A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Bourbon Pigs Barbeque
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1491
peak 1491 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2019-05-11
latest 2023-03-31
Best ToY finish
#1236
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.67
last 3 Master vs avg 639.67 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.27
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.23)
Road miles
758
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 758 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$45K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
639.67 / 720
3 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.
The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off (2021-06-04).
- last seen 2019-05-11
- back 2021-06-04
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.
Bourbon Pigs Barbeque has 3 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 144 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.
#3620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1507
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#3610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with Bourbon Pigs Barbeque on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
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#3618 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
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#3590 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 3 years before Bourbon Pigs Barbeque's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3599 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Bourbon Pigs Barbeque's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 163.3944 | 165.85 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9656 | 148.4800 | 154.23 | top 85% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 147.3484 | 155.36 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 153.6912 | 162.08 | top 48% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 68% | 2022-04-01 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.9 yrs
2019-05-11 → 2023-03-31
Busiest season
2023
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 165.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.23)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
639.67
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
156
65–133 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
758
4 mapped stops · furthest 758 mi
Schedule strength
1546
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$45,000
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
2019-05-11 → 2021-06-04
Power rating
1491
peak 1491 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- 2021
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5944 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1496) Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off
- 2023
- Career-best overall score644.4344 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
- Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.1 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off | 2021-06-04 |
| -3 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | 2022-04-01 |
| -2.3 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | 2023-03-31 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 89% | 89% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-31 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 36 / 57 (644.4344) | 26 (166.2744) | 44 (159.9656) | 53 (152.4800) | 22 (165.7144) |
| 2022-04-01 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 38 / 56 (634.0796) | 29 (163.3944) | 46 (156.5140) | 52 (147.3484) | 22 (166.8228) |
| 2021-06-04 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 33 / 48 (640.4912) | 17 (168.5944) | 42 (151.9428) | 26 (166.2628) | 32 (153.6912) |
| 2019-05-11 | Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 30 / 41 (482.7200) | 20 (165.1200) | 39 (148.4800) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1221 (75 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1263 (75 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1130 (100 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |