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
IRON PIG BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 20th of 34 at the Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show (2017). They are ranked #4852 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1500 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Aug 11, 2017
latest Sep 21, 2018 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.30 · weakest Brisket (153.57)
Road miles
1,336
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
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 IRON PIG BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,836 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Fewer contests behind them than IRON PIG BBQ has cooked, 6 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,851 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.
⚔ Compare careers#4,843 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Level with IRON PIG BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,844 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Fewer contests behind them than IRON PIG BBQ has cooked, 6 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,834 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Fewer contests behind them than IRON PIG BBQ has cooked, 6 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,833 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1466
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before IRON PIG BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 84% |
Repeat visits (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% | Sep 21, 2018 |
| Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 68% | Aug 10, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
4 contests
Contests a season
2.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
7 of 11 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
153
finished ahead 47 times, behind 211
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20183 milestones
- 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
20174 milestones
- 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
20151 milestone
- First tracked 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 | Aug 11, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | Piggin In The Park | Jun 1, 2018 |
| -8.9 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Sep 22, 2017 |
| -6.3 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 2, 2018 |
| -6.2 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Sep 21, 2018 |
| -3.8 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Aug 10, 2018 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2018 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | 39 / 45 (622.1372) | 33 (160.5372) | 33 (155.3600) | 41 (152.5372) | 39 (153.7028) |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 39 / 51 (653.5200) | 43 (161.6572) | 11 (174.8456) | 27 (165.6684) | 50 (151.3488) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Piggin In The Park Woodruff, SC | 33 / 34 (619.2348) | 24 (164.5716) | 34 (143.9316) | 31 (163.3828) | 33 (147.3488) |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 48 / 59 (640.3884) | 36 (164.5372) | 27 (165.6800) | 54 (157.6684) | 53 (152.5028) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | 38 / 41 (628.9372) | 40 (150.7656) | 39 (148.4800) | 11 (170.2744) | 31 (159.4172) |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 20 / 34 (656.4456) | 21 (165.1088) | 18 (163.9428) | 8 (170.2856) | 27 (157.1084) |
| Mar 3, 2017 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | — | — | — | — | — |