PIGS ON THE RUN

PIGS ON THE RUN is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 8th of 36 at the Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off (2015). They are ranked #3080 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,080

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1503

peak 1518 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013

latest Sep 6, 2019 · 6.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1230

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

8% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

655.9204 / 720

Master · Hog Happnin'

Perfect 180s

Current form

635.78 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 634.44 (+1.33)

Walk rate

77%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1316

Pork Ribs · Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±15.29

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.24 · weakest Brisket (149.63)

Road miles

2,489

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 388 mi

Schedule strength

34%

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

Purse competed for

$5,000

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

634.44 / 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.

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 13 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

Serial Griller ahead in 89% of their meetings

Serial Griller has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−13.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.61 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 38%.

Brisket avg 149.63
Chicken avg 163.24
1 call in 13 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TAR RIVER BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

APORKALYPSE NOW ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, APORKALYPSE NOW has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared chicken entries.

A May team

Top 43% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 43% across 5 contests, versus top 55% the rest of the year.

5 May contests
top 55% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.12% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.12% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.1% 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	#1230 (212 pts)	#845 (382 pts)	#1139 (262 pts)	#1480 (167 pts)	#1791 (117 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PIGS ON THE RUN, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKIN YETI BBQ

#3,068 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

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 May 25, 2018

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JUST 4 FUN BBQ

#3,097 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1503

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before PIGS ON THE RUN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

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The Inked Pig

#3,067 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Apr 5, 2019

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ULTIMATE TAILGATE

#3,087 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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BUTT'N HEADS

#3,071 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1530

Level with PIGS ON THE RUN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Nov 18, 2017

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SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM

#3,079 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1561

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 56% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jul 21, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Serial Griller	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	5	1	171.9656	154.8228	163.24	top 44%
Pork Ribs	13	4	1	173.1316	149.6800	160.33	top 50%
Pork	13	4	0	170.8456	150.7656	161.24	top 45%
Brisket	13	1	0	167.9656	139.3944	149.63	top 71%

“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)	9	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 56%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	10	top 54%
DE	1	top 76%
NC	1	top 57%
KY	1	top 48%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	2	14	0	top 58%	May 18, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 1.9 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 10 of 13 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 12 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 358 finished ahead 224 times, behind 282

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs May 15, 2015 → Sep 9, 2016

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

20191 milestone

Sep 6 Most recent contest 15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL)

20173 milestones

May 19 10th tracked contest Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off
May 19 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1316 Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off
May 19 Peak power rating (1518) Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off

20151 milestone

May 15 First overall top-10 Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off

20142 milestones

Mar 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7084 Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival
Oct 31 Career-best overall score655.9204 Hog Happnin'

20132 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off
May 17 First call Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	May 15, 2015
+4.9	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	May 19, 2017
+4.5	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off	May 17, 2013
+3.9	Chesapeake Jubilee	May 16, 2014
+2.7	Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival	Apr 4, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.7	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival	Apr 10, 2015
-6.2	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	Oct 13, 2017
-5.6	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	May 18, 2018
-2.7	15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 6, 2019
-2.7	Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival	Aug 23, 2013

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	100%	top 71%	87.6%	87.6%
2018	1	0	0%	top 74%	87.5%	87.5%
2017	2	0	100%	top 61%	88.6%	88.4%
2016	1	0	100%	top 64%	89.6%	89.6%
2015	2	1	50%	top 49%	90.9%	88%
2014	4	0	75%	top 47%	91.1%	89.3%
2013	2	0	100%	top 49%	87.3%	85.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 6, 2019	15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Richmond, VA	22 / 31 (630.8116)	26 (158.8344)	26 (154.8916)	6 (170.8456)	30 (146.2400)
May 18, 2018	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA	20 / 27 (629.6460)	17 (161.7372)	12 (164.5716)	14 (160.0116)	23 (143.3256)
Oct 13, 2017	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	24 / 30 (635.8516)	26 (154.8228)	20 (158.2744)	5 (169.1200)	23 (153.6344)
May 19, 2017	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA	14 / 34 (637.6116)	15 (159.9772)	2 (173.1316)	10 (162.2628)	26 (142.2400)
Sep 9, 2016	12th Annual Recovery Fest/7th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	16 / 25 (644.9596)	6 (170.2628)	22 (153.6456)	24 (153.0856)	5 (167.9656)
May 15, 2015	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA	8 / 36 (654.1596)	17 (160.5484)	9 (166.2284)	13 (165.1200)	11 (162.2628)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	75 / 99 (613.0060)	50 (160.5716)	45 (159.4172)	78 (150.7656)	80 (142.2516)
Oct 31, 2014	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	35 / 61 (655.9204)	37 (164)	34 (163.9888)	21 (168.5372)	47 (159.3944)
May 16, 2014	Chesapeake Jubilee Chesapeake, VA	13 / 32 (625.0172)	8 (166.2972)	6 (163.4056)	18 (155.3600)	23 (139.9544)
Apr 4, 2014	Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival Lanexa, VA	18 / 41 (635.2572)	13 (163.9428)	27 (153.6800)	5 (166.2400)	26 (151.3944)
Mar 28, 2014	Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival London, KY	20 / 42 (654.7084)	7 (171.9656)	27 (159.3944)	13 (168.5256)	30 (154.8228)
Aug 23, 2013	Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA	17 / 28 (602.2288)	8 (161.1544)	20 (149.6800)	18 (152)	24 (139.3944)
May 17, 2013	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off Chesapeake, VA	13 / 34 (628.5716)	3 (168.0002)	5 (164)	21 (154.2858)	28 (142.2856)

PIGS ON THE RUN

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

They almost always walk

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

A May team

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)