Happy hunting ground
Top 14%
average finish here
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 8th
- average top 14%
TOMBOY'S BEST
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1517
peak 1528 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-04-26
latest 2023-02-24
Best ToY finish
#803
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.40 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 656.68 (+2.72)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.83
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.05 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.60)
Road miles
250
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Purse competed for
$6K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
656.68 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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.
High-water mark
674.8112
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.8112 at Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-05-09
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead in 100% of their meetings
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.45 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.
- Pork Ribs avg 161.60
- Chicken avg 166.05
- 0 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
7.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 7.1 years, then back at Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off (2021-10-08).
- last seen 2014-09-19
- back 2021-10-08
Chicken nemesis
5 of 7
shared chicken entries lost
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS ahead 71% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, BAYOU POKER SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±1.64%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.64% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 91.2% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
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.
92 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2598 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1540
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2601 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1542
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before TOMBOY'S BEST's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2581 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1532
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with TOMBOY'S BEST on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2592 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2605 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 3 years before TOMBOY'S BEST's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| TOO SAUCED | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG ON THE PIG | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| PICKIN' PORKERS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG PEN ENTERPRISES | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Bubba & Son BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| EB'S BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BUBBAJACK'S | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 156.4912 | 166.05 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4286 | 154.7772 | 161.60 | top 58% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176.5716 | 143.9998 | 165.05 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 145.1088 | 163.98 | top 43% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 42% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 14% | 2014-05-09 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
9.8 yrs
2013-04-26 → 2023-02-24
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.05 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.60)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
38%
3 of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
656.68
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
243
235–186 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
250
8 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi
Schedule strength
1536
average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$6,250
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
7.1 yrs
2014-09-19 → 2021-10-08
Power rating
1517
peak 1528 · #2591 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off
- First call Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- First category win (Pork) Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- First overall top-10 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2852 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5716 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- 2014
- Career-best overall score674.8112 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1528) Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- 2023
- Most recent contest Mission Farm's King of the Farm
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.3 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | 2014-05-09 |
| +11 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | 2013-05-10 |
| +8.2 | Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off | 2013-10-11 |
| +2.7 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off | 2021-10-08 |
| +1.5 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off | 2013-04-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm | 2023-02-24 |
| -6.1 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 2013-09-20 |
| -3.5 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally | 2014-09-19 |
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 97% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 92% | 92% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 37% | 93.7% | 92.3% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | top 41% | 93.1% | 90.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-24 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC | 32 / 33 (643.7828) | 32 (156.4912) | 26 (165.0972) | 31 (157.0972) | 27 (165.0972) |
| 2021-10-08 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC | 12 / 26 (662.1604) | 10 (169.1200) | 17 (162.8000) | 5 (173.7144) | 18 (156.5260) |
| 2014-09-19 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC | 41 / 64 (654.1368) | 48 (161.1084) | 53 (154.7772) | 15 (169.7028) | 18 (168.5484) |
| 2014-05-09 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 8 / 80 (674.8112) | 20 (169.1428) | 33 (163.3828) | 16 (170.2628) | 8 (172.0228) |
| 2013-10-11 | Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 7 / 25 (662.1140) | 4 (171.4056) | 15 (160.4912) | 12 (163.3828) | 6 (166.8344) |
| 2013-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 51 / 72 (644.4688) | 22 (170.2628) | 39 (163.3944) | 40 (165.7028) | 68 (145.1088) |
| 2013-05-10 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 10 / 58 (670.2852) | 15 (166.8570) | 36 (155.4280) | 1 (176.5716) | 10 (171.4286) |
| 2013-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC | 33 / 71 (641.7140) | 27 (164.0000) | 14 (167.4286) | 68 (143.9998) | 11 (166.2856) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #1908 (125 pts) | #1961 (110 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #803 (380 pts) | #808 (400 pts) | #1011 (305 pts) | #672 (490 pts) | #709 (460 pts) |