On the rise
+26
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 26 points across 4 contests since Aug 2, 2019 — from 1520 up to 1546.
- 4 contests since Aug 2, 2019
- now 1546
Piggin' Whiskey KCMO
Piggin' Whiskey KCMO is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 30 at the Laurie Hillbilly BBQ (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They finished #530 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1546
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 2, 2019
latest Oct 18, 2019
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
75% of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 21%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.27 · weakest Brisket (167.98)
Road miles
176
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 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
678.79 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #530 (623 pts) | #657 (523 pts) | #627 (548 pts) | #632 (528 pts) | #734 (453 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 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 field size and state
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% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
MO
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
533
finished ahead 510 times, behind 62
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
201910 milestones
- 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 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 | Aug 2, 2019 |
| +15.9 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | Aug 23, 2019 |
| +14.2 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.4 | Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off | Oct 18, 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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2019 | Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off 🏅 Independence, MO | 8 / 13 (658.7660) | 5 (168.5488) | 9 (159.3944) | 6 (167.4172) | 6 (163.4056) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 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) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | 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) |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO | 2 / 30 (695.3828) | 5 (176) | 5 (174.2744) | 5 (173.1428) | 9 (171.9656) |