A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
DIG-IN COOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
DIG-IN COOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Woo Hoo BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1484 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-25
latest 2015-08-28
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
640.72
last 5 Master vs avg 640.72 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.66
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.93 · weakest Chicken (158.03)
Road miles
68
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 43 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
640.72 / 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.
The weak link
−4.9
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.91 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Chicken avg 158.03
- Brisket avg 162.93
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of KING OF THE GRILL in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
146 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3940 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1484
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Woo Hoo BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Woo Hoo BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3911 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
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#3902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after Woo Hoo BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#3946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
Level with Woo Hoo BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3935 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
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#3916 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIG-IN COOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6572 | 153.6800 | 158.03 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 141.1428 | 158.85 | top 61% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 151.4056 | 160.92 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 159.3828 | 162.93 | top 56% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 66% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' in the Junction | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 58% | 2015-05-23 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.3 yrs
2013-05-25 → 2015-08-28
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 162.93 · weakest Chicken (158.03)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
640.72
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
99
50–100 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
68
5 mapped stops · furthest 43 mi
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests
Power rating
1484
peak 1484 · #3931 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin' In The Junction
- First call Kings of BBQ 2013
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2288 Smokin' in the Junction
- Career-best overall score658.2288 Smokin' in the Junction
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2972 Smokin' in the Junction
- Peak power rating (1490) Smokin' in the Junction
- 2015
- Most recent contest Back to Back to the Park BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2 | Smokin' in the Junction | 2014-05-24 |
| +1.1 | Kings of BBQ 2013 | 2013-09-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | Smokin' In The Junction | 2013-05-25 |
| -3.7 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ | 2015-08-28 |
| -1.8 | Smokin' in the Junction | 2015-05-23 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 70% | 89.7% | 89.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 74% | 89.8% | 87.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-28 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA | 12 / 16 (645.6340) | 14 (159.9540) | 11 (161.7144) | 11 (162.2972) | 11 (161.6684) |
| 2015-05-23 | Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA | 24 / 37 (641.5888) | 32 (153.6800) | 29 (155.3716) | 5 (173.1544) | 24 (159.3828) |
| 2014-05-24 | Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA | 16 / 31 (658.2288) | 23 (157.1316) | 3 (174.2972) | 15 (165.1544) | 20 (161.6456) |
| 2013-09-20 | Kings of BBQ 2013 Des Moines, IA | 19 / 35 (646.7428) | 22 (161.6572) | 18 (161.7028) | 31 (151.4056) | 6 (171.9772) |
| 2013-05-25 | Smokin' In The Junction West Des Moines, IA | 34 / 36 (611.4284) | 29 (157.7144) | 35 (141.1428) | 33 (152.5714) | 24 (159.9998) |