STUCK PIGS BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1640

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1555

peak 1555 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-10-23

latest 2018-08-24

Best ToY finish

#922

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

687.9544 / 720

Master · *The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10)(JUDGES FULL)

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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

Consistency

±18.16

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.98)

Road miles

273

mi 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

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Storylines (7 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.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

On the rise

+38 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 38 points across 5 contests since 2017-08-25 — from 1517 up to 1555.

5 contests since 2017-08-25
now 1555

High-water mark

687.9544 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.9544 at *The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10)(JUDGES FULL) — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-05-11

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

HIGH i QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

HIGH i QUE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.29 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 38%.

Pork Ribs avg 164.98
Chicken avg 170.27
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PARTS 'R' SMOKIN in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

4 of 5 shared chicken entries lost

GETTIN' SAUCED ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' SAUCED has out-cooked them in 4 of 5 shared chicken entries.

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40 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Whimpy's BBQ

#1643 of the rated field

1555 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1565

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to STUCK PIGS BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team STUCK PIGS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2025-08-08

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Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics

#1636 of the rated field

1555 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1555

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2014-10-02

⚔ Head-to-head

Regi-Q BBQ

#1644 of the rated field

1555 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1555

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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Tip of Texas BBQ

#1641 of the rated field

1555 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1555

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 57% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-05-02
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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HOWLING HOG BARBECUE

#1647 of the rated field

1555 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1555

No shared contest yet.

Level with STUCK PIGS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2017-09-09

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Mike's Backyard BBQ

#1637 of the rated field

1555 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1555

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 10 years after STUCK PIGS BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-03-20
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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Familiar 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	180.0000 🔥	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	5	0	top 35%
MO	3	0	top 42%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 49%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 30%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2018-08-24

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.8 yrs 2015-10-23 → 2018-08-24

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 5 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 1 win · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 170.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.98)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 38% 3 of 8 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 667.20 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 252 245–130 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 273 8 mapped stops · furthest 48 mi

Schedule strength 1578 average field rating faced — tougher than 62% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.4 yrs 2015-10-23 → 2017-03-31

Power rating 1555 peak 1555 · #1640 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2015
Oct 23 First tracked contest Border War BBQ
2017
May 5 First call *Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL)
May 5 First category win (Chicken) *Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL)
May 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3720 *Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL)
Aug 25 First overall top-10 *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
Aug 25 First perfect 180 (Pork) *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
2018
May 11 Career-best overall score687.9544 *The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10)(JUDGES FULL)
Aug 24 Peak power rating (1555) *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
Aug 24 Most recent contest *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.8	*The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10)(JUDGES FULL)	2018-05-11
+13	*East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	2017-08-25
+10.9	*Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days	2017-09-15
+9.4	*Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL)	2017-05-05
+6.4	*East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	2018-08-24

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.3	Border War BBQ	2015-10-23

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	3	1	0	33%	top 30%	95.5%	93.6%
2017	4	2	2	75%	top 32%	94.9%	93.2%
2015	1	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
2018-08-24	*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)
2018-05-11	*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)
2018-03-23	*Smokin On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	16 / 39 (667.8856)	19 (167.9656)	15 (168.5372)	16 (167.9772)	21 (163.4056)
2017-09-15	*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)
2017-08-25	*East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	9 / 57 (683.4056)	11 (173.1200)	29 (162.2972)	1 (180.0000)	17 (167.9884)
2017-05-05	*Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL) Lawrence, KS	13 / 44 (671.3720)	1 (176.5716)	15 (167.4060)	24 (165.7144)	20 (161.6800)
2017-03-31	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)
2015-10-23	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	28 / 35 (630.7888)	30 (161.6800)	21 (163.4172)	34 (152.5488)	26 (153.1428)

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	#922 (320 pts)	#842 (395 pts)	#1173 (240 pts)	#1208 (225 pts)	#926 (345 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#955 (361 pts)	#1031 (356 pts)	#1348 (226 pts)	#820 (491 pts)	#1039 (336 pts)