High-water mark
671.3144
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.3144 at Southaven Springfest — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-04-22
Sholly AM Hams
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1461
peak 1461 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2017-04-28
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.46 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 574.02 (+82.44)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±167.19
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.83 · weakest Brisket (159.76)
Road miles
273
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Master avg
574.02 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
KILLER HOGS ahead in 100% of their meetings
KILLER HOGS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.07 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Brisket avg 159.76
- Pork avg 166.83
- 0 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of WILD BOAR SMOKERS in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
6 of 7
shared pork entries lost
KILLER HOGS ahead 86% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, KILLER HOGS has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork entries.
Boom or bust
±23.22%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±23.22% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 79.7% of a perfect score
- best 93.2%
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.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5081 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1510 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5092 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5080 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Level with Sholly AM Hams on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5072 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
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-head#5079 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
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 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Swine Life | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| South Pork | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOTYQUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TENNESSEE MOJO | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SECURITY SMOKERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 158.2400 | 165.97 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 153.6916 | 162.89 | top 63% |
| Pork | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 155.9544 | 166.83 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9888 | 151.9772 | 159.76 | top 73% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 8 | 0 | top 77% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.9 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2017-04-28
Busiest season
2016
5 contests
Contests a season
2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
8 of 10 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
10
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork
10 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 166.83 · weakest Brisket (159.76)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 4 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 10 contests
Master average
574.02
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
252
120–316 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
273
10 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi
Schedule strength
1558
average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2014-06-20
Power rating
1461
peak 1461 · #5070 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1485) The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff
- 2014
- First call The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.5772 The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1200 The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off
- 2016
- Career-best overall score671.3144 Southaven Springfest
- 2017
- 10th tracked contest Southaven Springfest
- Most recent contest Southaven Springfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.8 | Southaven Springfest | 2016-04-22 |
| +3.1 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 | 2016-03-18 |
| +1.8 | BBQ and Blues on the Levee | 2015-10-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.5 | The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff | 2013-06-14 |
| -13.4 | Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off | 2015-06-19 |
| -8.1 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 | 2016-03-19 |
| -5.5 | The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off | 2014-06-20 |
| -4.3 | Southaven Springfest | 2017-04-28 |
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 79% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 66% | 93.2% | 91.2% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 78% | 89.4% | 68% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 22.7% | 22.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-28 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 26 / 33 (656.4688) | 31 (160.5372) | 13 (170.2628) | 15 (169.6800) | 29 (155.9888) |
| 2016-06-17 | The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS | 27 / 41 (665.0288) | 14 (170.8344) | 29 (161.6800) | 21 (169.1200) | 32 (163.3944) |
| 2016-06-03 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN | 17 / 25 (661.6116) | 19 (166.2972) | 18 (161.0972) | 9 (170.2628) | 17 (163.9544) |
| 2016-04-22 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 20 / 41 (671.3144) | 12 (171.9772) | 22 (167.3944) | 10 (172.5600) | 32 (159.3828) |
| 2016-03-19 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS | 58 / 61 (627.8632) | 46 (166.2400) | 57 (153.6916) | 57 (155.9544) | 56 (151.9772) |
| 2016-03-18 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS | 52 / 95 (657.6460) | 64 (163.9772) | 65 (158.8572) | 46 (166.8228) | 34 (167.9888) |
| 2015-10-08 | BBQ and Blues on the Levee Helena, AR | 14 / 25 (643.8976) | 5 (169.6800) | 15 (159.9544) | 10 (160.5372) | 18 (153.7260) |
| 2015-06-19 | Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS | 37 / 37 (335.3828) | — | 18 (168.5372) | 21 (166.8456) | — |
| 2014-06-20 | The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS | 36 / 49 (657.5772) | 43 (158.2400) | 31 (164.5372) | 8 (173.1200) | 37 (161.6800) |
| 2013-06-14 | The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff Hernando, MS | 40 / 40 (163.4284) | — | — | 24 (163.4284) | — |