High-water mark
697.0628
career-best overall
96.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 697.0628 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 96.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 5, 2025
Wicked Pig BBQ
Wicked Pig BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 27 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 17 at the Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival (2024). They are ranked #5961 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1436
peak 1436 · rated over 22 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
Mar 15, 2024
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 2.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
4% of 27 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
670.75
last 5 Master vs avg 670.76 (-0.02)
Walk rate
22%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.97 · weakest Brisket (165.78)
Road miles
5,055
across 27 mapped stops · furthest 498 mi
Schedule strength
82%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1607)
Purse competed for
$240K
listed at 22 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 22 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.76 / 720
24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #291 (654 pts) | #267 (789 pts) | #312 (749 pts) | #222 (854 pts) | #233 (819 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #361 (601 pts) | #388 (591 pts) | #395 (636 pts) | #330 (676 pts) | #284 (826 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #498 (376 pts) | #458 (466 pts) | #462 (516 pts) | #426 (501 pts) | #539 (366 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Wicked Pig BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
54 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,963 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Wicked Pig BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Wicked Pig BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,966 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Wicked Pig BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than Wicked Pig BBQ has cooked, 7 to 27, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,959 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1436
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,965 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Wicked Pig BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,960 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
46 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#5,968 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
They were already cooking in 2019, 5 years before Wicked Pig BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 18 | 1 | 17 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 17 | 2 | 15 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
| Mulkey's BBQ | 16 | 1 | 15 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| 1Bite Stand | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| WE WILL ROCK QUE | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Take It Easy BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Shiggin aint easy | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Eleven Thirteen Q | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Maestros | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177.7372 | 153.6456 | 167.78 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 149.1088 | 166.43 | top 68% |
| Pork | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 157.6456 | 169.97 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 141.0972 | 165.78 | top 65% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 71% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 3 | 90 | 0 | top 91% | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 2 | 31 | 0 | top 70% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Trekking for CDH | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 91% | Sep 19, 2026 |
| Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 90% | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 67% | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 95% | Jul 26, 2025 |
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 70% | Jul 19, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
11 contests
Contests a season
9
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
8 of 27 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
16
7 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
26 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
866
finished ahead 600 times, behind 1,299
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- 25th tracked contest City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest)
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20252 milestones
- 10th tracked contest 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025)
- Career-best overall score697.0628 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20246 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First call Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6004 Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1494) Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Nov 5, 2025 |
| +6.6 | Madison Ribberfest | Aug 15, 2025 |
| +6.1 | City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) | Aug 21, 2026 |
| +4.5 | Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival | May 17, 2024 |
| +4.2 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | Sep 20, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | Jul 27, 2024 |
| -11.1 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2024 |
| -10.6 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | Jul 26, 2025 |
| -9.3 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 14, 2025 |
| -9 | Trekking for CDH | Sep 13, 2025 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18% | top 79% | 96.2% | 93.6% |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10% | top 71% | 96.8% | 93.7% |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 94.8% | 91.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 62 / 71 (666.1600) | 67 (161.6572) | 63 (162.8344) | 26 (173.1200) | 50 (168.5484) |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 24 / 27 (667.8856) | 14 (172) | 25 (167.4172) | 25 (165.0856) | 21 (163.3828) |
| Aug 21, 2026 | City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) 🏅 Madison, IN | 19 / 39 (675.3260) | 17 (169.1316) | 17 (171.9772) | 26 (166.2400) | 22 (167.9772) |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 🏅 Troy, IL | 28 / 32 (682.7772) | 27 (170.2628) | 29 (169.1316) | 15 (174.2628) | 23 (169.1200) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) 🏅 Troy, IL | 24 / 26 (661.5772) | 26 (159.9428) | 24 (161.1316) | 15 (171.9656) | 11 (168.5372) |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 20 / 32 (692.4684) | 23 (170.8112) | 17 (173.1200) | 7 (176.5600) | 17 (171.9772) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 23 / 32 (681.0632) | 10 (175.4172) | 21 (169.7144) | 24 (166.2400) | 17 (169.6916) |
| May 23, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 91 / 117 (677.0628) | 115 (160.5256) | 11 (177.1544) | 20 (176.5828) | 108 (162.8000) |
| May 8, 2026 | 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 22 / 25 (670.7200) | 16 (170.2628) | 25 (155.3716) | 14 (171.9772) | 13 (173.1084) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 107 / 125 (663.8400) | 100 (166.2400) | 104 (162.8000) | 69 (170.8228) | 94 (163.9772) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 65 (164.5372) | — | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 35 / 401 (697.0628) | 103 (174.2628) | 165 (170.8228) | 72 (175.4172) | 33 (176.5600) |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 25 / 27 (663.2572) | 26 (165.6800) | 26 (158.2172) | 23 (166.2400) | 11 (173.1200) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Madison Ribberfest 🏅 Madison, IN | 21 / 45 (679.9312) | 38 (163.9656) | 24 (169.6684) | 20 (172.0116) | 6 (174.2856) |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 30 / 32 (670.7084) | 28 (169.6684) | 29 (165.1200) | 14 (174.2628) | 28 (161.6572) |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 20 / 28 (689.0168) | 20 (171.9656) | 11 (174.2628) | 17 (171.9656) | 19 (170.8228) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 22 / 32 (679.3600) | 21 (170.8228) | 20 (170.8228) | 27 (165.1316) | 13 (172.5828) |
| May 24, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 96 / 106 (667.2456) | 86 (168.5372) | 62 (170.8228) | 82 (168.5256) | 99 (159.3600) |
| May 23, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 19 / 27 (675.3828) | 18 (171.4628) | 20 (165.6800) | 18 (168.5600) | 17 (169.6800) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 92 / 100 (651.2228) | 88 (163.9656) | 87 (162.8000) | 82 (165.1088) | 88 (159.3484) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 31 / 58 (682.2512) | 9 (177.7372) | 24 (171.4056) | 19 (173.7028) | 46 (159.4056) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues 🏅 Madison, IN | 33 / 49 (668.5028) | 20 (170.8800) | 32 (166.2400) | 12 (174.2856) | 40 (157.0972) |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 33 / 34 (626.6284) | 34 (153.6456) | 34 (154.2284) | 27 (159.9544) | 33 (158.8000) |
| May 17, 2024 | Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival 🏅 West Plains, MO | 8 / 17 (669.6004) | 10 (162.8116) | 8 (167.3944) | 5 (173.7028) | 9 (165.6916) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 90 / 93 (639.2800) | 78 (165.0972) | 10 (175.4400) | 89 (157.6456) | 93 (141.0972) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 71 (149.1088) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.