Piggy's Kin MO
Rating
1601
peak 1601 · rated over 9 contests
Best runs
6
straight top-10s
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2022-10-28
latest 2025-07-19
Best ToY finish
#139
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
1
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 18%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
342.13 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 342.94 (-0.82)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Consistency
±5.74
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.69)
Road miles
1037
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 460 mi
Schedule strength
95%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1612)
Purse competed for
$34K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
342.94 / 360
9 Backyard contests · 1 GC
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
JANKY LEG BBQ has finished one call ahead of Piggy's Kin 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
T-Dawg BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of PARTS 'R' SMOKIN in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) is their spot: an average finish in the top 10% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 3.9884 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) (2023-07-15).
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-10-04) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 29-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, HESSHOGS.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 8 | 6 | 1 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Bushwood BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke 'n Magic | 7 | 5 | 1 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Reds Backyard BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 6 | 2 | 3 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Split Borders BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| MUNNY'S STOVE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| T-Dawg BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Sauced BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 178.2972 | 167.9656 | 173.25 | top 16% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.6572 | 169.69 | top 23% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 8 | 1 | top 14% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 5% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 14% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 26% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 17% | 2024-10-25 |
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 17% | 2025-07-19 |
| Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 10% | 2023-07-15 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (9 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-10-04)
- Wins it all in 10% of contests
- Average Backyard overall score: 342.94 / 360
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-10-28 — First tracked contest · Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship
- 📣 2022-10-28 — First call · Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship
- 🔥 2023-07-14 — First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) · Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1)
- 🏆 2024-10-04 — First Grand Championship · Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2024-10-04 — Career-best overall score (354.3316) · Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2025-07-19 — Peak power rating (1601) · Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.5 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) | 2023-07-15 |
| +15.7 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) | 2023-07-14 |
| +15.2 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-10-04 |
| +13.2 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) | 2025-07-18 |
| +11.8 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship | 2022-10-28 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 28% | 95.5% | 94.2% |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 10% | 98.4% | 96.3% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 13% | 97.3% | 96% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 20% | 94.1% | 94.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 7 / 28 (335.9200) | 3 (174.2628) | 9 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2025-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 3 / 32 (343.9428) | 2 (174.2628) | 5 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 35 / 70 (337.6456) | 31 (170.8228) | 36 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 8 / 53 (338.8000) | 7 (173.1200) | 12 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 1 / 19 (354.3316) | 2 (177.1772) | 3 (177.1544) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 8 / 47 (343.4060) | 2 (178.2972) | 18 (165.1088) | — | — |
| 2023-07-15 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) 🏅 Butler, MO | 2 / 21 (343.3944) | 3 (173.1200) | 2 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-07-14 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) 🏅 Butler, MO | 3 / 27 (350.2628) | 4 (170.2628) | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 8 / 40 (338.7884) | 9 (167.9656) | 7 (170.8228) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #139 (412 pts) | #115 (507 pts) | #165 (342 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #141 (405 pts) | #153 (390 pts) | #169 (325 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #99 (640 pts) | #117 (575 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #250 (127 pts) | #235 (147 pts) | — | — |