A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
HORN'S SMOKESHACK
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2018-10-12
latest 2018-11-09
Best ToY finish
#1524
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 97%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
596.14
last 4 Master vs avg 596.14 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.45
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.81 · weakest Brisket (140.67)
Road miles
267
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi
Schedule strength
97%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1655)
Master avg
596.14 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
They cook the hard rooms
1655
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 97% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1655 power rating — a tougher draw than 97% of every rated contest in the data.
- 4 rated 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.
HORN'S SMOKESHACK has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 139 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4848 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4869 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Level with HORN'S SMOKESHACK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4862 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4849 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4857 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1502 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9316 | 136.5028 | 148.53 | top 96% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2972 | 141.7028 | 150.13 | top 92% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 150.8000 | 156.81 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5716 | 124.4800 | 140.67 | top 98% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 97% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) | 2 | 43 | 0 | top 97% | 2018-11-09 |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.1 yrs
2018-10-12 → 2018-11-09
Busiest season
2018
4 contests
Cooks most in
NC
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 156.81 · weakest Brisket (140.67)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
596.14
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
103
6–164 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
267
4 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi
Schedule strength
1655
average field rating faced — tougher than 97% of rated contests
Power rating
1465
peak 1465 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2018
- First tracked contest Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
- Peak power rating (1489) Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
- Career-best overall score602.0912 Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.8228 *Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)
- Most recent contest *Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 2018-10-12 |
| -10.8 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival | 2018-10-19 |
| -7.3 | *Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) | 2018-11-09 |
| -5.9 | *Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) | 2018-11-09 |
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)
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 97% | 83.6% | 82.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-09 | *Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) Concord, NC | 43 / 44 (594.8116) | 44 (148.5716) | 43 (141.7028) | 43 (151.9656) | 42 (152.5716) |
| 2018-11-09 | *Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC | 54 / 56 (601.5316) | 50 (155.9316) | 52 (154.2972) | 30 (166.8228) | 56 (124.4800) |
| 2018-10-19 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC | 35 / 35 (602.0912) | 34 (153.0972) | 31 (154.2284) | 32 (150.8000) | 35 (143.9656) |
| 2018-10-12 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 36 / 39 (586.1256) | 38 (136.5028) | 34 (150.2856) | 31 (157.6572) | 37 (141.6800) |
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 | #1524 (120 pts) | #1598 (120 pts) | #1614 (120 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #1586 (120 pts) |