High-water mark
678.7544
career-best overall
94.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.7544 at Connecticut Barbecue Challenge — 94.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 12, 2025
Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team
Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 13th of 30 at the Connecticut Barbecue Challenge (2025). They are ranked #4783 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Two Little Pigs BBQ-East Coast Team”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2025
latest Aug 15, 2026 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.19 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.58 (+0.61)
Walk rate
11%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.55
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.43 · weakest Brisket (161.67)
Road miles
687
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 182 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Purse competed for
$38K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
658.58 / 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)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team, each with one reason worth a look.
142 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,788 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,760 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,772 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,801 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
They were already cooking in 2013, 12 years before Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,775 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
Level with Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,777 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELJEFE SMOKE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HUMPHREY'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Q42 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Titans of BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| American Barbecue Company | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Q Shanty | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| STICKS & STONES BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Let It Smoke Barbecue | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| New Pigs on the Block | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Warped BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Mullen It Over BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 160.5716 | 166.43 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 150.8916 | 163.92 | top 70% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 154.8460 | 165.28 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 151.9656 | 161.67 | top 74% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kora Kares for Kids | 2 | 31 | 0 | top 76% | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 56% | Jul 18, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
5 contests
Contests a season
4.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ME
4 of 9 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
9 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
113
finished ahead 63 times, behind 180
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Kora Kares for Kids
20256 milestones
- First tracked contest Massachusetts in May (Day 2)
- First call Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.7544 Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
- Career-best overall score678.7544 Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
- Peak power rating (1491) Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | Jul 12, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | May 17, 2025 |
| -7.1 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | Apr 10, 2026 |
| -6 | Kora Kares for Kids | Aug 16, 2025 |
| -4.2 | Mass in May (Day 2) | May 16, 2026 |
| -3.6 | Kora Kares for Kids | Aug 15, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 92.8% | 91.6% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 74% | 94.3% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 38 / 51 (667.9428) | 34 (169.1200) | 38 (165.1428) | 40 (164.5600) | 28 (169.1200) |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 26 (167.9772) | — | — |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 25 / 36 (666.1600) | 22 (168.5372) | 29 (164.5372) | 27 (167.9656) | 23 (165.1200) |
| May 16, 2026 | Mass in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 23 / 31 (660.4116) | 21 (163.3944) | 25 (161.0972) | 14 (169.6800) | 20 (166.2400) |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 28 / 33 (644.9712) | 27 (165.7028) | 28 (160.5372) | 26 (163.3712) | 28 (155.3600) |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 31 / 40 (656.4684) | 29 (164.5600) | 13 (170.8572) | 25 (164.5600) | 39 (156.4912) |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 37 (150.8916) | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 13 / 30 (678.7544) | 8 (173.1200) | 19 (166.2400) | 11 (171.9772) | 16 (167.4172) |
| May 17, 2025 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 29 / 29 (635.3604) | 27 (160.5716) | 19 (167.9772) | 29 (154.8460) | 28 (151.9656) |