GETTIN' PIGGY WIT IT!

GETTIN' PIGGY WIT IT! is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 15th of 26 at the Griller's Cup (2014). They are ranked #5633 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Gettin' Piggy Wit It”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,633

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1448

peak 1448 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 29, 2013

latest Sep 15, 2018 · 5.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#2561

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

656.4800 / 720

Master · Griller's Cup

Perfect 180s

Current form

631.25 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 633.07 (-1.82)

Walk rate

14%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172

Pork Ribs · Griller's Cup

Consistency

±14.22

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 159.85 · weakest Brisket (157.13)

Road miles

2,322

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 541 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

633.07 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 61%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 61%

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 11 shared pork ribs entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Lost Weekend Grill has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.98% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.98% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.9% of a perfect score
14 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	#2561 (60 pts)	#2658 (55 pts)	#2584 (60 pts)	#1918 (105 pts)	#2008 (80 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to GETTIN' PIGGY WIT IT!, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BIG BULLS BBQ BUNCH

#5,632 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to GETTIN' PIGGY WIT IT!)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GETTIN' PIGGY WIT IT! has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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Porkosaurus

#5,653 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

They've been 1504 at their best, 56 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2023

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BENTWOOD SMOKERS

#5,646 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 20, 2018

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Chillin & Grillin

#5,636 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 3, 2024

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BACK NINE BBQ

#5,648 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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FULL METAL PORK

#5,622 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

Level with GETTIN' PIGGY WIT IT! on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
3 LIL' MACS BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
THE CELTIC PIG	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
STARS AND STRIPES BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
FLYBOY BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
CHIBI-Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
G "QUE"	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PORKY'S PIT CREW	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	0	164.5828	145.6688	157.51	top 74%
Pork Ribs	14	1	172	150.2172	159.85	top 60%
Pork	14	0	166.8228	153.6456	158.58	top 67%
Brisket	14	1	168.0344	136.5144	157.13	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.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 73%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 66%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CO	9	top 74%
WY	3	top 65%
KS	1	top 76%
NM	1	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	3	25	0	top 77%	Aug 14, 2015
Griller's Cup	3	15	0	top 65%	Jul 17, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 9 of 14 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 682 finished ahead 257 times, behind 665

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs May 13, 2016 → Jul 21, 2017

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

20181 milestone

Sep 15 Most recent contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20151 milestone

Aug 14 10th tracked contest Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge

20141 milestone

Jul 16 Career-best overall score656.4800 Griller's Cup

20135 milestones

Mar 29 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 19 First call Griller's Cup
Jul 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8228 Griller's Cup
Jul 19 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172 Griller's Cup
Jul 19 Peak power rating (1494) Griller's Cup

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.9	21st Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 13, 2014
+3.1	Griller's Cup	Jul 19, 2013
+2.1	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship	Jul 3, 2015
+1	National Western BBQ Throwdown	Jan 8, 2016
+0.5	Griller's Cup	Jul 16, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10	Griller's Cup	Jul 17, 2015
-9.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 29, 2013
-9.1	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	Aug 16, 2013
-8.9	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest	Jul 21, 2017
-6.9	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	Aug 14, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 76%	88.6%	88.6%
2017	1	0%	top 91%	85.3%	85.3%
2016	2	0%	top 73%	89.6%	89%
2015	3	0%	top 75%	87.1%	86.4%
2014	4	25%	top 61%	91.2%	89.4%
2013	3	33%	top 69%	90.9%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	355 / 467 (637.6572)	315 (162.2972)	373 (157.7372)	376 (156.5256)	290 (161.0972)
Jul 21, 2017	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	42 / 46 (614.1488)	43 (145.6688)	40 (152.5028)	41 (155.4172)	27 (160.5600)
May 13, 2016	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	28 / 33 (636)	27 (160.0344)	11 (166.2856)	30 (156.5372)	29 (153.1428)
Jan 8, 2016	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	22 / 36 (645.0740)	28 (158.2972)	29 (155.3484)	11 (165.6912)	15 (165.7372)
Aug 14, 2015	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	25 / 31 (623.3488)	15 (164.5828)	21 (155.9660)	24 (154.8456)	28 (147.9544)
Jul 17, 2015	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	27 / 29 (617.0972)	26 (154.3084)	27 (150.2172)	23 (154.8572)	18 (157.7144)
Jul 3, 2015	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	23 / 44 (626.7772)	32 (152.5372)	23 (160)	26 (156.5256)	15 (157.7144)
Aug 15, 2014	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	30 / 43 (633.5772)	27 (158.8688)	29 (155.9428)	17 (166.8228)	28 (151.9428)
Jul 16, 2014	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	15 / 26 (656.4800)	21 (156)	13 (166.8228)	13 (166.8228)	5 (166.8344)
Jun 13, 2014	21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	23 / 55 (649.6228)	41 (157.1200)	24 (162.2284)	26 (162.2400)	13 (168.0344)
Apr 18, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Denver, CO	23 / 30 (635.9312)	24 (158.8800)	11 (164.5484)	27 (153.6456)	17 (158.8572)
Aug 16, 2013	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	27 / 33 (611.8400)	23 (157.0972)	16 (163.4284)	28 (154.8000)	29 (136.5144)
Jul 19, 2013	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	15 / 33 (654.8228)	17 (161.7144)	6 (172)	23 (158.8228)	15 (162.2856)
Mar 29, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Thornton, CO	24 / 30 (620.5714)	25 (157.7142)	24 (154.8570)	15 (156.5716)	20 (151.4286)

GETTIN' PIGGY WIT IT!

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)