RUSTYS FLYING PIG BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4230

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1478

peak 1501 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-04-28

latest 2018-05-18

Best ToY finish

#1010

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

658.1484 / 720

Master · Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

642.71 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 643.52 (-0.80)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7144

Chicken · Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show

Consistency

±11.65

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.90 · weakest Pork (155.74)

Road miles

1,140

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 211 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)

Master avg

643.52 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY ahead in 100% of their meetings

HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.2 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.16 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.

Pork avg 155.74
Chicken avg 164.90
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BUD WISER'S BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.62% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.62% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.4% of a perfect score
8 contests

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.

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

HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ

#4225 of the rated field

1478 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1478

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 2017-08-25

⚔ Head-to-head

BLUE COLLAR SMOKERS

#4226 of the rated field

1478 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1478

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before RUSTYS FLYING PIG BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

THE BARBECUE DEPOT

#4236 of the rated field

1478 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2021-07-30

⚔ Head-to-head

THE RACK RUBBERS

#4248 of the rated field

1477 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

No shared contest yet.

Level with RUSTYS FLYING PIG BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-06-22

⚔ Head-to-head

FLAVOR OF RUB BBQ CREW

#4240 of the rated field

1478 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1508 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2016-06-03

⚔ Head-to-head

PIGSKIN Q CREW

#4242 of the rated field

1477 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2016-04-01

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
House of Smoke NC	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Grillin' Thyme	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
TWISTED PAIR BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	173.7144	156.5028	164.90	top 55%
Pork Ribs	8	1	173.1428	152.4916	164.61	top 50%
Pork	8	0	163.9656	147.3600	155.74	top 85%
Brisket	8	0	167.9656	151.4172	158.26	top 71%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 69%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 72%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	2	22	0	top 68%	2018-05-18

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.1 yrs 2017-04-28 → 2018-05-18

Busiest season 2017 6 contests

Contests a season 4 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 7 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.90 · weakest Pork (155.74)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 643.52 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 166 102–254 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,140 8 mapped stops · furthest 211 mi

Schedule strength 1580 average field rating faced — tougher than 64% of rated contests

Power rating 1478 peak 1501 · #4230 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
Apr 28 First tracked contest Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
Apr 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1484 Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
Apr 28 Career-best overall score658.1484 Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
Apr 28 Peak power rating (1501) Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
May 19 First call Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
Aug 11 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7144 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
2018
May 18 Most recent contest Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.1	*Pigs & Pedals	2017-08-04
+1.6	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	2018-05-18
+0.9	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off	2017-04-28

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.6	Jiggy With the Piggy	2018-05-04
-6.3	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	2017-05-19
-6.1	*Beak Week BBQ Challenge	2017-09-08
-3.4	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	2017-08-11
-2.6	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2017-09-15

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	2	0	0	0	0%	top 77%	90.2%	88.2%
2017	6	0	0	0	50%	top 68%	91.4%	89.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-05-18	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	22 / 38 (649.5544)	23 (166.8228)	23 (161.6572)	28 (160.5372)	24 (160.5372)
2018-05-04	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	67 / 70 (620.8800)	61 (156.5028)	65 (152.4916)	68 (151.9428)	60 (159.9428)
2017-09-15	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	44 / 63 (650.7200)	48 (163.9428)	15 (172.5716)	47 (161.1200)	55 (153.0856)
2017-09-08	*Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	32 / 39 (637.5996)	36 (157.0856)	32 (159.9656)	36 (154.8456)	19 (165.7028)
2017-08-11	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	24 / 34 (654.8004)	5 (173.7144)	14 (165.6916)	21 (163.9656)	32 (151.4288)
2017-08-04	*Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	23 / 46 (643.3600)	22 (162.8688)	5 (173.1428)	39 (151.3484)	34 (156.0000)
2017-05-19	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	28 / 36 (633.0628)	7 (168.5828)	13 (165.7028)	36 (147.3600)	31 (151.4172)
2017-04-28	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	22 / 38 (658.1484)	15 (169.6912)	19 (165.6916)	35 (154.8000)	12 (167.9656)

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	#1456 (135 pts)	#1542 (130 pts)	#1555 (130 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1565 (125 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1010 (329 pts)	#806 (489 pts)	#716 (559 pts)	#1103 (319 pts)	#927 (394 pts)