They almost always walk
88%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 7 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 88% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Shiggin Chicks
Shiggin Chicks is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 63 at the Boo-B-Que (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1504 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Shiggin' Chicks”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1564
peak 1568 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Oct 18, 2019
latest Oct 22, 2022 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
75% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
6
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 20%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
331.71 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 329.97 (+1.74)
Walk rate
88%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.66
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.19 · weakest Chicken (163.79)
Road miles
642
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 125 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$40K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
329.97 / 360
7 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Shiggin Chicks, each with one reason worth a look.
38 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,508 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1563
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Shiggin Chicks)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Shiggin Chicks has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,499 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1564
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,512 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1563
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before Shiggin Chicks's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,501 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1564
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,505 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1563
Level with Shiggin Chicks on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,502 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1564
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Shiggin Chicks's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 7 | 3 | 3 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| DANTE'S INFERNO | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| DIG'N N PIG'N | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | 5 | 3 | 0 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Top Gun Barbecue | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Weber's Backyard BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| The Fat is Where It's At | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Kane's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 151.9428 | 163.79 | top 26% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 171.9656 | 157.1316 | 166.19 | top 23% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 12% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
4 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
4 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · 1 win · 5 calls
Opponents faced
257
finished ahead 357 times, behind 93
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Oct 18, 2019 → Apr 23, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- Peak power rating (1568) Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
- Most recent contest Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
20213 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score330.7656 New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- Career-best overall score339.3944 York County BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.9656 Smoke in the Grove
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.5 | Boo-B-Que | Oct 18, 2019 |
| +13.4 | York County BBQ Festival | Jun 18, 2021 |
| +12.4 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Apr 23, 2021 |
| +11 | Smoke in the Grove | Jul 30, 2021 |
| +8.3 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Apr 23, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.3 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Oct 22, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 34% | 91.4% | 90.7% |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 12% | 94.3% | 93.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 3% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2022 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 16 / 27 (325.0976) | 17 (162.2516) | 15 (162.8460) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 9 / 39 (329.0744) | 7 (167.9656) | 12 (161.1088) | — | — |
| Apr 23, 2022 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 8 / 41 (325.6688) | 4 (168.5372) | 11 (157.1316) | — | — |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ | — | — | 6 (166.2744) | — | — |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 6 / 54 (339.3368) | 13 (167.3712) | 4 (171.9656) | — | — |
| Jun 18, 2021 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 4 / 41 (339.3944) | 11 (167.9772) | 3 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Apr 23, 2021 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 6 / 40 (330.7656) | 8 (160.5028) | 2 (170.2628) | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE | 2 / 63 (320.4800) | 11 (151.9428) | 1 (168.5372) | — | — |