A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Pete's Piggy Barn
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-04-20
latest 2018-05-25
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
609.96
last 5 Master vs avg 609.96 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.93
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.92 · weakest Brisket (140.19)
Road miles
445
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 189 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Master avg
609.96 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−17.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 17.73 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 140.19
- Pork Ribs avg 157.92
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge (2018-01-19).
- last seen 2015-03-20
- back 2018-01-19
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.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 79
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1526
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Pete's Piggy Barn)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Pete's Piggy Barn has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5354 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5353 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after Pete's Piggy Barn did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#5358 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Level with Pete's Piggy Barn on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5346 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5343 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9888 | 145.1772 | 155.42 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 138.8570 | 157.92 | top 66% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 145.1428 | 156.43 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9888 | 121.6572 | 140.19 | top 90% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 4 | 0 | top 86% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 90% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.1 yrs
2013-04-20 → 2018-05-25
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 157.92 · weakest Brisket (140.19)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
609.96
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
190
31–225 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
445
5 mapped stops · furthest 189 mi
Schedule strength
1547
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.8 yrs
2015-03-20 → 2018-01-19
Power rating
1454
peak 1454 · #5348 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest High Desert BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1486) High Desert BBQ Showdown
- 2018
- First call *Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score637.0860 *Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.6800 *Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Most recent contest *Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | High Desert BBQ Showdown | 2013-04-20 |
| -10 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2018-01-19 |
| -8.7 | High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown | 2014-06-26 |
| -7.9 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 2015-03-20 |
| -6 | *Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | 2018-05-25 |
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 | 50% | top 88% | 88.5% | 87.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 81.5% | 81.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 79.5% | 79.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-25 | *Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Big Bear Lake, CA | 23 / 29 (637.0860) | 27 (145.1772) | 12 (166.2400) | 7 (169.6800) | 21 (155.9888) |
| 2018-01-19 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 68 / 70 (618.6516) | 62 (159.3944) | 57 (160.5600) | 66 (155.9200) | 67 (142.7772) |
| 2015-03-20 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 83 / 100 (634.7316) | 72 (163.9888) | 61 (163.9656) | 94 (152.5372) | 90 (154.2400) |
| 2014-06-26 | High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA | 26 / 30 (586.7656) | 20 (159.9884) | 17 (159.9772) | 27 (145.1428) | 29 (121.6572) |
| 2013-04-20 | High Desert BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA | 30 / 32 (572.5714) | 28 (148.5714) | 29 (138.8570) | 18 (158.8570) | 31 (126.2860) |