FLYIN PIG BAR-B-QUE

FLYIN PIG BAR-B-QUE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 19th of 28 at the Swampfest (2023).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1481

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 10, 2016

latest Mar 31, 2023 · 6.8 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

676.4568 / 720

Master · Hawgin On Lanier

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.9656

Brisket · Hawgin On Lanier

Consistency

±13.34

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 166.13 · weakest Brisket (162.23)

Road miles

458

across 4 mapped stops · furthest 136 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.28 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

676.4568 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 676.4568 at Hawgin On Lanier — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 31, 2020

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

3.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.1 years, then back at Piggin in the Park (Jul 19, 2019).

last seen Jun 10, 2016
back Jul 19, 2019

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	1	170.8684	158.2056	164.53	top 71%
Pork Ribs	4	0	169.7028	161.1544	166.13	top 56%
Pork	4	0	169.6912	163.3828	165.39	top 64%
Brisket	4	0	171.9656	147.9316	162.23	top 65%

“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 82%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 45%

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 4 of 4 contests

Contests visited 4 a different one every time

Opponents faced 142 finished ahead 52 times, behind 118

Longest layoff 3.1 yrs Jun 10, 2016 → Jul 19, 2019

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

20231 milestone

Mar 31 Most recent contest Swampfest

20203 milestones

Jul 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.4568 Hawgin On Lanier
Jul 31 Career-best overall score676.4568 Hawgin On Lanier
Jul 31 Career-best single call (Brisket)171.9656 Hawgin On Lanier

20163 milestones

Jun 10 First tracked contest Fitzgerald Pig Pickin
Jun 10 First call Fitzgerald Pig Pickin
Jun 10 Peak power rating (1493) Fitzgerald Pig Pickin

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.5	Hawgin On Lanier	Jul 31, 2020

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	Piggin in the Park	Jul 19, 2019
-7.4	Fitzgerald Pig Pickin	Jun 10, 2016
-1.1	Swampfest	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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0%	top 68%	92.4%	92.4%
2020	1	0%	top 45%	94%	94%
2019	1	0%	top 96%	89.9%	89.9%
2016	1	100%	top 81%	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	Swampfest 🏅 Waycross, GA	19 / 28 (665.5428)	24 (163.9544)	15 (168.5372)	24 (163.3828)	13 (169.6684)
Jul 31, 2020	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA	25 / 55 (676.4568)	44 (165.0972)	20 (169.7028)	25 (169.6912)	15 (171.9656)
Jul 19, 2019	Piggin in the Park 🏅 Jasper, GA	24 / 25 (647.2224)	25 (158.2056)	17 (165.1200)	16 (164.5256)	23 (159.3712)
Jun 10, 2016	Fitzgerald Pig Pickin Fitzgerald, GA	21 / 26 (643.8972)	5 (170.8684)	17 (161.1544)	16 (163.9428)	25 (147.9316)