High-water mark
663.8852
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.8852 at Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) — 92.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2022-04-22
Run Pig Run
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1498
peak 1498 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2015-04-24
latest 2023-04-21
Best ToY finish
#1186
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
649.12 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 648.15 (+0.96)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.21
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 163.31 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.73)
Road miles
49
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Purse competed for
$32K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
648.15 / 720
6 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Sons of a Brisket ahead in 100% of their meetings
Sons of a Brisket has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HI-TECH SMOKERS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest (2019-04-26).
- last seen 2015-04-24
- back 2019-04-26
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.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3266 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3286 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 3 years before Run Pig Run's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3292 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Level with Run Pig Run on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3263 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Run Pig Run's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Head-to-head#3271 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before Run Pig Run's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sons of a Brisket | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 147.9084 | 162.73 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4060 | 148.5372 | 160.73 | top 64% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 154.2516 | 161.38 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 156.5828 | 163.31 | top 57% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 5 | 0 | top 61% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 66% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 54% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) | 3 | 21 | 0 | top 66% | 2022-04-22 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8 yrs
2015-04-24 → 2023-04-21
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 163.31 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.73)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
648.15
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
176
97–136 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
49
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1576
average field rating faced — tougher than 61% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$32,480
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
4 yrs
2015-04-24 → 2019-04-26
Power rating
1498
peak 1498 · #3277 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Smokin' in the Ville
- 2019
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.5424 Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest
- 2021
- Peak power rating (1500) Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)
- 2022
- First call Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL)
- Career-best overall score663.8852 Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL)
- 2023
- Most recent contest Smokin in the Creek BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.5 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) | 2021-06-04 |
| +1.6 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ | 2023-04-21 |
| +0.9 | Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest | 2019-04-26 |
| +0.6 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) | 2022-04-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.9 | Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest | 2021-10-15 |
| -3.4 | Smokin' in the Ville | 2015-04-24 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 92% | 92% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 89.7% | 88.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 29 / 51 (662.2404) | 18 (169.7144) | 24 (167.4060) | 26 (168.5372) | 37 (156.5828) |
| 2022-04-22 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 22 / 35 (663.8852) | 10 (175.4056) | 27 (160.5484) | 30 (161.1084) | 22 (166.8228) |
| 2021-10-15 | Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 21 / 27 (624.2856) | 25 (147.9084) | 21 (158.2172) | 23 (155.9200) | 18 (162.2400) |
| 2021-06-04 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 27 / 55 (645.6344) | 29 (162.8228) | 25 (163.4056) | 43 (154.2516) | 20 (165.1544) |
| 2019-04-26 | Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 24 / 42 (649.5424) | 34 (154.2056) | 19 (166.2628) | 15 (168.5484) | 25 (160.5256) |
| 2015-04-24 | Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS | 19 / 29 (643.3372) | 16 (166.2972) | 26 (148.5372) | 21 (159.9428) | 12 (168.5600) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1175 (95 pts) | #1411 (65 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1247 (75 pts) | #994 (135 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1263 (75 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1186 (72 pts) | #1564 (52 pts) | #1256 (72 pts) | #1256 (62 pts) | #1139 (87 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1920 (65 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #1846 (90 pts) | #1730 (110 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2013 (84 pts) | #2006 (99 pts) | #2812 (54 pts) | #2157 (74 pts) | #1876 (119 pts) |