High-water mark
679.9428
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.9428 at The Tiger Town Pig Festival — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-01-23
Kick Yo' Butt BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1524
peak 1530 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-01-25
latest 2018-09-01
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.70 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.30 (+2.40)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.81
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.75 · weakest Brisket (160.07)
Road miles
47
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Master avg
658.30 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
HOT WACHULA'S ahead in 100% of their meetings
HOT WACHULA'S has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.68 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 50%.
- Brisket avg 160.07
- Pork Ribs avg 166.75
- 2 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
5–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 83% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SWINOS in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
The comeback
1.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at When Pigs Fly South (2015-11-06).
- last seen 2014-01-23
- back 2015-11-06
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.
94 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2363 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1537
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2369 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
Level with Kick Yo' Butt BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2362 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before Kick Yo' Butt BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2380 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWINOS | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGS GONE WILD BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Two Crackers Cooking | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| The BBQ Shack | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| United Pork Smokers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 162.8228 | 166.65 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 159.3828 | 166.75 | top 32% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 158.2512 | 164.83 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 149.0972 | 160.07 | top 50% |
“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 47% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 37% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 39% | 2016-01-29 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.6 yrs
2013-01-25 → 2018-09-01
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
FL
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.75 · weakest Brisket (160.07)
Walk rate
83%
a top-10 call in 5 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
658.30
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
197
197–112 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
47
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1534
average field rating faced — tougher than 25% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
2014-01-23 → 2015-11-06
Power rating
1524
peak 1530 · #2377 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call Lakeland Pig Festival
- 2014
- First overall top-10 The Tiger Town Pig Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.9428 The Tiger Town Pig Festival
- Career-best overall score679.9428 The Tiger Town Pig Festival
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5600 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Peak power rating (1530) Lakeland Pig Festival
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Fire it up Frostproof!
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.4 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival | 2014-01-23 |
| +6.6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2013-01-25 |
| +6.2 | When Pigs Fly South | 2015-11-06 |
| +1.5 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2016-01-29 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.1 | *Fire it up Frostproof! | 2018-09-01 |
| -3 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2017-01-27 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 6% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-01 | *Fire it up Frostproof! Frostproof, FL | 15 / 24 (669.0628) | 11 (169.6800) | 6 (172.0116) | 22 (158.2512) | 8 (169.1200) |
| 2017-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 39 / 60 (644.9600) | 38 (164.5372) | 28 (164.5488) | 36 (161.6456) | 43 (154.2284) |
| 2016-01-29 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 28 / 58 (659.9316) | 23 (168.0000) | 6 (172.5600) | 8 (170.2744) | 52 (149.0972) |
| 2015-11-06 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 11 / 35 (649.6000) | 16 (162.8228) | 21 (159.3828) | 15 (161.7028) | 7 (165.6916) |
| 2014-01-23 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 4 / 69 (679.9428) | 5 (172.0000) | 9 (171.9772) | 17 (167.4056) | 15 (168.5600) |
| 2013-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 21 / 70 (646.2854) | 29 (162.8570) | 27 (159.9998) | 8 (169.7144) | 46 (153.7142) |