A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Smokin with an Attitude ahead in 100% of their meetings
Smokin with an Attitude has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Piggin Ain't Easy
Piggin Ain't Easy is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 14th of 15 at the Smokin' for Down Syndrome (2023). They finished #2054 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “PIGGIN AINT EASY”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Mar 31, 2023 · 9.6 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 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.20
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.47)
Road miles
203
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 122 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Purse competed for
$4,600
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
620.19 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2054 (80 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #1444 (200 pts) | #2573 (70 pts) | #2542 (70 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 157.6456 | 164.55 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8688 | 104.8572 | 144.47 | top 78% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 148.5028 | 159.08 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8800 | 145.0516 | 152.09 | top 87% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 81% | Sep 12, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
107
finished ahead 12 times, behind 107
Longest layoff
8.6 yrs
Sep 12, 2014 → Mar 31, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score643.9200 Smokin' for Down Syndrome
- Most recent contest Smokin' for Down Syndrome
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1485) Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- First call International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172 International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship | Aug 23, 2013 |
| -10.2 | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash | Sep 13, 2013 |
| -6.1 | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash | Sep 12, 2014 |
| -5.8 | Smokin' for Down Syndrome | 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 93% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 92% | 85.2% | 83.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2023 | Smokin' for Down Syndrome 🏅 Marion, AR | 14 / 15 (643.9200) | 14 (159.4172) | 15 (160.5372) | 14 (165.0856) | 14 (158.8800) |
| Sep 12, 2014 | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash Millington, TN | 19 / 25 (636.3544) | 20 (157.6456) | 4 (170.8688) | 21 (154.7656) | 21 (153.0744) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash Millington, TN | 24 / 28 (613.4972) | 6 (172) | 27 (141.6228) | 26 (148.5028) | 23 (151.3716) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | 54 / 55 (586.9944) | 16 (169.1200) | 55 (104.8572) | 22 (167.9656) | 48 (145.0516) |