PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING

PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 12th of 40 at the West Coast BBQ Classic (2017). They are ranked #3351 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,351

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1497

peak 1510 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest May 12, 2017 · 4.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#885

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

666.9032 / 720

Master · West Coast BBQ Classic

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.00 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 646.02 (+10.98)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8916

Pork · Dana Point State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±14.73

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.38 · weakest Brisket (157.79)

Road miles

512

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 208 mi

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)

Master avg

646.02 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

666.9032 career-best overall

92.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.9032 at West Coast BBQ Classic — 92.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 12, 2017

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

LEFT COAST Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

LEFT COAST Q has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.59 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 157.79
Chicken avg 163.38
0 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Double Barrel Smokers in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

10 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

LEFT COAST Q ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LEFT COAST Q has out-cooked them in 10 of 10 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.05% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.05% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.7% of a perfect score
12 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	#1691 (125 pts)	#1988 (110 pts)	#2059 (100 pts)	#2008 (105 pts)	#2030 (100 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1672 (160 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1630 (150 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1589 (150 pts)	#1666 (150 pts)	#1653 (150 pts)	#1630 (160 pts)	#1664 (150 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#885 (335 pts)	#920 (350 pts)	#927 (340 pts)	#644 (515 pts)	#894 (345 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING, each with one reason worth a look.

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

PATIO PITMASTERS

#3,346 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING)

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2014

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TEAM DOGHOUSE BBQ

#3,369 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1496

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 Jun 24, 2016

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IN THE KEY OF QUE

#3,340 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1505

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 6, 2016

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Hoochie Que

#3,349 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1502

They turned up 9 years after PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 9, 2025

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KCKing BBQ

#3,357 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1525

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 18% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2022

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MACK DADDYS BBQ

#3,336 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1507

Level with PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 16, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Burnin and Lootin	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Que'd Up	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
OUTTA GAS BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
COOL GRILLING	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
TWISTED BRISKET BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
My Smokin' Grillfriend	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	0	0	168	158.8568	163.38	top 54%
Pork Ribs	12	0	0	168.5716	145.7028	162.37	top 50%
Pork	12	1	1	174.8916	150.8570	162.47	top 52%
Brisket	12	0	0	165.1772	144.5714	157.79	top 60%

“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)	1	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 55%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	11	0	top 57%
AZ	1	0	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
West Coast BBQ Classic	3	12	top 49%	May 12, 2017
Dana Point State BBQ Championship	3	18	top 54%	Oct 7, 2016
West Coast BBQ Classic	2	36	top 71%	May 8, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 11 of 12 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 350 finished ahead 343 times, behind 424

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

20172 milestones

May 12 Career-best overall score666.9032 West Coast BBQ Classic
May 12 Most recent contest West Coast BBQ Classic

20161 milestone

May 13 10th tracked contest West Coast BBQ Classic

20135 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Aug 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5256 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
Oct 4 First call Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 4 Career-best single call (Pork)174.8916 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 4 Peak power rating (1510) Dana Point State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.4	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 4, 2013
+10.3	West Coast BBQ Classic	May 12, 2017
+5.3	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	Aug 16, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 2, 2014
-7.7	West Coast BBQ Classic	May 9, 2014
-5.7	7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest	Apr 27, 2013
-3.6	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 2, 2015
-1.2	West Coast BBQ Classic	May 8, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	1	0%	top 30%	92.6%	92.6%
2016	2	0%	top 61%	91.3%	91%
2015	2	0%	top 65%	90.9%	90.8%
2014	2	0%	top 81%	87.9%	87.2%
2013	5	20%	top 47%	92.5%	89.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 12, 2017	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	12 / 40 (666.9032)	15 (168)	17 (168.5716)	16 (165.7600)	17 (164.5716)
Oct 7, 2016	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	45 / 75 (653.6572)	52 (161.1544)	21 (167.4172)	50 (163.3940)	40 (161.6916)
May 13, 2016	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	27 / 44 (657.0972)	27 (166.2856)	21 (167.4400)	34 (161.1316)	31 (162.2400)
Oct 2, 2015	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	50 / 75 (653.0976)	58 (159.4172)	44 (165.1544)	19 (171.4172)	55 (157.1088)
May 8, 2015	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	36 / 57 (654.2284)	27 (167.4744)	25 (167.3828)	35 (163.4056)	46 (155.9656)
Oct 2, 2014	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	82 / 97 (633.0396)	59 (165.1200)	77 (158.2284)	82 (154.8456)	77 (154.8456)
May 9, 2014	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	46 / 59 (622.2284)	31 (162.3200)	55 (145.7028)	23 (165.1200)	49 (149.0856)
Oct 4, 2013	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	18 / 99 (665.7488)	49 (163.4056)	43 (162.2744)	2 (174.8916)	30 (165.1772)
Aug 16, 2013	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA	24 / 63 (648.5256)	33 (161.7256)	17 (165.7144)	33 (158.2628)	18 (162.8228)
May 10, 2013	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	30 / 54 (634.8568)	24 (161.1428)	32 (157.7142)	46 (150.8570)	12 (165.1428)
Apr 27, 2013	7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest Indio, CA	21 / 30 (621.7140)	12 (165.7142)	17 (157.1428)	19 (154.2856)	25 (144.5714)
Jan 25, 2013	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	45 / 86 (641.1426)	52 (158.8568)	21 (165.7142)	24 (166.2858)	63 (150.2858)

PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING

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 (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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 — 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)