Piggy Q

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4944

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1464

peak 1464 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-05

latest 2015-09-25

Best ToY finish

#1089

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

666.8564 / 720

Master · Super City Blues & Ques

Perfect 180s

Current form

642.59 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 630.41 (+12.19)

Walk rate

13%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.1426

Pork · Super City Blues & Ques

Consistency

±21.70

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.76)

Road miles

435

mi 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

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Storylines (5 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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
2013-06-28

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

Its 5 Oclock Somewhere ahead in 100% of their meetings

Its 5 Oclock Somewhere has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.5 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.51 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork Ribs avg 154.76
Chicken avg 162.27
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WRIGHT ON QUE-IL in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

Its 5 Oclock Somewhere ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Its 5 Oclock Somewhere has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared chicken entries.

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The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

SMOKEY'S A&M BBQ

#4953 of the rated field

1463 ▼ 0 power rating

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2015-09-25

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Not Bad BBQ

#4930 of the rated field

1464 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1464

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

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Jay Miller and the Experience

#4925 of the rated field

1464 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 9 years after Piggy Q did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-08-22

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TEMPLE OF THE HOG

#4927 of the rated field

1464 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1509 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-04-21

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BBQ SHOGUN

#4921 of the rated field

1464 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2022-09-29

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PIT PIGS

#4922 of the rated field

1464 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2018-08-24

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Familiar 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	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	168.0000	153.7140	162.27	top 58%
Pork Ribs	8	0	166.2856	143.9998	154.76	top 74%
Pork	8	1	169.1426	141.1428	157.61	top 68%
Brisket	8	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IL	6	0	top 69%
IN	2	0	top 88%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 68%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 78%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	3	38	0	top 71%	2015-09-25

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.5 yrs 2013-04-05 → 2015-09-25

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 6 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.76)

Walk rate 13% a top-10 call in 1 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 630.41 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 238 99–281 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 435 8 mapped stops · furthest 92 mi

Schedule strength 1532 average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2014-09-18 → 2015-09-25

Power rating 1464 peak 1464 · #4944 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 5 First tracked contest 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
Apr 5 Peak power rating (1489) 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
Jun 28 First call Super City Blues & Ques
Jun 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8564 Super City Blues & Ques
Jun 28 Career-best overall score666.8564 Super City Blues & Ques
Jun 28 Career-best single call (Pork)169.1426 Super City Blues & Ques
2015
Sep 25 Most recent contest Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.7	Super City Blues & Ques	2013-06-28
+0.2	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off	2013-09-19

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out	2014-04-03
-10.7	1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out	2013-04-05
-8.6	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	2015-09-25
-8.2	Randolph County Pig Party	2013-05-17
-1.9	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	2014-09-18

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	1	0%	top 89%	86.2%	86.2%
2014	2	0%	top 79%	90.5%	88.5%
2013	5	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
2015-09-25	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	49 / 55 (620.9024)	47 (158.7884)	44 (153.0972)	39 (161.6456)	52 (147.3712)
2014-09-18	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	38 / 57 (651.3144)	48 (160.5028)	40 (162.8000)	40 (161.1316)	26 (166.8800)
2014-04-03	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	59 / 64 (622.6628)	15 (167.4172)	60 (149.6456)	61 (150.2056)	49 (155.3944)
2013-09-19	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	43 / 76 (651.2340)	25 (168.0000)	53 (159.3600)	55 (158.2056)	31 (165.6684)
2013-06-28	Super City Blues & Ques Metropolis, IL	15 / 34 (666.8564)	25 (162.8570)	11 (166.2856)	8 (169.1426)	13 (168.5712)
2013-06-14	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)
2013-05-17	Randolph County Pig Party Steeleville, IL	20 / 25 (613.1424)	22 (153.7140)	20 (152.5712)	16 (158.2858)	21 (148.5714)
2013-04-05	1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	42 / 50 (617.7136)	20 (161.1426)	46 (143.9998)	25 (161.1428)	37 (151.4284)

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

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#1908 (125 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1089 (259 pts)	#1210 (234 pts)	#1091 (279 pts)	#1022 (304 pts)	#1083 (269 pts)