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Pig Candy Barbeque Co.

Pig Candy Barbeque Co. is a competition barbecue team with 38 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2025). They are ranked #707 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#707
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1640
peak 1641 · rated over 36 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

38
in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 13.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#149
Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

2
0 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time

Category wins

7
22 podiums

Overall top-10s

12
32% of 38 contests

Best top-10 run

4
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 38%
overall standings

Best overall

701.0972 / 720

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

687.36 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 669.26 (+18.10)

Walk rate

71%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Consistency

±27.50
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 169.77 · weakest Brisket (164.35)

Road miles

4,060
across 38 mapped stops · furthest 642 mi

Schedule strength

49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Purse competed for

$216K
listed at 28 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

2 🏅
won from 29 state-championship entries

Master avg

669.26 / 720
36 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (17 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

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) (May 16, 2025) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ.

A multi-meat day

1 contest 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) (Jun 28, 2024).

  • Chicken 1st
  • Pork 1st

They almost always walk

71% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 27 of 38 contests

A top-10 category call in 71% of their 38 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
  • May 16, 2025
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State champions

2 state championships won

They've taken 2 state championships from 29 entries at contests carrying the title.

  • 29 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

18–4 behind in the head-to-head

BOGGS HOG BBQ ahead in 82% of their meetings

BOGGS HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 22 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.43 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 19% of the time against 43%.

  • Brisket avg 164.35
  • Chicken avg 169.77
  • 7 calls in 37 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.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

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

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

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026 ↗ Master #524 (320 pts) #536 (365 pts) #763 (215 pts) #470 (410 pts) #451 (435 pts)
2025 ↗ Master #149 (1,355 pts) #120 (1,465 pts) #242 (1,020 pts) #164 (1,240 pts) #211 (1,035 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 (1,168 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)

Overall rank by season

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1640 power rating
Contests
44
GCs
1
Top-10s
25%
Peak
1640

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 41 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 41 contests
  • last seen Sep 25, 2026
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#711 of the rated field
1640 power rating
Contests
45
GCs
1
Top-10s
40%
Peak
1640

Careers of much the same size, 45 contests to 38, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 44 contests
  • last seen Sep 30, 2026
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Big Bear BBQ
#708 of the rated field
1640 power rating
Contests
47
GCs
2
Top-10s
40%
Peak
1640

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 47 contests, alongside a 40% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 47 contests
  • last seen Aug 28, 2026
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SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS
#706 of the rated field
1640 power rating
Contests
47
GCs
0
Top-10s
26%
Peak
1655

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Pig Candy Barbeque Co.'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 47 contests
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Wine Country Q
#705 of the rated field
1641 power rating
Contests
24
GCs
1
Top-10s
58%
Peak
1641

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

  • rated over 22 contests
  • last seen Aug 16, 2025
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SMOKIN BAD HABIT
#710 of the rated field
1640 power rating
Contests
64
GCs
2
Top-10s
28%
Peak
1675

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

  • rated over 62 contests
  • last seen Oct 2, 2018
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit 32 11 21 34% ⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ 30 20 10 67% ⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ 22 4 18 18% ⚔ compare
Capt. Blue BBQ 21 6 15 29% ⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ 19 6 13 32% ⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ 19 6 13 32% ⚔ compare
Weber's Backyard BBQ 18 6 12 33% ⚔ compare
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE 17 14 3 82% ⚔ compare
B'S QUE 17 12 5 71% ⚔ compare
4 BOXERS Q 16 15 1 94% ⚔ compare
Second Helping BBQ -PA 16 14 2 88% ⚔ compare
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ 16 7 9 44% ⚔ compare
UP IN SMOKERS 15 12 3 80% ⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD 15 9 6 60% ⚔ compare
All About the Wood 15 7 7 47% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 37 16 3 8 180 🔥 141.1422 169.77 top 37%
Pork Ribs 37 12 0 3 176.5600 132 166.71 top 43%
Pork 37 16 3 7 178.8572 147.4286 168.58 top 37%
Brisket 37 7 1 4 178.8572 126.2858 164.35 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 field size and state

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)171top 33%
Large (40+)201top 42%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
PA211top 42%
NJ91top 29%
VA30top 36%
DE20top 37%
TN10top 79%
MA10top 12%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 5 1 1 top 17% Jul 11, 2026
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 5 1 1 top 26% May 17, 2025
Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 4 17 0 top 50% Jul 30, 2022
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 3 10 0 top 36% Mar 28, 2026
York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 3 6 0 top 39% Jun 28, 2024
First State BBQ Bash 2 10 0 top 37% Sep 25, 2026
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 2 4 0 top 27% Oct 24, 2025
Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 2 15 0 top 34% Jul 29, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 9 contests · 2 GCs
Contests a season 3.2 across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in PA 21 of 38 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited 19 8 of them more than once
First title May 16, 2025 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
Opponents faced 732 finished ahead 1,218 times, behind 935
Longest layoff 2 yrs May 10, 2013 → May 8, 2015

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

20261 milestone
  1. Most recent contest First State BBQ Bash
20256 milestones
  1. First perfect 180 (Chicken) BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
  2. First Grand Championship Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
  3. First state championship Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
  4. Career-best overall score701.0972 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
  5. Biggest field won (63 teams) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
  6. Peak power rating (1641) Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
20242 milestones
  1. First multi-meat day York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)
  2. 25th tracked contest York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)
20232 milestones
  1. First overall podium New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
  2. First category win (Pork) Smoke on the Rail (Day 2)
20212 milestones
  1. First overall top-10 Smoke in the Park
  2. 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Park
20191 milestone
  1. First call Smoke in the Grove
20151 milestone
  1. First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7656 Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival
20131 milestone
  1. First tracked contest Green Lane Fire CO's

