High-water mark
662.6852
career-best overall
92.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.6852 at Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) — 92.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-04-18
Highland Pig Pickers
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-03-22
latest 2016-03-25
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
614.39
last 5 Master vs avg 614.39 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±62.32
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.31 · weakest Brisket (127.40)
Road miles
985
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 491 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Master avg
614.39 / 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 tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−36.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 36.92 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 127.40
- Pork avg 164.31
- 0 calls in 5 entries
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.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4874 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Highland Pig Pickers)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Highland Pig Pickers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4869 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
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#4900 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4893 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Level with Highland Pig Pickers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
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#4887 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 154.8228 | 163.52 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 153.7142 | 159.17 | top 78% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 154.2056 | 164.31 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5256 | 20.0000 | 127.40 | top 89% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 4 | 0 | top 86% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 86% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-03-22 → 2016-03-25
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
LA
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 164.31 · weakest Brisket (127.40)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
614.39
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
138
39–208 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
985
5 mapped stops · furthest 491 mi
Schedule strength
1561
average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests
Power rating
1465
peak 1465 · #4883 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Hammond Blues and BBQ
- Peak power rating (1492) Hammond Blues and BBQ
- 2014
- First call Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.6852 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA)
- Career-best overall score662.6852 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA)
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.9884 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA)
- 2016
- Most recent contest Hamond BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Hammond BBQ | 2014-03-21 |
| -8.5 | Hammond Blues and BBQ | 2013-03-22 |
| -6.1 | Hamond BBQ | 2016-03-25 |
| -5.4 | Smokin Blues & BBQ | 2015-03-27 |
| -3.3 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) | 2014-04-18 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 84% | 92% | 80.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-25 | Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA | 50 / 58 (642.7428) | 43 (164.5372) | 32 (165.6800) | 49 (159.9772) | 55 (152.5484) |
| 2015-03-27 | Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA | 45 / 56 (632.9832) | 42 (162.8344) | 45 (154.8460) | 22 (169.6800) | 53 (145.6228) |
| 2014-04-18 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) Cornelia, GA | 19 / 27 (662.6852) | 11 (170.8228) | 27 (159.3484) | 6 (171.9884) | 22 (160.5256) |
| 2014-03-21 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | 60 / 61 (491.2684) | 55 (154.8228) | 40 (162.2400) | 57 (154.2056) | 61 (20.0000) |
| 2013-03-22 | Hammond Blues and BBQ Hammond, LA | 39 / 50 (642.2852) | 35 (164.5714) | 44 (153.7142) | 22 (165.7142) | 38 (158.2854) |