SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES

SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 29 at the Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival (2019). They are ranked #1431 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,431

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1569

peak 1573 · rated over 23 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 8, 2016

latest Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#455

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

22% of 23 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6912 / 720

Master · Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.10 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.64 (+8.46)

Walk rate

57%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2)

Consistency

±19.01

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.75)

Road miles

2,466

across 23 mapped stops · furthest 210 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$79K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

645.64 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

677.6912 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.6912 at Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 4, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

WEEKEND SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

13–2 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 87% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 13 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.08 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 26%.

Pork Ribs avg 156.75
Chicken avg 164.83
3 calls in 23 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of UP IN SMOKERS in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at New Jersey State BBQ Championship (Jul 9, 2021).

last seen Aug 23, 2019
back Jul 9, 2021

Chicken nemesis

13 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 87% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 13 of 15 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SLOWER LOWER BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 34% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 34% across 5 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.

5 July contests
top 48% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 5th

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1130 (100 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#670 (235 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#490 (669 pts)	#733 (464 pts)	#652 (524 pts)	#518 (664 pts)	#439 (764 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#455 (779 pts)	#340 (999 pts)	#609 (599 pts)	#289 (1,109 pts)	#462 (789 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#799 (470 pts)	#544 (730 pts)	#907 (430 pts)	#897 (430 pts)	#741 (530 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1454 (180 pts)	#1547 (180 pts)	#1441 (205 pts)	#1414 (220 pts)	#1457 (195 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SHADY CREW

#1,434 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1614

3–5 in 8 shared contests (38% to SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES)

These two have cooked 8 of the same contests — SHADY CREW ahead 5–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2020

⚔ Head-to-head

LIBERTY BBQ

#1,428 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1589

Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Oct 28, 2022

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SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ NEBRASKA

#1,433 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1569

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Oct 26, 2018

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SWEET DREAMS BBQ

#1,432 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1569

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 27 contests

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HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ

#1,427 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1570

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 32% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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YELLOW JACKET BBQ

#1,425 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1570

Level with SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
Hot Rod's BBQ	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
POPPA Q-BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
Chicken Chokers	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	6	1	1	175.4172	149.0856	164.83	top 42%
Pork Ribs	23	3	0	0	172	134.8228	156.75	top 60%
Pork	23	6	0	3	173.7028	149.1660	164.02	top 40%
Brisket	23	4	1	3	174.9028	139.9540	160.05	top 50%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 56%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 40%
Large (40+)	19	top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NJ	13	top 48%
CT	5	top 48%
PA	2	top 43%
MA	2	top 41%
DE	1	top 70%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	4	5	top 32%	Jul 12, 2019
Que by the Sea	3	11	top 59%	Sep 22, 2018
New Holland Summer Fest	2	20	top 43%	Aug 23, 2019
Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	2	3	top 29%	May 4, 2019
New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	18	top 53%	Apr 27, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 8 contests

Contests a season 4.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NJ 13 of 23 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 15 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 427 finished ahead 598 times, behind 511

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Aug 23, 2019 → Jul 9, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Jul 9 Most recent contest New Jersey State BBQ Championship

20193 milestones

May 4 First overall podium Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
May 4 Career-best overall score677.6912 Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
Jul 12 Peak power rating (1573) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

20182 milestones

May 5 10th tracked contest Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
Oct 13 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2)

20174 milestones

Jul 7 First call New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 7 First category win (Chicken) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 7 First overall top-10 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8232 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

