A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Palm tree smokehouse ahead in 100% of their meetings
Palm tree smokehouse has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Polka Pigs
Polka Pigs is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 40th of 54 at the Que for the Troops (2015). They finished #2158 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 6, 2014
latest Aug 28, 2015 · 1.2 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 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.87
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.28 · weakest Brisket (146.37)
Road miles
197
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 34 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Master avg
605.88 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8800 | 147.9884 | 156.28 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 142.2172 | 150.41 | top 75% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1084 | 146.2284 | 152.82 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0972 | 126.7884 | 146.37 | top 74% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Summer Fest | 2 | 62 | 0 | top 90% | Aug 28, 2015 |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
136
finished ahead 40 times, behind 213
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score639.9196 Que for the Troops
- Career-best single call (Pork)165.1084 Que for the Troops
- Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Que for the Troops
- Peak power rating (1491) Que for the Troops
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 28, 2015 |
| -10.6 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 22, 2014 |
| -8.9 | Que for the Troops | Jun 6, 2014 |
| -4.6 | Que for the Troops | Jun 5, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.9% | 85.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 83.2% | 82.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2015 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 64 / 70 (591.8400) | 57 (151.3828) | 68 (142.2172) | 60 (150.2856) | 51 (147.9544) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 40 / 54 (639.9196) | 34 (162.8800) | 50 (150.8340) | 29 (165.1084) | 30 (161.0972) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 62 / 70 (592.4684) | 58 (147.9884) | 58 (148.5944) | 63 (146.2284) | 46 (149.6572) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 53 / 65 (599.2912) | 16 (162.8572) | 17 (159.9772) | 55 (149.6684) | 65 (126.7884) |