JOUSTING PIGS BBQ

JOUSTING PIGS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 48 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 42 at the Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAMS FULL) (2018). They are ranked #462 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#462

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1685

peak 1688 · rated over 48 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 27, 2014

latest Jun 3, 2022 · 7.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#199

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

27% of 48 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

690.8232 / 720

Master · 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

679.21 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 671.71 (+7.50)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±13.97

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.75 · weakest Pork (167.16)

Road miles

3,504

across 48 mapped stops · furthest 272 mi

Schedule strength

74%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)

Purse competed for

$22K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

671.71 / 720

48 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

Among the elite

#462 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 7% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1685 puts them #462 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 7% of the field.

rating 1685
peak 1688
48 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Brisket ×2
Chicken ×1

They almost always walk

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 35 of 48 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 48 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

690.8232 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.8232 at 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 22, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

AMERICAN FIRE BBQ has finished one call ahead of JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 12 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 27%.

12 contests
5 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 27%

A tough matchup

26–1 behind in the head-to-head

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 96% of their meetings

DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 26 of their 27 shared contests.

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A strong matchup

9–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Big D & The Briquettes in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smoke in the Spring (Apr 9, 2021).

last seen Apr 12, 2019
back Apr 9, 2021

Chicken nemesis

19 of 27 shared chicken entries lost

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 19 of 27 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

913 BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 24% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 24% across 3 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 38% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,504 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,504 miles across 48 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 272 miles to Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1.

48 mapped stops
furthest 272 mi

The metronome

±1.94% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.94% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.3% of a perfect score
48 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
2022 ↗	Master	#1065 (115 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1022 (145 pts)	#1331 (65 pts)	#828 (185 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#769 (178 pts)	#653 (253 pts)	#991 (128 pts)	#743 (198 pts)	#855 (158 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#294 (1,084 pts)	#189 (1,399 pts)	#396 (904 pts)	#406 (884 pts)	#256 (1,194 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#199 (1,478 pts)	#153 (1,578 pts)	#196 (1,443 pts)	#219 (1,358 pts)	#283 (1,233 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#318 (1,137 pts)	#324 (1,107 pts)	#228 (1,367 pts)	#380 (1,012 pts)	#192 (1,512 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#478 (816 pts)	#502 (771 pts)	#431 (871 pts)	#383 (961 pts)	#342 (1,041 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1479 (174 pts)	#1761 (144 pts)	#1613 (159 pts)	#1872 (129 pts)	#1000 (329 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to JOUSTING PIGS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

QUETOPIA

#463 of the rated field

1685 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1698

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to JOUSTING PIGS BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team JOUSTING PIGS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 48 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2020

⚔ Head-to-head

MIDNIGHT STOKERS

#466 of the rated field

1685 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1685

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to JOUSTING PIGS BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 31 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Oct 21, 2016

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Big Boots BBQ

#467 of the rated field

1685 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1689

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to JOUSTING PIGS BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than JOUSTING PIGS BBQ has cooked, 30 to 48, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 27 contests
last seen May 5, 2023

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DAD'S GRILLIN CREW

#461 of the rated field

1685 power rating

Contests: 99
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1775

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to JOUSTING PIGS BBQ)

Their rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 99 contests, alongside a 52% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 96 contests
last seen May 10, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

Fine As* Swine BBQ

#465 of the rated field

1685 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 73%
Peak: 1686

5 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2025

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Insomnia BBQ Team

#464 of the rated field

1685 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 90%
Peak: 1685

Level with JOUSTING PIGS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2025
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	29	5	24	17%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	28	6	22	21%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	27	1	26	4%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	24	4	20	17%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	20	8	12	40%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	20	7	13	35%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	20	5	15	25%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	19	8	11	42%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	19	8	11	42%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	16	9	7	56%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	48	15	2	4	180 🔥	150.2400	168.75	top 41%
Pork Ribs	48	16	1	3	176.5600	153.0972	168.08	top 41%
Pork	48	13	0	2	177.1544	150.2400	167.16	top 44%
Brisket	48	20	2	5	180 🔥	143.9084	167.72	top 39%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 63%
Medium (20–39)	17	top 42%
Large (40+)	30	top 36%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	23	top 36%
MO	21	top 36%
OK	4	top 64%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition	3	7	top 27%	Jun 3, 2022
Big Blue BBQ Championship	3	3	top 32%	Jun 4, 2021
BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL)	3	18	top 33%	Aug 17, 2018
Smoke in the Spring	2	32	top 37%	Apr 9, 2021
Hog Wild West BBQ Contest	2	8	top 36%	Sep 7, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	14	top 48%	Sep 9, 2016
The G Town Smokin Showdown	2	14	top 61%	Apr 29, 2016
Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief	2	12	top 50%	Apr 1, 2016
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2	61	top 40%	Jun 26, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 12 contests

