PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G MO
Rating
Contests
First seen
Best ToY finish
Grand champs
Category wins
Overall top-10s
Avg finish
Perfect 180s
Current form
Walk rate
Top-10 streak
Consistency
Strongest meat
Road miles
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ has finished one call ahead of PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 29 of their 37 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK in 19 of their 25 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 105-team field at Smoke in the Spring.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 18% across 6 contests, versus top 33% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash (2020-08-07) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 24-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SLAPS BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 63 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.6684 | 172.65 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 73 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 147.9200 | 170.42 | top 42% |
| Pork | 65 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 178.8572 | 157.6456 | 170.86 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 64 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 179.4400 | 157.0512 | 169.92 | top 39% |
“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 | 28 | 2 | top 33% |
| KS | 14 | 1 | top 34% |
| OK | 6 | 0 | top 35% |
| NE | 5 | 0 | top 28% |
| MN | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
| WY | 2 | 0 | top 23% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 16% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 12% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 30% |
| Medium (20–39) | 31 | 2 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 31 | 1 | top 32% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (37 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (32 of 76 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (73 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash (2020-08-07)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 673.31
- 3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 700.4912 | 681.33 |
| 2021 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 703.4400 | 679.20 |
| 2020 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 705.1656 | 662.83 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 679.3600 | 679.36 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 90 / 249 (685.0740) | 168 (169.1084) | 32 (176.0000) | 186 (167.3828) | 69 (172.5828) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 70 / 505 (687.8968) | 117 (172.5484) | 294 (166.2400) | 43 (176.5600) | 84 (172.5484) |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Cameron, MO | 11 / 25 (685.0972) | 12 (171.9656) | 16 (169.1660) | 14 (172.0000) | 11 (171.9656) |
| 2022-06-10 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 35 / 36 (657.5084) | 29 (167.3828) | 30 (165.0972) | 36 (157.6456) | 24 (167.3828) |
| 2022-06-03 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual McLouth, KS | 13 / 30 (664.5256) | 13 (169.6684) | 24 (157.7372) | 1 (176.5944) | 20 (160.5256) |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff Columbia, MO | 16 / 25 (678.7660) | 16 (171.9772) | 18 (167.4172) | 12 (169.6916) | 9 (169.6800) |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff - One Meat Ribs Columbia, MO | — | — | 11 (168.5944) | — | — |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin Derby, KS | 3 / 16 (700.4912) | 3 (176.5600) | 2 (176.5600) | 5 (173.1084) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin - One Meat Ribs Derby, KS | — | — | 5 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) Sugar Creek, MO | 4 / 35 (699.9312) | 9 (175.4056) | 12 (171.9656) | 10 (173.1200) | 2 (179.4400) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 25 / 94 (684.4572) | 22 (174.2628) | 28 (171.9772) | 6 (177.7144) | 73 (160.5028) |
| 2022-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 St. Robert, MO | 25 / 39 (669.6000) | 12 (173.1200) | 27 (165.6800) | 28 (163.3944) | 21 (167.4056) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 39 / 92 (690.1940) | 35 (175.4056) | 71 (169.1084) | 48 (171.4172) | 24 (174.2628) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | 35 (159.3944) | — |
| 2021-10-30 | Boo-B-Que - Day 2 Unity Village, MO | 21 / 33 (683.8856) | 20 (173.1200) | 30 (166.2400) | 13 (173.1200) | 14 (171.4056) |
| 2021-10-30 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Unity Village, MO | — | — | 15 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2021-10-29 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 Unity Village, MO | 26 / 41 (682.2056) | 19 (171.9772) | 37 (164.5256) | 30 (168.0000) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2021-10-15 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 14 / 34 (688.4684) | 22 (170.8228) | 19 (170.8228) | 4 (177.1428) | 18 (169.6800) |
| 2021-09-24 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 11 / 35 (683.8972) | 9 (174.2744) | 13 (170.2628) | 13 (170.8228) | 15 (168.5372) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 23 / 467 (508.5028) | 252 (165.0972) | 213 (167.3828) | 271 (163.4056) | 74 (172.0000) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 61 / 185 (685.0856) | 46 (174.2628) | 66 (172.5828) | 64 (171.9772) | 129 (166.2628) |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 12 / 53 (694.7772) | 14 (175.4172) | 9 (175.4172) | 5 (177.7144) | 26 (166.2284) |
| 2021-09-03 | Mozingo Lake BBQ Maryville, MO | 5 / 12 (681.6460) | 1 (174.8572) | 7 (167.9772) | 6 (162.2744) | 3 (169.1200) |
| 2021-08-21 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 Excelsior Springs, MO | 8 / 30 (692.5144) | 8 (177.7028) | 7 (174.8688) | 18 (167.9656) | 11 (171.9772) |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 Excelsior Springs, MO | 9 / 40 (691.3484) | 24 (171.4056) | 18 (171.9772) | 2 (177.1428) | 15 (170.8228) |
| 2021-08-14 | GOBS Que (DAY 2) Arlington, NE | 15 / 25 (671.8976) | 20 (162.2516) | 5 (171.9772) | 20 (158.8116) | 3 (178.8572) |
| 2021-08-13 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) Arlington, NE | 8 / 26 (680.4684) | 14 (167.9772) | 11 (167.9656) | 3 (176.5600) | 13 (167.9656) |
| 2021-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Cameron, MO | 5 / 25 (690.7884) | 12 (170.8228) | 3 (176.5944) | 8 (171.9656) | 9 (171.4056) |
| 2021-07-16 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Cameron, MO | 6 / 33 (692.5144) | 7 (175.4288) | 5 (174.2628) | 8 (174.2972) | 17 (168.5256) |
| 2021-07-16 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off One Meat Rib Contest Cameron, MO | — | — | 10 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2021-07-09 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition Newton, KS | 8 / 21 (674.7084) | 6 (170.8228) | 19 (157.6572) | 2 (177.7028) | 6 (168.5256) |
| 2021-06-19 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 Holdrege, NE | 6 / 36 (691.9660) | 7 (177.1544) | 10 (174.8572) | 19 (167.9772) | 6 (171.9772) |
| 2021-06-18 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 Holdrege, NE | 5 / 40 (693.7032) | 12 (173.7144) | 21 (168.5600) | 3 (178.8572) | 10 (172.5716) |
| 2021-06-04 | Original SD BBQ Championship Huron, SD | 8 / 49 (686.7884) | 34 (161.6684) | 10 (173.1428) | 3 (176.5716) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2021-06-04 | The Original SD BBQ Championships - One Meat Standalone Ribs Contest Huron, SD | — | — | 11 (169.1084) | — | — |
| 2021-05-30 | Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest C Omaha, NE | — | — | 2 (176.5828) | — | — |
| 2021-05-30 | Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest B Omaha, NE | — | — | 5 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2021-05-30 | Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest A Omaha, NE | — | — | 4 (175.4516) | — | — |
| 2021-05-28 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 10 / 46 (682.2056) | 11 (171.4400) | 12 (173.1200) | 8 (174.2628) | 32 (163.3828) |
| 2021-05-14 | Obion County Barbeque Cook Off Union City, TN | 17 / 31 (654.7772) | 5 (172.0000) | 29 (147.9200) | 16 (164.0000) | 9 (170.8572) |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May Cambridge, MN | 21 / 60 (669.6800) | 27 (168.0000) | 39 (162.2628) | 12 (172.5484) | 23 (166.8688) |
| 2021-05-01 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff Columbia, MO | 26 / 39 (671.8628) | 11 (173.7028) | 33 (161.6688) | 22 (170.2628) | 26 (166.2284) |
| 2021-04-23 | Ozarks BBQ Fest Springfield, MO | 9 / 37 (693.6800) | 10 (174.2628) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (172.0116) | 17 (167.4056) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 1 / 105 (703.4400) | 4 (178.2972) | 2 (180.0000) | 51 (169.1428) | 10 (176.0000) |
| 2021-03-27 | Mother Road BBQ Competition Waynesville, MO | 3 / 32 (697.6572) | 6 (175.4056) | 7 (174.2744) | 11 (173.7144) | 10 (174.2628) |
| 2021-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge St. Roberts, MO | 23 / 52 (681.0628) | 26 (169.6800) | 11 (173.7372) | 13 (173.1200) | 38 (164.5256) |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 6 / 50 (693.1544) | 10 (175.4172) | 22 (169.7144) | 26 (171.4400) | 4 (176.5828) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 21 / 56 (683.9428) | 16 (173.7028) | 14 (173.1200) | 43 (164.5600) | 18 (172.5600) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs Shawnee, OK | — | — | 17 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 67 / 93 (662.1484) | 63 (166.2400) | 9 (175.4172) | 76 (161.1428) | 74 (159.3484) |
| 2020-10-24 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 14 / 58 (693.0744) | 50 (166.8228) | 15 (174.2744) | 9 (175.4172) | 7 (176.5600) |
| 2020-10-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 21 / 64 (688.4568) | 32 (171.9656) | 23 (171.4056) | 22 (174.2628) | 31 (170.8228) |
| 2020-10-17 | Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 3 / 38 (697.7028) | 8 (176.5600) | 8 (174.2628) | 7 (174.3200) | 13 (172.5600) |
| 2020-10-09 | Roast-N-Boast Columbus, MS | 7 / 36 (692.5256) | 1 (177.7028) | 12 (173.1544) | 23 (168.5600) | 10 (173.1084) |
| 2020-10-03 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 Casper, WY | 6 / 41 (687.3256) | 15 (171.9656) | 14 (169.6800) | 22 (168.5256) | 1 (177.1544) |
| 2020-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 Casper, WY | 13 / 41 (677.6340) | 23 (169.7028) | 29 (163.3712) | 2 (178.2972) | 26 (166.2628) |
| 2020-09-26 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest Cameron, MO | 13 / 36 (685.6572) | 5 (177.7144) | 25 (167.9772) | 5 (175.4400) | 26 (164.5256) |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 18 / 35 (675.9544) | 7 (174.2628) | 21 (166.2744) | 26 (164.0000) | 10 (171.4172) |
| 2020-09-11 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge St. Roberts, MO | 1 / 26 (698.8228) | 4 (176.5600) | 7 (173.1428) | 7 (173.1200) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2020-09-05 | Mozingo Lake BBQ Maryville, MO | 4 / 34 (683.9424) | 1 (177.7028) | 6 (174.8456) | 23 (162.2512) | 9 (169.1428) |
| 2020-08-28 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off Nevada, MO | 10 / 37 (691.3372) | 18 (171.9656) | 11 (173.1316) | 18 (171.9772) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2020-08-21 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 29 / 43 (672.4684) | 7 (175.4056) | 27 (166.8572) | 33 (163.9656) | 27 (166.2400) |
| 2020-08-14 | BBQ & Fly in on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 19 / 55 (685.0860) | 1 (180.0000) | 20 (171.4288) | 14 (173.7028) | 41 (159.9544) |
| 2020-08-07 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 1 / 30 (705.1656) | 1 (178.8800) | 5 (177.1428) | 16 (171.4400) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 21 / 59 (665.5652) | 35 (162.8228) | 12 (169.1084) | 23 (168.5256) | 28 (165.1084) |
| 2020-07-18 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Cameron, MO | 4 / 32 (695.9544) | 2 (178.8572) | 12 (171.4172) | 16 (169.6684) | 3 (176.0116) |
| 2020-07-18 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Single Meat - Rib Contest Cameron, MO | — | — | 7 (170.8800) | — | — |
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Cameron, MO | 15 / 42 (685.0744) | 4 (175.4056) | 26 (169.1316) | 3 (177.1544) | 29 (163.3828) |
| 2020-06-26 | Grillin and Chillin Chillicothe, MO | 5 / 34 (689.5880) | 30 (166.2168) | 13 (169.6684) | 4 (177.7028) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2020-06-19 | Black Silo Winery Trenton, MO | 10 / 31 (682.2056) | 5 (175.4056) | 20 (167.4056) | 9 (173.7028) | 21 (165.6916) |
| 2020-06-12 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 33 / 55 (668.4224) | 14 (173.7028) | 16 (171.4056) | 36 (166.2628) | 46 (157.0512) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO | 26 / 109 (167.9884) | — | — | — | 26 (167.9884) |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 38 / 68 (665.0052) | 39 (166.2628) | 49 (163.9428) | 22 (171.4056) | 40 (163.3940) |
| 2020-02-14 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 5 / 42 (690.8000) | 16 (171.4172) | 7 (174.2744) | 16 (169.7028) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2019-10-25 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 18 / 44 (679.3600) | 2 (175.4400) | 10 (171.9772) | 14 (170.2628) | 35 (161.6800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #200 (1056 pts) | #205 (1066 pts) | #216 (1071 pts) | #158 (1216 pts) | #186 (1111 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #54 (1867 pts) | #53 (1744 pts) | #29 (2059 pts) | #32 (2002 pts) | #44 (1839 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #13 (2051 pts) | #2 (2333 pts) | #43 (1507 pts) | #21 (1716 pts) | #15 (1966 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1737 (95 pts) | #1046 (260 pts) | #1494 (135 pts) | #1694 (115 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |