They almost always walk
70%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 7 of 10 contests
A top-10 category call in 70% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
PIG CITY BBQ
PIG CITY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 5th of 30 at the Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships (2015). They are ranked #1963 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1540
peak 1540 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Sep 20, 2013
latest Sep 18, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
30% of 10 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.27 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 660.29 (-4.03)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.85
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.92 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.33)
Road miles
2,946
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 513 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Master avg
660.29 / 720
10 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 CITY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
68 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,961 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1540
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,962 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 73%
- Peak
- 1541
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,966 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1545
They turned up 9 years after PIG CITY BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#1,972 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1551
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,958 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1548
Level with PIG CITY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,971 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1540
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Skin BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 158.2512 | 167.92 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 150.7888 | 162.33 | top 52% |
| Pork | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 160.5828 | 166.17 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.7600 | 150.7772 | 163.87 | top 45% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 52% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 29% | Sep 18, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
5 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
3 of 10 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
9
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
285
finished ahead 237 times, behind 178
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20154 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships
- Career-best overall score686.7888 Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships
- Peak power rating (1540) Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships
- Most recent contest Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships
20141 milestone
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7600 Bend of the River CookOut
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Kings of BBQ 2013
- First call Kings of BBQ 2013
- First category win (Pork) Kings of BBQ 2013
- First overall top-10 Kings of BBQ 2013
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.5944 Kings of BBQ 2013
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.9 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships | Sep 18, 2015 |
| +11.8 | Kings of BBQ 2013 | Sep 20, 2013 |
| +9.7 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest | May 2, 2014 |
| +4.7 | Smokin' in the Junction | May 24, 2014 |
| +4.3 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships | Sep 19, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.2 | 5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs | Sep 4, 2015 |
| -2.2 | 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jun 5, 2015 |
| -1.1 | Smokin' in Steel | May 29, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 50% | 95.4% | 91.2% |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80% | top 40% | 92.3% | 91.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 20% | 94% | 94% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2015 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Spearfish, SD | 5 / 30 (686.7888) | 6 (176.5600) | 6 (173.1200) | 14 (169.6916) | 11 (167.4172) |
| Sep 4, 2015 | 5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI | 18 / 27 (649.0632) | 16 (165.1316) | 25 (150.7888) | 20 (160.5828) | 6 (172.5600) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 38 / 64 (641.5772) | 11 (170.8456) | 43 (157.6916) | 35 (162.2628) | 52 (150.7772) |
| May 29, 2015 | Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN | 34 / 60 (647.9200) | 22 (166.8228) | 27 (164.5716) | 33 (163.4400) | 48 (153.0856) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Sprearfish, SD | 12 / 29 (655.9772) | 9 (169.6800) | 25 (156) | 10 (165.7144) | 11 (164.5828) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN | 25 / 50 (657.6800) | 47 (158.2512) | 42 (152.5372) | 12 (169.1316) | 2 (177.7600) |
| May 30, 2014 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 28 / 67 (664.5260) | 18 (170.8344) | 13 (170.8800) | 41 (163.9888) | 44 (158.8228) |
| May 24, 2014 | Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA | 12 / 31 (663.4284) | 14 (167.4172) | 9 (169.1200) | 18 (162.8456) | 14 (164.0456) |
| May 2, 2014 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO | 9 / 33 (659.3600) | 5 (169.1200) | 12 (163.3944) | 10 (166.3200) | 15 (160.5256) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Kings of BBQ 2013 Des Moines, IA | 7 / 35 (676.5944) | 16 (164.5712) | 14 (165.1544) | 1 (177.7144) | 11 (169.1544) |