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
Infernum BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 11th of 14 at the Slow Joe's Barn Burner (2020). They are ranked #5411 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 2, 2014
latest Aug 23, 2024 · 10.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.86 · weakest Brisket (154.29)
Road miles
386
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 154 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)
Master avg
633.64 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Infernum BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,432 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,404 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Level with Infernum BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,431 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 50 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,397 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
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.
⚔ Compare careers#5,406 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careersBy 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 77% |
By state / province (where the contests were held)
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| SE | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
| EU | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NO
1 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
91
finished ahead 36 times, behind 115
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Aug 13, 2016 → Aug 15, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke in the North
20232 milestones
- 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
20202 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Slow Joe's Barn Burner
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0344 Slow Joe's Barn Burner
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke in the North
- First call Smoke in the North
- Peak power rating (1493) Smoke in the North
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Smoke in the North | Aug 23, 2024 |
| -11.4 | Smoke in the North | Aug 6, 2016 |
| -7 | Slow Joe's Barn Burner | Aug 15, 2020 |
| -6.9 | Smoke in the North | Aug 2, 2014 |
| -4.7 | Oslofjord BBQ Challenge | Aug 13, 2016 |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2024 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp | 23 / 23 (630.2744) | 15 (165.1428) | 19 (157.6916) | 14 (161.7028) | 23 (145.7372) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 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) |
| Aug 15, 2020 | Slow Joe's Barn Burner Vedum | 11 / 14 (642.7884) | 1 (176.0344) | 13 (153.0628) | 13 (158.2628) | 10 (155.4284) |
| Aug 13, 2016 | Oslofjord BBQ Challenge OSLO, Norway, NO | 20 / 28 (626.2972) | 21 (158.2628) | 13 (160.5600) | 22 (151.4744) | 19 (156) |
| Aug 6, 2016 | Smoke in the North Gothenburg, Sweden | 28 / 31 (607.4288) | 21 (157.7372) | 20 (155.4288) | 29 (146.8344) | 26 (147.4284) |
| Aug 1, 2015 | Smoke in the North Gunnilse/Gothenburg | 15 / 26 (639.5428) | 16 (157.7144) | 7 (168.6516) | 17 (155.9884) | 15 (157.1884) |
| Aug 2, 2014 | Smoke in the North Olofstorp Sweden, EU | 11 / 15 (636.6172) | 7 (165.7256) | 12 (151.4288) | 6 (165.1772) | 12 (154.2856) |