High-water mark
666.8460
career-best overall
92.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.8460 at Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic — 92.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 12, 2015
MOO PIG BARBEQUE
MOO PIG BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 18th of 35 at the Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic (2015). They are ranked #4405 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1475 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 16, 2014
latest Jun 10, 2016 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±65.24
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.55 · weakest Chicken (135.42)
Road miles
738
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 246 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Master avg
616.27 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2204 (71 pts) | #2092 (106 pts) | #2131 (101 pts) | #2908 (56 pts) | #2195 (86 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1505 (155 pts) | #1384 (205 pts) | #1349 (215 pts) | #1427 (205 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1690 (143 pts) | #1854 (133 pts) | #1829 (133 pts) | #985 (358 pts) | #1610 (163 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MOO PIG BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,392 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,381 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
They've been 1505 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,420 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
They turned up 8 years after MOO PIG BARBEQUE did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,396 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
Level with MOO PIG BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,410 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,422 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8688 | 20 | 135.42 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 149.6572 | 162.14 | top 59% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 150.7656 | 164.55 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1316 | 146.8000 | 154.16 | top 75% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 61% | Jun 10, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
146
finished ahead 47 times, behind 148
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic
20152 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8460 Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic
- Career-best overall score666.8460 Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic
20145 milestones
- First tracked contest Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1485) Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- First call Blues, BBQ & Bargains
- First category win (Pork) Blues, BBQ & Bargains
- Career-best single call (Pork)176 Blues, BBQ & Bargains
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.1 | Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic | Jun 12, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.3 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | May 16, 2014 |
| -6.6 | 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | May 15, 2015 |
| -4 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains | Jul 18, 2014 |
| -3.1 | Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic | Jun 10, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 65% | 92.6% | 90.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 85% | 90% | 78.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2016 | Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS | 22 / 31 (642.7200) | 15 (165.7144) | 16 (165.1084) | 27 (150.7656) | 19 (161.1316) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS | 18 / 35 (666.8460) | 9 (170.8688) | 8 (175.4172) | 9 (173.7372) | 33 (146.8228) |
| May 15, 2015 | 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 40 / 51 (636.4572) | 28 (164.5600) | 25 (163.9772) | 31 (161.1200) | 48 (146.8000) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS | 23 / 33 (647.9544) | 31 (155.9656) | 25 (156.5372) | 1 (176) | 19 (159.4516) |
| May 16, 2014 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 50 / 50 (487.3716) | 50 (20) | 47 (149.6572) | 34 (161.1428) | 34 (156.5716) |