When Pigs Fly Family BBQ FL
Rating
1573
peak 1588
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2025-01-24
latest 2026-05-24
Best ToY finish
#22
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
2
0 reserve
Category wins
6
16 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
469.50 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 394.32 (+75.18)
Walk rate
64%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Consistency
±127.66
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.98 · weakest Chicken (165.72)
Road miles
1514
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 628 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ has finished one call ahead of When Pigs Fly Family BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Dogpatch Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Stewey Magoos BBQ in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Torry Island BBQ Showdown is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
🍖 Signature meat
When brisket is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 33% of their entries (3 of 9).
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 12% across 4 contests, versus top 30% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 177.1544 | 157.0628 | 165.72 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 178.2972 | 163.3828 | 170.92 | top 30% |
| Pork | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 177.7144 | 162.8228 | 171.98 | top 21% |
| Brisket | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 165.0856 | 171.85 | top 24% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 10 | 2 | top 23% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 1 | top 13% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 1 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 50% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (10 of 14 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds (2025-03-14)
- Wins it all in 14% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 394.32
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 680.9940 | 422.21 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 345.0972 | 338.53 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 47 / 82 (326.7428) | 47 (157.0628) | 32 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 90 / 117 (677.6000) | 112 (163.3828) | 81 (168.5372) | 35 (174.8572) | 54 (170.8228) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 73 (161.0856) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 66 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2026-04-25 | Pitmasters in Paradise Auburndale, FL | 23 / 35 (680.9940) | 12 (174.2628) | 28 (167.3828) | 14 (174.2628) | 27 (165.0856) |
| 2026-03-20 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown Belle Glade, FL | 6 / 34 (336.5484) | 8 (161.1428) | 4 (175.4056) | — | — |
| 2026-03-13 | Jeepin 4 Justice Shady Hills, FL | 3 / 15 (325.6000) | 3 (157.0628) | 2 (168.5372) | 2 (166.2400) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2026-02-20 | Ribs on the Ridge Haines City, FL | 9 / 32 (333.0856) | 8 (164.5256) | 7 (168.5600) | 4 (170.8228) | 1 (175.4056) |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 7 / 63 (345.0856) | 13 (169.6684) | 7 (175.4172) | 3 (177.1428) | 16 (165.6800) |
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam St. Augustine, FL | 4 / 38 (352.0000) | 5 (173.7028) | 3 (178.2972) | 11 (173.1200) | 9 (169.6916) |
| 2025-11-21 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 4 / 31 (345.0972) | 7 (170.8228) | 5 (174.2744) | 1 (177.7144) | 8 (167.3828) |
| 2025-03-21 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown Belle Glade, FL | 1 / 26 (335.4288) | 2 (166.2744) | 1 (169.1544) | — | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds Dover, FL | 1 / 15 (340.5372) | 1 (177.1544) | 3 (163.3828) | 2 (162.8228) | 1 (176.0000) |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 22 / 40 (333.0628) | 44 (158.2172) | 3 (174.8456) | 17 (170.8228) | 2 (180.0000) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #22 (882 pts) | #29 (802 pts) | #20 (962 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #595 (130 pts) | #489 (245 pts) | #611 (180 pts) | #547 (175 pts) | #650 (120 pts) |