A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
THUNDER HOG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
THUNDER HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
LIBERTY INDIANA LIONS CLUB BBQ TEAM
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1452
peak 1452 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-08-21
latest 2022-06-17
Best ToY finish
#1309
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
614.82
last 5 Master vs avg 614.82 (-0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.00
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.01 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.72)
Road miles
199
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
614.82 / 720
5 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
−13.3
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.29 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 147.72
- Pork avg 161.01
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 (2022-06-17).
- last seen 2019-09-13
- back 2022-06-17
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
PELLETHEADS.COM has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5403 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5421 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before LIBERTY INDIANA LIONS CLUB BBQ TEAM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5410 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Level with LIBERTY INDIANA LIONS CLUB BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5416 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before LIBERTY INDIANA LIONS CLUB BBQ TEAM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5433 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before LIBERTY INDIANA LIONS CLUB BBQ TEAM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5426 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THUNDER HOG BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 141.0856 | 156.53 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 131.3488 | 147.72 | top 95% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 154.8684 | 161.01 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0972 | 130.1372 | 149.56 | top 86% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 4 | 0 | top 94% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.8 yrs
2015-08-21 → 2022-06-17
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.01 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.72)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
614.82
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
142
12–183 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
199
5 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi
Schedule strength
1587
average field rating faced — tougher than 69% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$16,500
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.8 yrs
2019-09-13 → 2022-06-17
Power rating
1452
peak 1452 · #5417 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- 2017
- Career-best overall score630.7652 Smoke on the Water
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8456 Smoke on the Water
- 2022
- Most recent contest Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 2015-08-21 |
| -11.2 | Smoke on the Water Day 1 | 2017-05-05 |
| -9.3 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | 2019-09-13 |
| -7.9 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 2022-06-17 |
| -7.9 | Smoke on the Water | 2017-05-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 87.6% | 85.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-17 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN | 40 / 42 (618.0912) | 40 (155.3712) | 42 (148.5372) | 25 (167.4056) | 40 (146.7772) |
| 2019-09-13 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 25 / 28 (609.5204) | 25 (158.2400) | 28 (131.3488) | 22 (158.8344) | 20 (161.0972) |
| 2017-05-06 | Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN | 23 / 26 (630.7652) | 14 (170.8456) | 26 (146.7884) | 21 (160.5712) | 23 (152.5600) |
| 2017-05-05 | Smoke on the Water Day 1 Liberty, IN | 26 / 27 (605.1084) | 26 (141.0856) | 27 (151.9428) | 25 (154.8684) | 21 (157.2116) |
| 2015-08-21 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 61 / 64 (610.6172) | 54 (157.1316) | 47 (159.9772) | 39 (163.3712) | 62 (130.1372) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2564 (53 pts) | #2564 (53 pts) | #2565 (53 pts) | #1986 (68 pts) | #1884 (78 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1915 (113 pts) | #1627 (158 pts) | #2047 (103 pts) | #1793 (123 pts) | #1733 (133 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |