A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Ninja Pigs
Ninja Pigs is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 51st of 55 at the Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff (2017).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1458
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 25, 2015
latest Sep 21, 2018 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±73.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.86 · weakest Brisket (140.33)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Master avg
570.43 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1656 | 150.8112 | 157.13 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 148.5600 | 153.49 | top 85% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5944 | 153.7028 | 157.86 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0972 | 107.1544 | 140.33 | top 88% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | 3 | 51 | 0 | top 93% | Sep 21, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
137
finished ahead 12 times, behind 217
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
20161 milestone
- Career-best overall score633.0972 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.1656 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1487) Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | Sep 25, 2015 |
| -10.6 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Sep 21, 2018 |
| -9.7 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Sep 22, 2017 |
| -8.4 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Sep 23, 2016 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 62.3% | 62.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 79.8% | 79.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2018 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 59 / 59 (448.4460) | 56 (153.1200) | — | 54 (154.2744) | 57 (141.0516) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 51 / 55 (625.6116) | 47 (159.4172) | 52 (150.2400) | 47 (158.8572) | 41 (157.0972) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 56 / 64 (633.0972) | 63 (150.8112) | 45 (161.6800) | 46 (164.5944) | 52 (156.0116) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 55 / 55 (574.5828) | 32 (165.1656) | 49 (148.5600) | 49 (153.7028) | 55 (107.1544) |