Ribs n Pigs BBQ TN
Rating
1599
peak 1607 · rated over 26 contests
Best runs
10
straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Contests
30
in the data
First seen
2019-04-06
latest 2026-08-01
Best ToY finish
#165
Master 2020
Grand champs
5
2 reserve
Category wins
16
39 podiums
Overall top-10s
22
of 30 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
679.53 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 659.59 (+19.94)
Walk rate
97%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
10
and counting
Consistency
±19.51
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.00 · weakest Chicken (163.60)
Road miles
27653
mi across 30 mapped stops · furthest 11177 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1512)
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
659.59 / 720
26 Master contests · 5 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BLUE MIST BBQ has finished one call ahead of Ribs n Pigs BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Pit Bull Smokers has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Big Boy BBQ Australia has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Smokin Genius in 18 of their 19 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smokin' in the Valley is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.6856 points of the Grand Championship at Spit in the Hills (2019-05-04).
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 23% across 4 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 10-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin Genius | 19 | 18 | 1 | 95% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Steve's BBQ | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE MIST BBQ | 14 | 12 | 2 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Aussie TongMasters | 14 | 10 | 4 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Pit Bull Smokers | 13 | 9 | 3 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLA WARFARE BBQ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| CUMBIA BBQ TEAM | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| Outagas bbq | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| The King and His Q | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Perth BBQ School Varsity | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin it up BBQ Australia | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Gecko BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Molly s Bbq Smoke House | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 28 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 175.4628 | 151.3372 | 163.60 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 29 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 175.4516 | 149.0740 | 164.56 | top 43% |
| Pork | 26 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 177.7144 | 153.6572 | 166.00 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 26 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 176.6172 | 135.9312 | 165.83 | top 37% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA | 1 | 1 | top 10% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 99% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 21 | 5 | top 37% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin in the Valley | 5 | 2 | 0 | top 36% | 2026-04-25 |
| Smokin' in the Valley | 3 | 1 | 2 | top 24% | 2024-11-02 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WA (1 of 30 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (29 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge (2020-09-18)
- Wins it all in 17% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 659.59 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-06 — First tracked contest · Smokin in the city
- 📣 2019-04-06 — First call · Smokin in the city
- 🏆 2020-09-18 — First Grand Championship · Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge
- ⭐ 2024-10-11 — Career-best overall score (690.2628) · Smoking on the Swan
- 🎖️ 2025-08-02 — 25th tracked contest · Smokin in the Valley
- 📈 2025-08-02 — Peak power rating (1607) · Smokin in the Valley
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.2 | Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge | 2020-09-18 |
| +14.9 | Smokin' in the Valley | 2022-11-26 |
| +14.8 | Spit in the Hills | 2019-05-04 |
| +13.6 | Smoking on the Swan | 2024-10-11 |
| +13.1 | Smokin' in the Valley | 2024-11-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 2022-10-14 |
| -8.8 | Smokin in the Valley | 2025-11-01 |
| -6.6 | Smokin in the city | 2019-04-06 |
| -6.2 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley | 2022-08-06 |
| -5.1 | Bare Bones BBQ Comp | 2020-10-30 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 42% | 95.4% | 94.8% |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 100% | top 29% | 95% | 93.8% |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 9% | 95.9% | 94.7% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 38% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 80% | top 52% | 94.2% | 90.3% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% | top 33% | 91.8% | 90.2% |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% | top 48% | 93.7% | 90.1% |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 100% | top 41% | 94.2% | 90.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | Smokin in the Valley 2 Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 4 / 8 (678.2628) | 6 (169.1428) | 3 (170.2972) | 7 (166.8228) | 3 (172.0000) |
