A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
THE MISSING PIG
THE MISSING PIG is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 28th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They finished #1675 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1453
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2013
latest May 29, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.15
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.43 · weakest Brisket (136.81)
Road miles
119
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 45 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
600.91 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7140 | 159.9884 | 162.43 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7372 | 143.9772 | 148.42 | top 88% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4284 | 150.2628 | 153.25 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4286 | 125.0744 | 136.81 | top 92% |
“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 97% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 92% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin in Steele | 2 | 45 | 0 | top 92% | May 30, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
115
finished ahead 14 times, behind 188
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin' in Steel
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' in Steele
- Career-best overall score613.1428 Smokin' in Steele
- Peak power rating (1488) Smokin' in Steele
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.7140 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 12, 2013 |
| -12.2 | Smokin' in Steele | May 31, 2013 |
| -11.6 | Smokin in Steele | May 30, 2014 |
| -9.4 | Smokin' in Steel | May 29, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 81.3% | 81.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 85.2% | 83.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2015 | Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN | 55 / 60 (585.5772) | 38 (162.3200) | 56 (143.9772) | 51 (154.2056) | 58 (125.0744) |
| May 30, 2014 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 64 / 67 (612.4800) | 58 (159.9884) | 57 (153.7372) | 64 (153.0972) | 65 (145.6572) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN | 28 / 29 (592.4568) | 13 (165.7140) | 24 (151.3828) | 29 (150.2628) | 29 (125.0972) |
| May 31, 2013 | Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN | 45 / 51 (613.1428) | 32 (161.7144) | 47 (144.5714) | 38 (155.4284) | 38 (151.4286) |