THE PIG EASY!

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

Power ranking

#2412

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1523

peak 1523 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2021-08-13

Best ToY finish

#1113

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

689.0972 / 720

Master · Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.63 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 664.69 (+8.93)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Brisket · Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest

Consistency

±15.03

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 168.55 · weakest Pork (163.33)

Road miles

385

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 96 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.69 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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

689.0972 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.0972 at Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-09-09

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.2 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.21 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 40%.

Pork avg 163.33
Brisket avg 168.55
1 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

7–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TEAM HOGWEISER in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

4.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.9 years, then back at Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2021-08-13).

last seen 2016-09-09
back 2021-08-13

Brisket nemesis

7 of 9 shared brisket entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared brisket entries.

A May team

Top 33% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 33% across 4 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.

4 May contests
top 47% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.09% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.09% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.3% of a perfect score
10 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

JUNIORS UP IN SMOKE

#2427 of the rated field

1522 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before THE PIG EASY!'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ

#2418 of the rated field

1522 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2025-06-13

⚔ Head-to-head

LIVESPARKS

#2420 of the rated field

1522 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-07-27

⚔ Head-to-head

SLADES BBQ

#2423 of the rated field

1522 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2017-09-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Brisket Brothers

#2407 of the rated field

1523 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2017-02-04

⚔ Head-to-head

BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL

#2429 of the rated field

1522 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TEAM HOGWEISER	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
South Pork	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BEAN BANDITS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SMOKE OF THE SHOALS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN QUE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Neighbor's Brewin' & Quein'	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SWINEFELD	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
KING BEE SMOKERS	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Chokin "N" tha Smoke	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
2 LIVE CUE	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Pig Time BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	2	0	176.5600	155.9312	168.50	top 41%
Pork Ribs	10	0	0	170.8228	155.9660	164.31	top 52%
Pork	10	1	0	174.2856	149.6228	163.33	top 57%
Brisket	10	4	1	178.2972	159.9428	168.55	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
AL	9	0	top 42%
GA	1	0	top 96%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 96%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 42%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	3	15	0	top 29%	2016-05-06

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8.3 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2021-08-13

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AL 9 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 168.55 · weakest Pork (163.33)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 5 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 10% 1 of 10 contests

Master average 664.69 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 392 348–329 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 385 10 mapped stops · furthest 96 mi

Schedule strength 1537 average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests

Purse competed for $16,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 4.9 yrs 2016-09-09 → 2021-08-13

Power rating 1523 peak 1523 · #2412 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 3 First tracked contest The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8568 The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Sep 13 First call Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest
Sep 13 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.2972 Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest
2016
Sep 9 First overall top-10 Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest
Sep 9 Career-best overall score689.0972 Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest
2021
Aug 13 10th tracked contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Aug 13 Peak power rating (1523) Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Aug 13 Most recent contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest	2016-09-09
+10.7	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2016-05-06
+10.3	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2015-05-01
+9.7	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest	2013-09-13
+4.6	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)	2014-05-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest	2014-09-19
-11.6	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA)	2014-10-18
-5.8	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest	2015-09-11

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0%	top 53%	93.3%	93.3%
2016	2	1	100%	top 19%	95.7%	94.7%
2015	2	0	0%	top 48%	94.3%	92.5%
2014	3	0	67%	top 72%	92.5%	90.2%
2013	2	0	50%	top 35%	93.2%	92.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-08-13	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	26 / 49 (671.9428)	12 (173.1428)	17 (169.7144)	42 (159.4056)	19 (169.6800)
2016-09-09	Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	6 / 41 (689.0972)	7 (173.7372)	13 (169.6800)	13 (170.2628)	5 (175.4172)
2016-05-06	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	16 / 67 (674.7656)	25 (169.7144)	17 (170.8228)	4 (174.2856)	42 (159.9428)
2015-09-11	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	40 / 55 (653.5312)	51 (155.9312)	14 (169.6916)	23 (167.9656)	45 (159.9428)
2015-05-01	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	15 / 63 (678.8000)	20 (170.8228)	16 (169.7144)	11 (172.5600)	25 (165.7028)
2014-10-18	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) Rome, GA	26 / 27 (643.2800)	26 (158.8228)	25 (158.2516)	25 (157.0740)	10 (169.1316)
2014-09-19	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL	60 / 75 (639.2344)	26 (169.7028)	63 (155.9660)	72 (149.6228)	40 (163.9428)
2014-05-02	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL	24 / 62 (666.1256)	6 (176.5600)	46 (159.3600)	52 (155.3484)	9 (174.8572)
2013-09-13	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	18 / 80 (671.2912)	17 (169.6684)	49 (158.8000)	42 (164.5256)	2 (178.2972)
2013-05-03	The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	29 / 62 (658.8568)	29 (166.8572)	40 (161.1428)	39 (162.2856)	16 (168.5712)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#961 (125 pts)	#1164 (100 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1130 (90 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1113 (280 pts)	#1363 (225 pts)	#1375 (220 pts)	#1070 (330 pts)	#1265 (245 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1455 (170 pts)	#1645 (145 pts)	#1335 (220 pts)	#1451 (200 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1340 (207 pts)	#1061 (317 pts)	#1436 (202 pts)	#1450 (202 pts)	#928 (362 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1321 (185 pts)	#1378 (190 pts)	#1571 (150 pts)	#1560 (150 pts)	#803 (395 pts)