High-water mark
678.8344
career-best overall
94.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.8344 at Hog Happnin' — 94.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-11-01
MOUNTAIN MAGIC BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1495
peak 1511 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-11-01
latest 2016-06-24
Best ToY finish
#2866
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.03
last 3 Master vs avg 646.03 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.24
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.75)
Road miles
1,384
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 1384 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Master avg
646.03 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 comeback
1.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival (2016-06-24).
- last seen 2014-10-31
- back 2016-06-24
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.
MOUNTAIN MAGIC BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 124 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3406 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after MOUNTAIN MAGIC BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#3404 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with MOUNTAIN MAGIC BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3415 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3414 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 150.8344 | 161.52 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 153.6916 | 160.75 | top 61% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 152.5600 | 161.51 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 153.6800 | 162.25 | top 54% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Happnin' | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 49% | 2014-10-31 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.6 yrs
2013-11-01 → 2016-06-24
Busiest season
2016
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 162.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.75)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
646.03
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
131
78–88 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,384
3 mapped stops · furthest 1,384 mi
Schedule strength
1544
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
2014-10-31 → 2016-06-24
Power rating
1495
peak 1511 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Hog Happnin'
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.8344 Hog Happnin'
- Career-best overall score678.8344 Hog Happnin'
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4400 Hog Happnin'
- Peak power rating (1511) Hog Happnin'
- 2016
- Most recent contest Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.4 | Hog Happnin' | 2013-11-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.8 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival | 2016-06-24 |
| -6.8 | Hog Happnin' | 2014-10-31 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 20% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-24 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO | 28 / 33 (621.0288) | 29 (150.8344) | 28 (153.6916) | 26 (152.5600) | 15 (163.9428) |
| 2014-10-31 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 48 / 61 (638.2284) | 44 (162.2856) | 39 (161.7028) | 42 (160.5600) | 52 (153.6800) |
| 2013-11-01 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 15 / 75 (678.8344) | 17 (171.4400) | 26 (166.8572) | 13 (171.4172) | 24 (169.1200) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2866 (58 pts) | #2883 (58 pts) | #2888 (58 pts) | #2885 (58 pts) | #2076 (108 pts) |