Contests a season 6 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 23 of 48 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 36 9 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,679 finished ahead 2,340 times, behind 1,245

Longest layoff 2 yrs Apr 12, 2019 → Apr 9, 2021

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

20221 milestone

Jun 3 Most recent contest Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition

20191 milestone

Apr 12 Peak power rating (1688) Smoke In the Springs

20172 milestones

Apr 28 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 28 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20161 milestone

Apr 22 Career-best overall score690.8232 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge

20155 milestones

Apr 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.9712 The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze)
May 29 First category win (Brisket) Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition
May 29 First overall top-10 Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition
May 29 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition
Sep 11 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20142 milestones

Jun 27 First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Aug 22 First call Holy Smoke BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 28, 2017
+13.7	8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge	Apr 22, 2016
+13.4	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief	Apr 1, 2016
+12.8	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition	May 29, 2015
+12.1	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	Apr 8, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.5	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2	Mar 24, 2018
-7.9	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)	Apr 3, 2015
-5.3	The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig	Jul 22, 2016
-5.2	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 9, 2021
-3.4	2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition	May 13, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0	100%	top 34%	93.8%	93.8%
2021	2	0	0	50%	top 43%	94.4%	94.1%
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 21%	95%	95%
2018	10	3	1	60%	top 37%	95.4%	93.7%
2017	12	5	1	75%	top 27%	95.8%	94.5%
2016	11	3	2	82%	top 46%	95.9%	93.4%
2015	9	2	1	78%	top 44%	94.6%	91.9%
2014	2	0	0	50%	top 51%	88.2%	88%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 3, 2022	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition 🏅 Kansas City, MO	14 / 41 (675.2912)	28 (162.7884)	9 (170.8228)	24 (165.6800)	5 (176)
Jun 4, 2021	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	12 / 28 (674.7884)	9 (172.5600)	22 (165.7028)	9 (170.2628)	16 (166.2628)
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	45 / 105 (679.8744)	14 (176.5600)	83 (162.8116)	26 (173.1200)	63 (167.3828)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	22 / 104 (683.9200)	64 (165.6916)	5 (176.5600)	26 (170.2628)	29 (171.4056)
Oct 12, 2018	15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS	24 / 69 (682.1944)	12 (175.4172)	39 (165.6916)	18 (172.5600)	39 (168.5256)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	200 / 467 (665.6456)	258 (165.1200)	99 (171.4400)	314 (160.5600)	144 (168.5256)
Sep 7, 2018	Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	8 / 25 (671.3024)	11 (169.1312)	9 (167.9656)	8 (169.1084)	10 (165.0972)
Aug 17, 2018	BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL) Excelsior Springs, MO	19 / 57 (674.2056)	18 (170.2628)	14 (171.4172)	26 (167.4172)	29 (165.1084)
Jun 1, 2018	Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAMS FULL) Marysville, KS	3 / 42 (686.7312)	6 (173.1200)	16 (167.3828)	6 (174.2628)	9 (171.9656)
May 11, 2018	The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) De Soto, KS	21 / 56 (678.2288)	9 (174.2972)	24 (167.9772)	14 (173.7144)	44 (162.2400)
Apr 13, 2018	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	11 / 51 (677.0396)	8 (172.5600)	20 (169.7028)	41 (159.3712)	4 (175.4056)
Mar 24, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK	61 / 79 (666.2056)	51 (168.5372)	52 (167.4516)	49 (168.5600)	65 (161.6568)
Mar 23, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK	49 / 84 (667.3600)	5 (177.1428)	65 (162.2744)	77 (150.2400)	4 (177.7028)
Feb 23, 2018	Polar Bear BBQ Challenge Kingdom City, MO	7 / 29 (680.4800)	1 (178.8572)	7 (171.4172)	26 (159.3600)	4 (170.8456)
Oct 13, 2017	14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS	11 / 55 (689.6800)	6 (176.5600)	27 (168)	3 (177.1544)	32 (167.9656)
Sep 22, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Edmond, OK	18 / 30 (683.9084)	14 (174.8572)	17 (170.8228)	8 (173.1084)	24 (165.1200)
