PIG PAK

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

Power ranking

#2981

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1506

peak 1525 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-14

latest 2014-10-03

Best ToY finish

#560

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

674.8568 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.19 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 653.48 (-2.29)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8456

Pork · Jim Beam BBQ Classic

Consistency

±13.51

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.53)

Road miles

423

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 114 mi

Schedule strength

22%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)

Master avg

653.48 / 720

8 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.

High-water mark

674.8568 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.8568 at Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-06-28

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 40%.

6 contests
1 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 40%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.6 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.59 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 25%.

Pork Ribs avg 161.53
Chicken avg 167.13
1 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ACME BBQ in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.88% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.88% 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
8 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.

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

Tiki Q

#2972 of the rated field

1506 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1531

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to PIG PAK)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2014-06-20

⚔ Head-to-head

BLINDOG'S OUTLAW BBQ GANG

#2979 of the rated field

1506 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2016-06-10

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I'd Smoke That

#2992 of the rated field

1506 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

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BURNING COAL BBQ

#2997 of the rated field

1505 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2023-06-17

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BAD COMPANY BBQ

#2987 of the rated field

1506 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2023-04-07

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BACONATERS

#2971 of the rated field

1506 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-05-04

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ACME BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
YELLOW RIVER BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
FRIENDS OF OBR	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
ALL OUT PIG OUT	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
HUG HOGS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	1	1	174.2856	162.2168	167.13	top 45%
Pork Ribs	8	1	0	0	170.2856	155.9544	161.53	top 59%
Pork	8	2	0	0	174.8456	147.9656	162.63	top 54%
Brisket	8	1	0	0	170.2972	155.3712	162.19	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
IN	5	0	top 46%
KY	3	0	top 59%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 13%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 56%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	2	21	0	top 69%	2014-10-03
Smokin' On The River	2	24	0	top 63%	2014-06-13

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.3 yrs 2013-06-14 → 2014-10-03

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 4 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IN 5 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 1 win · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.53)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 13% 1 of 8 contests

Master average 653.48 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 187 177–189 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 423 8 mapped stops · furthest 114 mi

Schedule strength 1530 average field rating faced — tougher than 22% of rated contests

Power rating 1506 peak 1525 · #2981 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 14 First tracked contest Smokin' on the River
Jun 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9996 Smokin' on the River
Jun 28 First call Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
Jun 28 First category win (Chicken) Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
Jun 28 First overall top-10 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
Jun 28 Career-best overall score674.8568 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
Oct 4 Career-best single call (Pork)174.8456 Jim Beam BBQ Classic
Oct 18 Peak power rating (1525) Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off
2014
Oct 3 Most recent contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.1	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness	2013-06-28
+4.9	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off	2013-10-18
+2.7	Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues	2013-08-16
+2	Smokin' on the River	2013-06-14
+1.1	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	2013-10-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.5	Smokin' On The River	2014-06-13
-9.4	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	2014-10-03

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)
2014	2	0	0	0	0%	top 84%	89.4%	88.4%
2013	6	0	1	1	50%	top 40%	93.7%	91.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2014-10-03	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	38 / 44 (643.3260)	38 (163.4516)	40 (155.9544)	30 (163.9656)	31 (159.9544)
2014-06-13	Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN	42 / 52 (629.5196)	37 (162.2168)	37 (158.2516)	51 (147.9656)	26 (161.0856)
2013-10-18	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	16 / 40 (662.2284)	9 (172.5828)	17 (165.1084)	37 (154.2400)	10 (170.2972)
2013-10-04	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	21 / 41 (666.6968)	29 (163.3828)	24 (166.2284)	6 (174.8456)	24 (162.2400)
2013-08-16	Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN	25 / 60 (654.1712)	11 (170.8572)	31 (160.5028)	14 (167.4400)	35 (155.3712)
2013-07-19	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	27 / 57 (645.0168)	30 (162.8228)	34 (158.2284)	43 (156.5484)	14 (167.4172)
2013-06-28	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	4 / 32 (674.8568)	1 (174.2856)	8 (170.2856)	6 (169.7142)	16 (160.5714)
2013-06-14	Smokin' on the River Jeffersonville, IN	24 / 52 (651.9996)	18 (167.4286)	36 (157.7142)	21 (166.2856)	33 (160.5712)

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	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#560 (558 pts)	#408 (753 pts)	#696 (478 pts)	#509 (643 pts)	#704 (463 pts)