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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1501 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-04-11
latest 2023-03-03
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.10
last 4 Master vs avg 639.10 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.54
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.86 · weakest Brisket (154.99)
Road miles
731
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 730 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
639.10 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
299.31 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.
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.
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
3.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.9 years, then back at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2023-03-03).
- last seen 2019-04-12
- back 2023-03-03
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.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4072 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
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#4067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after TIPSY PIGS BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#4061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
Level with TIPSY PIGS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4065 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
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#4046 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4057 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before TIPSY PIGS BBQ'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 | 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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring | 3 | 38 | 0 | top 65% | 2018-04-06 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8.9 yrs
2014-04-11 → 2023-03-03
Busiest season
2023
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.86 · weakest Brisket (154.99)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
639.10
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
299.31
out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
322
133–344 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
731
5 mapped stops · furthest 730 mi
Schedule strength
1570
average field rating faced — tougher than 55% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$12,100
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3.9 yrs
2019-04-12 → 2023-03-03
Power rating
1481
peak 1501 · #4058 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
- Peak power rating (1501) Smoke In The Spring
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 Smoke in the Spring
- 2018
- Career-best overall score646.2976 Smoke in the Spring
- 2023
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.8 | Smoke In The Spring | 2014-04-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | Smoke In the Springs | 2019-04-12 |
| -5.6 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2023-03-03 |
| -5.4 | Smoke in the Spring | 2015-04-10 |
| -1.7 | Smoke in the Spring | 2018-04-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 83.1% | 83.1% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 41 / 65 (299.3140) | — | 36 (153.0856) | 40 (146.2284) | — |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS | 88 / 104 (636.5144) | 88 (159.4172) | 91 (157.1316) | 87 (159.3828) | 68 (160.5828) |
| 2018-04-06 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 70 / 103 (646.2976) | 88 (158.8572) | 52 (166.8344) | 66 (162.2972) | 73 (158.3088) |
| 2015-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 72 / 97 (629.6456) | 11 (171.4172) | 57 (161.1544) | 96 (142.7656) | 66 (154.3084) |
| 2014-04-11 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 38 / 73 (643.9312) | 12 (169.7600) | 45 (157.1084) | 13 (170.2856) | 58 (146.7772) |