A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
COOL HAND QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
COOL HAND QUE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Lip Smacking Oinkers
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2021-10-08
latest 2026-05-08
Best ToY finish
#927
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.90
last 4 Master vs avg 630.90 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.30
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.80 · weakest Brisket (153.49)
Road miles
64
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 48 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$33K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
630.90 / 720
4 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.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Lick Da Bone BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (2024-05-10).
- last seen 2021-10-08
- back 2024-05-10
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.
Lip Smacking Oinkers has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 142 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4796 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4800 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Lip Smacking Oinkers's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#4830 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Lip Smacking Oinkers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4832 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Level with Lip Smacking Oinkers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4814 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Lip Smacking Oinkers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4818 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Lip Smacking Oinkers'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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 147.8856 | 158.68 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 149.0400 | 158.80 | top 84% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 151.3600 | 158.25 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 147.8972 | 153.49 | top 85% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 87% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.6 yrs
2021-10-08 → 2026-05-08
Busiest season
2026
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 158.80 · weakest Brisket (153.49)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
630.90
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
91
19–134 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
64
4 mapped stops · furthest 48 mi
Schedule strength
1575
average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$33,350
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.6 yrs
2021-10-08 → 2024-05-10
Power rating
1466
peak 1466 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2021
- First tracked contest The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best overall score645.5432 The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5256 The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1490) The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
- 2026
- Most recent contest 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 2021-10-08 |
| -8.5 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 2025-05-09 |
| -8.1 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 2024-05-10 |
| -6.9 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 2026-05-08 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 36 / 42 (636.9028) | 32 (165.0856) | 42 (149.0400) | 36 (159.3944) | 30 (163.3828) |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 38 / 42 (615.7028) | 38 (147.8856) | 32 (163.9544) | 38 (155.9656) | 38 (147.8972) |
| 2024-05-10 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 35 / 42 (625.4624) | 36 (159.9540) | 33 (159.3828) | 36 (151.3600) | 34 (154.7656) |
| 2021-10-08 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 24 / 26 (645.5432) | 18 (168.5256) | 21 (162.8232) | 14 (166.2972) | 25 (147.8972) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #927 (60 pts) | #1010 (60 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) | #970 (60 pts) | #950 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1527 (56 pts) | #1181 (86 pts) | #1260 (71 pts) | #1086 (106 pts) | #1566 (51 pts) |