THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM

THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 16th of 62 at the BBQ Capital Cookoff (2014). They are ranked #6069 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,069

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1431

peak 1431 · rated over 25 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Sep 8, 2017 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#657

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 25 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

663.3488 / 720

Master · Peak City Pigfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

627.51 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 639.09 (-11.58)

Walk rate

32%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1316

Pork Ribs · Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off

Consistency

±12.30

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.25 · weakest Brisket (157.85)

Road miles

3,166

across 25 mapped stops · furthest 284 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Master avg

639.09 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

663.3488 career-best overall

92.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.3488 at Peak City Pigfest — 92.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 17, 2016

A tough matchup

22–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has come out ahead in 22 of their 22 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.39 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 16%.

Brisket avg 157.85
Pork Ribs avg 162.25
2 calls in 25 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of UP IN $MOKE BBQ TEAM in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

18 of 21 shared pork ribs entries lost

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has out-cooked them in 18 of 21 shared pork ribs entries.

An April team

Top 60% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 60% across 4 contests, versus top 69% the rest of the year.

4 April contests
top 69% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,166 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,166 miles across 25 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 284 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour.

25 mapped stops
furthest 284 mi

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The metronome

±1.71% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.71% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.8% of a perfect score
25 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017 ↗	Master	#1392 (180 pts)	#1287 (240 pts)	#1506 (180 pts)	#1489 (180 pts)	#1442 (190 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#980 (333 pts)	#1148 (293 pts)	#921 (413 pts)	#1080 (328 pts)	#832 (453 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#989 (310 pts)	#1065 (305 pts)	#745 (510 pts)	#875 (415 pts)	#831 (435 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#657 (562 pts)	#644 (587 pts)	#481 (832 pts)	#765 (487 pts)	#576 (642 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#790 (388 pts)	#842 (383 pts)	#711 (468 pts)	#625 (528 pts)	#807 (393 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.

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

K'S Q

#6,071 of the rated field

1431 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1431

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 6 contests
last seen May 6, 2016

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Limp Brisket

#6,063 of the rated field

1431 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1431

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Mar 21, 2025

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HANG 'EM' HIGH

#6,074 of the rated field

1431 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1431

Careers of much the same size, 29 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Jul 27, 2018

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LICENSE TO GRILL

#6,075 of the rated field

1431 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1431

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Aug 1, 2025

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2 GREEKS BBQ

#6,076 of the rated field

1431 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1431

Level with THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2025

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PoCo Porkers

#6,070 of the rated field

1431 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1431

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	20	5	15	25%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKE	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED PIG	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
FIRED UP SMOKERS	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	1	172.5600	138.7316	159.32	top 69%
Pork Ribs	25	4	173.1316	145.7144	162.25	top 51%
Pork	25	1	169.7142	149.6684	159.67	top 65%
Brisket	25	2	172.5944	145.6228	157.85	top 64%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 80%
Large (40+)	18	0	top 65%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NC	22	top 67%
GA	2	top 74%
VA	1	top 96%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	3	32	top 65%	May 8, 2015
Jiggy With the Piggy	2	32	top 59%	May 5, 2017
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2	41	top 73%	Sep 16, 2016
Pigs & Pedals	2	20	top 70%	Jul 31, 2015
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	20	top 74%	May 22, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 5 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 22 of 25 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 19 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 479 finished ahead 437 times, behind 862

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

20172 milestones

Sep 8 25th tracked contest Beak Week BBQ Challenge
Sep 8 Most recent contest Beak Week BBQ Challenge

20162 milestones

Apr 22 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1316 Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
Jun 17 Career-best overall score663.3488 Peak City Pigfest

20143 milestones

Apr 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1716 BBQ Capital Cookoff
Apr 25 Peak power rating (1497) BBQ Capital Cookoff
Sep 19 10th tracked contest Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally

