High-water mark
666.8564
career-best overall
92.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.8564 at Super City Blues & Ques — 92.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 28, 2013
Piggy Q
Piggy Q is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 15th of 34 at the Super City Blues & Ques (2013). They are ranked #4964 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1464 · rated over 7 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Apr 5, 2013
latest Sep 25, 2015 · 2.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.59 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 630.41 (+12.19)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.70
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.76)
Road miles
435
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 92 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
630.41 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
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)
The teams rated closest to Piggy Q, each with one reason worth a look.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,970 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Piggy Q)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Piggy Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,958 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,954 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
They turned up 9 years after Piggy Q did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,956 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1509
They've been 1509 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,943 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Level with Piggy Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,947 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Its 5 Oclock Somewhere | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| One2BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BOSS HAWG BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN T'S | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TR's Up In Smoke | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Pit Stop | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GILLY'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUAU | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RURAL ROUTE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 153.7140 | 162.27 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 143.9998 | 154.76 | top 74% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1426 | 141.1428 | 157.61 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5712 | 142.2858 | 155.77 | top 67% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 78% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | 3 | 38 | 0 | top 71% | Sep 25, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
6 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
235
finished ahead 99 times, behind 281
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 18, 2014 → Sep 25, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- Peak power rating (1489) 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- First call Super City Blues & Ques
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8564 Super City Blues & Ques
- Career-best overall score666.8564 Super City Blues & Ques
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.1426 Super City Blues & Ques
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.7 | Super City Blues & Ques | Jun 28, 2013 |
| +0.2 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off | Sep 19, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out | Apr 3, 2014 |
| -10.7 | 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out | Apr 5, 2013 |
| -8.6 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | Sep 25, 2015 |
| -8.2 | Randolph County Pig Party | May 17, 2013 |
| -1.9 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | Sep 18, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 90.5% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 69% | 92.6% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2015 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 49 / 55 (620.9024) | 47 (158.7884) | 44 (153.0972) | 39 (161.6456) | 52 (147.3712) |
| Sep 18, 2014 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 38 / 57 (651.3144) | 48 (160.5028) | 40 (162.8000) | 40 (161.1316) | 26 (166.8800) |
| Apr 3, 2014 | 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN | 59 / 64 (622.6628) | 15 (167.4172) | 60 (149.6456) | 61 (150.2056) | 49 (155.3944) |
| Sep 19, 2013 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL | 43 / 76 (651.2340) | 25 (168) | 53 (159.3600) | 55 (158.2056) | 31 (165.6684) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Super City Blues & Ques Metropolis, IL | 15 / 34 (666.8564) | 25 (162.8570) | 11 (166.2856) | 8 (169.1426) | 13 (168.5712) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series) unrated Marion, IL | 23 / 29 (599.4286) | 11 (165.7142) | 21 (150.2858) | 29 (141.1428) | 23 (142.2858) |
| May 17, 2013 | Randolph County Pig Party Steeleville, IL | 20 / 25 (613.1424) | 22 (153.7140) | 20 (152.5712) | 16 (158.2858) | 21 (148.5714) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN | 42 / 50 (617.7136) | 20 (161.1426) | 46 (143.9998) | 25 (161.1428) | 37 (151.4284) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.