Pirates, Pigs & Poultry

Pirates, Pigs & Poultry is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 57 at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff (2023). They finished #903 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1493

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 5, 2013

latest Mar 31, 2023 · 9.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#903

Master 2023 · every season

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

671.3376 / 720

Master · Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0116

Chicken · Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff

Consistency

±29.13

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.14 · weakest Brisket (143.40)

Road miles

1,488

across 3 mapped stops · furthest 608 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$28K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

Master avg

635.17 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (2 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

671.3376 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.3376 at Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 31, 2023

The comeback

9.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 9.7 years, then back at BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest (Mar 10, 2023).

last seen Jul 5, 2013
back Mar 10, 2023

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	#903 (132 pts)	#630 (292 pts)	#1004 (152 pts)	#739 (212 pts)	#966 (127 pts)

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	1	176.0116	158.2856	169.14	top 32%
Pork Ribs	3	0	167.4516	150.2854	157.32	top 73%
Pork	3	1	175.4056	157.0856	165.31	top 48%
Brisket	3	0	165.7032	127.9998	143.40	top 77%

“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

Busiest season 2023 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 1 of 3 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 3 a different one every time

Opponents faced 127 finished ahead 50 times, behind 78

Longest layoff 9.7 yrs Jul 5, 2013 → Mar 10, 2023

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20235 milestones

Mar 31 First call Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
Mar 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3376 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
Mar 31 Career-best overall score671.3376 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
Mar 31 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0116 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
Mar 31 Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff

20132 milestones

Jul 5 First tracked contest Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship
Jul 5 Peak power rating (1494) Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship

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	22 / 57 (671.3376)	7 (176.0116)	53 (154.2172)	8 (175.4056)	23 (165.7032)
Mar 10, 2023	BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ	29 / 32 (634.1716)	11 (173.1316)	18 (167.4516)	30 (157.0856)	31 (136.5028)
Jul 5, 2013	Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship Rio Rancho, NM	30 / 42 (599.9992)	21 (158.2856)	29 (150.2854)	15 (163.4284)	40 (127.9998)