A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Killer B's BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Killer B's BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Pigs In Heat
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1436
peak 1436 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2017-05-26
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
550.04 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 568.70 (-18.66)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±79.61
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 155.78 · weakest Chicken (150.83)
Road miles
1,693
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 765 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Master avg
568.70 / 720
7 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
−5.0
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.95 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Chicken avg 150.83
- Pork avg 155.78
- 0 calls in 7 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) (2017-05-26).
- last seen 2015-06-12
- back 2017-05-26
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.
61 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5910 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Pigs In Heat)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Pigs In Heat has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5912 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5925 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after Pigs In Heat did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#5917 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5922 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1436
No shared contest yet.
Level with Pigs In Heat on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5915 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killer B's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bubba Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 141.1428 | 150.83 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8116 | 140.5488 | 151.89 | top 83% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 142.2628 | 155.78 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1544 | 147.3372 | 154.54 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 4 | 0 | top 95% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 86% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 92% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 3 | 69 | 0 | top 94% | 2015-06-12 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.9 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2017-05-26
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
4 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 155.78 · weakest Chicken (150.83)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
568.70
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
296
46–409 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,693
7 mapped stops · furthest 765 mi
Schedule strength
1547
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2015-06-12 → 2017-05-26
Power rating
1436
peak 1436 · #5920 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1487) Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8572 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4572 *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score648.4572 *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Most recent contest *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | 2013-08-09 |
| -12.7 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 2013-06-14 |
| -10.8 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 2014-06-13 |
| -10.3 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-08-02 |
| -9.8 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 2015-06-12 |
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 | 0% | top 84% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 62.2% | 62.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 61.6% | 61.6% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 88% | 84.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-26 | *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 56 / 67 (648.4572) | 58 (157.0740) | 55 (162.8116) | 34 (167.4172) | 51 (161.1544) |
| 2015-06-12 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 74 / 78 (447.9084) | 50 (161.7028) | 74 (143.9428) | 75 (142.2628) | — |
| 2014-06-13 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 69 / 73 (443.3260) | 69 (151.9656) | 71 (140.5488) | — | 62 (150.8116) |
| 2013-10-11 | Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival Sand Springs, OK | 27 / 38 (604.4684) | 33 (142.2400) | 29 (150.2972) | 28 (154.8112) | 18 (157.1200) |
| 2013-08-09 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 48 / 49 (606.0344) | 48 (153.6916) | 46 (150.2400) | 47 (154.7656) | 46 (147.3372) |
| 2013-08-02 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 54 / 61 (633.5772) | 60 (147.9772) | 43 (159.3828) | 19 (170.8572) | 53 (155.3600) |
| 2013-06-14 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 89 / 97 (597.1420) | 93 (141.1428) | 66 (155.9998) | 94 (144.5710) | 63 (155.4284) |