A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
MAGNUM P.I.G.
MAGNUM P.I.G. is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 15th of 25 at the Great Northern BBQ (2014). They are ranked #4197 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 15, 2013
latest Sep 23, 2016 · 3.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.76 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 640.57 (+3.19)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.32
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.21 · weakest Brisket (155.74)
Road miles
1,758
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 356 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
640.57 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #1664 (165 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MAGNUM P.I.G., each with one reason worth a look.
140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,221 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to MAGNUM P.I.G.)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — MAGNUM P.I.G. ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,191 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MAGNUM P.I.G.)
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,201 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1521
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to MAGNUM P.I.G.)
They've been 1521 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,187 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
They turned up 10 years after MAGNUM P.I.G. did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#4,192 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1517
Level with MAGNUM P.I.G. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,188 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CITY SLICKERS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 141.6572 | 159.34 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8916 | 153.7148 | 159.27 | top 63% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 156.0228 | 166.21 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 138.8228 | 155.74 | top 64% |
“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 70% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 64% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,176
finished ahead 718 times, behind 1,197
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
20144 milestones
- First call Great Northern BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4856 Great Northern BBQ
- Career-best overall score651.4856 Great Northern BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0228 Great Northern BBQ
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1490) Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.1 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 23, 2016 |
| +0.4 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship | Jun 15, 2013 |
| -7.7 | Great Northern BBQ | Jul 31, 2015 |
| -3.3 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| -1.7 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -0.2 | Great Northern BBQ | Aug 8, 2014 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 75% | 88.7% | 88.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 58% | 90.5% | 90.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2016 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 56 / 111 (642.8460) | 92 (154.8228) | 86 (153.7148) | 7 (172) | 45 (162.3084) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 424 / 606 (635.3716) | 586 (141.6572) | 468 (155.4172) | 87 (171.4172) | 185 (166.8800) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Great Northern BBQ Brainerd, MN | 21 / 26 (638.8916) | 22 (161.7372) | 10 (166.8916) | 3 (171.4400) | 26 (138.8228) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 311 / 552 (650.2172) | 382 (160) | 233 (165.7028) | 130 (169.7372) | 400 (154.7772) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Great Northern BBQ Brainerd, MN | 15 / 25 (651.4856) | 5 (172.0228) | 13 (164.5944) | 22 (156.0228) | 17 (158.8456) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 321 / 535 (632.0228) | 200 (164.0228) | 369 (154.2972) | 290 (159.4400) | 330 (154.2628) |
| Jun 15, 2013 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN | 56 / 68 (633.1424) | 51 (161.1426) | 59 (154.2856) | 44 (163.4284) | 52 (154.2858) |