A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
DIG'N N PIG'N ahead in 100% of their meetings
DIG'N N PIG'N has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Stumpy Coals
Stumpy Coals is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 18th of 70 at the New Holland Summer Fest (2015). They are ranked #5284 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1456
peak 1511 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Aug 23, 2024 · 11 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
508.07 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 546.33 (-38.26)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±163.02
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 155.88 · weakest Brisket (148.24)
Road miles
1
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Purse competed for
$36K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
546.33 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Stumpy Coals, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,292 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Stumpy Coals)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Stumpy Coals has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1456
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,305 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
They turned up 5 years after Stumpy Coals did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#5,277 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Level with Stumpy Coals on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,263 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Stumpy Coals's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,304 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Tie BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEKEND SMOKERS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire Ants BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTTHEAD BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HEAVY HITTERS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Jim's Pequea Pullers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG PEN BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| DIG'N N PIG'N | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 136.5600 | 153.34 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 139.9544 | 155.88 | top 63% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4628 | 143.9544 | 154.36 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1888 | 136.4572 | 148.24 | top 79% |
“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 95% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 73% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Summer Fest | 7 | 18 | 0 | top 76% | Aug 23, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
210
finished ahead 113 times, behind 297
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Aug 28, 2015 → Aug 24, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest
20154 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.0688 New Holland Summer Fest
- Career-best overall score652.0688 New Holland Summer Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4628 New Holland Summer Fest
- Peak power rating (1511) New Holland Summer Fest
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest
- First call New Holland Summer Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.3 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 28, 2015 |
| +2 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 23, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 26, 2022 |
| -13.6 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 23, 2019 |
| -10.9 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 23, 2024 |
| -10.1 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 27, 2021 |
| -6.8 | New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) | Aug 24, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 20.9% | 20.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 83.7% | 83.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 80.7% | 80.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2024 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 36 / 38 (615.2688) | 32 (160.5372) | 32 (160.5372) | 37 (143.9544) | 35 (150.2400) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 49 / 49 (150.8000) | 49 (150.8000) | — | — | — |
| Aug 27, 2021 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 38 / 44 (602.5944) | 36 (153.0856) | 42 (147.9200) | 40 (147.9200) | 33 (153.6688) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 64 / 65 (580.9032) | 54 (154.2172) | 63 (139.9544) | 57 (150.2744) | 65 (136.4572) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA | 56 / 71 (590.7660) | 69 (136.5600) | 37 (156.5828) | 48 (153.6800) | 58 (143.9432) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 18 / 70 (652.0688) | 33 (160.5600) | 27 (162.8572) | 5 (171.4628) | 34 (157.1888) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 33 / 71 (631.8740) | 40 (157.6340) | 7 (167.4172) | 28 (158.8572) | 53 (147.9656) |