20132 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
May 17 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.7	BBQ Capital Cookoff	Apr 25, 2014
+8.1	Peak City Pigfest	Jun 17, 2016
+7.7	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 5, 2017
+4.7	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 11, 2013
+0.6	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown	Oct 10, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 12, 2016
-8.2	Peak City Pig Fest	Jun 16, 2017
-8.1	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown	Oct 9, 2015
-8.1	Beak Week BBQ Challenge	Sep 8, 2017
-7.7	Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off	Apr 19, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	3	0%	top 76%	91.1%	87.3%
2016	5	20%	top 73%	92.1%	88.8%
2015	5	40%	top 78%	90.2%	89%
2014	7	43%	top 62%	91.4%	89.2%
2013	5	40%	top 61%	89.9%	88.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 8, 2017	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	37 / 39 (618.2284)	39 (147.9656)	37 (152)	37 (154.2856)	23 (163.9772)
Jun 16, 2017	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	42 / 47 (611.1656)	30 (161.0972)	42 (150.8228)	38 (153.6228)	42 (145.6228)
May 5, 2017	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	32 / 75 (655.9316)	13 (172.5600)	33 (166.2516)	35 (164.0456)	55 (153.0744)
Sep 16, 2016	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	52 / 68 (634.6288)	37 (165.0972)	31 (163.3944)	50 (157.6456)	59 (148.4916)
Aug 12, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Richmond, VA	27 / 28 (617.5772)	27 (149.0628)	21 (161.7260)	26 (155.3484)	23 (151.4400)
Jun 17, 2016	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	17 / 46 (663.3488)	40 (157.0972)	19 (167.3828)	18 (166.2744)	4 (172.5944)
May 6, 2016	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	58 / 76 (634.1140)	67 (152.5028)	37 (164.5600)	55 (159.9428)	52 (157.1084)
Apr 22, 2016	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	43 / 54 (647.9656)	41 (161.1084)	11 (173.1316)	37 (162.8684)	51 (150.8572)
Oct 9, 2015	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	43 / 49 (626.0800)	48 (138.7316)	5 (171.9772)	37 (157.1200)	34 (158.2512)
Sep 18, 2015	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	41 / 59 (649.6000)	46 (160.5144)	15 (169.1428)	49 (158.8000)	41 (161.1428)
Jul 31, 2015	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	24 / 31 (643.9088)	22 (161.0972)	29 (153.6688)	12 (167.4172)	20 (161.7256)
May 22, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	22 / 29 (646.7084)	29 (154.2400)	16 (166.2628)	13 (166.2628)	22 (159.9428)
May 8, 2015	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	57 / 74 (638.1944)	43 (165.1428)	70 (150.2516)	69 (150.2172)	7 (172.5828)
Oct 31, 2014	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	43 / 61 (649.0052)	46 (159.9312)	36 (163.4056)	33 (164.5256)	44 (161.1428)
Oct 10, 2014	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	30 / 53 (642.6964)	40 (156.4912)	8 (169.1084)	47 (149.6684)	13 (167.4284)
Sep 19, 2014	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	49 / 64 (645.5540)	37 (167.3712)	13 (170.2744)	61 (152.5372)	55 (155.3712)
Aug 1, 2014	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	20 / 32 (637.5200)	10 (169.1200)	11 (161.6572)	27 (150.8000)	21 (155.9428)
Jun 13, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	24 / 30 (631.2568)	23 (162.2284)	24 (154.8228)	28 (154.8228)	19 (159.3828)
May 9, 2014	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	50 / 80 (633.5656)	53 (157.6684)	28 (164.5600)	32 (163.3944)	68 (147.9428)
Apr 25, 2014	BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC	16 / 62 (658.1716)	22 (166.8344)	6 (169.7028)	41 (158.8116)	16 (162.8228)
Oct 11, 2013	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	23 / 55 (647.3940)	39 (157.1084)	10 (168.0228)	40 (157.6684)	19 (164.5944)
May 17, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	20 / 28 (633.7138)	19 (158.8572)	21 (155.9998)	8 (164.5712)	23 (154.2856)
May 10, 2013	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	32 / 58 (638.8570)	40 (158.2856)	21 (162.8572)	24 (166.2856)	45 (151.4286)
Apr 26, 2013	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	44 / 71 (633.1424)	40 (159.4284)	64 (145.7144)	15 (169.7142)	33 (158.2854)
Apr 19, 2013	Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	41 / 55 (638.8564)	32 (163.4282)	37 (159.4284)	20 (165.1428)	46 (150.8570)

THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

An April team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)