Pig Candy Barbeque Co.

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#701

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1641

peak 1641 · rated over 35 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-10

latest 2026-07-11

Best ToY finish

#149

Master 2025

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

21 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 37 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

701.0972 / 720

Master · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

688.96 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 668.78 (+20.18)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)

Consistency

±27.73

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.66 · weakest Brisket (164.20)

Road miles

4,027

mi across 37 mapped stops · furthest 642 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)

Purse competed for

$211K

listed at 27 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

2 🏅

GCs in 28 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.78 / 720

35 Master contests · 2 GCs

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Storylines (17 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

Against the odds

19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) (2025-05-16) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ.

Giant slayer

63 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 63-team field at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship.

2025-07-12

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships here

New Jersey State Barbecue Championship is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 5 visits.

5 visits
best finish 1st
average top 17%

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2024-06-28).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 26 of 37 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 37 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

701.0972 career-best overall

97.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.0972 at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) — 97.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2025-05-16

State champions

2 state championships won

They've taken 2 state championships from 28 entries at contests carrying the title.

28 state-championship entries

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ has finished one call ahead of Pig Candy Barbeque Co. 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2025 2 Grand Championships

2025 was the year it came together: 9 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 26%.

9 contests
6 overall top-10s
4 category wins
average top 26%

A tough matchup

17–4 behind in the head-to-head

BOGGS HOG BBQ ahead in 81% of their meetings

BOGGS HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 21 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.47 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 19% of the time against 44%.

Brisket avg 164.20
Chicken avg 169.66
7 calls in 36 entries

A strong matchup

15–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 94% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 4 BOXERS Q in 15 of their 16 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival (2015-05-08).

last seen 2013-05-10
back 2015-05-08

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The long haul

4,027 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,027 miles across 37 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 642 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY).

37 mapped stops
furthest 642 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 1st

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

WEEKEND SMOKERS

#703 of the rated field

1641 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 70
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1658

6–5 in 11 shared contests (55% to Pig Candy Barbeque Co.)

These two have cooked 11 of the same contests — Pig Candy Barbeque Co. ahead 6–5 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 70 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

⚔ Head-to-head

BLIND HOG BBQ

#704 of the rated field

1640 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 89
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1640

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Pig Candy Barbeque Co.)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 83 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 83 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

SON SEEKERS BBQ

#702 of the rated field

1641 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1662

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Pig Candy Barbeque Co.'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 43 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Big Bear BBQ

#705 of the rated field

1640 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1640

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 47 contests to 37, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 47 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

OM BBQ

#700 of the rated field

1641 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1641

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 21 contests, alongside a 48% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

⚔ Head-to-head

LOVE-N-SMOKE

#697 of the rated field

1641 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1643

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Pig Candy Barbeque Co.)

Level with Pig Candy Barbeque Co. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 34 contests
last seen 2023-04-29

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	32	11	21	34%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	30	20	10	67%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare
Capt. Blue BBQ	20	6	14	30%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
Weber's Backyard BBQ	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	17	14	3	82%	⚔ compare
4 BOXERS Q	16	15	1	94%	⚔ compare
Second Helping BBQ -PA	16	14	2	88%	⚔ compare
B'S QUE	16	12	4	75%	⚔ compare
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	15	9	6	60%	⚔ compare
GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	36	16	3	8	180.0000 🔥	141.1422	169.66	top 37%
Pork Ribs	36	12	0	3	176.5600	132.0000	166.72	top 42%
Pork	36	15	3	6	178.8572	147.4286	168.36	top 38%
Brisket	36	7	1	4	178.8572	126.2858	164.20	top 49%

“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
PA	21	1	top 42%
NJ	9	1	top 29%
VA	3	0	top 36%
TN	1	0	top 79%
DE	1	0	top 40%
MA	1	0	top 12%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	16	1	top 33%
Large (40+)	20	1	top 42%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	5	1	1	top 17%	2026-07-11
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)	5	1	1	top 26%	2025-05-17
Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)	4	17	0	top 50%	2022-07-30
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)	3	10	0	top 36%	2026-03-28
York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)	3	6	0	top 39%	2024-06-28
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	2	4	0	top 27%	2025-10-24
Smoke on the Rail (Day 2)	2	15	0	top 34%	2023-07-29

The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 13.2 yrs 2013-05-10 → 2026-07-11

Busiest season 2025 9 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 3.1 across 12 seasons in the data

Cooks most in PA 21 of 37 contests · 6 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 19 7 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 36 entries · 3 wins · 16 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 169.66 · weakest Brisket (164.20)

