A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Bourbon Pigs Barbeque
Bourbon Pigs Barbeque is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 30th of 41 at the Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2019). They finished #1236 in the 2021 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 31 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 11, 2019
latest Mar 31, 2023 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.27
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.23)
Road miles
758
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 758 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$45K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
639.67 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1221 (75 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1263 (75 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1130 (100 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 163.3944 | 165.85 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9656 | 148.4800 | 154.23 | top 85% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 147.3484 | 155.36 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 153.6912 | 162.08 | top 48% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 68% | Apr 1, 2022 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
156
finished ahead 65 times, behind 133
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
May 11, 2019 → Jun 4, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score644.4344 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
- Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
20212 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5944 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1496) Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off
20191 milestone
- First tracked contest Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.1 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off | Jun 4, 2021 |
| -3 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 1, 2022 |
| -2.4 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | Mar 31, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 89% | 89% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2023 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 36 / 57 (644.4344) | 26 (166.2744) | 44 (159.9656) | 53 (152.4800) | 22 (165.7144) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 38 / 56 (634.0796) | 29 (163.3944) | 46 (156.5140) | 52 (147.3484) | 22 (166.8228) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 33 / 48 (640.4912) | 17 (168.5944) | 42 (151.9428) | 26 (166.2628) | 32 (153.6912) |
| May 11, 2019 | Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 30 / 41 (482.7200) | 20 (165.1200) | 39 (148.4800) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.