Slinging Pig Meat is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019). They are ranked #2594 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Slinging Pigmeat”.
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
The teams rated closest to Slinging Pig Meat, each with one reason worth a look.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersTheir last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Slinging Pig Meat's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersThey were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Slinging Pig Meat's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersLevel with Slinging Pig Meat on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersTheir last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before Slinging Pig Meat's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersTheir last contest in the data was back in 2014, 12 years before Slinging Pig Meat's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE LA Q | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Simply Smoked | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Thin Blue Swine | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 160.5372 | 167.97 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.2628 | 159.9428 | 167.40 | top 42% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 155.9084 | 164.67 | top 57% |
“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.
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 4 | 1 | 1 | top 46% | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.7 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 9, 2019 |
| +4.2 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Aug 11, 2023 |
| +0.8 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Aug 6, 2021 |
| +0.8 | Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 6, 2020 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.8 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 39% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 93% | 93% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 55% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 4% | 96.1% | 96.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2026 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 21 / 26 (330.7540) | 16 (170.8112) | 22 (159.9428) | 25 (155.9084) | — |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 16 / 35 (502.2176) | 14 (169.6916) | 12 (169.1316) | 24 (163.3944) | — |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 17 / 31 (498.7772) | 24 (160.5372) | 1 (174.2628) | 17 (163.9772) | — |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Hartselle, AL | 16 / 32 (325.0512) | 18 (161.6684) | 16 (163.3828) | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 1 / 26 (518.8116) | 5 (174.2744) | 7 (169.1200) | 2 (175.4172) | — |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 9 / 23 (339.3600) | 9 (170.8228) | 12 (168.5372) | — | — |