The heartbreaker
0.5944
points from the title
Came within 0.5944 points of the Grand Championship at Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) (Oct 27, 2023).
ONE EYED PIG BBQ
ONE EYED PIG BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 47 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2025. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival (2023), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 4 times. They are ranked #355 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1710
peak 1731 · rated over 39 contests4 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
47
in the data
First seen
Apr 29, 2022
latest Sep 5, 2025 · 3.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
4
4 reserve · wins it all 9% of the time
Category wins
8
29 podiums
Overall top-10s
24
51% of 47 contests
Best top-10 run
7
straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
682.98 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 689.34 (-6.36)
Walk rate
79%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.07 · weakest Pork Ribs (171.76)
Road miles
8,148
across 47 mapped stops · furthest 832 mi
Schedule strength
83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1611)
Purse competed for
$532K
listed at 41 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
4 🏅
won from 39 state-championship entries
Master avg
689.34 / 720
43 Master contests · 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #971 (110 pts) | #1070 (100 pts) | #916 (155 pts) | #1087 (90 pts) | #830 (155 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #85 (1,599 pts) | #125 (1,327 pts) | #113 (1,433 pts) | #86 (1,509 pts) | #99 (1,473 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #12 (2,449 pts) | #8 (2,474 pts) | #40 (1,992 pts) | #18 (2,181 pts) | #35 (1,953 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #222 (981 pts) | #229 (981 pts) | #314 (831 pts) | #273 (876 pts) | #219 (1,016 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to ONE EYED PIG BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#356 of the rated field
- Contests
- 97
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1733
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 97 contests to 47.
⚔ Compare careers#360 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 92%
- Peak
- 1710
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to ONE EYED PIG BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ONE EYED PIG BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#349 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 39%
- Peak
- 1733
Their rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 46 contests, alongside a 39% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#353 of the rated field
- Contests
- 38
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1733
Level with ONE EYED PIG BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#362 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1716
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before ONE EYED PIG BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#354 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1721
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before ONE EYED PIG BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 31 | 15 | 16 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 30 | 20 | 10 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 29 | 15 | 14 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 23 | 9 | 14 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 22 | 14 | 8 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 22 | 10 | 12 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 22 | 5 | 17 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| JL Smokers | 20 | 15 | 5 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 20 | 13 | 7 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| Optimus Swine | 20 | 13 | 7 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | 20 | 11 | 8 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 19 | 10 | 9 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 18 | 11 | 7 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Willingham's | 17 | 12 | 5 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 44 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 180 🔥 | 161.0740 | 173.07 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 45 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 180 🔥 | 158.2400 | 171.76 | top 38% |
| Pork | 43 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 180 🔥 | 161.6684 | 172.74 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 43 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 178.8572 | 162.7884 | 171.99 | 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) | 5 | 0 | top 21% |
| Medium (20–39) | 23 | 4 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 15 | 0 | top 38% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 30% | Jul 11, 2024 |
