PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q

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

Power ranking

#5693

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1445

peak 1445 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2017-08-11

Best ToY finish

#538

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

660.5712 / 720

Master · CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

615.80 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 626.77 (-10.97)

Walk rate

23%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7146

Pork Ribs · Boots & BBQ Festival

Consistency

±16.31

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.17 · weakest Brisket (150.84)

Road miles

1,133

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 117 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Master avg

626.77 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.33 points below their pork, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 150.84
Pork avg 160.17
1 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Q BY 2 in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at *Casa Grab, Root & Growl (2017-08-11).

last seen 2015-08-07
back 2017-08-11

Pork nemesis

10 of 11 shared pork entries lost

LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ ahead 91% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 11 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.26% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.26% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.1% of a perfect score
13 contests

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

BACKDRAFT BBQ SC

#5690 of the rated field

1445 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-07-09

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Pork & Boots

#5698 of the rated field

1445 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

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BREWER'S BEST BBQ

#5688 of the rated field

1445 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2016-10-29

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Every Man A Smoker

#5702 of the rated field

1445 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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THE 4 SMOKEMEN BBQ

#5686 of the rated field

1445 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

Level with PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-10-22

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BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE

#5685 of the rated field

1445 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2016-08-19

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
IRON WHEEL COOKERS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
WILDCATTERS Q CREW	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BARRY & ERICA	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
JACK ATTACK BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LOTTA BULL BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DR. NORDY'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
JOHAN'S BBQ WORLD	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
LEMONADE LOUIE BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	1	0	169.7256	138.2972	158.24	top 67%
Pork Ribs	13	2	1	173.7146	148.5372	157.52	top 66%
Pork	13	0	0	168.0000	153.1200	160.17	top 65%
Brisket	13	1	0	171.4400	135.3716	150.84	top 72%

“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)	9	0	top 69%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 79%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition	2	13	0	top 64%	2014-08-08

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

On the trail 4.3 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2017-08-11

Busiest season 2013 7 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OK 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 12 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 160.17 · weakest Brisket (150.84)

Walk rate 23% a top-10 call in 3 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 13 contests

Master average 626.77 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 257 129–340 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,133 13 mapped stops · furthest 117 mi

Schedule strength 1542 average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2015-08-07 → 2017-08-11

Power rating 1445 peak 1445 · #5693 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Apr 19 Peak power rating (1495) 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
May 10 First call Boots & BBQ Festival
May 10 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7146 Boots & BBQ Festival
Aug 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5712 CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition
Aug 9 Career-best overall score660.5712 CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition
2014
Aug 8 10th tracked contest CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition
2017
Aug 11 Most recent contest *Casa Grab, Root & Growl

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.3	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition	2013-08-09
+0.7	Cherokee Strip Cook-Off	2013-09-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	Firelake BBQ Cook Off	2015-03-27
-8.2	*Casa Grab, Root & Growl	2017-08-11
-8	It's A Smokin Good Thang	2013-06-07
-7.3	CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition	2014-08-08
-6.7	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	2014-04-11

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0%	top 96%	85.7%	85.7%
2015	2	0%	top 85%	88.6%	86.5%
2014	3	0%	top 79%	85%	84.7%
2013	7	43%	top 63%	91.7%	88.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-08-11	*Casa Grab, Root & Growl Woodward, OK	24 / 25 (617.0060)	22 (160.5716)	24 (148.5372)	22 (160.5256)	25 (147.3716)
2015-08-07	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Woodward, OK	19 / 26 (637.6684)	11 (169.7256)	13 (167.4400)	14 (165.1312)	26 (135.3716)
2015-03-27	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	50 / 52 (607.3604)	51 (149.1200)	49 (150.2400)	46 (160.0000)	50 (148.0004)
2014-08-08	CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK	22 / 26 (609.7256)	25 (138.2972)	19 (155.4400)	23 (155.4284)	14 (160.5600)
2014-04-11	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	50 / 64 (607.2340)	50 (154.2056)	51 (152.5256)	35 (160.5828)	57 (139.9200)
2014-03-28	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	32 / 43 (611.9776)	35 (150.8800)	27 (156.5716)	34 (153.1200)	32 (151.4060)
2013-09-13	Cherokee Strip Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	19 / 33 (647.9312)	13 (166.8228)	27 (153.6684)	15 (165.1544)	20 (162.2856)
2013-08-09	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK	13 / 30 (660.5712)	17 (164.0456)	21 (157.6800)	14 (167.4056)	6 (171.4400)
2013-06-14	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	21 / 33 (622.2858)	20 (163.4288)	23 (153.7142)	24 (153.7142)	20 (151.4286)
2013-06-07	It's A Smokin Good Thang Tecumseh, OK	22 / 27 (618.2854)	24 (150.8572)	20 (156.5712)	17 (161.1430)	21 (149.7140)
2013-05-31	Okfuskee Volunteer Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff Okemah, OK	15 / 27 (635.4286)	5 (169.7144)	5 (169.1430)	16 (158.2854)	18 (138.2858)
2013-05-10	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	25 / 36 (640.5716)	24 (160.0000)	3 (173.7146)	29 (153.7140)	27 (153.1430)
2013-04-19	8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	42 / 63 (631.9998)	34 (159.4286)	50 (152.5714)	19 (168.0000)	43 (151.9998)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2852 (55 pts)	#2257 (65 pts)	#2862 (55 pts)	#2234 (65 pts)	#2932 (50 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1573 (141 pts)	#1473 (181 pts)	#1535 (171 pts)	#1574 (166 pts)	#1944 (111 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1333 (209 pts)	#1477 (194 pts)	#1346 (224 pts)	#1443 (204 pts)	#1225 (249 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#538 (586 pts)	#477 (671 pts)	#413 (766 pts)	#520 (636 pts)	#507 (631 pts)