High-water mark
665.7032
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.7032 at Silicon Valley BBQ Championship — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 21, 2019
PIG PIMP'N BBQ
PIG PIMP'N BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 26 at the Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show (2014). They are ranked #1933 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1541
peak 1541 · rated over 5 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jun 28, 2013
latest Jun 21, 2019 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 28%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.28 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 653.11 (+2.17)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.53
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.38 · weakest Brisket (160.19)
Road miles
86
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
653.11 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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)
The teams rated closest to PIG PIMP'N BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
48 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,936 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1541
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,940 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1541
They turned up 6 years after PIG PIMP'N BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#1,931 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1541
Level with PIG PIMP'N BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,934 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1541
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 9 contests to 6.
⚔ Compare careers#1,932 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1541
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,941 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1541
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokey and the Pirate | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SON OF SMOKE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| CANYON RIDERS BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF THE PIG | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| TOO ASHAMED TO NAME | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 154.2284 | 164.36 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 170.8572 | 151.3600 | 162.18 | top 25% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.8916 | 158.8112 | 166.38 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 149.7142 | 160.19 | top 38% |
“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 15% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 31% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | 3 | 13 | 0 | top 32% | Jun 26, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
183
finished ahead 196 times, behind 96
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jun 24, 2016 → Jun 21, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- Career-best overall score665.7032 Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.8916 Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
20161 milestone
- Peak power rating (1541) Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships
20142 milestones
- First overall top-10 Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6000 Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- First call Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.6 | Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show | Aug 8, 2014 |
| +8.3 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | Jun 26, 2015 |
| +8.2 | Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships | Jun 24, 2016 |
| +7.5 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | Jun 27, 2014 |
| +4.4 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | Jun 28, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 23% | 91.3% | 90.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 39% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2019 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship 🏅 unrated Santa Clara, CA | 17 (665.7032) | 18 (169.7028) | 40 (152.5144) | 4 (174.8916) | 16 (168.5944) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA | 15 / 54 (661.6684) | 18 (166.2628) | 5 (170.8572) | 35 (158.8112) | 12 (165.7372) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 13 / 49 (651.4400) | 12 (163.4172) | 10 (168.0456) | 16 (164.0228) | 23 (155.9544) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show Brentwood, CA | 4 / 26 (657.6000) | 5 (171.4172) | 15 (151.3600) | 2 (170.8572) | 7 (163.9656) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 15 / 48 (639.9772) | 28 (154.2284) | 16 (159.9888) | 4 (168.5828) | 18 (157.1772) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 22 / 56 (642.2858) | 22 (161.1430) | 3 (170.2858) | 17 (161.1428) | 32 (149.7142) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.