TWOLITTLEPIGSBBQ.COM

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2844

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1509

peak 1520 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2016-08-12

Best ToY finish

#393

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

677.1426 / 720

Master · Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.93 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 653.56 (-1.63)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7142

Pork · Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off

Consistency

±13.07

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.17)

Road miles

1,145

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 249 mi

Schedule strength

18%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)

Master avg

653.56 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

677.1426 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.1426 at Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-06-28

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

SPITFIRE ahead in 100% of their meetings

SPITFIRE has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.95 points below their pork, and turns into a call 27% of the time against 55%.

Pork Ribs avg 161.17
Pork avg 166.12
3 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Johnny Rockets BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

8 of 9 shared pork entries lost

SPITFIRE ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SPITFIRE has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.82% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.82% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.8% of a perfect score
11 contests

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.

98 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

CLOVER RIDGE SMOKERS

#2845 of the rated field

1509 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TWOLITTLEPIGSBBQ.COM)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TWOLITTLEPIGSBBQ.COM has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2016-08-12

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Wisco Fire BBQ

#2839 of the rated field

1510 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2025-08-22

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THE SMOKING PIGS

#2855 of the rated field

1509 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

Level with TWOLITTLEPIGSBBQ.COM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-03-02

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Pigs'R' Us

#2836 of the rated field

1510 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1544

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1544 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-03-13

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FRIDAY NIGHT SMOKE

#2842 of the rated field

1509 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2021-09-24

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Hicks from the Sticks BBQ

#2849 of the rated field

1509 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after TWOLITTLEPIGSBBQ.COM did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-10-03

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SPITFIRE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Subtle Smoke	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
MYASSIS SMOKIN	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Hogline	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Totally Sauced	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BIG T'Z Q CRU	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	2	0	169.1316	153.7142	162.48	top 61%
Pork Ribs	11	3	0	169.1316	152.5144	161.17	top 57%
Pork	11	6	1	177.7142	158.8570	166.12	top 41%
Brisket	11	4	0	173.7028	156.5484	163.79	top 46%

“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
MN	10	0	top 52%
WI	1	0	top 42%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 58%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 53%
Large (40+)	4	top 46%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Med City BBQ & Musicfest	2	21	0	top 47%	2014-08-08
The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast	2	12	0	top 54%	2014-07-11

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.3 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2016-08-12

Busiest season 2013 7 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MN 10 of 11 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.17)

Walk rate 82% a top-10 call in 9 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 18% 2 of 11 contests

Master average 653.56 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 228 192–183 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,145 11 mapped stops · furthest 249 mi

Schedule strength 1526 average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs 2014-08-08 → 2015-08-28

Power rating 1509 peak 1520 · #2844 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
May 3 First tracked contest The Masters in May
Jun 21 First call Smoking Knights BBQ Competition
Jun 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.0000 Smoking Knights BBQ Competition
Jun 28 First overall top-10 Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
Jun 28 Career-best overall score677.1426 Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
Jun 28 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7142 Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
2015
Aug 28 10th tracked contest 8th Annual Big Island BBQ
Aug 28 Peak power rating (1520) 8th Annual Big Island BBQ
2016
Aug 12 Most recent contest Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.7	Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off	2013-06-28
+3.5	Med City BBQ & Musicfest	2013-08-09
+3.1	The Masters in May	2013-05-03
+2.9	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast	2014-07-11
+2.7	Great Northern Barbeque	2013-08-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.8	Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full)	2016-08-12
-2.6	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast	2013-07-12
-1.4	Smoking Knights BBQ Competition	2013-06-21
-0.2	Med City BBQ & Musicfest	2014-08-08

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0%	top 89%	89.4%	89.4%
2015	1	0	100%	top 49%	90%	90%
2014	2	0	100%	top 49%	91.3%	90.6%
2013	7	2	86%	top 46%	94%	91.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-08-12	Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) Tonka Bay, MN	31 / 35 (643.9084)	26 (161.6800)	31 (158.2400)	30 (160.0228)	24 (163.9656)
2015-08-28	8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	27 / 55 (647.9088)	36 (161.7144)	48 (152.5144)	36 (159.9772)	4 (173.7028)
2014-08-08	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	21 / 40 (646.7888)	32 (154.8000)	5 (169.1316)	21 (162.8456)	22 (160.0116)
2014-07-11	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN	12 / 26 (657.6456)	8 (166.8684)	17 (161.1084)	9 (167.9772)	16 (161.6916)
2013-09-13	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN	19 / 39 (663.4176)	26 (162.8232)	23 (163.4172)	7 (173.1428)	21 (164.0344)
2013-08-09	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	21 / 50 (653.0400)	18 (166.8344)	34 (155.9544)	6 (173.7028)	30 (156.5484)
2013-08-02	Great Northern Barbeque Brainerd, MN	10 / 22 (659.9544)	15 (162.8344)	12 (162.8344)	5 (166.8572)	6 (167.4284)
2013-07-12	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN	14 / 23 (660.5028)	10 (169.1316)	16 (160.5484)	10 (166.2628)	13 (164.5600)
2013-06-28	Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off Mankato, MN	8 / 30 (677.1426)	24 (160.0000)	10 (168.5714)	2 (177.7142)	7 (170.8570)
2013-06-21	Smoking Knights BBQ Competition Hutchinson, MN	11 / 19 (656.0000)	11 (166.8572)	5 (168.0002)	14 (159.9998)	9 (161.1428)
2013-05-03	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	20 / 48 (622.8566)	33 (153.7142)	32 (152.5712)	18 (158.8570)	20 (157.7142)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#1366 (201 pts)	#1408 (211 pts)	#1138 (281 pts)	#1369 (221 pts)	#1542 (176 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#393 (776 pts)	#505 (641 pts)	#448 (726 pts)	#252 (1116 pts)	#382 (816 pts)