High-water mark
676.0000
career-best overall
93.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.0000 at Smoke in the North — 93.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2024-08-23
Cozy Pig BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1493
peak 1509 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2015-08-01
latest 2025-10-10
Best ToY finish
#782
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.66 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 643.28 (-1.62)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±20.27
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.13 · weakest Brisket (153.12)
Road miles
6,623
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 4507 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Master avg
643.28 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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 one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
BURNING TORNADO BBQ SWEDEN has finished one call ahead of Cozy Pig BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
3–1
behind in the head-to-head
BBQ Brothers ahead in 75% of their meetings
BBQ Brothers has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−16.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.01 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 71%.
- Brisket avg 153.12
- Chicken avg 169.13
- 1 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Infernum BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
6.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.3 years, then back at Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp (2023-08-26).
- last seen 2017-04-22
- back 2023-08-26
An August team
Top 43%
average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 43% across 4 contests, versus top 62% the rest of the year.
- 4 August contests
- top 62% the rest of the year
The long haul
6,623
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,623 miles across 7 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,507 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY).
- 7 mapped stops
- furthest 4,507 mi
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.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3499 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Cozy Pig BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Cozy Pig BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3493 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1511
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Cozy Pig BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 10 years before Cozy Pig BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3510 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1519
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-head#3518 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Level with Cozy Pig BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3492 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1493
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before Cozy Pig BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3495 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before Cozy Pig BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 170.8456 | 166.2400 | 169.13 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 158.2628 | 166.12 | top 50% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 142.8228 | 159.58 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8340 | 141.0856 | 153.12 | top 77% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| SE | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| DK | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10.2 yrs
2015-08-01 → 2025-10-10
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TN
1 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 169.13 · weakest Brisket (153.12)
Walk rate
71%
a top-10 call in 5 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
43%
3 of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
643.28
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
185
81–143 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
6,623
7 mapped stops · furthest 4,507 mi
Schedule strength
1523
average field rating faced — tougher than 16% of rated contests
Longest layoff
6.3 yrs
2017-04-22 → 2023-08-26
Power rating
1493
peak 1509 · #3501 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Smoke in the North
- First call Smoke in the North
- First overall top-10 Smoke in the North
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3600 Smoke in the North
- Peak power rating (1509) Smoke in the North
- 2024
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Smoke in the North
- Career-best overall score676.0000 Smoke in the North
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7144 Smoke in the North
- 2025
- Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.4 | Smoke in the North | 2024-08-23 |
| +8.9 | Smoke in the North | 2015-08-01 |
| +0.4 | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp | 2023-08-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15 | Bardo-Q BBQ Competition | 2017-04-22 |
| -9.6 | BBQ by the Sea | 2016-06-04 |
| -4.2 | Smoke in the North | 2016-08-06 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | — | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 22% | 93.9% | 93.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 86.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 67 / 90 (675.9196) | 67 (168.5484) | 20 (176.0000) | 82 (164.5372) | 64 (166.8340) |
| 2024-08-23 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp, | 5 / 23 (676.0000) | 7 (170.8456) | 1 (177.7144) | 12 (163.4400) | 11 (164.0000) |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp Rolfstorp, | 12 / 21 (656.5596) | 4 (170.2628) | 17 (160.0456) | 12 (162.8456) | 12 (163.4056) |
| 2017-04-22 | Bardo-Q BBQ Competition Bardonecchia, 10098 | 28 / 28 (635.9544) | 16 (168.5828) | 24 (164.5828) | 27 (158.2744) | 28 (144.5144) |
| 2016-08-06 | Smoke in the North Gothenburg, SE | 21 / 31 (621.5768) | 4 (170.2628) | 13 (161.1084) | 27 (149.1200) | 28 (141.0856) |
| 2016-06-04 | BBQ by the Sea Kerteminde, DK | 10 / 12 (618.2056) | 3 (169.1428) | 8 (158.2628) | 11 (142.8228) | 9 (147.9772) |
| 2015-08-01 | Smoke in the North Gunnilse/Gothenburg, | 7 / 26 (651.3600) | 8 (166.2400) | 12 (165.1200) | 2 (176.0000) | 25 (144.0000) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #782 (173 pts) | #886 (153 pts) | #688 (273 pts) | #1007 (113 pts) | #976 (118 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1062 (111 pts) | #803 (196 pts) | #1336 (86 pts) | #1103 (111 pts) | #1103 (111 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1427 (188 pts) | #888 (418 pts) | #1284 (248 pts) | #1687 (163 pts) | #1548 (178 pts) |