A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Cozy Pig BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Cozy Pig BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Infernum BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2014-08-02
latest 2024-08-23
Best ToY finish
#741
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.87 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 633.64 (-1.78)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.29
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.86 · weakest Brisket (154.29)
Road miles
386
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 154 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)
Master avg
633.64 / 720
7 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
−8.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.57 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 29%.
- Brisket avg 154.29
- Chicken avg 162.86
- 1 calls in 7 entries
The comeback
4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Slow Joe's Barn Burner (2020-08-15).
- last seen 2016-08-13
- back 2020-08-15
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.
113 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5362 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5369 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Infernum BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#5342 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1509 at their best, 55 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5367 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with Infernum BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5374 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5359 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Infernum 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176.0344 | 157.7144 | 162.86 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.6516 | 151.4288 | 158.20 | top 67% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 146.8344 | 158.29 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 145.7372 | 154.29 | top 73% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| SE | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
| EU | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 77% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10.1 yrs
2014-08-02 → 2024-08-23
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NO
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 · 1 win · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.86 · weakest Brisket (154.29)
Walk rate
57%
a top-10 call in 4 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
633.64
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
92
36–115 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
386
7 mapped stops · furthest 154 mi
Schedule strength
1518
average field rating faced — tougher than 13% of rated contests
Longest layoff
4 yrs
2016-08-13 → 2020-08-15
Power rating
1454
peak 1454 · #5365 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Smoke in the North
- First call Smoke in the North
- Peak power rating (1493) Smoke in the North
- 2020
- First category win (Chicken) Slow Joe's Barn Burner
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0344 Slow Joe's Barn Burner
- 2023
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5372 Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp
- Career-best overall score652.5372 Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp
- 2024
- Most recent contest Smoke in the North
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Smoke in the North | 2024-08-23 |
| -11.3 | Smoke in the North | 2016-08-06 |
| -7 | Slow Joe's Barn Burner | 2020-08-15 |
| -6.9 | Smoke in the North | 2014-08-02 |
| -4.7 | Oslofjord BBQ Challenge | 2016-08-13 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 79% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87% | 85.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-23 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp, | 23 / 23 (630.2744) | 15 (165.1428) | 19 (157.6916) | 14 (161.7028) | 23 (145.7372) |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp Rolfstorp, | 14 / 21 (652.5372) | 18 (159.4056) | 16 (160.6060) | 9 (168.5828) | 11 (163.9428) |
| 2020-08-15 | Slow Joe's Barn Burner Vedum, | 11 / 14 (642.7884) | 1 (176.0344) | 13 (153.0628) | 13 (158.2628) | 10 (155.4284) |
| 2016-08-13 | Oslofjord BBQ Challenge OSLO, Norway, NO | 20 / 28 (626.2972) | 21 (158.2628) | 13 (160.5600) | 22 (151.4744) | 19 (156.0000) |
| 2016-08-06 | Smoke in the North Gothenburg, SE | 28 / 31 (607.4288) | 21 (157.7372) | 20 (155.4288) | 29 (146.8344) | 26 (147.4284) |
| 2015-08-01 | Smoke in the North Gunnilse/Gothenburg, | 15 / 26 (639.5428) | 16 (157.7144) | 7 (168.6516) | 17 (155.9884) | 15 (157.1884) |
| 2014-08-02 | Smoke in the North Olofstorp Sweden, EU | 11 / 15 (636.6172) | 7 (165.7256) | 12 (151.4288) | 6 (165.1772) | 12 (154.2856) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1101 (101 pts) | #1237 (81 pts) | #1313 (91 pts) | #948 (131 pts) | #1066 (116 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #741 (109 pts) | #438 (264 pts) | #811 (99 pts) | #802 (99 pts) | #750 (114 pts) |