ROCKIN' PIG BBQ

ROCKIN' PIG BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 19th of 32 at the Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (2019). They are ranked #6321 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,321

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1406

peak 1406 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 23, 2015

latest Sep 9, 2022 · 6.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#774

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 83%

overall standings

Best overall

667.8628 / 720

Master · Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.42 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 643.72 (+0.70)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5944

Brisket · Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival

Consistency

±20.59

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.23 · weakest Brisket (157.78)

Road miles

1,388

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 324 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)

Purse competed for

$96K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

643.72 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

667.8628 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.8628 at Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 24, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ has finished one call ahead of ROCKIN' PIG BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

ATLANTA BBQ STORE ahead in 100% of their meetings

ATLANTA BBQ STORE has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.45 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 7%.

Brisket avg 157.78
Chicken avg 164.23
2 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RBH BARBECUE in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (Mar 4, 2022).

last seen Mar 6, 2020
back Mar 4, 2022

Chicken nemesis

10 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

BALDY'S BUTTS ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BALDY'S BUTTS has out-cooked them in 10 of 10 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

THE HOG MAFIA has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 72% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 72% across 3 contests, versus top 83% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 83% the rest of the year

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	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#628 (145 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#774 (381 pts)	#535 (651 pts)	#802 (401 pts)	#808 (396 pts)	#575 (586 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1337 (191 pts)	#1489 (181 pts)	#1153 (291 pts)	#1210 (266 pts)	#1456 (186 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1765 (140 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1613 (175 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2838 (52 pts)	#2826 (52 pts)	#2021 (92 pts)	#2836 (52 pts)	#2834 (52 pts)

Overall rank by season

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OFF THE BONE BBQ

#6,323 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1406

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ROCKIN' PIG BBQ)

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER

#6,316 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1406

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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Smoking Pallet

#6,318 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1406

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before ROCKIN' PIG BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

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Outlaw BBQ

#6,317 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1406

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2024

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Two Fat Guys Burning Meat

#6,320 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1406

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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OLD BOY'S BBQ

#6,315 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1406

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 2, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
BALDY'S BUTTS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Angry Jack BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
FYC BARBEQUE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SWINE DINING GA	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
RUNWAY SMOKE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE FAT GUYZ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	1	0	1	176.5828	141.0628	164.23	top 64%
Pork Ribs	15	1	0	0	175.4172	151.4288	160.76	top 77%
Pork	15	1	0	0	170.2628	145.6572	160.95	top 70%
Brisket	15	2	1	1	176.5944	143.8972	157.78	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)	7	0	top 87%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 79%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	14	0	top 81%
KY	1	0	top 100%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	3	44	top 80%	Mar 4, 2022
BBQ Boogie & Blues	3	21	top 89%	Apr 26, 2019
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	2	42	top 66%	May 24, 2019
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	47	top 86%	Mar 1, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 6 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 14 of 15 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 434 finished ahead 139 times, behind 752

Longest layoff 2 yrs Mar 6, 2020 → Mar 4, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Sep 9 Most recent contest Bands & BBQ at the Point

20194 milestones

May 24 Career-best overall score667.8628 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival
May 31 10th tracked contest Smokin' Bike Fest
Aug 23 First category win (Brisket) Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival
Aug 23 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5944 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival

20172 milestones

Apr 28 First call BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)
May 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.9828 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)

20152 milestones

Oct 23 First tracked contest Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival
Oct 23 Peak power rating (1488) Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.2	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	May 24, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival	Oct 23, 2015
-11.7	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Mar 4, 2016
-10.6	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)	Apr 29, 2016
-10.1	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 9, 2022
-9.6	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 3, 2017

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	2	0	0%	top 86%	90.8%	86%
2020	1	0	100%	top 72%	92%	92%
2019	6	1	33%	top 75%	92.8%	90.9%
2017	3	0	67%	top 84%	91.8%	89.3%
2016	2	0	0%	top 97%	89.1%	88.6%
2015	1	0	0%	top 100%	86.3%	86.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 9, 2022	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	32 / 32 (584.9604)	32 (141.0628)	31 (151.4288)	32 (145.6572)	31 (146.8116)
Mar 4, 2022	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	53 / 73 (654.0916)	56 (161.6572)	55 (162.8000)	46 (166.8344)	49 (162.8000)
Mar 6, 2020	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	44 / 61 (662.1832)	41 (163.9544)	53 (158.8232)	34 (166.2628)	9 (173.1428)
Aug 23, 2019	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	19 / 32 (664.4684)	22 (165.6684)	26 (160.5256)	23 (161.6800)	1 (176.5944)
Aug 2, 2019	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA	38 / 45 (656.4112)	14 (173.1428)	42 (157.0628)	37 (165.1200)	40 (161.0856)
May 31, 2019	Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA	26 / 31 (650.1140)	16 (166.2512)	24 (161.6916)	25 (160.5028)	23 (161.6684)
May 24, 2019	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Evans, GA	42 / 72 (667.8628)	3 (176.5828)	68 (154.7772)	22 (170.2628)	45 (166.2400)
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	29 / 33 (638.0572)	23 (165.0972)	16 (169.1200)	21 (159.9428)	31 (143.8972)
Mar 1, 2019	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	47 / 62 (650.6856)	41 (166.2284)	51 (159.4172)	42 (162.2400)	41 (162.8000)
May 26, 2017	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	50 / 67 (660.9828)	35 (170.8228)	7 (175.4172)	56 (163.4172)	62 (151.3256)
Apr 28, 2017	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	21 / 26 (641.4860)	23 (158.2056)	22 (159.3832)	8 (167.9656)	22 (155.9316)
Mar 3, 2017	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	60 / 63 (627.2000)	44 (165.0856)	57 (152.5372)	57 (155.9428)	55 (153.6344)
Apr 29, 2016	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	34 / 35 (641.5772)	29 (163.9656)	35 (155.9772)	14 (168.5256)	34 (153.1088)
Mar 4, 2016	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	57 / 59 (634.1716)	21 (170.2972)	40 (163.3944)	59 (147.9544)	56 (152.5256)
Oct 23, 2015	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival Cleveland, GA	27 / 27 (621.5428)	27 (155.3828)	17 (169.1084)	26 (151.9544)	27 (145.0972)

ROCKIN' PIG 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 (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

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)