A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Piggin' Whiskey ahead in 100% of their meetings
Piggin' Whiskey has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
MinuteMan BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1497
peak 1503 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2017-07-07
latest 2018-07-14
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
624.82
last 3 Master vs avg 624.82 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.13
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.54 · weakest Brisket (145.67)
Road miles
265
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 88 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Master avg
624.82 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of UP IN SMOKERS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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.
MinuteMan BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 129 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3321 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3297 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Level with MinuteMan BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3323 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1497
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3296 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3313 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 159.3828 | 160.54 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 153.0972 | 159.01 | top 45% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 150.2400 | 159.60 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1084 | 137.6576 | 145.67 | top 70% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 45% | 2018-07-14 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2017-07-07 → 2018-07-14
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NJ
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.54 · weakest Brisket (145.67)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
624.82
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
106
77–91 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
265
3 mapped stops · furthest 88 mi
Schedule strength
1544
average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests
Power rating
1497
peak 1503 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- First call New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)165.7144 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1503) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- 2018
- Career-best overall score632.4340 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.3 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2017-07-07 |
| +2.4 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2018-07-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.4 | New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2018-04-28 |
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 67% | 87.8% | 86.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 30 / 64 (632.4340) | 28 (159.3828) | 42 (153.0972) | 25 (162.8456) | 25 (157.1084) |
| 2018-04-28 | New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 35 / 40 (613.5548) | 25 (162.2628) | 19 (163.3944) | 35 (150.2400) | 38 (137.6576) |
| 2017-07-07 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 29 / 67 (628.4688) | 33 (159.9656) | 15 (160.5488) | 8 (165.7144) | 51 (142.2400) |