A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
THUNDER HOG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
THUNDER HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
NORTH END BBQ
NORTH END BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 17th of 20 at the Balloons, Blues & BBQ (2016). They finished #1644 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 9, 2016
latest May 6, 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.10
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.69 · weakest Brisket (152.35)
Road miles
293
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 138 mi
Schedule strength
65%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)
Master avg
631.89 / 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)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 161.1544 | 164.69 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0688 | 147.4288 | 156.01 | top 83% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 151.9656 | 158.84 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3368 | 146.7772 | 152.35 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 83% |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
108
finished ahead 20 times, behind 122
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Water
20165 milestones
- First tracked contest Balloons, Blues & BBQ
- First call Balloons, Blues & BBQ
- Career-best overall score637.0400 Balloons, Blues & BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.1428 Balloons, Blues & BBQ
- Peak power rating (1493) Balloons, Blues & BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Smoke on the Water | May 6, 2017 |
| -9.8 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ | Oct 14, 2016 |
| -6.6 | Balloons, Blues & BBQ | Sep 9, 2016 |
| -4.4 | CCS Fest | Apr 7, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.3% | 87.2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 88% | 88.5% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2017 | Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN | 25 / 26 (627.2800) | 21 (164.5140) | 24 (157.7260) | 23 (158.2628) | 25 (146.7772) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN | 34 / 45 (628.5256) | 29 (161.1544) | 29 (160.0688) | 38 (151.9656) | 35 (155.3368) |
| Oct 14, 2016 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL | 50 / 55 (634.7204) | 21 (166.8228) | 42 (158.8344) | 54 (155.9888) | 47 (153.0744) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Balloons, Blues & BBQ Bloomington, IN | 17 / 20 (637.0400) | 16 (166.2744) | 20 (147.4288) | 4 (169.1428) | 17 (154.1940) |