Walk rate 70% a top-10 call in 26 of 37 contests

Overall top-10 rate 32% 12 of 37 contests

Wins it all 5% 2 Grand Championships · 0 reserve

First title 2025-05-16 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)

Best top-10 run 4 straight contests

Master average 668.78 out of 720 · 35 contests · 2 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 722 1,190–911 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,027 37 mapped stops · furthest 642 mi

Schedule strength 1563 average field rating faced — tougher than 49% of rated contests

Purse competed for $210,950 listed at 27 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 2 from 28 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2013-05-10 → 2015-05-08

Power rating 1641 peak 1641 · #701 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 10 First tracked contest Green Lane Fire CO's
2015
May 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7656 Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival
2019
Jul 26 First call Smoke in the Grove
2021
Sep 24 First overall top-10 Smoke in the Park
Sep 24 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Park
2023
Jul 14 First overall podium New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 29 First category win (Pork) Smoke on the Rail (Day 2)
2024
Jun 28 First multi-meat day York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)
Jun 28 25th tracked contest York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)
2025
Mar 22 First perfect 180 (Chicken) BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
May 16 First Grand Championship Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
May 16 First state championship Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
May 16 Career-best overall score701.0972 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
Jul 12 Biggest field won (63 teams) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Oct 24 Peak power rating (1641) Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
2026
Jul 11 Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)	2025-05-16
+14.6	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2023-07-14
+13.9	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2022-10-01
+13.1	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2023-05-19
+12.3	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival	2015-05-08

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.7	Green Lane Fire CO's	2013-05-10
-6.1	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2022-05-13
-5.8	Smoke in the Grove	2020-07-24
-5.3	Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2022-10-21
-4.8	Smoke in the Grove	2019-07-26

