High-water mark
683.8740
career-best overall
95.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 683.8740 at *Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL) — 95.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-02-24
PIG'N & GRIN'N BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1497
peak 1497 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2015-10-09
latest 2017-04-28
Best ToY finish
#816
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.11 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 651.27 (+5.84)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.28
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.02 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.28)
Road miles
424
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 105 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Master avg
651.27 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
PLUMB CRAZY Q has finished one call ahead of PIG'N & GRIN'N BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2017
their best year
2017 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 49%.
- 4 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 49%
The weak link
−9.7
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.74 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 33%.
- Pork Ribs avg 157.28
- Pork avg 167.02
- 1 calls in 6 entries
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3352 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3347 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after PIG'N & GRIN'N BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3351 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Level with PIG'N & GRIN'N BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3357 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3364 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 4 years before PIG'N & GRIN'N BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3362 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOKOMO Q | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| PLUMB CRAZY Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 152.5372 | 165.11 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 143.3256 | 157.28 | top 75% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 157.0856 | 167.02 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8112 | 155.9428 | 161.86 | top 62% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 5 | 0 | top 58% |
| LA | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.6 yrs
2015-10-09 → 2017-04-28
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 167.02 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.28)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
651.27
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
128
67–117 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
424
6 mapped stops · furthest 105 mi
Schedule strength
1556
average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests
Power rating
1497
peak 1497 · #3344 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Downtown BBQ Showdown
- 2017
- First call *Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL)
- First overall top-10 *Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score683.8740 *Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL)
- Career-best overall score683.8740 *Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL)
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2972 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- Peak power rating (1497) Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- Most recent contest Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.3 | *Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL) | 2017-02-24 |
| +8.1 | *Jack Town Throw Down | 2017-03-31 |
| +3.1 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | 2017-04-28 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | Downtown BBQ Showdown | 2015-10-09 |
| -9.5 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown | 2016-10-07 |
| -6.3 | Hammond BBQ | 2017-03-24 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 49% | 95% | 92.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86% | 86% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-28 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 13 / 27 (663.3488) | 10 (169.6800) | 25 (154.8000) | 5 (174.2972) | 18 (164.5716) |
| 2017-03-31 | *Jack Town Throw Down Jackson, MS | 12 / 34 (671.9316) | 11 (169.6800) | 15 (166.8460) | 6 (172.0228) | 18 (163.3828) |
| 2017-03-24 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | 46 / 55 (647.2112) | 33 (167.9656) | 51 (153.6344) | 25 (168.5256) | 48 (157.0856) |
| 2017-02-24 | *Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL) Meridian, MS | 6 / 22 (683.8740) | 4 (174.2628) | 6 (171.9772) | 13 (166.8228) | 7 (170.8112) |
| 2016-10-07 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown Hattiesburg, MS | 23 / 26 (619.1768) | 19 (156.5256) | 26 (143.3256) | 17 (163.3828) | 18 (155.9428) |
| 2015-10-09 | Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS | 23 / 26 (622.0568) | 24 (152.5372) | 24 (153.0856) | 22 (157.0856) | 17 (159.3484) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #816 (458 pts) | #771 (513 pts) | #979 (383 pts) | #776 (518 pts) | #931 (393 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2268 (61 pts) | #2225 (81 pts) | #2981 (51 pts) | #2163 (91 pts) | #2195 (86 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2154 (61 pts) | #2768 (56 pts) | #2775 (56 pts) | #2194 (66 pts) | #2032 (91 pts) |