.8456 | 157.62 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 146.8000 | 159.43 | top 67% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' in the Junction | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 66% | 2015-05-23 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.9 yrs
2013-09-20 → 2017-07-28
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.88 · weakest Pork (157.62)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
586.41
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
166
84–196 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
292
8 mapped stops · furthest 89 mi
Schedule strength
1573
average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests
Power rating
1473
peak 1473 · #4498 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Kings of BBQ 2013
- Peak power rating (1495) Kings of BBQ 2013
- 2014
- First call Smokin' in the Junction
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1656 Smokin' in the Junction
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.3544 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- 2017
- Career-best overall score661.7828 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.4 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2015-07-24 |
| +2.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-07-28 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) | 2017-04-28 |
| -7.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-07-29 |
| -5.1 | Kings of BBQ 2013 | 2013-09-20 |
| -4.6 | Smokin' in the Junction | 2015-05-23 |
| -2.9 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full) | 2016-04-22 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 82% | 91.9% | 57.5% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 90.5% | 89.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 91.7% | 89.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-28 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ankeny, IA | 19 / 30 (661.7828) | 9 (170.2972) | 21 (165.1656) | 24 (163.4400) | 21 (162.8800) |
| 2017-04-28 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) Boone, IA | 31 / 31 (166.2744) | — | 12 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2016-07-29 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA | 24 / 28 (637.0972) | 25 (156.0000) | 18 (162.2628) | 24 (159.3944) | 20 (159.4400) |
| 2016-04-22 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full) Boone, IA | 31 / 42 (651.4288) | 33 (160.5372) | 31 (158.8572) | 26 (165.1544) | 17 (166.8800) |
| 2015-07-24 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 29 / 54 (660.0228) | 29 (166.8228) | 2 (174.3544) | 42 (158.2628) | 35 (160.5828) |
| 2015-05-23 | Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA | 27 / 37 (631.9884) | 15 (166.8228) | 7 (170.8916) | 37 (138.8456) | 30 (155.4284) |
| 2014-05-24 | Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA | 18 / 31 (657.1656) | 6 (172.5600) | 19 (161.1428) | 20 (159.4628) | 15 (164.0000) |
| 2013-09-20 | Kings of BBQ 2013 Des Moines, IA | 25 / 35 (625.5196) | 23 (161.1200) | 24 (158.7884) | 25 (158.8112) | 32 (146.8000) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1628 (141 pts) | #1697 (140 pts) | #1439 (196 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2165 (75 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1946 (118 pts) | #2053 (113 pts) | #1724 (148 pts) | #2004 (118 pts) | #1548 (178 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1552 (170 pts) | #845 (425 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |