A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
LITTLE PIGGIES GONE WILD
LITTLE PIGGIES GONE WILD is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 60th of 81 at the SC Festival of Discovery (2021). They are ranked #4715 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jul 7, 2016
latest Jul 7, 2022 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.52
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.14 · weakest Brisket (145.21)
Road miles
1
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Purse competed for
$45K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
620.06 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to LITTLE PIGGIES GONE WILD, each with one reason worth a look.
160 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,723 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,729 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
They turned up 6 years after LITTLE PIGGIES GONE WILD did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,719 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Level with LITTLE PIGGIES GONE WILD on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,696 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,698 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,688 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before LITTLE PIGGIES GONE WILD's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUALITY QUE | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| CDS BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKIN' GRILL | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE SUEDE QUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| OFF THE GRILL BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Backwoods BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG ON FIRE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIVERSIDE SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 157.1200 | 162.14 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 147.9772 | 153.90 | top 77% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 151.9200 | 158.81 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4288 | 125.6800 | 145.21 | top 81% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Festival of Discovery | 4 | 60 | 0 | top 81% | Jul 9, 2021 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SC
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
216
finished ahead 89 times, behind 348
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jul 12, 2018 → Jul 9, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- Career-best overall score640.4344 South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- Most recent contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery
20211 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.9656 SC Festival of Discovery
20161 milestone
- Peak power rating (1490) SC Festival of Discovery
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | SC Festival of Discovery | Jul 7, 2016 |
| -6.6 | SC Festival Of Discovery | Jul 12, 2018 |
| -6.1 | SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | Jul 6, 2017 |
| -5.2 | SC Festival of Discovery | Jul 9, 2021 |
| -4 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | Jul 7, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2022 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 68 / 92 (640.4344) | 76 (158.7884) | 76 (147.9772) | 54 (166.2400) | 43 (167.4288) |
| Jul 9, 2021 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 60 / 81 (640.4000) | 42 (167.9656) | 44 (165.6800) | 63 (159.3944) | 73 (147.3600) |
| Jul 12, 2018 | SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 72 / 89 (607.7944) | 68 (157.1200) | 74 (149.0856) | 60 (159.9544) | 77 (141.6344) |
| Jul 6, 2017 | SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC | 71 / 89 (618.6856) | 58 (162.8228) | 72 (155.3944) | 67 (156.5256) | 80 (143.9428) |
| Jul 7, 2016 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 73 / 82 (592.9828) | 46 (164) | 68 (151.3828) | 72 (151.9200) | 74 (125.6800) |
| Jul 11, 2013 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | — | — | — | — | — |