PIPING HOT PIG

PIPING HOT PIG is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 41 at the Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest (2016). They finished #1722 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1498

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 9, 2016

latest Sep 15, 2017 · 1 year on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1722

Master 2017 · every season

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

666.1596 / 720

Master · Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7372

Brisket · Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest

Consistency

±13.15

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 169.14 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.39)

Road miles

across 3 mapped stops

Schedule strength

55%

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

Master avg

655.48 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

666.1596 career-best overall

92.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.1596 at Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest — 92.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 9, 2016

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKE OF THE SHOALS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1246 (245 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2175 (75 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2114 (100 pts)	#2112 (100 pts)

Overall rank by season

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	0	165.1316	155.3484	161.86	top 67%
Pork Ribs	3	0	164.5256	150.2172	159.39	top 75%
Pork	3	0	169.1200	157.6572	165.10	top 57%
Brisket	3	1	173.7372	165.1432	169.14	top 36%

“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.

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 3 of 3 contests

Contests visited 3 a different one every time

Opponents faced 100 finished ahead 61 times, behind 85

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

20174 milestones

May 5 Peak power rating (1505) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Sep 15 First call Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest
Sep 15 Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7372 Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest
Sep 15 Most recent contest Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest

20163 milestones

Sep 9 First tracked contest Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest
Sep 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.1596 Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest
Sep 9 Career-best overall score666.1596 Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 15, 2017	Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL	32 / 39 (636.9600)	33 (155.3484)	37 (150.2172)	33 (157.6572)	5 (173.7372)
May 5, 2017	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	34 / 69 (663.3260)	34 (165.1316)	41 (164.5256)	30 (168.5256)	38 (165.1432)
Sep 9, 2016	Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	22 / 41 (666.1596)	28 (165.0968)	29 (163.4172)	17 (169.1200)	17 (168.5256)