A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1520
peak 1520 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-05-18
latest 2013-08-16
Best ToY finish
#410
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.47 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 623.98 (-6.52)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±56.30
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.85 · weakest Brisket (136.08)
Road miles
507
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 152 mi
Schedule strength
6%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1508)
Master avg
623.98 / 720
6 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
−30.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 30.78 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 50%.
- Brisket avg 136.08
- Chicken avg 166.85
- 2 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of THAT'S OUR QUE in 3 of their 3 shared 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.
76 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2483 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1523
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2500 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2495 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Level with PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2506 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2498 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2494 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1529
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUE AND A HALF MEN | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 163.3712 | 166.85 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 137.7140 | 156.38 | top 57% |
| Pork | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 174.2858 | 154.8916 | 164.67 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 20.0000 | 136.08 | top 50% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NH | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| RI | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
| CT | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
| MA | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 56% |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.2 yrs
2013-05-18 → 2013-08-16
Busiest season
2013
6 contests
Cooks most in
NH
2 of 6 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.85 · weakest Brisket (136.08)
Walk rate
83%
a top-10 call in 5 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
2 of 6 contests
Master average
623.98
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
157
126–93 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
507
6 mapped stops · furthest 152 mi
Schedule strength
1508
average field rating faced — tougher than 6% of rated contests
Power rating
1520
peak 1520 · #2493 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- First call The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5710 The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- First category win (Pork) Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2858 Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score657.1434 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1520) Hudson Valley Ribfest
- Most recent contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.5 | The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival | 2013-05-18 |
| +9.1 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2013-08-16 |
| +8.4 | Pork In The Park BBQ | 2013-07-13 |
| +7.1 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition | 2013-06-14 |
| +2.1 | Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships | 2013-07-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16.2 | Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest | 2013-06-01 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 83% | top 42% | 91.3% | 86.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-16 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 12 / 51 (647.3028) | 19 (163.3712) | 5 (169.1544) | 7 (167.9772) | 39 (146.8000) |
| 2013-07-20 | Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI | 21 / 46 (640.0344) | 11 (168.6056) | 39 (152.0000) | 32 (154.8916) | 16 (164.5372) |
| 2013-07-13 | Pork In The Park BBQ Stamford, CT | 6 / 21 (643.9884) | 7 (166.8572) | 8 (159.4400) | 12 (158.2856) | 4 (159.4056) |
| 2013-06-14 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition Merrimack, NH | 11 / 35 (657.1434) | 6 (169.1428) | 18 (162.2858) | 9 (167.4290) | 17 (158.2858) |
| 2013-06-01 | Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH | 43 / 43 (498.8568) | 17 (166.8570) | 41 (137.7140) | 1 (174.2858) | 43 (20.0000) |
| 2013-05-18 | The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival Lexington, MA | 7 / 31 (656.5710) | 7 (166.2856) | 19 (157.7142) | 5 (165.1428) | 7 (167.4284) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #410 (751 pts) | #367 (841 pts) | #504 (661 pts) | #301 (981 pts) | #444 (716 pts) |