A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
WHEN PIGS DIE ahead in 100% of their meetings
WHEN PIGS DIE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
ROWDY ROTT BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1444
peak 1444 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-05-02
latest 2018-06-15
Best ToY finish
#1886
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
610.27 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 605.67 (+4.60)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.47
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 155.69 · weakest Brisket (148.61)
Road miles
370
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 125 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Master avg
605.67 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
−7.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.09 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Brisket avg 148.61
- Pork Ribs avg 155.69
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at BBQ on the Bricks (2016-08-26).
- last seen 2014-07-18
- back 2016-08-26
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.
79 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5706 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1502 at their best, 58 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5700 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
No shared contest yet.
Level with ROWDY ROTT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5719 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5696 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HELPING U BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2516 | 142.2284 | 151.00 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 142.8228 | 155.69 | top 69% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 139.4172 | 150.37 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4056 | 134.7772 | 148.61 | 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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Plains Ribfest | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 90% | 2018-06-15 |
| BBQ on the Bricks | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 93% | 2017-08-25 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2014-05-02 → 2018-06-15
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 155.69 · weakest Brisket (148.61)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
605.67
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
126
19–163 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
370
6 mapped stops · furthest 125 mi
Schedule strength
1557
average field rating faced — tougher than 44% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
2014-07-18 → 2016-08-26
Power rating
1444
peak 1444 · #5710 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score632.4228 Blues, BBQ & Bargains
- 2018
- First call Central Plains Ribfest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5944 Central Plains Ribfest
- Most recent contest Central Plains Ribfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | BBQ on the Bricks | 2016-08-26 |
| -11.7 | North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival | 2014-05-02 |
| -9.2 | Central Plains Ribfest | 2017-06-16 |
| -8.2 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains | 2014-07-18 |
| -7.4 | Central Plains Ribfest | 2018-06-15 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 91% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 84.8% | 84.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 79.9% | 79.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 87.8% | 84.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-15 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 32 / 35 (629.6224) | 33 (154.8568) | 8 (172.5944) | 35 (147.9656) | 30 (154.2056) |
| 2017-08-25 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 29 / 34 (610.2284) | 31 (148.5372) | 24 (157.1428) | 29 (151.4400) | 28 (153.1084) |
| 2017-06-16 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 24 / 27 (603.7940) | 26 (143.9200) | 13 (162.2856) | 21 (155.9656) | 26 (141.6228) |
| 2016-08-26 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 34 / 34 (575.2688) | 26 (158.2516) | 32 (142.8228) | 34 (139.4172) | 34 (134.7772) |
| 2014-07-18 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS | 27 / 33 (632.4228) | 29 (158.2284) | 30 (151.3832) | 25 (163.4056) | 20 (159.4056) |
| 2014-05-02 | North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival North Platte, NE | 23 / 25 (582.6860) | 25 (142.2284) | 22 (147.9316) | 25 (144.0116) | 23 (148.5144) |
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) | #1466 (155 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1886 (116 pts) | #1983 (111 pts) | #1553 (176 pts) | #1740 (131 pts) | #1979 (111 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2841 (59 pts) | #2859 (59 pts) | #2866 (59 pts) | #2863 (59 pts) | #2864 (59 pts) |