The Pig Lebowski

The Pig Lebowski is a competition barbecue team with 29 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 34 at the Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) (2014). They are ranked #2062 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,062

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1536

peak 1549 · rated over 29 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Jun 26, 2026 · 13.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#518

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

7% of 29 contests

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

675.8628 / 720

Master · Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

651.13 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 658.72 (-7.60)

Walk rate

41%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA)

Consistency

±12.78

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.62 · weakest Brisket (162.29)

Road miles

3,415

across 29 mapped stops · furthest 692 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Purse competed for

$96K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.72 / 720

29 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

High-water mark

675.8628 career-best overall

93.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.8628 at Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) — 93.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 27, 2014

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.33 points below their pork, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 24%.

Brisket avg 162.29
Pork avg 166.62
2 calls in 29 entries

A strong matchup

11–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (Jun 26, 2026).

last seen Jun 21, 2024
back Jun 26, 2026

Pork nemesis

9 of 11 shared pork entries lost

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared pork entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

KUDZU Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 32% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 32% across 3 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 48% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,415 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,415 miles across 29 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 692 miles to Crimson & Blue BBQ.

29 mapped stops
furthest 692 mi

The metronome

±1.78% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.78% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.5% of a perfect score
29 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
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#986 (120 pts)	#902 (170 pts)	#1107 (120 pts)	#854 (180 pts)	#1021 (120 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1297 (170 pts)	#1208 (205 pts)	#1240 (195 pts)	#1415 (155 pts)	#1348 (170 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1936 (110 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#1785 (125 pts)	#2234 (65 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#1736 (145 pts)	#1854 (125 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#900 (359 pts)	#992 (339 pts)	#941 (374 pts)	#704 (539 pts)	#995 (334 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#518 (740 pts)	#526 (735 pts)	#406 (955 pts)	#591 (660 pts)	#639 (585 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#552 (568 pts)	#464 (688 pts)	#648 (513 pts)	#492 (668 pts)	#572 (558 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to The Pig Lebowski, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BOB ROBERTS BBQ

#2,051 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1536

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to The Pig Lebowski)

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2023

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e2BBQ

#2,049 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1539

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 26 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Mar 26, 2021

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BBQ MAFIA

#2,069 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1552

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before The Pig Lebowski's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 21 contests

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BEVERAGE BROTHERS

#2,047 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1577

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 43 contests to 29.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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BOURBON & BONES

#2,052 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1545

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Apr 20, 2018

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Big Bobby's Q

#2,068 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1536

They turned up 10 years after The Pig Lebowski did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Aug 2, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ	11	11	0	100%	⚔ compare
KC Rib doctor	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
This is Nice	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
CRIMSON Q	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
Velvet Swine	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
TENACIOUS Q	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
Hoggy Style BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Can't Beat Our Meat	10	10	0	100%	⚔ compare
No Clue BBQ	10	10	0	100%	⚔ compare
Grill on Grill Action	10	9	1	90%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	29	6	1	1	180 🔥	142.2516	165.87	top 49%
Pork Ribs	29	4	0	2	173.7028	145.6688	163.94	top 52%
Pork	29	7	0	0	174.8456	153.7028	166.62	top 44%
Brisket	29	2	0	0	171.9884	147.9428	162.29	top 55%

“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 73%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 44%
Large (40+)	19	top 48%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	16	top 50%
KS	12	top 43%
AL	1	top 54%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	5	58	top 55%	Jun 26, 2026
The National BBQ Cup	3	41	top 62%	Nov 20, 2015
Roman Roast on the River	3	6	top 47%	May 8, 2015
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2	26	top 24%	Jun 24, 2016
Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival	2	14	top 52%	Apr 17, 2015
Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2	20	top 48%	Aug 22, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 16 of 29 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 18 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 890 finished ahead 1,437 times, behind 1,109

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jun 21, 2024 → Jun 26, 2026

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

20261 milestone

Jun 26 Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

20222 milestones

Jun 24 25th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Sep 23 Peak power rating (1549) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

20144 milestones

Aug 15 10th tracked contest Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
Sep 27 First category win (Chicken) Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA)
Sep 27 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA)
Sep 27 Career-best overall score675.8628 Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA)

