A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. ahead in 100% of their meetings
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
HET KOOKVUUR
HET KOOKVUUR is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 7th of 10 at the Cookin Camargue (2016). They are ranked #5531 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Aug 1, 2015
latest Oct 13, 2018 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
11% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
620.36 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 623.04 (-2.68)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.42
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 156.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.58)
Road miles
12,130
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 4,824 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
623.04 / 720
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1729 (111 pts) | #1817 (101 pts) | #1795 (106 pts) | #1746 (116 pts) | #1721 (116 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2007 (95 pts) | #2064 (95 pts) | #2032 (105 pts) | #2067 (95 pts) | #2006 (105 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #865 (409 pts) | #913 (404 pts) | #932 (404 pts) | #750 (524 pts) | #830 (454 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2082 (71 pts) | #2041 (91 pts) | #2205 (61 pts) | #2194 (66 pts) | #1759 (121 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HET KOOKVUUR, each with one reason worth a look.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,560 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1450
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,532 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,549 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before HET KOOKVUUR's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,538 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
They turned up 6 years after HET KOOKVUUR did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#5,555 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1450
Level with HET KOOKVUUR on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,519 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
They've been 1501 at their best, 50 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ROKENDE REGAHS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LETZQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTTRUB.COM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 138.2056 | 155.10 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 143.9772 | 154.58 | top 74% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.0344 | 143.3712 | 156.37 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 147.9428 | 156.98 | top 63% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 77% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
By state / province (where the contests were held)
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
| SE | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| FR | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
| NL | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| BE | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
5 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NO
1 of 9 contests · 5 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
Opponents faced
176
finished ahead 74 times, behind 215
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
Jun 24, 2017 → Oct 13, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Bataille Sur La Sorgue
20164 milestones
- First call Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.0344 Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
- First overall top-10 Cookin Camargue
- Career-best overall score645.0512 Cookin Camargue
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke in the North
- Peak power rating (1491) Smoke in the North
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Cook-in Camargue | Jun 24, 2017 |
| -9.1 | Smoke in the North | Aug 1, 2015 |
| -9 | Oslofjord BBQ Challenge | Aug 13, 2016 |
| -8.6 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | May 14, 2016 |
| -7.3 | 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 | Sep 25, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 69% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40% | top 72% | 89.6% | 87.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 86.2% | 85.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2018 | Bataille Sur La Sorgue L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue | 11 / 16 (582.6740) | 13 (138.2056) | 12 (143.9772) | 10 (152.5484) | 10 (147.9428) |
| Jun 24, 2017 | Cook-in Camargue Saint Maries | 14 / 15 (635.9540) | 14 (157.1312) | 12 (163.4056) | 14 (158.2972) | 12 (157.1200) |
| Aug 13, 2016 | Oslofjord BBQ Challenge OSLO, Norway, NO | 24 / 28 (607.8740) | 23 (156) | 14 (160) | 25 (143.3712) | 23 (148.5028) |
| Aug 6, 2016 | Smoke in the North Gothenburg, Sweden | 19 / 31 (630.2512) | 20 (159.4400) | 27 (148.5600) | 20 (157.1428) | 12 (165.1084) |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Cookin Camargue Saintes Maries De La Mer, France | 7 / 10 (645.0512) | 7 (167.4400) | 9 (151.9428) | 9 (158.2856) | 6 (167.3828) |
| May 14, 2016 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL | 53 / 65 (630.7884) | 46 (159.4628) | 38 (159.9884) | 61 (149.6800) | 29 (161.6572) |
| May 8, 2016 | Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium | 24 / 40 (641.0628) | 34 (158.8456) | 27 (155.3828) | 4 (172.0344) | 29 (154.8000) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW | 51 / 67 (613.1196) | 64 (145.0740) | 44 (154.8800) | 20 (164.5828) | 55 (148.5828) |
| Aug 1, 2015 | Smoke in the North Gunnilse/Gothenburg | 21 / 26 (620.5488) | 17 (154.3204) | 23 (153.1200) | 22 (151.4056) | 11 (161.7028) |