High-water mark
680.4572
career-best overall
94.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 680.4572 at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest — 94.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-06-10
Pig Tails II
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1507 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-06-07
latest 2021-06-11
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
666.63
last 5 Master vs avg 666.63 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.64
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.43 · weakest Chicken (165.68)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
666.63 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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 one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
L" If I Know has finished one call ahead of Pig Tails II 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Smooth Southern Smokers in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5 years, then back at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (2021-06-11).
- last seen 2016-06-10
- back 2021-06-11
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Delta Smoke BBQ Contest every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 17th
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.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
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#3205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after Pig Tails II did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#3199 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with Pig Tails II on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3207 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
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#3206 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#3232 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1499
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillbilly Hoggers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Backdraft Smokers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQR'S DELIGHT | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 146.7884 | 165.68 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 158.2400 | 165.92 | top 61% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 161.6572 | 166.59 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 161.0856 | 168.43 | 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.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 5 | 17 | 0 | top 57% | 2021-06-11 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2021-06-11
Busiest season
2021
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AR
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 168.43 · weakest Chicken (165.68)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
666.63
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
125
93–117 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1549
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$10,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
5 yrs
2016-06-10 → 2021-06-11
Power rating
1500
peak 1507 · #3218 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.7136 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
- 2014
- First call Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)
- 2016
- Career-best overall score680.4572 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1507) Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- 2021
- Most recent contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.1 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 2016-06-10 |
| +2.5 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) | 2015-06-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.5 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 2021-06-11 |
| -0.7 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) | 2013-06-07 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 94.5% | 94.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 49% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 94.1% | 94.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-11 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 32 / 38 (642.0912) | 36 (146.7884) | 12 (172.5600) | 29 (161.6572) | 31 (161.0856) |
| 2016-06-10 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 17 / 39 (680.4572) | 17 (170.2628) | 22 (168.5372) | 21 (169.6800) | 15 (171.9772) |
| 2015-06-12 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) Wynne, AR | 24 / 49 (669.0168) | 6 (175.4056) | 31 (163.9772) | 38 (165.1084) | 32 (164.5256) |
| 2014-06-13 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 27 / 49 (663.8512) | 22 (167.9656) | 43 (158.2400) | 33 (163.3828) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2013-06-07 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) Wynne, AR | 22 / 40 (677.7136) | 22 (167.9998) | 27 (166.2854) | 12 (173.1428) | 15 (170.2856) |