A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
THUNDER HOG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
THUNDER HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Scooters Family BBQ
Scooters Family BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 20th of 26 at the Homecoming 2016 (2016). They finished #1182 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 2, 2016
latest Aug 16, 2024 · 8 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.12
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.83 · weakest Brisket (148.32)
Road miles
19
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
634.48 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9544 | 152.5032 | 157.28 | top 94% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 156.5144 | 162.05 | top 70% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 159.9544 | 166.83 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8116 | 138.1716 | 148.32 | top 94% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
93
finished ahead 20 times, behind 95
Longest layoff
5 yrs
Sep 2, 2016 → Aug 20, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20244 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6004 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues
- Career-best overall score649.6004 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2628 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues
- Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues
20163 milestones
- First tracked contest Homecoming 2016
- First call Homecoming 2016
- Peak power rating (1494) Homecoming 2016
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2024 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues 🏅 Madison, IN | 39 / 49 (649.6004) | 49 (159.9544) | 30 (167.3944) | 25 (170.2628) | 44 (151.9888) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN | 39 / 43 (630.6520) | 40 (159.3716) | 37 (156.5144) | 32 (159.9544) | 41 (154.8116) |
| Sep 2, 2016 | Homecoming 2016 Vernon, IN | 20 / 26 (623.1776) | 23 (152.5032) | 16 (162.2400) | 9 (170.2628) | 25 (138.1716) |