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)
2026	2	0	0	0	100%	top 37%	96%	95.3%
2025	9	2	6	4	78%	top 26%	97.4%	96.1%
2024	3	0	2	2	100%	top 24%	95.5%	94.6%
2023	6	0	2	1	100%	top 28%	96.2%	94.6%
2022	5	0	1	0	60%	top 46%	95.3%	93.1%
2021	3	0	1	0	100%	top 42%	93.9%	91.9%
2020	2	0	0	0	50%	top 61%	91.6%	90.9%
2019	1	0	0	0	100%	top 53%	90.4%	90.4%
2018	1	0	0	0	0%	top 72%	86.6%	86.6%
2017	1	0	0	0	0%	top 54%	89.2%	89.2%
2015	3	0	0	0	0%	top 31%	91.7%	90.3%
2013	1	0	0	0	0%	top 97%	76%	76%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-07-11	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	17 / 62 (681.0512)	10 (173.1200)	18 (170.8456)	36 (164.5256)	11 (172.5600)
2026-03-28	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	17 / 36 (691.3604)	17 (175.4172)	30 (166.2516)	14 (173.1316)	4 (176.5600)
2025-10-24	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	4 / 31 (693.0744)	2 (178.8572)	19 (166.8228)	8 (175.4172)	11 (171.9772)
2025-10-10	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	71 / 90 (674.7428)	27 (174.2628)	64 (169.1200)	70 (167.4172)	77 (163.9428)
2025-09-26	First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE	10 / 25 (685.0972)	9 (172.5600)	8 (173.1200)	4 (175.4400)	16 (163.9772)
2025-09-26	First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Milford, DE	—	—	—	—	—
2025-07-12	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	1 / 63 (694.2400)	14 (172.5600)	5 (172.5600)	3 (173.7028)	1 (175.4172)
2025-05-17	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	3 / 21 (687.9084)	1 (177.7028)	2 (171.9656)	10 (169.1200)	11 (169.1200)
2025-05-16	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	1 / 28 (701.0972)	3 (176.5600)	11 (170.2628)	1 (175.4172)	2 (178.8572)
2025-03-22	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	16 / 43 (690.7656)	1 (180.0000)	6 (176.5600)	17 (173.7028)	43 (160.5028)
2025-03-21	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	10 / 45 (689.6344)	6 (176.5600)	33 (167.9772)	8 (175.4172)	17 (169.6800)
2024-07-13	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	10 / 62 (678.7652)	6 (176.5828)	32 (163.3712)	4 (172.5828)	22 (166.2284)
2024-06-28	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA	6 / 29 (687.8972)	1 (177.7028)	18 (168.5488)	1 (178.8572)	20 (162.7884)
2024-05-17	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	13 / 37 (675.9088)	17 (169.6800)	15 (167.3944)	3 (176.0000)	22 (162.8344)
2023-10-20	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	14 / 34 (671.2916)	9 (173.1200)	13 (167.9888)	5 (174.2628)	25 (155.9200)
2023-07-29	Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	15 / 40 (683.3828)	26 (168.5600)	21 (168.5600)	1 (176.5828)	14 (169.6800)
2023-07-28	Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	16 / 51 (682.2288)	36 (167.3828)	9 (173.7144)	2 (177.7144)	36 (163.4172)
2023-07-14	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	3 / 64 (692.5144)	5 (176.0000)	8 (174.2744)	26 (165.0972)	3 (177.1428)
2023-06-16	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	11 / 29 (675.3832)	6 (174.8572)	20 (161.6572)	4 (174.2972)	17 (164.5716)
2023-05-19	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	5 / 37 (682.8344)	3 (174.3088)	3 (175.4056)	6 (174.8456)	28 (158.2744)
2022-10-21	Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	20 / 29 (659.3260)	22 (164.5372)	5 (170.2744)	18 (165.0972)	21 (159.4172)
2022-10-01	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Southwick, MA	4 / 33 (685.8172)	4 (174.3200)	4 (173.1544)	4 (173.1656)	13 (165.1772)
2022-07-30	Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	23 / 42 (678.7772)	11 (176.5600)	32 (166.2400)	25 (168.0000)	26 (167.9772)
2022-07-29	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	17 / 54 (672.5140)	3 (177.7144)	16 (169.1200)	31 (162.8112)	29 (162.8684)
2022-05-13	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	24 / 39 (656.9136)	25 (167.9540)	19 (165.6800)	24 (165.0856)	30 (158.1940)
2021-10-22	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	15 / 31 (658.7428)	22 (162.8000)	17 (161.1200)	19 (165.7028)	6 (169.1200)
2021-10-08	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	14 / 27 (651.2568)	23 (154.2284)	2 (172.5600)	15 (162.2400)	10 (162.2284)
2021-09-24	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	8 / 31 (675.9316)	14 (168.5372)	7 (168.5600)	21 (162.8344)	3 (176.0000)
2020-07-24	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	37 / 59 (649.6572)	2 (175.4172)	42 (158.8344)	36 (164.5256)	51 (150.8800)
2020-06-26	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	31 / 53 (659.2916)	32 (166.2400)	41 (160.5488)	24 (167.3828)	26 (165.1200)
2019-07-26	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	28 / 53 (650.7316)	28 (164.5372)	10 (169.7144)	29 (162.8000)	40 (153.6800)
2018-04-06	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	43 / 60 (623.6796)	53 (149.0400)	46 (153.0628)	27 (162.7884)	38 (158.7884)
2017-06-02	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	34 / 63 (642.2628)	33 (162.2284)	35 (159.4288)	37 (156.0572)	20 (164.5484)
2015-07-10	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	24 / 65 (639.8512)	38 (157.7028)	16 (165.1200)	32 (157.6456)	23 (159.3828)
2015-06-05	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	19 / 54 (660.4800)	23 (165.7144)	15 (166.8228)	35 (161.0856)	16 (166.8572)
2015-05-08	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA	12 / 57 (650.7656)	25 (163.4516)	18 (163.3828)	20 (162.8112)	16 (161.1200)
2013-05-10	Green Lane Fire CO's Green Lane, PA	56 / 58 (546.8566)	57 (141.1422)	56 (132.0000)	43 (147.4286)	57 (126.2858)

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
2026 ↗	Master	#602 (200 pts)	#622 (235 pts)	#788 (155 pts)	#666 (175 pts)	#464 (340 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#149 (1355 pts)	#120 (1465 pts)	#242 (1020 pts)	#164 (1240 pts)	#211 (1035 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#460 (424 pts)	#405 (554 pts)	#709 (259 pts)	#309 (724 pts)	#718 (229 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#244 (873 pts)	#265 (853 pts)	#312 (813 pts)	#162 (1168 pts)	#347 (623 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#422 (522 pts)	#346 (702 pts)	#398 (642 pts)	#466 (482 pts)	#556 (372 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#486 (364 pts)	#681 (244 pts)	#407 (509 pts)	#626 (264 pts)	#385 (529 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#372 (320 pts)	#701 (120 pts)	#682 (125 pts)	#681 (120 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2109 (85 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1064 (280 pts)	#1440 (190 pts)	#1069 (310 pts)	#1427 (205 pts)	#1104 (280 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)