20161 milestone

Jul 8 First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	May 4, 2019
+15.8	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 7, 2017
+12.2	Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	Oct 12, 2018
+11.1	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 12, 2019
+10.3	Que by the Sea	Sep 22, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.2	Que by the Sea	Sep 17, 2016
-6.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 4, 2017
-4.9	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship	Oct 8, 2016
-3.9	Sun BBQFest	Jun 1, 2019
-3.8	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 8, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 44%	88.7%	88.7%
2019	6	2	1	67%	top 41%	94.1%	90.9%
2018	8	2	0	63%	top 41%	93.9%	90.9%
2017	5	1	1	60%	top 53%	92.1%	89.2%
2016	3	0	0	0%	top 75%	87.4%	85.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 9, 2021	New Jersey State BBQ Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	26 / 59 (638.7428)	17 (165.7144)	49 (145.0856)	3 (172.5600)	29 (155.3828)
Aug 23, 2019	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	38 / 65 (642.7660)	25 (166.2400)	42 (161.6800)	60 (149.1660)	23 (165.6800)
Jul 12, 2019	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	7 / 64 (667.3712)	19 (166.8456)	18 (162.8000)	24 (165.1656)	3 (172.5600)
Jun 1, 2019	Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT	39 / 61 (643.9200)	42 (161.1200)	38 (158.2516)	20 (169.1772)	45 (155.3712)
May 4, 2019	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival 🏅 Ridgefield, CT	3 / 29 (677.6912)	11 (170.2628)	17 (158.8228)	4 (173.7028)	1 (174.9028)
Apr 27, 2019	New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	18 / 43 (653.5996)	23 (162.8228)	8 (166.8112)	18 (164.0228)	28 (159.9428)
Mar 8, 2019	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ	39 / 66 (640.4684)	33 (162.2628)	49 (155.9656)	8 (170.2972)	51 (151.9428)
Oct 13, 2018	Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2) Monson, MA	10 / 18 (675.9432)	5 (175.4172)	8 (170.2744)	11 (168.5944)	16 (161.6572)
Oct 12, 2018	Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Monson, MA	7 / 26 (672.6060)	6 (172.0344)	21 (160.5716)	3 (172.5828)	11 (167.4172)
Sep 22, 2018	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	11 / 43 (653.5884)	4 (173.1428)	39 (141.0628)	2 (173.7028)	11 (165.6800)
Aug 24, 2018	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	20 / 71 (649.5540)	27 (162.7884)	51 (152.5256)	17 (163.4056)	8 (170.8344)
Jul 14, 2018	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	28 / 64 (632.5028)	38 (154.2628)	40 (153.6800)	16 (165.1428)	20 (159.4172)
Jun 2, 2018	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	21 / 59 (658.8456)	7 (171.4056)	19 (167.4628)	27 (163.4284)	34 (156.5488)
May 5, 2018	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	19 / 40 (650.1940)	15 (165.6684)	25 (155.4056)	11 (168.5600)	19 (160.5600)
Apr 28, 2018	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	26 / 40 (641.1084)	27 (161.6684)	25 (160.5716)	14 (163.4628)	29 (155.4056)
Sep 22, 2017	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	29 / 43 (630.1940)	24 (163.4628)	24 (160)	25 (158.7884)	34 (147.9428)
Sep 15, 2017	Smoke on the Water New Jersey State Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	15 / 42 (653.7028)	14 (166.2972)	8 (172)	35 (154.8228)	19 (160.5828)
Aug 4, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Windsor, CT	25 / 30 (635.3600)	4 (171.9884)	30 (138.8232)	13 (166.2972)	19 (158.2512)
Jul 7, 2017	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	5 / 67 (662.8232)	1 (174.8800)	42 (149.7032)	10 (165.0856)	3 (173.1544)
Jun 9, 2017	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	32 / 46 (629.0632)	27 (160)	18 (161.7260)	42 (151.9772)	35 (155.3600)
Oct 8, 2016	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	37 / 48 (629.0976)	34 (160.5484)	33 (156.5716)	42 (153.1200)	34 (158.8576)
Sep 17, 2016	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	37 / 44 (600.5028)	32 (153.0968)	43 (134.8228)	22 (158.8916)	22 (153.6916)
Jul 8, 2016	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	42 / 65 (610.0908)	51 (149.0856)	20 (160.5600)	20 (160.4912)	49 (139.9540)

SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (10 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 July team

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)