High-water mark
686.2172
career-best overall
95.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 686.2172 at Music City Festival & BBQ Championship — 95.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-08-23
HUFFIN' & PUFFIN
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1496
peak 1501 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-03-01
latest 2013-09-27
Best ToY finish
#521
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.35
last 5 Master vs avg 657.60 (-0.25)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.68
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.47 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.70)
Road miles
913
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 514 mi
Schedule strength
7%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1510)
Master avg
657.60 / 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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.8
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.77 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 50%.
- Pork Ribs avg 161.70
- Pork avg 168.47
- 0 calls in 6 entries
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.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3352 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1511
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#3347 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after HUFFIN' & PUFFIN did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3380 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with HUFFIN' & PUFFIN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3377 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
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#3351 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3357 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 156.5714 | 162.85 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 149.1426 | 161.70 | top 59% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 161.1428 | 168.47 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 158.2856 | 164.58 | top 47% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KY | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
| LA | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 53% |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.6 yrs
2013-03-01 → 2013-09-27
Busiest season
2013
6 contests
Cooks most in
KY
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 · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 168.47 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.70)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
657.60
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
203
115–124 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
913
6 mapped stops · furthest 514 mi
Schedule strength
1510
average field rating faced — tougher than 7% of rated contests
Power rating
1496
peak 1501 · #3364 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8566 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1501) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score686.2172 Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1544 Grillin and Chillin BBQ
- Most recent contest Grillin and Chillin BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.7 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship | 2013-08-23 |
| +4.2 | Grillin and Chillin BBQ | 2013-09-27 |
| +0.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-03-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off | 2013-03-29 |
| -8.7 | Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff | 2013-04-05 |
| -5.3 | Super City Blues & Ques | 2013-06-28 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 56% | 95.3% | 91.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-27 | Grillin and Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 19 / 45 (662.2632) | 26 (165.1200) | 39 (156.5144) | 6 (173.1544) | 16 (167.4744) |
| 2013-08-23 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | 6 / 55 (686.2172) | 12 (170.8228) | 11 (171.9772) | 14 (170.8228) | 5 (172.5944) |
| 2013-06-28 | Super City Blues & Ques Metropolis, IL | 24 / 34 (651.4280) | 29 (159.9998) | 29 (157.1426) | 12 (167.9998) | 15 (166.2858) |
| 2013-04-05 | Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO | 35 / 44 (645.7140) | 43 (156.5714) | 11 (169.7142) | 35 (161.1428) | 35 (158.2856) |
| 2013-03-29 | Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off Benton, KY | 32 / 40 (641.1426) | 23 (162.8572) | 38 (149.1426) | 9 (168.0000) | 20 (161.1428) |
| 2013-03-01 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Baton Rouge, LA | 14 / 28 (658.8566) | 17 (161.7142) | 11 (165.7142) | 10 (169.7142) | 17 (161.7140) |
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 | #521 (596 pts) | #643 (506 pts) | #549 (601 pts) | #406 (786 pts) | #473 (676 pts) |