PIRATES OF THE PIG

PIRATES OF THE PIG is a competition barbecue team with 65 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 24 at the Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way (2015), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #581 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#581

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1662

peak 1662 · rated over 63 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 6, 2013

latest Sep 20, 2019 · 6.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#237

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

30 podiums

Overall top-10s

31% of 65 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

688.4684 / 720

Master · Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

671.33 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 654.17 (+17.15)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±26.12

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.96 · weakest Pork (160.79)

Road miles

10,105

across 65 mapped stops · furthest 430 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Purse competed for

$102K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

654.17 / 720

64 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.2396 points from the title

Came within 2.2396 points of the Grand Championship at Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way (Aug 7, 2015).

Among the elite

#581 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 9% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1662 puts them #581 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 9% of the field.

rating 1662
peak 1662
63 rated contests

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off (Aug 17, 2018).

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

They almost always walk

78% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 51 of 65 contests

A top-10 category call in 78% of their 65 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

688.4684 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.4684 at Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 6, 2018

The one to beat

6× one call ahead of them

Smokey and the Pirate has finished one call ahead of PIRATES OF THE PIG 6 times — their closest competition in the data.

The weak link

−5.2 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.17 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 29% of the time against 39%.

Pork avg 160.79
Chicken avg 165.96
18 calls in 63 entries

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A strong matchup

26–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' AXE BBQ in 26 of their 26 shared contests.

The comeback

7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 7 years, then back at 12 Bridges Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) (Sep 18, 2026).

last seen Sep 20, 2019
back Sep 18, 2026

Chicken nemesis

35 of 52 shared chicken entries lost

Smokey and the Pirate ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Smokey and the Pirate has out-cooked them in 35 of 52 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

PORKTERA BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An October team

Top 26% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 26% across 4 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.

4 October contests
top 39% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,105 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,105 miles across 65 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 430 miles to Wild West BBQ Shoot Out.

65 mapped stops
furthest 430 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 9th

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#1898 (80 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#1385 (155 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#284 (1,126 pts)	#131 (1,641 pts)	#214 (1,306 pts)	#337 (1,001 pts)	#344 (991 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#330 (1,116 pts)	#434 (881 pts)	#274 (1,211 pts)	#346 (1,051 pts)	#294 (1,206 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#237 (1,378 pts)	#248 (1,278 pts)	#124 (1,683 pts)	#320 (1,133 pts)	#295 (1,183 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#328 (1,126 pts)	#466 (846 pts)	#496 (786 pts)	#230 (1,291 pts)	#278 (1,211 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#342 (1,066 pts)	#155 (1,606 pts)	#228 (1,371 pts)	#341 (1,061 pts)	#336 (1,071 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#790 (388 pts)	#842 (383 pts)	#748 (443 pts)	#671 (493 pts)	#864 (363 pts)

Overall rank by season

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#582 of the rated field

1662 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1681

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rated over 58 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2026

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3 PIGS SMOKIN

#586 of the rated field

1661 power rating

Contests: 57
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1675

57 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 57 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS

#585 of the rated field

1661 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1685

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

rated over 42 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2019

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TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q

#580 of the rated field

1662 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 49%
Peak: 1685

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

rated over 38 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2018

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RAMMER JAMMER BBQ

#583 of the rated field

1662 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1662

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Mar 7, 2025

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Smoky Cotte

#584 of the rated field

1661 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 82%
Peak: 1661

7 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smokey and the Pirate	52	7	45	13%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	47	9	38	19%	⚔ compare
NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	36	24	12	67%	⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	36	6	30	17%	⚔ compare
RBQ	34	21	13	62%	⚔ compare
ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	34	15	19	44%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-Q'S-2GO	33	15	18	45%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	30	9	21	30%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ	26	26	0	100%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	26	6	20	23%	⚔ compare
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	26	5	21	19%	⚔ compare
SMOKED SEDUCTION	25	15	10	60%	⚔ compare
Old Town Franklin BBQ	24	12	12	50%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	24	1	23	4%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	64	25	3	10	177.7028	145.7028	165.96	top 40%
Pork Ribs	65	24	5	11	179.4400	141.7488	165.26	top 38%
Pork	63	18	1	6	177.7028	20	160.79	top 45%
Brisket	64	23	1	3	173.7144	131.4286	162.24	top 40%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 34%
Medium (20–39)	32	top 39%
Large (40+)	27	top 39%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	58	0	top 38%
NV	5	0	top 46%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship	4	9	top 37%	May 3, 2019
Silicon Valley BBQ Championship	3	11	top 31%	Jun 21, 2019
Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	3	6	top 21%	Jul 6, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	3	top 37%	Mar 24, 2017
Smoke on the River	3	6	top 35%	Oct 14, 2016
Wine Country Big Q	3	15	top 50%	Jul 10, 2015
Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off	2	3	top 25%	Aug 16, 2019
Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge	2	4	top 31%	Jul 26, 2019
Clayton BBQ Cook-off	2	4	top 33%	Jul 12, 2019
Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship	2	13	top 29%	Apr 26, 2019
Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	2	9	top 23%	Jun 26, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 11 contests

