High-water mark
671.4286
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.4286 at Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 10, 2013
PIGTASTIC QUE
PIGTASTIC QUE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 8th of 58 at the Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge (2013). They are ranked #2688 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1514
peak 1521 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest Sep 16, 2016 · 3.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
40% of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.26
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.84 · weakest Chicken (160.54)
Road miles
182
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Master avg
653.36 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1347 (205 pts) | #1547 (180 pts) | #1256 (255 pts) | #1163 (295 pts) | #1503 (180 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1784 (130 pts) | #2556 (70 pts) | #1559 (170 pts) | #1668 (150 pts) | #1625 (160 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1377 (170 pts) | #2000 (85 pts) | #1571 (150 pts) | #2029 (85 pts) | #1468 (160 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PIGTASTIC QUE, each with one reason worth a look.
109 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,701 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1513
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PIGTASTIC QUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PIGTASTIC QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,706 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,686 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
They turned up 9 years after PIGTASTIC QUE did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#2,680 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
Level with PIGTASTIC QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,682 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,691 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1514
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5714 | 157.0856 | 160.54 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 161.6916 | 166.84 | top 33% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 150.7772 | 162.36 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 154.8000 | 163.62 | top 45% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 50% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
170
finished ahead 137 times, behind 137
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Apr 11, 2014 → May 6, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20163 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1200 Pigs & Pedals
- Peak power rating (1521) Pigs & Pedals
- Most recent contest Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- First call Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- First overall top-10 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.4286 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score671.4286 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.2 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | May 10, 2013 |
| +6.8 | Jammin' Pig BBQ Musice Festival | Apr 11, 2014 |
| +5.8 | Pigs & Pedals | Aug 5, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.7 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Sep 16, 2016 |
| -3.6 | Jiggy With the Piggy | May 6, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 63% | 92.1% | 89.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 14% | 93.3% | 93.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2016 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 54 / 68 (625.5088) | 54 (158.2400) | 38 (161.6916) | 65 (150.7772) | 52 (154.8000) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 20 / 47 (663.2572) | 31 (163.3828) | 10 (169.6916) | 6 (173.1200) | 34 (157.0628) |
| May 6, 2016 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 50 / 76 (645.5084) | 60 (157.0856) | 38 (164.5256) | 61 (157.0744) | 27 (166.8228) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Jammin' Pig BBQ Musice Festival Winston-Salem, NC | 10 / 30 (661.0860) | 22 (159.4172) | 6 (169.7028) | 8 (164.5488) | 7 (167.4172) |
| May 10, 2013 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 8 / 58 (671.4286) | 23 (164.5714) | 10 (168.5716) | 23 (166.2856) | 9 (172) |