The Copper Pig
The Copper Pig is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2020. Their best overall finish is 59th of 68 at the 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship (2020). They finished #856 in the 2020 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Mar 13, 2020
latest Mar 13, 2020
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.98 · weakest Pork (153.12)
Road miles
37
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi
Purse competed for
$11K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 163.9772 | 163.98 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 154.3200 | 160.00 | top 81% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1200 | 153.1200 | 153.12 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7256 | 153.7256 | 153.73 | top 81% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
67
finished ahead 9 times, behind 58
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
Mar 13, 2020 → Jun 17, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- First call Clay County Juneteenth BBQ Contest (One Meat Ribs)
- Most recent contest Clay County Juneteenth BBQ Contest (One Meat Ribs)
20203 milestones
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score625.1428 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.9772 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2022 | Clay County Juneteenth BBQ Contest (One Meat Ribs) Liberty, MO | — | — | 10 (162.8344) | — | — |
| Mar 13, 2020 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 59 / 68 (625.1428) | 46 (163.9772) | 61 (154.3200) | 61 (153.1200) | 55 (153.7256) |