Pig Data BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3029

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1504

peak 1511 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2018-10-12

latest 2021-08-21

Best ToY finish

#364

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

671.4284 / 720

Master · Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.66 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 605.04 (+45.62)

Walk rate

47%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Consistency

±111.68

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.69 · weakest Pork (158.86)

Road miles

4,141

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 2502 mi

Schedule strength

74%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)

Purse competed for

$100K

listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

605.04 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

671.4284 career-best overall

93.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.4284 at Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) — 93.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-10-12

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Pikes Pits BBQ has finished one call ahead of Pig Data BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.8 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.83 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 38%.

Pork avg 158.86
Chicken avg 167.69
0 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Team GottaQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff (2021-08-21).

last seen 2019-09-28
back 2021-08-21

Chicken nemesis

9 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

FIRE DOWN BELOW ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE DOWN BELOW has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared chicken entries.

Boom or bust

±15.51% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±15.51% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 84.0% of a perfect score
best 93.3%

The long haul

4,141 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,141 miles across 15 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,502 miles to 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff.

15 mapped stops
furthest 2,502 mi

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ

#3034 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before Pig Data BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

THE RIB DOCTOR LLC

#3031 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1523

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2019-05-31

⚔ Head-to-head

3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM

#3027 of the rated field

1505 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1527

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Pig Data BBQ's first contest.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-05-31

⚔ Head-to-head

GOLDEN TOAD

#3021 of the rated field

1505 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1528

No shared contest yet.

Level with Pig Data BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2022-05-06

⚔ Head-to-head

Clean Smoke BBQ

#3038 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 26 contests, alongside a 35% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

⚔ Head-to-head

Cluster Cluck Barbecue

#3035 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1523

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 24 contests to 15.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2025-05-02

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG RAZ BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
A MAZIE Q	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Team GottaQ	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
T-BONE BBQ MA	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
WALLY BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Pikes Pits BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS L.I.	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	5	0	1	175.4172	154.2628	167.69	top 38%
Pork Ribs	15	3	1	1	174.8916	153.1200	162.82	top 52%
Pork	15	0	0	0	165.7716	141.1544	158.86	top 68%
Brisket	13	2	0	0	170.3200	150.2744	159.26	top 62%

“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	Avg finish
MA	4	top 54%
RI	2	top 72%
ME	2	top 67%
NJ	2	top 73%
WA	1	top 59%
VT	1	top 45%
NY	1	top 71%
NH	1	top 66%
CT	1	top 49%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 100%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 58%
Large (40+)	3	top 65%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	9	0	top 42%	2019-05-18

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.9 yrs 2018-10-12 → 2021-08-21

Busiest season 2019 11 contests

Contests a season 5 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MA 4 of 15 contests · 9 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 14 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 15 entries · 1 win · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.69 · weakest Pork (158.86)

Walk rate 47% a top-10 call in 7 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 13% 2 of 15 contests

Master average 605.04 out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 249 201–311 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,141 15 mapped stops · furthest 2,502 mi

Schedule strength 1594 average field rating faced — tougher than 74% of rated contests

Purse competed for $99,875 listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 11 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs 2019-09-28 → 2021-08-21

Power rating 1504 peak 1511 · #3029 of 6,413 rated

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

2018
Oct 12 First tracked contest Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
Oct 12 First call Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
Oct 12 First overall top-10 Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
Oct 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.4284 Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
Oct 12 Career-best overall score671.4284 Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
Oct 12 Peak power rating (1511) Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
Oct 13 First category win (Pork Ribs) Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2)
2019
May 18 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Jul 20 10th tracked contest Ribs and Rhythm & Blues
2021
Aug 21 Most recent contest 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.8	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2019-05-17
+10.8	Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	2018-10-12
+5.7	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2019-09-07
+4.7	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2019-05-18
+4.5	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2019-09-28

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2018-10-20
-10.1	Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2)	2018-10-13
-6.7	New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2019-04-27
-6.3	Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark	2019-08-10
-2.5	Ribs and Rhythm & Blues	2019-07-20

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 59%	91.3%	91.3%
2019	11	1	0	36%	top 58%	92%	89.7%
2018	3	1	1	67%	top 77%	93.3%	61%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-08-21	4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA	16 / 27 (657.6912)	16 (166.8684)	6 (171.4172)	23 (157.6684)	17 (161.7372)
2019-09-28	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI	17 / 36 (659.4288)	13 (168.0228)	19 (163.4172)	16 (165.7372)	21 (162.2516)
2019-09-07	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	14 / 31 (656.0572)	3 (174.3200)	22 (158.2628)	27 (153.1544)	6 (170.3200)
2019-08-24	Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	19 / 36 (650.9716)	6 (168.0228)	11 (166.8916)	21 (162.2972)	29 (153.7600)
2019-08-10	Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark 🏅 Saco, ME	23 / 28 (629.1432)	15 (165.7600)	23 (155.3944)	23 (154.2856)	21 (153.7032)
2019-07-20	Ribs and Rhythm & Blues 🏅 Auburn, NY	24 / 34 (630.2744)	27 (154.2628)	16 (166.8916)	21 (158.8456)	28 (150.2744)
2019-06-08	Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH	19 / 29 (651.9544)	12 (170.8228)	14 (164.5600)	22 (160.0344)	25 (156.5372)
2019-06-01	Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT	30 / 61 (653.7484)	39 (161.1428)	21 (167.4516)	37 (162.2740)	28 (162.8800)
2019-05-18	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA	14 / 28 (654.8804)	5 (175.4172)	24 (159.4172)	11 (165.7716)	20 (154.2744)
2019-05-17	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA	9 / 27 (662.2856)	7 (171.4056)	14 (160.5828)	12 (162.2972)	8 (168.0000)
2019-04-27	New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	35 / 43 (617.1660)	13 (168.5600)	34 (153.1200)	42 (141.1544)	34 (154.3316)
2019-03-08	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ	43 / 66 (634.9148)	22 (165.1316)	42 (157.1432)	44 (157.7600)	43 (154.8800)
2018-10-20	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES West Kingston, RI	36 / 37 (309.1316)	—	27 (154.2516)	29 (154.8800)	—
2018-10-13	Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2) Monson, MA	18 / 18 (336.5600)	—	1 (174.8916)	15 (161.6684)	—
2018-10-12	Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Monson, MA	9 / 26 (671.4284)	8 (170.2972)	8 (168.5828)	16 (165.1428)	12 (167.4056)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1087 (97 pts)	#1144 (97 pts)	#870 (167 pts)	#1256 (62 pts)	#1120 (92 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#364 (877 pts)	#183 (1338 pts)	#374 (874 pts)	#413 (816 pts)	#387 (848 pts)