A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHECKERED PIG ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHECKERED PIG has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
LOCO GRINGOS
LOCO GRINGOS is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 8th of 16 at the Black Dog Music and Que Festival (2013). They are ranked #4079 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1502 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2013
latest Jun 15, 2018 · 4.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.57
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.46 · weakest Brisket (154.59)
Road miles
1,813
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1,366 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Master avg
633.13 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1976 (65 pts) | #1870 (90 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to LOCO GRINGOS, each with one reason worth a look.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,063 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1505
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to LOCO GRINGOS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team LOCO GRINGOS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,056 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,090 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
Level with LOCO GRINGOS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,077 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1482
They turned up 6 years after LOCO GRINGOS did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#4,072 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 153.0856 | 161.11 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 147.9544 | 155.97 | top 71% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 151.4056 | 161.46 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.0228 | 146.8000 | 154.59 | top 70% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Dog Music and Que Festival | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 70% | Sep 12, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
163
finished ahead 56 times, behind 120
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Jul 8, 2016 → Jun 15, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20183 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1140 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score650.1140 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
- Most recent contest 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Black Dog Music and Que Festival
- First call Black Dog Music and Que Festival
- First overall top-10 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5600 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
- Peak power rating (1502) Black Dog Music and Que Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.5 | 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | Jun 15, 2018 |
| +2.4 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | Sep 13, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | Sep 12, 2014 |
| -9.1 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | May 16, 2014 |
| -6.6 | Chillin & Grillin In The Glades | Jul 8, 2016 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 87.5% | 87.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2018 | 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 28 / 62 (650.1140) | 29 (164.5600) | 24 (164.5372) | 19 (167.9540) | 41 (153.0628) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Chillin & Grillin In The Glades Wise, VA | 23 / 26 (615.8280) | 22 (158.8112) | 22 (148.5600) | 21 (155.3712) | 23 (153.0856) |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA | 19 / 21 (625.0968) | 20 (153.0856) | 13 (160.5828) | 20 (151.4056) | 11 (160.0228) |
| May 16, 2014 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 47 / 56 (630.1256) | 46 (161.1084) | 50 (158.2172) | 39 (164) | 52 (146.8000) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA | 8 / 16 (644.4688) | 4 (168) | 13 (147.9544) | 4 (168.5600) | 8 (159.9544) |