PIGGIE SMALLS

PIGGIE SMALLS is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 5th of 31 at the Southaven Springfest (2019). They are ranked #2503 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,503

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1520

peak 1530 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 24, 2018

latest Apr 22, 2022 · 3.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#856

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

684.4340 / 720

Master · DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

640.55 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 652.50 (-11.96)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off

Consistency

±57.85

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 172.19 · weakest Pork (164.81)

Road miles

231

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 130 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$58K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

652.50 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 5 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

684.4340 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.4340 at DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 18, 2021

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings

FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.4 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.38 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 38%.

Pork avg 164.81
Chicken avg 172.19
2 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE DANCER BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared chicken entries.

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Boom or bust

±8.04% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±8.04% 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 90.6% of a perfect score
best 95.1%

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
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#874 (70 pts)	#900 (65 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#819 (85 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#958 (281 pts)	#762 (431 pts)	#1001 (291 pts)	#1355 (171 pts)	#1161 (221 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PIGGIE SMALLS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

RANKIN COUNTY BBQ

#2,500 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1520

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to PIGGIE SMALLS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PIGGIE SMALLS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2023

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JACK'S OLD SOUTH

#2,512 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 115
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1698

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to PIGGIE SMALLS)

They've been 1698 at their best, 178 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 109 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2025

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Just For Fun BBQ

#2,509 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1520

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

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POTBELLY COOKERS

#2,510 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1523

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before PIGGIE SMALLS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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FOUR STAR BBQ

#2,498 of the rated field

1521 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1521

3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 9, 2017

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I Cinghiali

#2,508 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1520

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 20, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BEER-B-QUE BOYS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
K & K KOOKERS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Kermit's Ex	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	3	1	1	180 🔥	163.9428	172.19	top 35%
Pork Ribs	7	1	0	1	175.4400	163.9428	167.89	top 54%
Pork	6	2	0	0	170.8344	154.7656	164.81	top 53%
Brisket	8	2	0	0	173.1200	162.7884	167.82	top 46%

“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
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 43%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MS	7	0	top 43%
TN	1	0	top 98%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2)	2	11	0	top 46%	Aug 25, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 2 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 7 of 8 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 171 finished ahead 152 times, behind 151

Longest layoff 1 yrs Jun 14, 2019 → Jun 19, 2020

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

20221 milestone

Apr 22 Most recent contest Southaven Springfest

20211 milestone

Jun 18 Career-best overall score684.4340 DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off

20201 milestone

Jun 19 Peak power rating (1530) Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off

20193 milestones

Apr 26 First overall top-10 Southaven Springfest
Jun 14 First category win (Chicken) Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
Jun 14 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off

20183 milestones

Aug 24 First tracked contest Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
Aug 24 First call Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
Aug 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.2340 Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	Southaven Springfest	Apr 26, 2019
+6.9	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2)	Aug 25, 2018
+6.7	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	Jun 14, 2019
+4.7	DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off	Jun 18, 2021
+2.1	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)	Aug 24, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.5	Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose)	Apr 9, 2021
-1.9	Southaven Springfest	Apr 22, 2022

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0	100%	top 64%	91.8%	91.8%
2021	2	0	0	0%	top 70%	95.1%	82.3%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 53%	93.7%	93.7%
2019	2	1	1	100%	top 25%	94.8%	94.7%
2018	2	0	0	100%	top 46%	93.2%	92.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 22, 2022	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	23 / 36 (660.9600)	6 (175.4056)	27 (163.9660)	33 (154.7656)	17 (166.8228)
Jun 18, 2021	DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Nesbit, MS	20 / 48 (684.4340)	17 (171.9656)	23 (169.6684)	16 (170.8344)	19 (171.9656)
Apr 9, 2021	Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose) 🏅 Collierville, TN	43 / 44 (500.9824)	11 (173.1084)	—	30 (163.9428)	25 (163.9312)
Jun 19, 2020	Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS	25 / 47 (674.7428)	23 (169.7144)	24 (170.8228)	—	20 (169.6684)
Jun 14, 2019	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 🏅 Hernado, MS	17 / 49 (681.6228)	1 (180)	33 (164.5372)	—	29 (165.6800)
Apr 26, 2019	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	5 / 31 (682.7540)	6 (173.7028)	3 (175.4400)	23 (160.4912)	7 (173.1200)
Aug 25, 2018	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) Brandon, MS	11 / 28 (671.3028)	15 (169.6800)	21 (163.9428)	9 (169.1200)	10 (168.5600)
Aug 24, 2018	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) Brandon, MS	15 / 28 (663.2340)	22 (163.9428)	14 (166.8228)	5 (169.6800)	17 (162.7884)

PIGGIE SMALLS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Boom or bust

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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)

Season by season

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

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