| Big BBQ Bash | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 26% | Jun 21, 2024 |
| Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 29% | Aug 16, 2024 |
| Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 14% | May 4, 2024 |
| Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 30% | Apr 14, 2023 |
| Clayton BBQ Challenge | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 44% | Sep 13, 2024 |
| WV Coalfields Cookoff | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 21% | Jun 7, 2024 |
| Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 22% | May 17, 2024 |
| Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 34% | May 3, 2024 |
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 | 37 | 0 | top 67% | Mar 1, 2024 |
| Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 29% | Nov 17, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
22 contests · 4 GCs
Contests a season
11.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
16 of 47 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited
30
11 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
45 entries · 1 win · 21 calls
First title
Apr 14, 2023
Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
Opponents faced
1,026
finished ahead 1,825 times, behind 845
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Uniquely Union Festival
20241 milestone
- Peak power rating (1731) Mission Farms King of the Farm
20238 milestones
- First category win (Pork) Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
- First Grand Championship Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
- First state championship Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
- Biggest field won (32 teams) Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
- First Reserve Championship Smoke on the Mountain
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Smoke on the Mountain
- Career-best overall score707.9772 Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival
- 25th tracked contest Clayton BBQ Challenge
20226 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Boogie & Blues
- First call BBQ Boogie & Blues
- First overall top-10 BBQ Boogie & Blues
- First overall podium BBQ Boogie & Blues
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score697.0972 BBQ Boogie & Blues
- 10th tracked contest Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (One Meat Ribs)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +19.3 | Smokin' in the Pines | Apr 28, 2023 |
| +18.6 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | May 6, 2023 |
| +16.9 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | Apr 14, 2023 |
| +15.9 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | Apr 29, 2022 |
| +15.1 | Jiggy With The Piggy | May 13, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.1 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 1, 2024 |
| -11.8 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | May 3, 2024 |
| -10 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 3, 2023 |
| -9.8 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | Aug 16, 2024 |
| -9.3 | Clayton BBQ Challenge | Sep 13, 2024 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 77% | top 38% | 97.9% | 95.5% |
| 2023 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 77% | top 19% | 98.3% | 96.3% |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 82% | top 38% | 96.8% | 94.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 | Uniquely Union Festival 🏅 Union, SC | 13 / 25 (679.8744) | 15 (169.6916) | 7 (170.8344) | 17 (167.3828) | 7 (171.9656) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 2 / 33 (694.8000) | 15 (171.4056) | 8 (172.5716) | 7 (176.5600) | 7 (174.2628) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Clayton BBQ Challenge 🏅 Clayton, NC | 19 / 27 (676.4340) | 24 (165.1084) | 22 (162.8000) | 8 (173.1200) | 5 (175.4056) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 14 / 26 (681.0400) | 7 (173.7144) | 22 (162.2400) | 15 (170.8228) | 8 (174.2628) |
| Jul 11, 2024 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 39 / 76 (682.7656) | 6 (177.7028) | 68 (158.2400) | 32 (171.4172) | 14 (175.4056) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 4 / 33 (700.5144) | 5 (176.5600) | 3 (178.8572) | 6 (175.4172) | 19 (169.6800) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 3 / 13 (694.2284) | 2 (174.8456) | 2 (178.8800) | 10 (165.0972) | 4 (175.4056) |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 7 / 81 (705.0972) | 30 (175.4172) | 11 (177.7144) | 13 (177.7028) | 34 (174.2628) |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 71 / 118 (681.5768) | 95 (168.5256) | 16 (175.4056) | 87 (168.5372) | 69 (169.1084) |
| May 17, 2024 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 9 / 31 (693.0744) | 20 (166.8344) | 6 (177.7144) | 6 (177.7028) | 18 (170.8228) |
| May 4, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 8 / 35 (695.9200) | 15 (175.4172) | 18 (171.9772) | 22 (170.8228) | 1 (177.7028) |
| May 3, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 27 / 45 (678.1484) | 40 (161.6456) | 28 (167.9656) | 8 (175.4172) | 12 (173.1200) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 37 / 59 (672.9940) | 51 (161.0740) | 36 (167.3944) | 19 (171.9656) | 18 (172.5600) |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Mission Farms King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC | 10 / 26 (683.3028) | 7 (174.2628) | 7 (173.1200) | 14 (167.3944) | 18 (168.5256) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 9 / 60 (694.2056) | 28 (171.9656) | 20 (173.7144) | 2 (178.8572) | 33 (169.6684) |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) 🏅 Galax, VA | 6 / 17 (695.9084) | 13 (170.8112) | 10 (171.9772) | 4 (174.2628) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) 🏅 Galax, VA | 2 / 19 (698.8000) | 1 (180) | 8 (171.9772) | 14 (169.1200) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Galax, VA | — | 2 (175.4172) | — | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 33 / 81 (682.7768) | 25 (171.4056) | 48 (170.2628) | 17 (174.2628) | 62 (166.8456) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 56 / 211 (689.6572) | 82 (173.1200) | 54 (174.2628) | 59 (173.7144) | 124 (168.5600) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 94 / 487 (686.8112) | 230 (169.1084) | 180 (170.8572) | 16 (178.8572) | 213 (167.9884) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Clayton BBQ Challenge 🏅 Clayton, NC | 3 / 17 (702.2516) | 6 (176.5600) | 1 (180) | 4 (176.5600) | 11 (169.1316) |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC | 2 / 21 (694.8000) | 1 (180) | 11 (167.3712) | 4 (172.5716) | 4 (174.8572) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 1 / 27 (707.9772) | 3 (176.5600) | 9 (176) | 4 (176.5600) | 3 (178.8572) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 2 / 38 (702.7884) | 5 (177.7028) | 3 (177.7028) | 1 (180) | 22 (167.3828) |
| Jul 6, 2023 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 12 / 76 (692.4912) | 29 (170.8456) | 6 (176.5600) | 3 (176.5600) | 34 (168.5256) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 6 / 36 (694.7772) | 3 (176.5600) | 14 (170.8344) | 17 (171.9656) | 6 (175.4172) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 3 / 16 (692.4800) | 2 (177.7028) | 2 (175.4172) | 6 (171.9772) | 9 (167.3828) |
| May 19, 2023 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 5 / 32 (694.2288) | 1 (177.7144) | 2 (176.5600) | 16 (168.5372) | 11 (171.4172) |
| May 6, 2023 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 1 / 23 (707.3944) | 2 (178.8572) | 8 (176.5600) | 2 (177.7144) | 5 (174.2628) |
| May 5, 2023 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 3 / 35 (701.6688) | 8 (175.4288) | 7 (175.4172) | 5 (176.5600) | 10 (174.2628) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Smokin' in the Pines 🏅 Pinehurst, NC | 1 / 24 (701.6916) | 1 (177.7144) | 10 (169.1200) | 6 (176) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 1 / 32 (172.5828) | 5 (175.4172) | 12 (167.9772) | 1 (179.4400) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 46 / 65 (656.9368) | 51 (163.9428) | 30 (168.5372) | 57 (161.6684) | 48 (162.7884) |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC | 14 / 33 (685.0400) | 10 (173.1200) | 18 (170.8344) | 10 (173.1200) | 23 (167.9656) |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 24 / 57 (675.8852) | 15 (173.1428) | 42 (162.2284) | 26 (167.9656) | 11 (172.5484) |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (One Meat Ribs) Cumming, GA | — | — | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) 🏅 Shelby, NC | 22 / 35 (674.1600) | 19 (169.6800) | 9 (171.9656) | 18 (168.5372) | 24 (163.9772) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC | 8 / 32 (687.9200) | 9 (174.2628) | 13 (169.6800) | 8 (173.1544) | 12 (170.8228) |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA | 30 / 49 (680.4572) | 19 (174.2628) | 43 (166.2516) | 16 (173.1200) | 33 (166.8228) |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Swine At the Shrine (One Meat Ribs) Savannah, GA | — | — | 5 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 20 / 35 (670.7772) | 29 (162.7884) | 19 (167.9772) | 5 (173.7144) | 17 (166.2972) |
| Jul 7, 2022 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 21 / 92 (685.6228) | 23 (171.9772) | 44 (169.6800) | 46 (167.9656) | 10 (176) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 14 / 29 (678.2056) | 9 (171.9772) | 9 (170.8228) | 19 (165.0856) | 10 (170.3200) |
| May 13, 2022 | Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 5 / 46 (691.9084) | 8 (177.1428) | 16 (170.8228) | 16 (170.8228) | 9 (173.1200) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 3 / 37 (697.0972) | 3 (177.7144) | 14 (171.4172) | 19 (169.6684) | 2 (178.2972) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.