On the rise
+26
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 26 points across 4 contests since 2019-08-02 — from 1520 up to 1546.
- 4 contests since 2019-08-02
- now 1546
Piggin' Whiskey KCMO
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1546
peak 1550 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2019-08-02
latest 2019-10-18
Best ToY finish
#530
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 21%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
678.79
last 4 Master vs avg 678.79 (+0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.94
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.27 · weakest Brisket (167.98)
Road miles
176
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 74 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Purse competed for
$83K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
678.79 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
695.3828
career-best overall
96.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 695.3828 at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ — 96.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2019-08-02
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SLAPS BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Announced themselves early
2nd
at their very first contest
Finished 2 of 30 at their very first tracked contest, Laurie Hillbilly BBQ (2019-08-02).
- 2019-08-02
- 30-team field
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.
Piggin' Whiskey KCMO has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 72 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#1823 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#1816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before Piggin' Whiskey KCMO's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1826 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 5 contests, alongside a 60% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1822 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Piggin' Whiskey KCMO's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#1829 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Level with Piggin' Whiskey KCMO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1818 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 75%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 168.5488 | 171.27 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 159.3944 | 168.55 | top 36% |
| Pork | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 167.4172 | 170.99 | top 24% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 163.4056 | 167.98 | top 37% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 7% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 7% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.2 yrs
2019-08-02 → 2019-10-18
Busiest season
2019
4 contests
Cooks most in
MO
2 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 171.27 · weakest Brisket (167.98)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 3 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
75%
3 of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
678.79
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
533
510–62 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
176
4 mapped stops · furthest 74 mi
Schedule strength
1579
average field rating faced — tougher than 63% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$82,550
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Power rating
1546
peak 1550 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First call Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First overall top-10 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First overall podium Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First Reserve Championship Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score695.3828 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Career-best overall score695.3828 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0000 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Peak power rating (1550) 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
- Most recent contest Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +20.1 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 2019-08-02 |
| +15.9 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | 2019-08-23 |
| +14.3 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.4 | Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off | 2019-10-18 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 75% | top 21% | 96.6% | 94.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-18 | Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off 🏅 Independence, MO | 8 / 13 (658.7660) | 5 (168.5488) | 9 (159.3944) | 6 (167.4172) | 6 (163.4056) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 27 / 468 (507.9656) | 163 (168.5600) | 228 (165.7028) | 84 (171.4400) | 219 (164.5600) |
| 2019-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 6 / 66 (690.7652) | 13 (171.9656) | 5 (174.8456) | 10 (171.9656) | 17 (171.9884) |
| 2019-08-02 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO | 2 / 30 (695.3828) | 5 (176.0000) | 5 (174.2744) | 5 (173.1428) | 9 (171.9656) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #530 (623 pts) | #657 (523 pts) | #627 (548 pts) | #632 (528 pts) | #734 (453 pts) |