High-water mark
668.5260
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.5260 at Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-06-24
Hillbilly Couzin's BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1473 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2016-04-22
latest 2018-04-06
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.71
last 5 Master vs avg 644.48 (+0.23)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.55
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.65 · weakest Brisket (158.64)
Road miles
151
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 42 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Master avg
644.48 / 720
6 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
THUNDER HOG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
THUNDER HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.01 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.
- Brisket avg 158.64
- Pork Ribs avg 164.65
- 0 calls in 6 entries
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.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4452 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4450 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1505 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4447 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Level with Hillbilly Couzin's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4487 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Head-to-head#4466 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4476 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| THUNDER HOG BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GREY STREET BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BONEHEAD BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0228 | 149.7028 | 158.93 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 154.3316 | 164.65 | top 52% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 150.7772 | 162.26 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 147.3828 | 158.64 | 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.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 83% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *CCS Fest | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 84% | 2018-04-06 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2016-04-22 → 2018-04-06
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 164.65 · weakest Brisket (158.64)
Walk rate
29%
a top-10 call in 2 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
644.48
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
113
52–169 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
151
7 mapped stops · furthest 42 mi
Schedule strength
1575
average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-04-10 → 2016-04-22
Power rating
1473
peak 1473 · #4470 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition
- 2016
- First call Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.5260 Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
- Career-best overall score668.5260 Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8572 Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
- Peak power rating (1498) Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
- 2018
- Most recent contest *CCS Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.9 | Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness | 2016-06-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | *CCS Fest | 2018-04-06 |
| -7.1 | CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition | 2016-04-22 |
| -5.8 | Smoke on the Water | 2017-05-06 |
| -5.2 | Smoke on the Water Day 1 | 2017-05-05 |
| -4.3 | *CCS Fest | 2017-04-07 |
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 | 0% | top 94% | 87% | 87% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 77% | 91% | 89.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 63% | 92.9% | 91.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-06 | *CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN | 46 / 49 (626.2744) | 48 (149.7028) | 41 (154.3316) | 45 (154.8116) | 19 (167.4284) |
| 2017-05-06 | Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN | 21 / 26 (644.4228) | 25 (159.3712) | 21 (163.3828) | 16 (164.5488) | 20 (157.1200) |
| 2017-05-05 | Smoke on the Water Day 1 Liberty, IN | 21 / 27 (655.3480) | 25 (150.7884) | 10 (171.4056) | 19 (166.8800) | 15 (166.2740) |
| 2017-04-07 | *CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN | 33 / 45 (628.9716) | 26 (162.8572) | 34 (155.3600) | 42 (150.7772) | 29 (159.9772) |
| 2016-06-24 | Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 14 / 31 (668.5260) | 17 (168.0228) | 4 (174.8572) | 10 (171.9772) | 27 (153.6688) |
| 2016-04-22 | CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN | 40 / 49 (643.3144) | 35 (162.8344) | 11 (168.5600) | 25 (164.5372) | 48 (147.3828) |
| 2015-04-10 | CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN | — | — | — | — | — |