The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
SLAB TECHS has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN' MISS PIGGY 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
SMOKIN' MISS PIGGY
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1451
peak 1451 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2014-07-18
latest 2018-06-08
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Best overall
655.3376 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.66 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 639.57 (+5.08)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
173.1316
Consistency
±10.07
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.83 · weakest Brisket (157.03)
Road miles
336
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 151 mi
Schedule strength
43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Master avg
639.57 / 720
8 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
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
KILLER HOGS ahead in 100% of their meetings
KILLER HOGS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.81 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 157.03
- Chicken avg 165.83
- 0 calls in 8 entries
Chicken nemesis
6 of 6
shared chicken entries lost
KILLER HOGS ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, KILLER HOGS has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±1.40%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.40% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 88.8% of a perfect score
- 8 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.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5454 of the rated field
- Contests
- 59
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1451
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKIN' MISS PIGGY)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN' MISS PIGGY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5461 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1504 at their best, 53 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5436 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5444 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN' MISS PIGGY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5460 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after SMOKIN' MISS PIGGY did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#5439 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KILLER HOGS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Swine Life | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TENNESSEE MOJO | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 161.1200 | 165.83 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1088 | 143.3940 | 158.32 | top 76% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3712 | 153.1200 | 158.40 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 149.6344 | 157.03 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 6 | 0 | top 77% |
| AR | 2 | 0 | top 90% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 80% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 76% | 2017-06-02 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.9 yrs
2014-07-18 → 2018-06-08
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TN
6 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 165.83 · weakest Brisket (157.03)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
639.57
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
181
54–212 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
336
8 mapped stops · furthest 151 mi
Schedule strength
1556
average field rating faced — tougher than 43% of rated contests
Power rating
1451
peak 1451 · #5452 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Bucks, Ducks & BBQ
- Peak power rating (1487) Bucks, Ducks & BBQ
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3376 International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN
- Career-best overall score655.3376 International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1316 International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN
- 2018
- Most recent contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | Bucks, Ducks & BBQ | 2014-07-18 |
| -12.1 | Fifth Annual Bull Moose | 2015-04-03 |
| -7 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | 2016-06-03 |
| -6.5 | Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) | 2018-04-06 |
| -4.6 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ | 2015-09-11 |
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 82% | 90.7% | 89.1% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 91% | 90.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.5% | 88% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 87% | 87% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-08 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 35 / 44 (652.9600) | 30 (168.5372) | 39 (155.9660) | 31 (163.3712) | 29 (165.0856) |
| 2018-04-06 | Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN | 34 / 40 (630.6628) | 25 (163.9656) | 24 (163.9428) | 39 (153.1200) | 37 (149.6344) |
| 2017-09-08 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN Millington, TN | 26 / 42 (655.3376) | 12 (173.1316) | 25 (163.4060) | 36 (157.6800) | 24 (161.1200) |
| 2017-06-02 | *Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN | 17 / 25 (645.1084) | 17 (165.6912) | 19 (165.1088) | 19 (160.5940) | 17 (153.7144) |
| 2016-06-03 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN | 21 / 25 (639.2112) | 22 (161.6800) | 16 (162.8000) | 22 (159.9656) | 23 (154.7656) |
| 2015-09-11 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN | 22 / 31 (637.0856) | 24 (161.1200) | 19 (161.1544) | 24 (155.4056) | 17 (159.4056) |
| 2015-04-03 | Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN | 39 / 41 (629.4968) | 19 (166.8228) | 39 (150.7656) | 38 (155.9428) | 35 (155.9656) |
| 2014-07-18 | Bucks, Ducks & BBQ Conway, AR | 26 / 26 (626.7312) | 21 (165.7028) | 26 (143.3940) | 23 (161.1200) | 25 (156.5144) |