PIG PICKERS

PIG PICKERS is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 11th of 60 at the BBQ Jamboree (2013). They are ranked #4831 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,831

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1466

peak 1511 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Aug 5, 2016 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#939

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

647.3488 / 720

Master · Covington Cork & Pork Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

632.05 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 625.51 (+6.54)

Walk rate

46%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1772

Chicken · Covington Cork & Pork Festival

Consistency

±13.75

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.65 · weakest Brisket (153.66)

Road miles

2,225

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 609 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Master avg

625.51 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BIG MOOK'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of PIG PICKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 52%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 52%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

APORKALYPSE NOW ahead in 100% of their meetings

APORKALYPSE NOW has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.99 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 31%.

Brisket avg 153.66
Chicken avg 160.65
0 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE PIG'S EAR in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

3 EYZ BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 3 EYZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.91% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.91% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 86.9% of a perfect score
13 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
2013 ↗	Master	#939 (311 pts)	#655 (501 pts)	#908 (346 pts)	#1269 (216 pts)	#1075 (271 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PIG PICKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

A SIMPLE PIG

#4,823 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1467

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 Aug 15, 2026

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Showtime

#4,819 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2022

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The Smokin' B.A.R.

#4,818 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1467

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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L" If I Know

#4,830 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1467

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2023

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STINKY D'S BBQ

#4,829 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1467

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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GREAT WHITE BBQ

#4,824 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

They've been 1503 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 17, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
APORKALYPSE NOW	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Serial Griller	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE PIG'S EAR	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	4	2	173.1772	142.2744	160.65	top 54%
Pork Ribs	13	2	0	166.2972	145.1772	157.14	top 60%
Pork	13	2	0	169.7028	139.3944	154.05	top 62%
Brisket	13	0	0	159.4172	148.6060	153.66	top 61%

“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)	5	0	top 74%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 61%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	6	top 60%
MD	5	top 69%
GA	1	top 84%
DE	1	top 66%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Jamboree	3	11	top 52%	May 13, 2016
Covington Cork & Pork Festival	2	18	top 71%	Jun 24, 2016
Beltway BBQ Showdown	2	20	top 64%	Jun 6, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 6 of 13 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 9 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 383 finished ahead 231 times, behind 425

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

20163 milestones

Mar 11 10th tracked contest Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)
Jun 24 Career-best overall score647.3488 Covington Cork & Pork Festival
Aug 5 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20151 milestone

Jun 26 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1772 Covington Cork & Pork Festival

20133 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest BBQ Jamboree
May 10 First call BBQ Jamboree
May 10 Peak power rating (1511) BBQ Jamboree

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.6	BBQ Jamboree	May 10, 2013
+3.2	Beltway BBQ Showdown	Jun 6, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.1	Beltway BBQ Showdown	May 31, 2013
-7.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 5, 2016
-6.8	BBQ Jamboree	May 9, 2014
-6.3	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)	Mar 11, 2016
-4.5	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	Aug 1, 2014

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)
2016	4	25%	top 77%	89.9%	87.7%
2015	1	100%	top 72%	88.2%	88.2%
2014	5	40%	top 65%	88.6%	85.7%
2013	3	67%	top 52%	88.7%	87.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 5, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	26 / 29 (607.2804)	24 (158.2628)	26 (154.2172)	29 (139.3944)	19 (155.4060)
Jun 24, 2016	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	19 / 27 (647.3488)	21 (158.8344)	17 (159.9772)	8 (169.1200)	17 (159.4172)
May 13, 2016	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	45 / 72 (632.5028)	23 (167.4400)	20 (166.2972)	68 (142.7884)	42 (155.9772)
Mar 11, 2016	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	75 / 89 (638.1832)	83 (155.9544)	71 (160.5944)	18 (169.7028)	78 (151.9316)
Jun 26, 2015	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	18 / 25 (634.9144)	2 (173.1772)	15 (159.4400)	24 (145.7372)	14 (156.5600)
Aug 1, 2014	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	42 / 59 (614.8228)	42 (156.5256)	28 (158.8800)	54 (145.1200)	32 (154.2972)
Jun 6, 2014	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	20 / 42 (637.7832)	10 (167.4516)	9 (164.0116)	22 (157.1656)	29 (149.1544)
May 9, 2014	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	48 / 64 (603.3832)	60 (142.2744)	53 (146.8460)	22 (160.5484)	30 (153.7144)
Apr 11, 2014	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	72 / 109 (605.8176)	39 (159.4400)	85 (145.1772)	65 (152.5944)	70 (148.6060)
Apr 4, 2014	Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival Lanexa, VA	26 / 41 (625.0172)	30 (157.6800)	29 (153.0972)	10 (163.4056)	28 (150.8344)
Oct 11, 2013	3rd Annual High Point BBQ Clarksburg, MD	18 / 31 (625.6684)	5 (169.7028)	21 (153.1544)	24 (151.9884)	18 (150.8228)
May 31, 2013	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	20 / 25 (619.9996)	21 (154.2854)	19 (156.0004)	19 (152.5712)	14 (157.1426)
May 10, 2013	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	11 / 60 (638.8568)	3 (167.4286)	6 (165.1428)	32 (152.5712)	25 (153.7142)

PIG PICKERS

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 (7 found in their record)

The one to beat

Their season

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)

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)