PIG PEN ENTERPRISES

PIG PEN ENTERPRISES is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 18th of 80 at the Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge (2014). They are ranked #3507 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

⚔ Compare with another team

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,507

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1493

peak 1504 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest May 13, 2022 · 9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1401

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

666.7768 / 720

Master · Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.52 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 648.02 (+3.50)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.2972

Pork · Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

Consistency

±15.92

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.90 · weakest Brisket (159.63)

Road miles

156

across 10 mapped stops

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

648.02 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

666.7768 career-best overall

92.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.7768 at Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge — 92.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 9, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Bald Hawg BBQ has finished one call ahead of PIG PEN ENTERPRISES 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKE THIS ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKE THIS has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smokin' Joe's BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

5.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5.7 years, then back at Jiggy With The Piggy (May 13, 2022).

last seen Sep 16, 2016
back May 13, 2022

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 9 shared pork ribs entries lost

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared pork ribs entries.

A May team

Top 46% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 46% across 3 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 58% the rest of the year

Show 1 more storyline

The metronome

±2.21% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.21% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.0% of a perfect score
10 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	#1401 (165 pts)	#1551 (150 pts)	#1345 (205 pts)	#1309 (205 pts)	#1506 (150 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PIG PEN ENTERPRISES, each with one reason worth a look.

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

UP IN $MOKE BBQ TEAM

#3,510 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1505

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to PIG PEN ENTERPRISES)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PIG PEN ENTERPRISES has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2016

⚔ Head-to-head

SEADOG BBQ

#3,496 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PIG PEN ENTERPRISES)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before PIG PEN ENTERPRISES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

KEEP CALM AND QUE ON

#3,497 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to PIG PEN ENTERPRISES)

Fewer contests behind them than PIG PEN ENTERPRISES has cooked, 6 to 10, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen May 5, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

Jessie Raes BBQ

#3,502 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1528

They've been 1528 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2025

⚔ Compare careers

DA REV & ANIMAL BBQ KREWE

#3,517 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

Level with PIG PEN ENTERPRISES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 8, 2018

⚔ Compare careers

BAD TO THE BONE TOO

#3,488 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1517

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before PIG PEN ENTERPRISES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BUBBAJACK'S	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Story BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED PIG	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	169.1084	149.7140	162.82	top 59%
Pork Ribs	10	170.2744	146.8570	162.90	top 47%
Pork	10	170.2972	153.6456	162.66	top 55%
Brisket	10	168.5484	146.2854	159.63	top 55%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	3	32	top 60%	Sep 16, 2016
BBQ Capital Cook-Off	2	33	top 70%	Apr 24, 2015
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	2	18	top 30%	May 9, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 6 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 279 finished ahead 275 times, behind 355

Longest layoff 5.7 yrs Sep 16, 2016 → May 13, 2022

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

20222 milestones

May 13 10th tracked contest Jiggy With The Piggy
May 13 Most recent contest Jiggy With The Piggy

20151 milestone

Sep 18 Peak power rating (1504) Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

20141 milestone

May 9 Career-best overall score666.7768 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge

20133 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1428 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
Sep 20 Career-best single call (Pork)170.2972 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.4	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 9, 2014
+4.8	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 10, 2013
+1.5	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 20, 2013
+1.4	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 18, 2015
+1.3	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally	Sep 19, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	BBQ Capital Cook-Off	Apr 26, 2013
-5.5	Jiggy With The Piggy	May 13, 2022
-5.5	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 16, 2016
-5.3	BBQ Capital Cookoff	Apr 25, 2014

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0%	top 76%	90%	90%
2016	1	0%	top 75%	88.2%	88.2%
2015	2	0%	top 55%	91.7%	91.5%
2014	3	0%	top 49%	92.6%	90.6%
2013	3	0%	top 57%	91.5%	89.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 13, 2022	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	35 / 46 (647.8056)	40 (157.6456)	24 (166.2516)	18 (169.6800)	38 (154.2284)
Sep 16, 2016	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	51 / 68 (634.6856)	31 (166.8344)	48 (157.1200)	59 (155.3484)	50 (155.3828)
Sep 18, 2015	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	32 / 59 (660.4228)	23 (168.5256)	13 (170.2744)	54 (153.6456)	24 (167.9772)
Apr 24, 2015	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	33 / 60 (656.4688)	48 (159.9772)	29 (165.0972)	23 (167.4056)	26 (163.9888)
Sep 19, 2014	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	34 / 64 (658.2284)	33 (169.1084)	17 (168.5716)	54 (157.1656)	35 (163.3828)
May 9, 2014	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	18 / 80 (666.7768)	29 (166.2284)	13 (168.5716)	31 (163.4284)	15 (168.5484)
Apr 25, 2014	BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC	44 / 62 (631.3372)	33 (162.8228)	45 (153.7028)	53 (154.2400)	22 (160.5716)
Sep 20, 2013	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	36 / 72 (658.7540)	45 (164.5256)	33 (165.6800)	18 (170.2972)	46 (158.2512)
May 10, 2013	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	22 / 58 (653.1428)	29 (162.8570)	14 (166.8574)	25 (165.7142)	31 (157.7142)
Apr 26, 2013	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	60 / 71 (612.5708)	63 (149.7140)	63 (146.8570)	14 (169.7144)	57 (146.2854)

PIG PEN ENTERPRISES

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 (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs 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

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)