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.
RUSTYS FLYING PIG BBQ
RUSTYS FLYING PIG BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 38 at the Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival (2018). They are ranked #4254 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1478
peak 1501 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Apr 28, 2017
latest May 18, 2018 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.71 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 643.52 (-0.80)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.65
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.90 · weakest Pork (155.74)
Road miles
1,140
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 211 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)
Master avg
643.52 / 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 RUSTYS FLYING PIG BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,249 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,250 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,252 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
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.
⚔ Compare careers#4,263 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1502
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.
⚔ Compare careers#4,260 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Level with RUSTYS FLYING PIG BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,264 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 156.5028 | 164.90 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 152.4916 | 164.61 | top 50% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 147.3600 | 155.74 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
Repeat visits (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% | May 18, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
6 contests
Contests a season
4
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
166
finished ahead 102 times, behind 254
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
20176 milestones
- First tracked contest Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1484 Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
- Career-best overall score658.1484 Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
- Peak power rating (1501) Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
- First call Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7144 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.1 | Pigs & Pedals | Aug 4, 2017 |
| +1.6 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | May 18, 2018 |
| +0.9 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off | Apr 28, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Jiggy With the Piggy | May 4, 2018 |
| -6.2 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | May 19, 2017 |
| -6.1 | Beak Week BBQ Challenge | Sep 8, 2017 |
| -3.4 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Aug 11, 2017 |
| -2.6 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Sep 15, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2018 | 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) |
| May 4, 2018 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 67 / 70 (620.8800) | 61 (156.5028) | 65 (152.4916) | 68 (151.9428) | 60 (159.9428) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | 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) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC | 32 / 39 (637.5996) | 36 (157.0856) | 32 (159.9656) | 36 (154.8456) | 19 (165.7028) |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 24 / 34 (654.8004) | 5 (173.7144) | 14 (165.6916) | 21 (163.9656) | 32 (151.4288) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 23 / 46 (643.3600) | 22 (162.8688) | 5 (173.1428) | 39 (151.3484) | 34 (156) |
| May 19, 2017 | 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) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 22 / 38 (658.1484) | 15 (169.6912) | 19 (165.6916) | 35 (154.8000) | 12 (167.9656) |