A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
PIG NEWTON ahead in 100% of their meetings
PIG NEWTON has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
RED HOT POPS
RED HOT POPS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 31st of 38 at the Laurie Hillbilly BBQ (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1478
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 24, 2014
latest Aug 5, 2016 · 2.2 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 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.03
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.43 · weakest Brisket (152.67)
Road miles
107
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 107 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Master avg
640.49 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4284 | 150.2400 | 163.13 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 160.5716 | 166.43 | top 45% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 153.7144 | 158.26 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3600 | 141.1656 | 152.67 | top 83% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 2 | 31 | 0 | top 78% | Aug 5, 2016 |
| Sugar Mound BBQ Festival | 2 | 40 | 0 | top 77% | May 23, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
170
finished ahead 51 times, behind 182
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jul 31, 2015 → Aug 5, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20163 milestones
- First call Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5944 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Most recent contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
20152 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0744 Sugar Mound BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score657.0744 Sugar Mound BBQ Festival
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Sugar Mound BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1490) Sugar Mound BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival | May 24, 2014 |
| -7.2 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Jul 31, 2015 |
| -4.9 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Aug 5, 2016 |
| -0.4 | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival | May 23, 2015 |
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 | 100% | top 74% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 91.3% | 90.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 84.2% | 84.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2016 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 37 / 50 (649.0404) | 33 (162.8344) | 9 (172.5944) | 45 (155.3716) | 38 (158.2400) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 31 / 38 (649.6000) | 14 (171.4284) | 31 (160.5716) | 35 (158.2400) | 31 (159.3600) |
| May 23, 2015 | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS | 40 / 62 (657.0744) | 33 (168) | 15 (171.4400) | 38 (165.7028) | 53 (151.9316) |
| May 24, 2014 | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS | 78 / 87 (606.2400) | 80 (150.2400) | 48 (161.1200) | 73 (153.7144) | 77 (141.1656) |