20134 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 19 First call Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.4284 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
May 10 First overall top-10 Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.7	Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA)	Sep 27, 2014
+12.3	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 23, 2017
+11.1	Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier)	May 10, 2013
+10.9	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 24, 2016
+6	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 24, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 28, 2015
-7.1	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 23, 2023
-6.9	The National BBQ Cup	Nov 20, 2015
-4.7	Crimson & Blue BBQ	Aug 31, 2019
-4.1	Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA)	May 9, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2026	1	0	0	0%	top 59%	89.9%	89.9%
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 56%	89.5%	89.5%
2023	1	0	0	0%	top 68%	88.2%	88.2%
2022	2	0	0	0%	top 32%	92.3%	92.2%
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 40%	90.2%	90.2%
2019	2	0	0	50%	top 64%	91.6%	90.1%
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 49%	88.3%	88.3%
2017	1	0	0	0%	top 8%	92.2%	92.2%
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 14%	92.2%	92.2%
2015	5	0	0	40%	top 62%	93.5%	90.9%
2014	7	1	1	57%	top 46%	93.9%	92.6%
2013	6	1	0	67%	top 43%	93.8%	92.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 26, 2026	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	93 / 157 (647.3828)	50 (168)	101 (161.1428)	45 (170.2972)	139 (147.9428)
Jun 21, 2024	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	96 / 172 (644.5368)	156 (149.7028)	77 (163.9884)	104 (161.1428)	34 (169.7028)
Jun 23, 2023	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	113 / 167 (635.3372)	163 (142.2516)	86 (163.3828)	55 (169.1428)	90 (160.5600)
Sep 23, 2022	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	31 / 87 (664.4456)	15 (173.1200)	64 (158.2628)	13 (174.8456)	56 (158.2172)
Jun 24, 2022	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	47 / 164 (663.9316)	50 (167.3944)	95 (161.1200)	39 (170.3200)	53 (165.0972)
Jun 25, 2021	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	58 / 145 (649.6688)	68 (162.2516)	52 (165.7372)	102 (158.2400)	59 (163.4400)
Aug 31, 2019	Crimson & Blue BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS	11 / 15 (659.3716)	7 (168.5716)	8 (169.7144)	14 (159.3828)	11 (161.7028)
Jun 21, 2019	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	100 / 183 (638.2628)	55 (165.7372)	53 (166.3200)	150 (153.7028)	133 (152.5028)
Jun 22, 2018	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	91 / 185 (635.9884)	104 (157.7256)	125 (155.4284)	52 (166.2628)	102 (156.5716)
Jun 23, 2017	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	15 / 184 (663.9428)	42 (165.7372)	12 (171.9656)	24 (169.1428)	92 (157.0972)
Jun 24, 2016	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	26 / 183 (664)	9 (172.5944)	12 (172.5944)	74 (162.2628)	101 (156.5484)
Nov 20, 2015	The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA	60 / 74 (646.0684)	65 (160.5028)	64 (159.9428)	61 (162.2400)	57 (163.3828)
Aug 28, 2015	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	38 / 41 (638.0568)	34 (162.2284)	41 (152.5488)	31 (163.9312)	34 (159.3484)
Jun 26, 2015	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	62 / 183 (643.9316)	59 (164)	169 (145.6688)	8 (172.5600)	64 (161.7028)
May 8, 2015	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	23 / 41 (671.8856)	16 (170.8228)	23 (167.9772)	28 (165.7028)	24 (167.3828)
Apr 17, 2015	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival Cornelia, GA	14 / 29 (673.0628)	28 (164.5256)	11 (167.9884)	4 (173.1544)	18 (167.3944)
Nov 21, 2014	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	45 / 86 (671.8968)	62 (166.2284)	37 (168.5600)	56 (165.1200)	24 (171.9884)
Sep 27, 2014	Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) Marietta, GA	5 / 34 (675.8628)	1 (180)	13 (167.3944)	9 (170.2628)	22 (158.2056)
Aug 22, 2014	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	20 / 45 (666.1716)	23 (167.3944)	14 (169.7028)	25 (165.0972)	24 (163.9772)
Aug 15, 2014	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) Atlanta, GA	15 / 43 (664.4684)	20 (166.8228)	5 (173.1428)	23 (162.8228)	19 (161.6800)
May 9, 2014	Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) Rome, GA	25 / 38 (662.6508)	24 (168.5256)	12 (172.5484)	23 (166.2284)	34 (155.3484)
Apr 18, 2014	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) Cornelia, GA	15 / 27 (666.1600)	20 (163.9428)	23 (161.6916)	9 (170.2628)	11 (170.2628)
Feb 28, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	15 / 28 (658.7540)	24 (161.7028)	2 (173.7028)	19 (164.5600)	21 (158.7884)
Nov 15, 2013	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	41 / 79 (668.9940)	16 (174.2628)	52 (165.0972)	48 (166.8228)	56 (162.8112)
Sep 28, 2013	Whole Hawg Happenin' Marietta, GA	14 / 30 (671.9312)	9 (174.2972)	24 (157.6684)	10 (169.1428)	9 (170.8228)
Aug 23, 2013	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	28 / 54 (649.0056)	27 (163.9428)	41 (153.1200)	11 (169.1200)	26 (162.8228)
Aug 16, 2013	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	19 / 34 (656.9600)	9 (170.8228)	30 (155.3716)	12 (166.8228)	17 (163.9428)
May 10, 2013	Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	6 / 33 (674.8570)	22 (163.4286)	2 (173.1428)	6 (172.5712)	15 (165.7144)
Apr 19, 2013	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) Cornelia, GA	13 / 36 (675.4284)	4 (173.7142)	31 (159.4286)	7 (170.8570)	10 (171.4286)

The Pig Lebowski

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 (11 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

The metronome

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)