Contests a season 8.1 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 59 of 65 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 46 11 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 65 entries · 5 wins · 24 calls

Opponents faced 767 finished ahead 1,580 times, behind 991

Longest layoff 7 yrs Sep 20, 2019 → Sep 18, 2026

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

20261 milestone

Sep 18 Most recent contest 12 Bridges Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)

20193 milestones

Jul 26 10th category win Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge
Jul 26 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge
Sep 20 Peak power rating (1662) 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship

20183 milestones

Jul 6 Career-best overall score688.4684 Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival
Jul 13 50th tracked contest 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
Aug 17 First multi-meat day Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off

20161 milestone

Mar 25 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20151 milestone

Aug 7 First Reserve Championship Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way

20143 milestones

Jul 11 10th tracked contest Wine Country Big Q
Jul 25 First overall podium Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
Sep 5 First category win (Chicken) Smoke on the River

20134 milestones

Apr 6 First tracked contest Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
Jul 12 First call Wine Country Big Q
Jul 20 First overall top-10 Smokin' For Gold
Jul 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3712 Smokin' For Gold

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 24, 2017
+13.2	Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way	Aug 7, 2015
+12.5	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off	Jul 25, 2014
+11.5	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 20, 2015
+11	Smoke on the River	Sep 5, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.8	Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show	Aug 8, 2014
-11.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Apr 21, 2017
-8.5	Grills N Grills	Aug 25, 2017
-7.9	Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship	May 17, 2013
-7.5	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 23, 2018

