A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
TIPSY PIGS BBQ
TIPSY PIGS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 38th of 73 at the Smoke In The Spring (2014). They are ranked #4094 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1501 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 11, 2014
latest Mar 3, 2023 · 8.9 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 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.86 · weakest Brisket (154.99)
Road miles
731
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 730 mi
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
639.10 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
299.31 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TIPSY PIGS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,108 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1522
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TIPSY PIGS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TIPSY PIGS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,105 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
Level with TIPSY PIGS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,090 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careers#4,112 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 158.8572 | 164.86 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 153.0856 | 159.06 | top 63% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 142.7656 | 156.19 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5828 | 146.7772 | 154.99 | top 71% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring | 3 | 38 | 0 | top 65% | Apr 6, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
320
finished ahead 133 times, behind 344
Longest layoff
3.9 yrs
Apr 12, 2019 → Mar 3, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20181 milestone
- Career-best overall score646.2976 Smoke in the Spring
20151 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 Smoke in the Spring
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
- Peak power rating (1501) Smoke In The Spring
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.8 | Smoke In The Spring | Apr 11, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | Smoke In the Springs | Apr 12, 2019 |
| -5.6 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 3, 2023 |
| -5.4 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 10, 2015 |
| -1.7 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 6, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 55.4% | 55.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2023 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 41 / 65 (299.3140) | — | 36 (153.0856) | 40 (146.2284) | — |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS | 88 / 104 (636.5144) | 88 (159.4172) | 91 (157.1316) | 87 (159.3828) | 68 (160.5828) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 70 / 103 (646.2976) | 88 (158.8572) | 52 (166.8344) | 66 (162.2972) | 73 (158.3088) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 72 / 97 (629.6456) | 11 (171.4172) | 57 (161.1544) | 96 (142.7656) | 66 (154.3084) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 38 / 73 (643.9312) | 12 (169.7600) | 45 (157.1084) | 13 (170.2856) | 58 (146.7772) |