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+15Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)May 16, 2025
+14.5New Jersey State Barbecue ChampionshipJul 14, 2023
+13.9Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIESOct 1, 2022
+13.1Twin Valley Fire and SmokeMay 19, 2023
+12.3Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & FestivalMay 8, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-14.7Green Lane Fire CO'sMay 10, 2013
-6.1Twin Valley Fire and SmokeMay 13, 2022
-5.8Smoke in the GroveJul 24, 2020
-5.3Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIESOct 21, 2022
-4.7Smoke in the GroveJul 26, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20263000 100% top 36% 96% 95.3%
20259264 78% top 26% 97.4% 95.8%
20243022 100% top 24% 95.5% 94.6%
20236021 100% top 28% 96.2% 94.6%
20225010 60% top 46% 95.3% 93.1%
20213010 100% top 42% 93.9% 91.9%
20202000 50% top 61% 91.6% 90.9%
20191000 100% top 53% 90.4% 90.4%
20181000 0% top 72% 86.6% 86.6%
20171000 0% top 54% 89.2% 89.2%
20153000 0% top 31% 91.7% 90.3%
20131000 0% top 97% 76% 76%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Sep 25, 2026 First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE 13 / 39 (686.2172) 11 (173.7028) 27 (166.2400) 3 (176.5716) 18 (169.7028)
Jul 11, 2026 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ 17 / 62 (681.0512) 10 (173.1200) 18 (170.8456) 36 (164.5256) 11 (172.5600)
Mar 28, 2026 BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA 17 / 36 (691.3604) 17 (175.4172) 30 (166.2516) 14 (173.1316) 4 (176.5600)
Oct 24, 2025 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)
Oct 10, 2025 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)
Sep 26, 2025 First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE 10 / 25 (685.0972) 9 (172.5600) 8 (173.1200) 4 (175.4400) 16 (163.9772)
Sep 26, 2025 First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Milford, DE — — — — —
Jul 12, 2025 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ 1 / 63 (694.2400) 14 (172.5600) 5 (172.5600) 3 (173.7028) 1 (175.4172)
May 17, 2025 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)
May 16, 2025 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)
Mar 22, 2025 BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA 16 / 43 (690.7656) 1 (180) 6 (176.5600) 17 (173.7028) 43 (160.5028)
Mar 21, 2025 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)
Jul 13, 2024 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ 10 / 62 (678.7652) 6 (176.5828) 32 (163.3712) 4 (172.5828) 22 (166.2284)
Jun 28, 2024 York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA 6 / 29 (687.8972) 1 (177.7028) 18 (168.5488) 1 (178.8572) 20 (162.7884)
May 17, 2024 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA 13 / 37 (675.9088) 17 (169.6800) 15 (167.3944) 3 (176) 22 (162.8344)
Oct 20, 2023 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)
Jul 29, 2023 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)
Jul 28, 2023 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)
Jul 14, 2023 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ 3 / 64 (692.5144) 5 (176) 8 (174.2744) 26 (165.0972) 3 (177.1428)
Jun 16, 2023 York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA 11 / 29 (675.3832) 6 (174.8572) 20 (161.6572) 4 (174.2972) 17 (164.5716)
May 19, 2023 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA 5 / 37 (682.8344) 3 (174.3088) 3 (175.4056) 6 (174.8456) 28 (158.2744)
Oct 21, 2022 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)
Oct 1, 2022 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)
Jul 30, 2022 Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA 23 / 42 (678.7772) 11 (176.5600) 32 (166.2400) 25 (168) 26 (167.9772)
Jul 29, 2022 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)
May 13, 2022 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA 24 / 39 (656.9136) 25 (167.9540) 19 (165.6800) 24 (165.0856) 30 (158.1940)
Oct 22, 2021 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)
Oct 8, 2021 Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA 14 / 27 (651.2568) 23 (154.2284) 2 (172.5600) 15 (162.2400) 10 (162.2284)
Sep 24, 2021 Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA 8 / 31 (675.9316) 14 (168.5372) 7 (168.5600) 21 (162.8344) 3 (176)
Jul 24, 2020 Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA 37 / 59 (649.6572) 2 (175.4172) 42 (158.8344) 36 (164.5256) 51 (150.8800)
Jun 26, 2020 York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA 31 / 53 (659.2916) 32 (166.2400) 41 (160.5488) 24 (167.3828) 26 (165.1200)
Jul 26, 2019 Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA 28 / 53 (650.7316) 28 (164.5372) 10 (169.7144) 29 (162.8000) 40 (153.6800)
Apr 6, 2018 The Ironman Greencastle, PA 43 / 60 (623.6796) 53 (149.0400) 46 (153.0628) 27 (162.7884) 38 (158.7884)
Jun 2, 2017 Que for the Troops Levittown, PA 34 / 63 (642.2628) 33 (162.2284) 35 (159.4288) 37 (156.0572) 20 (164.5484)
Jul 10, 2015 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ 24 / 65 (639.8512) 38 (157.7028) 16 (165.1200) 32 (157.6456) 23 (159.3828)
Jun 5, 2015 Que for the Troops Levittown, PA 19 / 54 (660.4800) 23 (165.7144) 15 (166.8228) 35 (161.0856) 16 (166.8572)
May 8, 2015 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)
May 10, 2013 Green Lane Fire CO's Green Lane, PA 56 / 58 (546.8566) 57 (141.1422) 56 (132) 43 (147.4286) 57 (126.2858)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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