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0	100%	—	—	—
2019	11	3	1	73%	top 38%	95.2%	93%
2018	9	3	3	89%	top 34%	95.6%	93.2%
2017	9	3	2	78%	top 40%	94.1%	91.8%
2016	11	6	1	73%	top 34%	93.6%	90.8%
2015	9	2	2	78%	top 32%	95.1%	90.9%
2014	9	2	1	100%	top 44%	93.6%	88.2%
2013	6	1	0	50%	top 58%	91%	86.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 18, 2026	12 Bridges Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, CA	—	—	4 (174.2628)	—	—
Sep 20, 2019	5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship 🏅	10 / 44 (678.7540)	17 (169.1084)	19 (168.5256)	11 (169.7144)	11 (171.4056)
Aug 16, 2019	Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Susanville, CA	3 / 25 (671.3712)	6 (168.5828)	3 (170.8572)	14 (164.5256)	7 (167.4056)
Jul 26, 2019	Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge 🏅 Gilroy, CA	15 / 36 (667.8856)	25 (159.3828)	1 (179.4400)	27 (158.2400)	6 (170.8228)
Jul 12, 2019	Clayton BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Clayton, CA	14 / 31 (668.4684)	3 (175.4056)	18 (163.3944)	20 (161.1200)	14 (168.5484)
Jul 5, 2019	Smoke & Hops 🏅 Harmony, CA	15 / 26 (670.1484)	11 (170.2628)	13 (166.8228)	—	14 (168.5256)
Jun 21, 2019	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship 🏅 unrated Santa Clara, CA	29 (651.2912)	19 (169.6684)	34 (159.9544)	37 (155.4056)	23 (166.2628)
May 3, 2019	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship 🏅 Elk Grove, CA	13 / 27 (663.8740)	8 (171.4056)	22 (154.8000)	6 (171.4172)	9 (166.2512)
Apr 26, 2019	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	13 / 48 (672.4684)	4 (174.8456)	26 (163.9428)	25 (163.4172)	11 (170.2628)
Mar 30, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA	24 / 47 (677.0516)	28 (169.6800)	20 (170.2744)	35 (163.3828)	7 (173.7144)
Mar 29, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA	7 / 70 (685.6456)	4 (176)	30 (166.2744)	15 (171.9656)	17 (171.4056)
Jan 25, 2019	The Golden State Battle 🏅 Santa Ynez, CA	32 / 48 (655.7592)	31 (167.9656)	21 (167.9540)	47 (149.0168)	8 (170.8228)
Sep 14, 2018	4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	21 / 43 (662.7540)	7 (173.1428)	31 (157.0740)	10 (170.2628)	20 (162.2744)
Aug 24, 2018	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	11 / 46 (687.9084)	3 (176.5600)	26 (167.4172)	13 (173.1084)	15 (170.8228)
Aug 17, 2018	Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA	10 / 27 (668.4340)	1 (177.7028)	1 (176)	21 (159.9312)	19 (154.8000)
Jul 13, 2018	2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA	4 / 19 (670.1368)	3 (170.8228)	2 (166.8456)	13 (161.6456)	2 (170.8228)
Jul 6, 2018	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	6 / 38 (688.4684)	8 (171.4056)	12 (169.6800)	3 (176.5600)	12 (170.8228)
Jun 22, 2018	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	11 / 49 (676.5484)	1 (177.1772)	22 (162.8228)	14 (170.3200)	16 (166.2284)
May 4, 2018	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	13 / 35 (659.3600)	5 (173.7028)	5 (169.7028)	28 (155.9544)	19 (160)
Apr 20, 2018	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA	15 / 48 (664.4912)	30 (163.3828)	7 (170.8572)	17 (164.5484)	19 (165.7028)
Mar 23, 2018	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	51 / 78 (659.2800)	53 (163.9544)	14 (171.4172)	35 (166.8228)	63 (157.0856)
Sep 15, 2017	3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	13 / 48 (677.5884)	21 (167.3828)	6 (174.8572)	24 (164.5140)	12 (170.8344)
Aug 25, 2017	Grills N Grills penn Valley, CA	18 / 27 (647.2684)	19 (161.1200)	19 (163.9656)	21 (158.2400)	10 (163.9428)
Aug 18, 2017	Lassen County Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA	5 / 15 (652.4684)	11 (155.3828)	1 (172)	2 (164.5256)	5 (160.5600)
Jul 28, 2017	Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA	7 / 26 (661.6688)	16 (161.7144)	1 (174.8916)	11 (159.9428)	6 (165.1200)
Jul 7, 2017	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	15 / 50 (666.1144)	25 (163.9428)	29 (162.8116)	13 (168.5372)	6 (170.8228)
Jun 23, 2017	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	24 / 62 (657.6228)	33 (161.6800)	28 (162.2400)	25 (165.6800)	15 (168.0228)
May 5, 2017	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	11 / 33 (650.1716)	10 (166.2856)	14 (163.4172)	19 (159.3716)	14 (161.0972)
Apr 21, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	28 / 30 (660.4112)	14 (171.4172)	22 (167.3828)	27 (165.0856)	27 (156.5256)
Mar 24, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV	3 / 30 (673.6572)	8 (170.2628)	14 (163.4400)	3 (171.9772)	6 (167.9772)
Oct 21, 2016	San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition San Francisco, CA	7 / 38 (673.6000)	2 (170.8456)	16 (167.3828)	11 (165.6800)	5 (169.6916)
Oct 14, 2016	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	11 / 38 (650.6396)	13 (166.8112)	6 (168.5372)	17 (154.7656)	12 (160.5256)
