High-water mark
664.0116
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.0116 at Pickin' in the Panhandle — 92.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-09-06
THE PIG'S EAR
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1416
peak 1416 · rated over 18 contests ⓘ
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
2013-04-26
latest 2018-10-12
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.24 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 619.19 (-0.96)
Walk rate
26%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.90
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.20 · weakest Brisket (149.84)
Road miles
2,637
mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 192 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Master avg
619.19 / 720
18 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.
Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 66%.
- 5 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 66%
A tough matchup
15–0
behind in the head-to-head
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.
The weak link
−10.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.36 points below their pork, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 28%.
- Brisket avg 149.84
- Pork avg 160.20
- 1 calls in 18 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of smokey anderson bbq in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
13 of 15
shared pork entries lost
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead 87% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 15 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.
#6196 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1417
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6192 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1417
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6199 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1416
No shared contest yet.
21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 10% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#6201 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after THE PIG'S EAR did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#6194 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1417
No shared contest yet.
Level with THE PIG'S EAR on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#6191 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1417
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rocks Money Pit BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHECKERED PIG | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKETASTIC BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| 4:20 Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| PEPPER MONKEY BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0228 | 131.4284 | 151.37 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5944 | 141.6456 | 157.79 | top 60% |
| Pork | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 172.0000 | 149.0856 | 160.20 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4628 | 133.6228 | 149.84 | top 78% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 10 | 0 | top 81% |
| NC | 7 | 0 | top 77% |
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 12 | 0 | top 75% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigs & Pedals | 3 | 25 | 0 | top 78% | 2018-08-03 |
| BBQ Jamboree | 3 | 38 | 0 | top 69% | 2016-05-13 |
| Que & Cruz | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 92% | 2017-10-06 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.5 yrs
2013-04-26 → 2018-10-12
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
11 of 19 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
13
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
18 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.20 · weakest Brisket (149.84)
Walk rate
26%
a top-10 call in 5 of 19 contests
Overall top-10 rate
5%
1 of 19 contests
Master average
619.19
out of 720 · 18 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
433
212–593 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,637
19 mapped stops · furthest 192 mi
Schedule strength
1542
average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
2016-06-24 → 2017-10-06
Power rating
1416
peak 1416 · #6197 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off
- First call BBQ Capital Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1494) BBQ Capital Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 Pickin' in the Panhandle
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.0116 Pickin' in the Panhandle
- Career-best overall score664.0116 Pickin' in the Panhandle
- 2015
- 10th tracked contest Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig)
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.0000 Covington Cork & Pork Festival
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Pigs in the Pit
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.3 | Pickin' in the Panhandle | 2013-09-06 |
| +2.1 | Pigs & Pedals | 2018-08-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 2013-10-11 |
| -10.9 | Que & Cruz | 2017-10-06 |
| -10.5 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | 2014-10-17 |
| -9.7 | Que & Cruz | 2013-07-19 |
| -8 | Pigs & Pedals | 2015-07-31 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 90% | 87.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 80.4% | 80.4% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 75% | 87.4% | 87% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 80% | 89.6% | 88.3% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 86% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60% | top 66% | 92.2% | 85.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-12 | *Pigs in the Pit Alton, VA | 28 / 30 (612.4116) | 30 (147.9772) | 20 (159.9888) | 28 (153.0856) | 26 (151.3600) |
| 2018-08-03 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 32 / 48 (647.9084) | 21 (168.0228) | 31 (161.1200) | 28 (165.6684) | 42 (153.0972) |
| 2017-10-06 | Que & Cruz Louisa, VA | 28 / 28 (579.1540) | 28 (134.1484) | 28 (141.6456) | 20 (157.0856) | 26 (146.2744) |
| 2016-06-24 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA | 23 / 27 (629.5772) | 20 (158.8456) | 25 (148.4916) | 3 (172.0000) | 24 (150.2400) |
| 2016-05-13 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 53 / 72 (622.1260) | 72 (138.7772) | 53 (155.9656) | 24 (163.9660) | 26 (163.4172) |
| 2016-04-29 | 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA | 32 / 48 (627.2680) | 41 (151.3828) | 29 (160.5484) | 35 (156.5140) | 27 (158.8228) |
| 2015-07-31 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 28 / 31 (637.6800) | 17 (164.5944) | 20 (162.2972) | 31 (151.9312) | 25 (158.8572) |
| 2015-06-19 | Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC | 28 / 45 (645.0172) | 32 (160.5832) | 24 (162.8228) | 10 (167.9884) | 38 (153.6228) |
| 2015-04-17 | 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-04-10 | Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) Winston-Salem, NC | 44 / 51 (624.4116) | 48 (154.2516) | 35 (162.2744) | 45 (154.8228) | 41 (153.0628) |
| 2014-10-17 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA | 37 / 40 (596.3656) | 39 (143.3940) | 28 (156.5260) | 36 (149.0856) | 36 (147.3600) |
| 2014-08-01 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 25 / 32 (619.3256) | 26 (155.4172) | 18 (158.8456) | 17 (159.9656) | 25 (145.0972) |
| 2014-05-09 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 38 / 64 (616.5144) | 37 (155.3600) | 31 (157.7144) | 27 (159.4628) | 52 (143.9772) |
| 2014-04-04 | Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival Lanexa, VA | 32 / 41 (611.3940) | 37 (149.1312) | 21 (156.5600) | 11 (162.8572) | 38 (142.8456) |
| 2013-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 49 / 55 (611.8056) | 53 (147.9772) | 40 (153.6456) | 7 (167.9772) | 49 (142.2056) |
| 2013-09-06 | Pickin' in the Panhandle Inwood, WV | 4 / 37 (664.0116) | 13 (163.9544) | 7 (164.5944) | 10 (168.0000) | 7 (167.4628) |
| 2013-07-19 | Que & Cruz Louisa, VA | 38 / 45 (596.4684) | 36 (152.5600) | 21 (158.8800) | 34 (151.4056) | 44 (133.6228) |
| 2013-05-10 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 45 / 60 (577.7140) | 56 (131.4284) | 28 (153.7144) | 38 (150.2858) | 41 (142.2854) |
| 2013-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC | 49 / 71 (626.2854) | 66 (146.8572) | 23 (164.5714) | 10 (171.4284) | 63 (143.4284) |