Sep 15, 2017	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	4 / 37 (689.0856)	2 (176.5828)	14 (167.9772)	6 (174.2628)	6 (170.2628)
Sep 8, 2017	Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	10 / 25 (671.3484)	12 (166.8572)	5 (173.1544)	23 (159.9312)	5 (171.4056)
Aug 18, 2017	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	18 / 65 (674.7884)	20 (170.8228)	40 (162.8800)	29 (167.9656)	6 (173.1200)
Jul 28, 2017	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	17 / 54 (681.0972)	24 (168.5600)	20 (170.2972)	15 (171.9656)	16 (170.2744)
Jun 10, 2017	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	5 / 28 (682.1940)	6 (174.2628)	2 (174.2856)	7 (169.1200)	10 (164.5256)
Jun 2, 2017	Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAM FULL) Marysville, KS	16 / 35 (655.8512)	21 (163.9312)	13 (168.5600)	21 (160.5372)	15 (162.8228)
May 19, 2017	22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	5 / 59 (687.3256)	15 (171.9656)	3 (176.5600)	14 (170.8228)	22 (167.9772)
Apr 28, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	3 / 30 (688.5484)	1 (180)	4 (173.7256)	5 (172)	23 (162.8228)
Apr 21, 2017	9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	13 / 64 (681.0172)	7 (173.1200)	26 (165.0972)	18 (169.6800)	7 (173.1200)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	32 / 100 (675.9088)	15 (173.1200)	17 (172.5716)	42 (167.3828)	54 (162.8344)
Sep 9, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO	14 / 30 (668.5600)	10 (169.1428)	16 (166.8688)	20 (163.9884)	8 (168.5600)
Aug 12, 2016	Holy Smoke BBQ Competition Liberty, MO	10 / 16 (670.1368)	12 (164.5372)	8 (164.5256)	2 (175.4056)	9 (165.6684)
Jul 22, 2016	The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig Desoto, KS	39 / 49 (670.7884)	37 (168.5484)	10 (174.8800)	31 (168.5600)	46 (158.8000)
Jun 18, 2016	Smoke out in the Valley Buckner, MO	20 / 30 (665.0400)	18 (165.6684)	6 (173.7028)	21 (162.2860)	18 (163.3828)
Jun 3, 2016	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ) Kansas City, MO	14 / 45 (667.3372)	21 (166.2744)	1 (176.5600)	26 (161.0856)	16 (163.4172)
May 20, 2016	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	28 / 46 (675.8856)	21 (174.2744)	33 (166.8344)	25 (166.8112)	29 (167.9656)
May 13, 2016	2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition Greenwood, MO	19 / 30 (669.6340)	23 (166.2628)	16 (166.8228)	15 (170.2972)	17 (166.2512)
Apr 29, 2016	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	14 / 26 (664.4800)	16 (165.7028)	7 (173.1200)	22 (160.5600)	14 (165.0972)
Apr 22, 2016	8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	5 / 60 (690.8232)	7 (175.4172)	7 (174.2972)	39 (162.2516)	2 (178.8572)
Apr 8, 2016	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	8 / 53 (680.5144)	3 (173.7144)	36 (161.1316)	15 (170.8228)	3 (174.8456)
Apr 1, 2016	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	12 / 72 (674.8116)	56 (158.2400)	40 (161.6800)	8 (174.8916)	1 (180)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	100 / 606 (675.3484)	175 (168.5256)	240 (166.2628)	71 (172.5600)	166 (168)
Sep 11, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO	14 / 28 (670.2172)	17 (165.1200)	20 (162.2400)	6 (172.5828)	8 (170.2744)
Aug 14, 2015	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	25 / 67 (667.3716)	51 (159.9428)	41 (162.8572)	11 (172)	9 (172.5716)
Jun 26, 2015	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	61 / 183 (644.4572)	8 (172.5944)	94 (159.3944)	104 (158.8228)	115 (153.6456)
Jun 5, 2015	McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	8 / 33 (681.1200)	14 (168.5944)	17 (167.4056)	6 (174.2972)	11 (170.8228)
May 29, 2015	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO	7 / 43 (675.8856)	27 (160.5028)	19 (165.6800)	7 (169.7028)	1 (180)
May 23, 2015	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	43 / 62 (654.1832)	61 (150.2400)	4 (176)	54 (158.2516)	20 (169.6916)
Apr 24, 2015	The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze) Garnett, KS	17 / 25 (652.9712)	13 (161.6800)	7 (170.8344)	18 (162.8112)	21 (157.6456)
Apr 3, 2015	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	59 / 71 (631.2112)	33 (167.3828)	61 (153.0972)	35 (166.8228)	68 (143.9084)
Aug 22, 2014	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	16 / 29 (634.7084)	22 (153.0856)	19 (159.3944)	26 (150.8228)	2 (171.4056)
Jun 27, 2014	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	86 / 184 (632.5600)	148 (152.0228)	65 (161.6800)	78 (159.4172)	65 (159.4400)

JOUSTING PIGS BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (14 found in their record)

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)