A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC ahead in 100% of their meetings
CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
IRON PIG BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1500 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2017-08-11
latest 2018-09-21
Best ToY finish
#1307
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.84 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 636.78 (-3.93)
Walk rate
9%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.51
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.30 · weakest Brisket (153.57)
Road miles
1,336
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 147 mi
Schedule strength
79%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1602)
Master avg
636.78 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
The weak link
−9.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.73 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Brisket avg 153.57
- Pork avg 163.30
- 0 calls in 6 entries
Going the wrong way
-26
rating points in a year
The rating has slipped 26 points across 5 contests since 2017-09-22 — from 1492 down to 1466.
- 5 contests since 2017-09-22
- now 1466
The metronome
±2.02%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.02% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 88.4% of a perfect score
- 11 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.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4823 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than IRON PIG BBQ has cooked, 6 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#4820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Level with IRON PIG BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4817 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than IRON PIG BBQ has cooked, 6 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#4816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than IRON PIG BBQ has cooked, 6 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#4833 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after IRON PIG BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4831 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG ON FIRE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1088 | 150.7656 | 161.20 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 143.9316 | 158.71 | top 65% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 152.5372 | 163.30 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 147.3488 | 153.57 | top 88% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 4 | 0 | top 79% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 84% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | 2 | 38 | 0 | top 90% | 2018-09-21 |
| Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 68% | 2018-08-10 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2017-08-11 → 2018-09-21
Busiest season
2018
4 contests
Contests a season
2.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
7 of 11 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 163.30 · weakest Brisket (153.57)
Walk rate
9%
a top-10 call in 1 of 11 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 11 contests
Master average
636.78
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
153
47–211 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,336
11 mapped stops · furthest 147 mi
Schedule strength
1602
average field rating faced — tougher than 79% of rated contests
Power rating
1466
peak 1500 · #4827 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
- 2017
- First call Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4456 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- Career-best overall score656.4456 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- Peak power rating (1500) Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- 2018
- 10th tracked contest Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8456 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- Most recent contest Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.4 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | 2017-08-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | Piggin In The Park | 2018-06-01 |
| -8.9 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | 2017-09-22 |
| -6.3 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2018-03-02 |
| -6.2 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | 2018-09-21 |
| -3.8 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | 2018-08-10 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 90.8% | 88% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 76% | 91.2% | 89.3% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-21 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | 39 / 45 (622.1372) | 33 (160.5372) | 33 (155.3600) | 41 (152.5372) | 39 (153.7028) |
| 2018-08-10 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 39 / 51 (653.5200) | 43 (161.6572) | 11 (174.8456) | 27 (165.6684) | 50 (151.3488) |
| 2018-06-01 | Piggin In The Park Woodruff, SC | 33 / 34 (619.2348) | 24 (164.5716) | 34 (143.9316) | 31 (163.3828) | 33 (147.3488) |
| 2018-03-02 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 48 / 59 (640.3884) | 36 (164.5372) | 27 (165.6800) | 54 (157.6684) | 53 (152.5028) |
| 2017-09-22 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | 38 / 41 (628.9372) | 40 (150.7656) | 39 (148.4800) | 11 (170.2744) | 31 (159.4172) |
| 2017-08-11 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 20 / 34 (656.4456) | 21 (165.1088) | 18 (163.9428) | 8 (170.2856) | 27 (157.1084) |
| 2017-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-09-23 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-08-12 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | #1307 (179 pts) | #1310 (184 pts) | #1139 (249 pts) | #1368 (179 pts) | #1369 (179 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1617 (144 pts) | #1707 (139 pts) | #1654 (154 pts) | #1171 (284 pts) | #1923 (119 pts) |