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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1502 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-09-13
latest 2018-06-15
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.13
last 5 Master vs avg 633.13 (-0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.57
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.46 · weakest Brisket (154.59)
Road miles
1,813
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1366 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Master avg
633.13 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
−6.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.87 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 154.59
- Pork avg 161.46
- 1 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge (2018-06-15).
- last seen 2016-07-08
- back 2018-06-15
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.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4034 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#4029 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4058 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Level with LOCO GRINGOS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4046 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after LOCO GRINGOS did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#4040 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4025 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
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% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2014-09-12 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.8 yrs
2013-09-13 → 2018-06-15
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
3 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.46 · weakest Brisket (154.59)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
633.13
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
163
56–120 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,813
5 mapped stops · furthest 1,366 mi
Schedule strength
1562
average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2016-07-08 → 2018-06-15
Power rating
1482
peak 1502 · #4048 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- 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
- 2018
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.6 | 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2018-06-15 |
| +2.4 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | 2013-09-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | 2014-09-12 |
| -9.1 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | 2014-05-16 |
| -6.5 | Chillin & Grillin In The Glades | 2016-07-08 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-15 | 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 28 / 62 (650.1140) | 29 (164.5600) | 24 (164.5372) | 19 (167.9540) | 41 (153.0628) |
| 2016-07-08 | Chillin & Grillin In The Glades Wise, VA | 23 / 26 (615.8280) | 22 (158.8112) | 22 (148.5600) | 21 (155.3712) | 23 (153.0856) |
| 2014-09-12 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA | 19 / 21 (625.0968) | 20 (153.0856) | 13 (160.5828) | 20 (151.4056) | 11 (160.0228) |
| 2014-05-16 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 47 / 56 (630.1256) | 46 (161.1084) | 50 (158.2172) | 39 (164.0000) | 52 (146.8000) |
| 2013-09-13 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA | 8 / 16 (644.4688) | 4 (168.0000) | 13 (147.9544) | 4 (168.5600) | 8 (159.9544) |
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 | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1976 (65 pts) | #1870 (90 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |