The comeback
5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5 years, then back at Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Aug 20, 2022).
- last seen Aug 4, 2017
- back Aug 20, 2022
The Notorious P.I.G.
The Notorious P.I.G. is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 26th of 35 at the National Bar-B-Que Derby (2013). Also listed in KCBS results as “The Notorious PIG”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1460
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 41 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 6, 2013
latest Oct 11, 2024 · 11.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Best overall
654.8116 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.70
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.84 · weakest Brisket (152.23)
Road miles
1,932
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 744 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Purse competed for
$600
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
630.13 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
278.09 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The Notorious P.I.G., each with one reason worth a look.
The Notorious P.I.G. has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 131 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#5,146 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to The Notorious P.I.G.)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team The Notorious P.I.G. has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,134 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,139 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Level with The Notorious P.I.G. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,130 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before The Notorious P.I.G.'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,160 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before The Notorious P.I.G.'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,157 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 128.9372 | 155.47 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 148.5140 | 154.60 | top 82% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0228 | 148.5256 | 159.84 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 146.1940 | 152.23 | top 86% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 6 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
209
finished ahead 32 times, behind 196
Longest layoff
5 yrs
Aug 4, 2017 → Aug 20, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8116 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
- Career-best overall score654.8116 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
- Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest National Bar-B-Que Derby
- First call National Bar-B-Que Derby
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.0228 National Bar-B-Que Derby
- Peak power rating (1493) National Bar-B-Que Derby
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 20, 2022 |
| -11.4 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | Aug 4, 2017 |
| -9.6 | Derby BBQ Festival | Sep 12, 2014 |
| -6.7 | National Bar-B-Que Derby | Sep 6, 2013 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 77.2% | 77.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 74% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2024 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 74 / 87 (654.8116) | 56 (167.4172) | 84 (159.4172) | 74 (163.4056) | 62 (164.5716) |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 38 / 41 (278.0916) | 40 (128.9372) | 29 (149.1544) | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH | 30 / 32 (599.7824) | 27 (156.5372) | 31 (148.5140) | 31 (148.5256) | 29 (146.2056) |
| May 8, 2015 | Boda Getta BBQ Auburn, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS | 33 / 38 (631.2568) | 30 (161.0972) | 30 (158.8228) | 31 (159.4056) | 34 (151.9312) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS | 26 / 35 (634.6852) | 16 (163.3828) | 24 (157.0856) | 5 (168.0228) | 33 (146.1940) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.