A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
THUNDER HOG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
THUNDER HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Bruno's BBQ
Bruno's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 49th of 60 at the Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival (2014).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1456
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2013
latest Aug 19, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.24
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (142.65)
Road miles
73
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 55 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
602.51 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 150.2056 | 159.23 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6568 | 135.3828 | 142.65 | top 96% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7028 | 146.2400 | 153.83 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0972 | 140.5260 | 146.80 | top 88% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 2 | 49 | 0 | top 90% | Aug 21, 2015 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
140
finished ahead 18 times, behind 220
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Jul 19, 2013 → Aug 15, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval
20142 milestones
- Career-best overall score619.7936 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.9656 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!
- Peak power rating (1487) Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! | Jul 19, 2013 |
| -11.9 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | Aug 21, 2015 |
| -11.2 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval | Aug 19, 2016 |
| -8 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | Aug 15, 2014 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 82% | 82% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2016 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN | 61 / 63 (608.3428) | 59 (150.2056) | 61 (143.3372) | 52 (157.7028) | 49 (157.0972) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 63 / 64 (590.6860) | 47 (161.7028) | 63 (142.2172) | 62 (146.2400) | 60 (140.5260) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 49 / 60 (619.7936) | 28 (167.9656) | 54 (149.6568) | 46 (155.9656) | 51 (146.2056) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN | 53 / 57 (591.2340) | 45 (157.0628) | 56 (135.3828) | 46 (155.4284) | 54 (143.3600) |