Pig Candy Barbeque Co. PA
Rating
1617
peak 1620
Contests
30
in the data
First seen
2019-07-26
latest 2026-03-28
Best ToY finish
#149
Master 2025
Grand champs
2
0 reserve
Category wins
7
21 podiums
Overall top-10s
12
of 30 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
687.70 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 677.14 (+10.56)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.32
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.26 · weakest Brisket (165.57)
Road miles
3498
mi across 30 mapped stops · furthest 632 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ has finished one call ahead of Pig Candy Barbeque Co. 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BOGGS HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 20 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ in 19 of their 24 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 63-team field at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 26% across 5 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) (2025-05-16) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 20-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 29 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2284 | 172.26 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 29 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 176.5600 | 158.8344 | 168.67 | top 41% |
| Pork | 29 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 178.8572 | 162.2400 | 170.64 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 29 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 178.8572 | 150.8800 | 165.57 | top 50% |
“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 | 16 | 1 | top 37% |
| NJ | 7 | 1 | top 28% |
| 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+) | 13 | 1 | top 38% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (16 of 30 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (29 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) (2025-05-16)
- Wins it all in 7% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 677.14
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 691.3604 | 691.36 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 701.0972 | 689.57 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 687.8972 | 680.86 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 692.5144 | 681.27 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 685.8172 | 670.67 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 675.9316 | 661.98 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 659.2916 | 654.47 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 650.7316 | 650.73 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) 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) |
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 | #699 (100 pts) | #779 (100 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | #685 (115 pts) | #483 (210 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) |