A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
PIG NEWTON ahead in 100% of their meetings
PIG NEWTON has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Half Chickens
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1491
peak 1491 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-09-27
latest 2017-09-22
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.10
last 5 Master vs avg 638.10 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.86
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.68 · weakest Chicken (158.62)
Road miles
5
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
4%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1505)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.10 / 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.
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of POKER SMOKERS in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 43rd
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.
146 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3593 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to Half Chickens)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — Half Chickens ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#3607 of the rated field
- Contests
- 54
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1552
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Half Chickens)
They've been 1552 at their best, 62 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1507
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#3610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Half Chickens did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Level with Half Chickens on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3618 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POKER SMOKERS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN IN THE BUSHES | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Most Wanted BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| YARDHOGS BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Bubba's Pig-a-licious | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Just Smoked Your Butt | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Blondes and a Bald | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Til We're Broke | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Shawnee Que Crew | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Overland Pig Committee | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| HAWG HEAVEN | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Last Years Leftovers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Grilligans Island | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8800 | 151.9884 | 158.62 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 152.4916 | 159.05 | top 59% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 150.8800 | 160.68 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 150.8572 | 159.75 | top 47% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 4 | 43 | 0 | top 61% | 2016-09-23 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-09-27 → 2017-09-22
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.68 · weakest Chicken (158.62)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
638.10
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
225
237–319 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
5
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1505
average field rating faced — tougher than 4% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Power rating
1491
peak 1491 · #3619 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0740 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Career-best overall score653.0740 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1498) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- 2017
- First call Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7028 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2014-09-26 |
| +2 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2017-09-22 |
| +1.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2015-09-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2016-09-23 |
| -8.2 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2013-09-27 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 38% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 52 / 112 (649.6340) | 66 (160.5600) | 67 (160.5600) | 101 (154.8112) | 5 (173.7028) |
| 2016-09-23 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 90 / 111 (623.2800) | 87 (155.9656) | 93 (152.4916) | 59 (163.4400) | 90 (151.3828) |
| 2015-09-25 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 52 / 112 (649.7716) | 57 (161.7256) | 34 (167.4516) | 22 (169.7372) | 87 (150.8572) |
| 2014-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 43 / 112 (653.0740) | 59 (162.8800) | 60 (159.9428) | 50 (164.5484) | 24 (165.7028) |
| 2013-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 87 / 114 (614.7540) | 97 (151.9884) | 79 (154.7884) | 92 (150.8800) | 60 (157.0972) |