High-water mark
682.7428
career-best overall
94.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 682.7428 at Piggin' Around — 94.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-09-27
Tiki Q
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1506
peak 1531 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2013-06-07
latest 2014-06-20
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
654.03 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 656.97 (-2.94)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.12
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.28 · weakest Brisket (159.20)
Road miles
744
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Master avg
656.97 / 720
9 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
WeQ4U has finished one call ahead of Tiki Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 36%.
- 6 contests
- 2 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 36%
A tough matchup
7–1
behind in the head-to-head
BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings
BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.08 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 22%.
- Brisket avg 159.20
- Chicken avg 167.28
- 0 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
5–2
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 71% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Extra Mile BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
5 of 7
shared chicken entries lost
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead 71% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±2.38%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.38% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 91.2% of a perfect score
- 9 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.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2981 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1525
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Tiki Q)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 13 contests to 9.
⚔ Head-to-head#2987 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Level with Tiki Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2958 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2971 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2974 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Pappy Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ACME BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL OUT PIG OUT | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bourbon Barrel BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 158.8570 | 167.28 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 147.3716 | 164.68 | top 46% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 158.7884 | 165.82 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 150.2512 | 159.20 | top 69% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KY | 5 | 0 | top 61% |
| IN | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 46% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' On The River | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 50% | 2014-06-13 |
| Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 71% | 2014-06-06 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2014-06-20
Busiest season
2013
6 contests
Contests a season
4.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KY
5 of 9 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 1 win · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 167.28 · weakest Brisket (159.20)
Walk rate
56%
a top-10 call in 5 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
22%
2 of 9 contests
Master average
656.97
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
193
174–165 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
744
9 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi
Schedule strength
1529
average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests
Power rating
1506
peak 1531 · #2972 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
- First call Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
- First overall top-10 Smokin' on the River
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.8566 Smokin' on the River
- First category win (Chicken) Piggin' Around
- Career-best overall score682.7428 Piggin' Around
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Piggin' Around
- Peak power rating (1531) Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off
- 2014
- Most recent contest Barbourville BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.5 | Smokin' on the River | 2013-06-14 |
| +8.5 | Piggin' Around | 2013-09-27 |
| +7 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! | 2013-07-19 |
| +5.3 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | 2013-09-06 |
| +0.3 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | 2013-10-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff | 2014-06-06 |
| -9.9 | Smokin' On The River | 2014-06-13 |
| -4.6 | Barbourville BBQ Festival | 2014-06-20 |
| -1.1 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff | 2013-06-07 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 92.2% | 89.4% |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 83% | top 36% | 94.8% | 92.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-20 | Barbourville BBQ Festival Barbourville, KY | 20 / 27 (663.8628) | 18 (167.4172) | 13 (169.6800) | 17 (166.8228) | 23 (159.9428) |
| 2014-06-13 | Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN | 43 / 52 (624.9596) | 23 (168.5484) | 47 (147.3716) | 36 (158.7884) | 46 (150.2512) |
| 2014-06-06 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY | 29 / 34 (642.6968) | 30 (160.5140) | 17 (167.4400) | 28 (159.3828) | 30 (155.3600) |
| 2013-10-18 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 21 / 40 (655.8740) | 21 (164.5256) | 31 (158.8228) | 6 (170.8228) | 21 (161.7028) |
| 2013-09-27 | Piggin' Around Woodbury, TN | 6 / 24 (682.7428) | 1 (177.7144) | 6 (170.8228) | 11 (172.5600) | 18 (161.6456) |
| 2013-09-06 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 12 / 34 (669.5884) | 20 (165.6800) | 4 (173.1316) | 13 (165.6912) | 15 (165.0856) |
| 2013-07-19 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN | 17 / 57 (655.8512) | 16 (166.8112) | 11 (167.9772) | 38 (159.4172) | 25 (161.6456) |
| 2013-06-14 | Smokin' on the River Jeffersonville, IN | 9 / 52 (674.8566) | 4 (175.4284) | 25 (163.9998) | 5 (173.1428) | 30 (162.2856) |
| 2013-06-07 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY | 17 / 30 (642.2848) | 17 (158.8570) | 14 (162.8568) | 6 (165.7140) | 26 (154.8570) |