Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.
- Pork ×1
STUCK PIGS BBQ
STUCK PIGS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 7th of 26 at the Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days (2017). They are ranked #1647 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1555
peak 1555 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Oct 23, 2015
latest Aug 24, 2018 · 2.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
38% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
677.52 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 667.20 (+10.31)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.16
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.98)
Road miles
273
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 48 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)
Master avg
667.20 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to STUCK PIGS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
41 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,643 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1555
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,646 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1555
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,645 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1555
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before STUCK PIGS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,644 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1555
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 67% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,650 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1559
Level with STUCK PIGS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,642 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1563
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 17 contests to 8.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.1428 | 161.6800 | 170.27 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 159.9656 | 164.98 | top 50% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 152.5488 | 166.84 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 153.1428 | 165.12 | top 39% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 30% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 24% | Aug 24, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
252
finished ahead 245 times, behind 130
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
Oct 23, 2015 → Mar 31, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20183 milestones
- Career-best overall score687.9544 The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL)
- Peak power rating (1555) East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
- Most recent contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
20175 milestones
- First call Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL)
- First category win (Chicken) Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3720 Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL)
- First overall top-10 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
- First perfect 180 (Pork) East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Border War BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.8 | The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) | May 11, 2018 |
| +13 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | Aug 25, 2017 |
| +10.9 | Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days | Sep 15, 2017 |
| +9.4 | Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL) | May 5, 2017 |
| +6.4 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | Aug 24, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.2 | Border War BBQ | Oct 23, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 30% | 95.5% | 93.6% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 75% | top 32% | 94.9% | 93.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2018 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 21 / 67 (666.1140) | 18 (166.8228) | 32 (165.0972) | 28 (164.5256) | 13 (169.6684) |
| May 11, 2018 | The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) De Soto, KS | 10 / 56 (687.9544) | 4 (177.1428) | 23 (167.9888) | 25 (168.5600) | 9 (174.2628) |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Smokin On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO | 16 / 39 (667.8856) | 19 (167.9656) | 15 (168.5372) | 16 (167.9772) | 21 (163.4056) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days Butler, MO | 7 / 26 (682.2284) | 6 (175.4400) | 14 (165.0972) | 8 (170.2856) | 5 (171.4056) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 9 / 57 (683.4056) | 11 (173.1200) | 29 (162.2972) | 1 (180) | 17 (167.9884) |
| May 5, 2017 | Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL) Lawrence, KS | 13 / 44 (671.3720) | 1 (176.5716) | 15 (167.4060) | 24 (165.7144) | 20 (161.6800) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO | 34 / 59 (647.8856) | 36 (163.4056) | 42 (159.9656) | 28 (165.1200) | 33 (159.3944) |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS | 28 / 35 (630.7888) | 30 (161.6800) | 21 (163.4172) | 34 (152.5488) | 26 (153.1428) |