Sep 16, 2016	2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	37 / 61 (631.8404)	35 (163.4288)	24 (164.5372)	53 (150.2056)	44 (153.6688)
Aug 26, 2016	Grills 'N' Grilles (presented by the United Way of Nevada Country) Penn Valley, CA	7 / 28 (655.8972)	9 (166.8572)	1 (173.7144)	17 (158.2744)	15 (157.0512)
Aug 19, 2016	Oaktown Throwdown BBQ Oakland, CA	6 / 21 (655.8056)	7 (168.5256)	2 (172.5484)	14 (152.4916)	9 (162.2400)
Jul 29, 2016	2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge Gilroy, CA	4 / 20 (662.1484)	11 (161.6684)	2 (172.0116)	3 (166.2400)	10 (162.2284)
Jul 8, 2016	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	7 / 38 (656.5028)	13 (161.6800)	6 (168.0572)	17 (159.3828)	5 (167.3828)
Jun 24, 2016	Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA	18 / 54 (652.5028)	36 (154.8456)	10 (167.4400)	15 (166.2744)	17 (163.9428)
Apr 29, 2016	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	9 / 30 (638.2060)	5 (171.9772)	8 (163.4288)	15 (157.0856)	20 (145.7144)
Apr 1, 2016	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA	42 / 72 (656.9940)	44 (163.9540)	56 (158.8000)	28 (167.9772)	27 (166.2628)
Mar 25, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV	14 / 29 (658.7312)	21 (159.9772)	14 (165.1200)	13 (169.6684)	17 (163.9656)
Oct 2, 2015	1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	11 / 41 (663.3944)	21 (166.2628)	20 (164.5600)	7 (170.2972)	13 (162.2744)
Sep 18, 2015	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	26 / 49 (629.0740)	27 (158.2400)	24 (158.8916)	9 (167.4284)	38 (144.5140)
Aug 7, 2015	Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way Penn Valley, CA	2 / 24 (669.6688)	10 (165.1544)	8 (165.0972)	9 (167.4172)	1 (172)
Jul 10, 2015	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	15 / 38 (647.4284)	17 (162.2856)	21 (160.5372)	4 (172.5828)	25 (152.0228)
Jun 26, 2015	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	9 / 49 (656.0228)	20 (160.5600)	12 (167.9884)	21 (160.5828)	11 (166.8916)
May 15, 2015	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	13 / 53 (667.9200)	7 (173.7028)	24 (164.0116)	31 (161.6800)	10 (168.5256)
May 1, 2015	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	14 / 32 (639.2456)	22 (154.8112)	17 (157.6572)	17 (155.9544)	2 (170.8228)
Mar 27, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV	16 / 30 (634.6744)	25 (150.2400)	23 (154.8000)	1 (171.4172)	13 (158.2172)
Mar 20, 2015	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	17 / 100 (684.5948)	16 (173.7488)	36 (168.0116)	13 (173.7028)	32 (169.1316)
Oct 2, 2014	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	28 / 97 (673.5656)	68 (162.7884)	46 (165.6916)	3 (177.7028)	31 (167.3828)
Sep 5, 2014	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	6 / 26 (661.6456)	1 (175.4056)	19 (150.2972)	6 (171.9656)	6 (163.9772)
Aug 22, 2014	Smokin' on the Water Lakeport, CA	11 / 17 (639.3372)	3 (170.2628)	11 (154.8344)	5 (163.4172)	13 (150.8228)
Aug 8, 2014	Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show Brentwood, CA	25 / 26 (513.1200)	11 (163.3828)	2 (167.4744)	26 (20)	9 (162.2628)
Jul 25, 2014	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA	3 / 18 (665.0168)	3 (167.3828)	9 (163.9656)	7 (163.9656)	5 (169.7028)
Jul 11, 2014	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	20 / 44 (642.1716)	15 (166.8228)	8 (169.7488)	31 (153.0628)	27 (152.5372)
Jun 27, 2014	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	13 / 48 (642.8000)	4 (168.0116)	6 (167.4400)	43 (141.0856)	9 (166.2628)
May 2, 2014	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	14 / 33 (639.4056)	3 (170.8800)	11 (164.5600)	27 (146.8684)	11 (157.0972)
Mar 28, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Sacramento, CA	15 / 29 (640.4684)	11 (164)	2 (172)	20 (158.2172)	22 (146.2512)
Sep 13, 2013	RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cameron Park, CA	23 / 39 (629.5884)	20 (160.5484)	16 (160.5372)	18 (160)	30 (148.5028)
Jul 26, 2013	The Great American Cookoff Woodlake, CA	32 / 53 (629.6000)	16 (166.2972)	34 (155.4400)	9 (169.1084)	46 (138.7544)
Jul 20, 2013	Smokin' For Gold Placerville, CA	6 / 25 (655.3712)	13 (162.3200)	7 (167.9656)	6 (162.8112)	7 (162.2744)
Jul 12, 2013	Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA	28 / 44 (610.8916)	38 (145.7028)	38 (141.7488)	10 (163.9656)	14 (159.4744)
May 17, 2013	Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	50 / 65 (584.5712)	51 (147.9998)	16 (159.4288)	46 (145.7140)	57 (131.4286)
Apr 6, 2013	Kings of the Que BBQ Championship Woodland, CA	22 / 33 (607.4282)	21 (154.8568)	18 (154.2858)	18 (157.7142)	28 (140.5714)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

PIRATES OF THE PIG

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

A standing appointment

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)