A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY ahead in 100% of their meetings
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Flying Monkeys BBQ
Flying Monkeys BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 43rd of 47 at the Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) (2017). They are ranked #4808 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 5, 2017
latest May 3, 2019 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.30
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.66 · weakest Pork (153.31)
Road miles
42
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
80%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1605)
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
629.31 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Flying Monkeys BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,803 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,796 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
They've been 1510 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,792 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
They turned up 5 years after Flying Monkeys BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,790 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Level with Flying Monkeys BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,789 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,807 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB'S BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| House of Smoke NC | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE N BREW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN NC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 153.6916 | 159.16 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 155.3600 | 160.66 | top 64% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 142.1944 | 153.31 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5256 | 150.8000 | 156.19 | top 77% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiggy With The Piggy | 3 | 46 | 0 | top 86% | May 3, 2019 |
| Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) | 2 | 43 | 0 | top 85% | Nov 9, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
151
finished ahead 44 times, behind 259
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.2628 Jiggy With The Piggy
- Most recent contest Jiggy With The Piggy
20181 milestone
- Career-best overall score645.5312 Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Jiggy With the Piggy
- Peak power rating (1489) Jiggy With the Piggy
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | Jiggy With the Piggy | May 5, 2017 |
| -9.9 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) | Nov 10, 2017 |
| -8 | Jiggy With the Piggy | May 4, 2018 |
| -3.4 | Jiggy With The Piggy | May 3, 2019 |
| -1.2 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) | Nov 9, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 89.7% | 88.8% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 85.6% | 85.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2019 | Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 46 / 60 (639.8396) | 51 (157.0856) | 25 (166.2628) | 52 (156.5256) | 41 (159.9656) |
| Nov 9, 2018 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC | 44 / 56 (645.5312) | 39 (164.5256) | 28 (165.1200) | 35 (165.0856) | 51 (150.8000) |
| May 4, 2018 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 62 / 70 (633.5200) | 53 (162.2516) | 57 (155.3600) | 62 (155.3828) | 57 (160.5256) |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC | 43 / 47 (611.2116) | 38 (158.2400) | 37 (156.5372) | 45 (142.1944) | 36 (154.2400) |
| May 5, 2017 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 69 / 75 (616.4688) | 71 (153.6916) | 52 (160.0228) | 73 (147.3600) | 51 (155.3944) |