NEWSOME'S BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3285

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1498

peak 1507 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-05-06

latest 2018-05-04

Best ToY finish

#1211

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

665.0060 / 720

Master · Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.54

last 5 Master vs avg 649.54 (+0.00)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.2628

Chicken · Jiggy With the Piggy

Consistency

±9.48

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.66 · weakest Brisket (158.34)

Road miles

mi across 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)

Master avg

649.54 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

High-water mark

665.0060 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.0060 at Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-06-03

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.32 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 158.34
Chicken avg 164.66
1 calls in 5 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKING STUDS BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

EB'S BAR-B-QUE 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.

120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Pool Crew BBQ

#3297 of the rated field

1498 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1514

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2025-10-10

⚔ Head-to-head

Flower of the Flame

#3295 of the rated field

1498 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Level with NEWSOME'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2023-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

E Z Q

#3288 of the rated field

1498 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1509

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-09-29

⚔ Head-to-head

HAWG WYLD

#3301 of the rated field

1498 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-06-02

⚔ Head-to-head

Q-FUSED BBQ TEAM

#3296 of the rated field

1498 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1506

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-03-10

⚔ Head-to-head

SLOPPY DOGS BAR-B-QUE

#3287 of the rated field

1498 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1518

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-03-03

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SWINE SONG	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BALONEY JOE'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	1	170.2628	154.8460	164.66	top 54%
Pork Ribs	5	0	166.2972	157.0628	161.91	top 59%
Pork	5	0	167.3828	162.8000	164.64	top 48%
Brisket	5	1	168.5372	147.3372	158.34	top 65%

“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)	1	0	top 42%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 64%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Jiggy With the Piggy	3	39	0	top 64%	2018-05-04

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2 yrs 2016-05-06 → 2018-05-04

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 3 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.66 · weakest Brisket (158.34)

Walk rate 20% a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 5 contests

Master average 649.54 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 149 121–189 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 96 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1563 average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests

Power rating 1498 peak 1507 · #3285 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2016
May 6 First tracked contest Jiggy With the Piggy
May 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8628 Jiggy With the Piggy
May 6 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2628 Jiggy With the Piggy
Jun 3 First call Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
Jun 3 Career-best overall score665.0060 Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
Jun 3 Peak power rating (1507) Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
2018
May 4 Most recent contest Jiggy With the Piggy

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.6	Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest	2016-06-03
+1.9	Jiggy With the Piggy	2016-05-06

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.7	Jiggy With the Piggy	2018-05-04
-1.8	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2016-09-16
-1.1	Jiggy With the Piggy	2017-05-05

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 79%	89.6%	89.6%
2017	1	0%	top 61%	89.1%	89.1%
2016	3	33%	top 52%	92.4%	90.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-05-04	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	55 / 70 (645.0176)	63 (154.8460)	32 (165.1088)	32 (164.5256)	56 (160.5372)
2017-05-05	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	46 / 75 (641.4744)	22 (169.6800)	47 (161.6572)	43 (162.8000)	66 (147.3372)
2016-09-16	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	43 / 68 (640.3544)	53 (158.8344)	50 (157.0628)	28 (163.9544)	37 (160.5028)
2016-06-03	Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC	11 / 26 (665.0060)	10 (169.6800)	19 (159.4060)	12 (167.3828)	7 (168.5372)
2016-05-06	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	39 / 76 (655.8628)	26 (170.2628)	31 (166.2972)	37 (164.5372)	58 (154.7656)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2178 (75 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1211 (241 pts)	#1290 (246 pts)	#1458 (201 pts)	#1341 (236 pts)	#1171 (276 pts)