| 2026-06-21 | Chicken & Ribs BBQ Smoke-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Herne Hill, Australia, 6056 | — | 4 (170.2856) | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-21 | Chicken & Ribs BBQ Smoke-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Herne Hill, Australia, 6056 | — | — | 1 (175.4516) | — | — |
| 2026-04-25 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 3 / 9 (686.8572) | 1 (175.4628) | 7 (165.1200) | 2 (176.5716) | 2 (169.7028) |
| 2025-11-01 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 6 / 9 (665.0972) | 4 (169.7256) | 5 (167.3944) | 8 (162.8344) | 6 (165.1428) |
| 2025-08-02 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 3 / 12 (683.3712) | 3 (170.8456) | 6 (166.2744) | 5 (174.2628) | 3 (171.9884) |
| 2025-06-14 | Smokin Barrel Fest Nanson, WA | 1 / 10 (684.0568) | 3 (169.7256) | 1 (174.3428) | 4 (170.2628) | 2 (169.7256) |
| 2025-04-26 | Smokin' in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 2 / 13 (669.6800) | 9 (161.0972) | 2 (171.4400) | 4 (167.4172) | 2 (169.7256) |
| 2024-11-02 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 1 / 14 (673.1084) | 5 (163.9656) | 9 (162.2856) | 2 (172.5944) | 2 (174.2628) |
| 2024-10-11 | Smoking on the Swan Burswood, Western Australia, 6100 | 1 / 10 (690.2628) | 2 (174.8456) | 2 (172.5828) | 5 (169.1200) | 2 (173.7144) |
| 2023-08-05 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, | 3 / 8 (646.1940) | 3 (166.2972) | 3 (162.2856) | 1 (165.6912) | 7 (151.9200) |
| 2023-07-08 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Chicken) Carmel , 6076 | — | 8 (154.2512) | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-08 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Ribs) Carmel , 6076 | — | — | 2 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-11-26 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 1 / 12 (678.3428) | 1 (173.2000) | 2 (169.7028) | 2 (168.0228) | 1 (167.4172) |
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 82 / 83 (646.1024) | 82 (153.6456) | 82 (155.9428) | 58 (166.2628) | 33 (170.2512) |
| 2022-09-09 | Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western, 6556 | 6 / 17 (634.7544) | 13 (153.6684) | 1 (163.4516) | 4 (162.8228) | 9 (154.8116) |
| 2022-08-06 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 8 / 12 (644.9712) | 11 (154.8344) | 6 (167.9656) | 5 (166.2628) | 11 (155.9084) |
| 2022-04-30 | Spit In The Hills Chidlow, Western, 6558 | 8 / 16 (647.2800) | 15 (154.2516) | 10 (159.3828) | 6 (166.8344) | 8 (166.8112) |
| 2021-12-03 | Brew N Que Perth 2021 Claremont, 6010 | 4 / 23 (660.6400) | 12 (161.7600) | 2 (172.5828) | 12 (161.0972) | 9 (165.2000) |
| 2021-10-30 | Smokin in the Valley (International) Perth, | 8 / 14 (634.7196) | 8 (160.5828) | 12 (149.0740) | 8 (156.5028) | 2 (168.5600) |
| 2021-09-11 | CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western, 6558 | 4 / 16 (653.0284) | 13 (158.7768) | 1 (169.7144) | 10 (154.8344) | 1 (169.7028) |
| 2020-10-30 | Bare Bones BBQ Comp Perth, | 8 / 10 (619.2796) | 6 (161.1428) | 8 (151.3828) | 1 (170.8228) | 10 (135.9312) |
| 2020-09-18 | Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge Bunbury, 6230 | 1 / 11 (674.8344) | 1 (173.1200) | 5 (160.5828) | 1 (177.7144) | 5 (163.4172) |
| 2020-02-08 | Western Australia's Smokin Charity BBQ Governors Cup Perth, 6000 | 6 / 11 (651.9656) | 4 (168.0228) | 5 (159.4516) | 2 (170.2628) | 11 (154.2284) |
| 2019-11-09 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill WA, 6056 | 7 / 17 (640.5028) | 9 (162.2856) | 12 (155.3944) | 9 (157.0856) | 5 (165.7372) |
| 2019-10-04 | Brew N Que-Perth 2019 Ascot WA, 6104 | 13 / 30 (650.2856) | 23 (156.5712) | 10 (163.4400) | 26 (153.6572) | 1 (176.6172) |
| 2019-09-14 | The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019 Chidlow, 6558 | 4 / 17 (670.1940) | 14 (163.9656) | 9 (165.6800) | 6 (166.2284) | 1 (174.3200) |
| 2019-06-29 | Queensland BBQ Championship CLEVELAND QUEENSLAND, 4163 | 22 / 41 (662.3084) | 32 (162.2628) | 20 (166.3084) | 29 (161.1428) | 9 (172.5944) |
| 2019-05-04 | Spit in the Hills Chidlow,Western, 6556 | 2 / 21 (678.2172) | 15 (165.6800) | 10 (165.1316) | 1 (174.2856) | 1 (173.1200) |
| 2019-04-06 | Smokin in the city Perth WA, 6962 | 14 / 19 (625.0056) | 14 (151.3372) | 7 (158.2856) | 10 (156.5028) | 10 (158.8800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #382 (392 pts) | #282 (595 pts) | #305 (610 pts) | #417 (372 pts) | #366 (442 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #254 (859 pts) | #309 (729 pts) | #324 (809 pts) | #341 (664 pts) | #280 (834 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #627 (264 pts) | #857 (164 pts) | #1003 (124 pts) | #693 (239 pts) | #694 (239 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #419 (470 pts) | #380 (599 pts) | #370 (679 pts) | #426 (495 pts) | #491 (400 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #365 (623 pts) | #527 (413 pts) | #332 (783 pts) | #382 (623 pts) | #454 (503 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #521 (325 pts) | #699 (235 pts) | #534 (370 pts) | #649 (250 pts) | #398 (505 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #165 (689 pts) | #165 (724 pts) | #212 (559 pts) | #121 (884 pts) | #215 (544 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #369 (874 pts) | #627 (544 pts) | #484 (719 pts) | #432 (789 pts) | #207 (1249 pts) |