THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ)

THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ) is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 12th of 43 at the NYC BBQ Cookoff (2017). They are ranked #2670 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,670

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1514

peak 1522 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 10, 2015

latest Jul 12, 2019 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1042

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

652.9596 / 720

Master · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

629.20 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 632.26 (-3.06)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5716

Brisket · NYC BBQ Cookoff

Consistency

±18.96

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.81 · weakest Brisket (155.40)

Road miles

698

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

632.26 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Hot Rod's BBQ has finished one call ahead of THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ) 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 32%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 32%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

BEERBEQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

BEERBEQUE has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.42 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 11%.

Brisket avg 155.40
Chicken avg 161.81
1 call in 9 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BAD WOLVES in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared chicken entries.

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 14th

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1782 (85 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#1740 (110 pts)	#1963 (70 pts)	#1868 (80 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1042 (314 pts)	#1059 (339 pts)	#1103 (314 pts)	#1119 (309 pts)	#778 (499 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1279 (225 pts)	#1293 (245 pts)	#1416 (210 pts)	#1429 (215 pts)	#1503 (180 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2017 (95 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ), each with one reason worth a look.

106 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SMOKEY JOEL/CUBBY BEAR

#2,678 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1514

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2014

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Smokeritaville

#2,667 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1516

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Smokin B's

#2,682 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1514

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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Fat For A Reason BBQ

#2,677 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1525

They turned up 11 years after THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ) did, first appearing in 2026.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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KPG SMOKIN'

#2,659 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1515

Level with THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ) on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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T & J Backyard BBQ

#2,671 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1514

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Feb 21, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RIBS WITHIN	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Hot Rod's BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BAD WOLVES	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
BONES & BIBS SWINE TEAM	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Mates Nice Rack BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	0	169.7144	151.3484	161.81	top 46%
Pork Ribs	9	0	0	163.3828	144.4916	156.54	top 53%
Pork	9	1	0	167.4172	148.5484	158.51	top 52%
Brisket	9	1	1	172.5716	131.3372	155.40	top 48%

“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)	2	0	top 59%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 48%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NJ	6	top 51%
NY	2	top 35%
PA	1	top 76%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	5	14	0	top 48%	Jul 12, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NJ 7 of 10 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 227 finished ahead 242 times, behind 223

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

20194 milestones

Jul 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.9596 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 12 10th tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 12 Career-best overall score652.9596 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 12 Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

20172 milestones

Apr 7 Career-best single call (Brisket)172.5716 NYC BBQ Cookoff
Apr 7 Peak power rating (1522) NYC BBQ Cookoff

20161 milestone

Apr 8 First call NYC BBQ Cookoff

20151 milestone

Jul 10 First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.2	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 8, 2016
+9.2	NYC BBQ Cookoff	Apr 7, 2017
+6.9	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 12, 2019
+4.8	NYC BBQ Cookoff	Apr 8, 2016
+4	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 7, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.8	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 14, 2018
-4.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 9, 2017
-3.5	Smoke on the Water New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Sep 15, 2017
-2.8	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 10, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 31%	90.7%	90.7%
2018	1	0%	top 84%	81.2%	81.2%
2017	4	25%	top 53%	89.7%	88.7%
2016	3	67%	top 32%	88.9%	88.9%
2015	1	0%	top 62%	86%	86%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 12, 2019	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	20 / 64 (652.9596)	30 (162.2284)	15 (163.3828)	23 (165.6684)	21 (161.6800)
Jul 14, 2018	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	54 / 64 (584.8456)	42 (151.3484)	58 (144.4916)	34 (157.6684)	60 (131.3372)
Sep 15, 2017	Smoke on the Water New Jersey State Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	29 / 42 (636.9716)	24 (162.2516)	24 (160.5028)	36 (153.1200)	18 (161.0972)
Jul 7, 2017	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	26 / 67 (631.3032)	37 (158.2744)	37 (150.8232)	17 (163.3712)	21 (158.8344)
Jun 9, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	22 / 29 (639.9204)	15 (166.2516)	21 (158.8460)	18 (159.3828)	23 (155.4400)
Apr 7, 2017	NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	12 / 43 (645.6572)	15 (162.2628)	14 (162.2744)	34 (148.5484)	2 (172.5716)
Oct 8, 2016	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 8, 2016	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	14 / 65 (639.9544)	7 (169.7144)	16 (161.7372)	32 (154.2400)	30 (154.2628)
Apr 8, 2016	NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	15 / 35 (639.9088)	21 (159.4516)	16 (156.5144)	8 (167.4172)	13 (156.5256)
Jul 10, 2015	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	40 / 65 (618.8572)	18 (164.5484)	49 (150.2860)	33 (157.1772)	43 (146.8456)

THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ)

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (7 found in their record)

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

A standing appointment

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 — 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)