A September team
Top 46%
average finish in September
Something about September: average finish in the top 46% across 3 contests, versus top 57% the rest of the year.
- 3 September contests
- top 57% the rest of the year
Notorius P.I.G.
Notorius P.I.G. is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 43 at the BBQ on the Bow (2018). They are ranked #3263 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
peak 1516 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 2, 2017
latest Aug 2, 2019 · 1.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±58.09
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 154.85 · weakest Brisket (151.17)
Road miles
5,898
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1,639 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Purse competed for
$7,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
615.10 / 720
5 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 Notorius P.I.G., each with one reason worth a look.
112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,256 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1526
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Notorius P.I.G.)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Notorius P.I.G. has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,260 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,269 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1508
They turned up 5 years after Notorius P.I.G. did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#3,261 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1504
Level with Notorius P.I.G. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1499
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#3,254 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1499
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 121.1084 | 154.48 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.3088 | 133.6228 | 154.59 | top 59% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 128 | 154.85 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 118.2628 | 151.17 | top 57% |
“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 73% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 46% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 73% | Aug 2, 2019 |
| BBQ on the Bow | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 20% | Sep 1, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OH
2 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
151
finished ahead 87 times, behind 102
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
20184 milestones
- First overall top-10 BBQ on the Bow
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3480 BBQ on the Bow
- Career-best overall score659.3480 BBQ on the Bow
- Peak power rating (1516) BBQ on the Bow
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ on the Bow
- First call BBQ on the Bow
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.9 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 1, 2018 |
| +7.2 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 2, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | Que by the Sea | Sep 22, 2018 |
| -6.2 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | Aug 3, 2018 |
| -3.9 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | Aug 2, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 60% | 91.6% | 83.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2019 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition 🏅 Cincinnati, OH | 22 / 31 (651.3260) | 11 (171.4172) | 20 (160.5144) | 23 (162.8572) | 22 (156.5372) |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 42 / 43 (500.9940) | 43 (121.1084) | 43 (133.6228) | 43 (128) | 42 (118.2628) |
| Sep 1, 2018 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary | 4 / 43 (659.3480) | 7 (167.4284) | 13 (159.3940) | 9 (163.4056) | 4 (169.1200) |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH | 26 / 35 (634.7772) | 33 (150.8228) | 12 (170.3088) | 22 (162.8456) | 30 (150.8000) |
| Sep 2, 2017 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary | 13 / 42 (629.0396) | 14 (161.6224) | 28 (149.1200) | 20 (157.1428) | 8 (161.1544) |