A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHECKERED PIG ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHECKERED PIG has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Mountain Grillas
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1419
peak 1419 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2013-04-26
latest 2019-10-18
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
614.41 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 606.53 (+7.88)
Walk rate
10%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±39.39
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.25 · weakest Chicken (141.23)
Road miles
698
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 78 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
606.53 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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 weak link
−18.0
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 18.01 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 10%.
- Chicken avg 141.23
- Pork avg 159.25
- 0 calls in 10 entries
The comeback
2.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B (2019-10-18).
- last seen 2017-07-21
- back 2019-10-18
Pork nemesis
4 of 5
shared pork entries lost
TOO SAUCED ahead 80% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, TOO SAUCED has out-cooked them in 4 of 5 shared pork entries.
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.
26 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6173 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1419
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6172 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1419
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6177 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1418
No shared contest yet.
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#6179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1418
No shared contest yet.
Level with Mountain Grillas on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#6178 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1418
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6174 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1419
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHECKERED PIG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PICKIN' PORKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TOO SAUCED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 20.0000 | 141.23 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0116 | 129.0744 | 152.94 | top 78% |
| Pork | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.2856 | 142.8228 | 159.25 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 142.8000 | 153.11 | top 76% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 4 | 0 | top 89% |
| VA | 4 | 0 | top 87% |
| SC | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 77% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 73% | 2014-08-22 |
| Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 87% | 2014-07-18 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.5 yrs
2013-04-26 → 2019-10-18
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
4 of 10 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 159.25 · weakest Chicken (141.23)
Walk rate
10%
a top-10 call in 1 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 10 contests
Master average
606.53
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
255
63–307 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
698
10 mapped stops · furthest 78 mi
Schedule strength
1533
average field rating faced — tougher than 25% 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
2.2 yrs
2017-07-21 → 2019-10-18
Power rating
1419
peak 1419 · #6175 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1490) BBQ Capital Cook-Off
- First call Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2856 Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score639.8972 Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit
- 2019
- 10th tracked contest Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B
- Most recent contest Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.4 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship | 2013-07-19 |
| -11.2 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' | 2014-06-06 |
| -10 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off | 2013-04-26 |
| -9.9 | Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship | 2017-07-21 |
| -9.4 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B | 2019-10-18 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 80.5% | 80.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 82.6% | 82.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 88.3% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 83% | 88.9% | 82.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-18 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B 🏅 Lenoir, NC | 22 / 22 (579.8972) | 16 (163.4400) | 22 (129.0744) | 22 (142.8228) | 21 (144.5600) |
| 2017-07-21 | Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship Galax, VA | 24 / 25 (594.6628) | 23 (149.0972) | 23 (147.3600) | 21 (155.4056) | 24 (142.8000) |
| 2016-07-15 | Smoke on the mountain/VA state BBQ championship Galax, VA | 20 / 25 (625.5656) | 18 (160.5372) | 17 (159.9540) | 20 (155.4056) | 22 (149.6688) |
| 2014-08-22 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC | 30 / 37 (635.9776) | 31 (160.6060) | 33 (154.2744) | 32 (160.0000) | 21 (161.0972) |
| 2014-07-18 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA | 22 / 30 (635.9540) | 17 (162.8456) | 26 (156.5484) | 20 (158.8684) | 23 (157.6916) |
| 2014-06-06 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC | 35 / 38 (608.4912) | 35 (149.6456) | 34 (144.5600) | 18 (165.1772) | 34 (149.1084) |
| 2013-11-01 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 63 / 75 (629.5312) | 72 (143.3600) | 67 (154.7656) | 31 (165.6912) | 33 (165.7144) |
| 2013-08-23 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC | 27 / 41 (639.8972) | 36 (153.0972) | 25 (160.0116) | 27 (161.1084) | 15 (165.6800) |
| 2013-07-19 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA | 16 / 16 (502.2288) | 16 (20.0000) | 9 (164.0116) | 2 (170.2856) | 16 (147.9316) |
| 2013-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC | 58 / 71 (613.1426) | 62 (149.7142) | 36 (158.8570) | 52 (157.7142) | 56 (146.8572) |