A tough matchup
4–1
behind in the head-to-head
Misfits of Smoke ahead in 80% of their meetings
Misfits of Smoke has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS
SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 16th of 17 at the Roast N Boast (2018). They are ranked #5380 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Oct 4, 2019 · 6.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.82
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.13 · weakest Brisket (157.46)
Road miles
5
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$9,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
643.44 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2530 (55 pts) | #2538 (55 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2585 (50 pts) | #2585 (50 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1823 (87 pts) | #1447 (157 pts) | #1886 (87 pts) | #1918 (82 pts) | #1767 (107 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2057 (85 pts) | #2178 (75 pts) | #2059 (100 pts) | #2150 (80 pts) | #2030 (100 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2879 (57 pts) | #2116 (102 pts) | #2030 (117 pts) | #2975 (52 pts) | #2339 (62 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS, each with one reason worth a look.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,384 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,391 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,390 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
They turned up 8 years after SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#5,366 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Level with SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,400 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misfits of Smoke | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 155.4172 | 165.13 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 154.8228 | 161.91 | top 77% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 147.3828 | 158.94 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 148.4800 | 157.46 | top 81% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 86% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roast N Boast | 3 | 16 | 0 | top 92% | Oct 4, 2019 |
| Roast N Boast BBQ | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 80% | Oct 6, 2017 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
87
finished ahead 16 times, behind 118
Longest layoff
3.1 yrs
Aug 23, 2013 → Sep 30, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Roast N Boast
20181 milestone
- Career-best overall score652.4572 Roast N Boast
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Roast n' Boast
- First call Roast n' Boast
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9888 Roast n' Boast
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1544 Roast n' Boast
- Peak power rating (1489) Roast n' Boast
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Roast N Boast | Oct 4, 2019 |
| -10.8 | Roast n' Boast | Aug 23, 2013 |
| -10.4 | Roast N Boast | Sep 21, 2018 |
| -9.6 | Roast N Boast BBQ | Sep 30, 2016 |
| -4 | Roast N Boast BBQ | Oct 6, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 85% | 85% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 94% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 85% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2019 | Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 24 / 25 (611.8400) | 24 (155.4172) | 23 (160.5600) | 25 (147.3828) | 25 (148.4800) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 16 / 17 (652.4572) | 6 (169.7028) | 16 (158.8000) | 17 (157.0972) | 12 (166.8572) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS | 18 / 25 (650.1828) | 20 (158.8344) | 15 (163.9544) | 19 (166.2740) | 15 (161.1200) |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS | 24 / 27 (650.7428) | 15 (168.5484) | 12 (171.4172) | 27 (152.5372) | 23 (158.2400) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Roast n' Boast Columbus, MS | 23 / 27 (651.9888) | 4 (173.1544) | 26 (154.8228) | 7 (171.4172) | 24 (152.5944) |