Barking Pig BBQ AL
Rating
1484
peak 1555
Contests
36
in the data
First seen
latest 2026-04-03
Best ToY finish
#306
Master 2023
Grand champs
2
1 reserve
Category wins
3
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 36 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
604.36 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 608.10 (-3.74)
Walk rate
39%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±128.58
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.20 · weakest Brisket (165.35)
Road miles
5211
mi across 35 mapped stops · furthest 597 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
McQ Smokers has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 18 of their 20 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Kick Em In The Butt BBQ in 10 of their 13 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 34-team field at Smoke on the Falls.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 47% across 7 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Railyard BBQ Brawl (2022-10-28) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Hickory Hangover.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 32 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 178.8572 | 155.9540 | 168.13 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 34 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 178.2972 | 155.9196 | 168.92 | top 46% |
| Pork | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 163.3712 | 170.20 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 153.6688 | 165.35 | top 66% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 15 | 2 | top 54% |
| TN | 9 | 0 | top 66% |
| IN | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 1 | top 12% |
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 1 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 15 | 0 | top 67% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (15 of 36 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (34 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke on the Falls (2022-04-08)
- Wins it all in 6% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 608.10
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 334.8228 | 334.82 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 668.4572 | 667.89 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 682.1944 | 673.14 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 683.3028 | 671.81 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 702.7884 | 680.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 690.2632 | 597.95 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 338.2512 | 338.25 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 320.4688 | 320.47 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 497.5656 | 436.64 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 30 / 36 (668.4572) | 33 (166.2628) | 27 (167.9772) | 22 (169.6800) | 29 (164.5372) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 103 / 125 (667.3144) | 106 (164.5488) | 100 (163.9428) | 54 (172.5600) | 86 (166.2628) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 67 (158.2288) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 22 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2025-08-15 | Madison Ribberfest Madison, IN | 33 / 45 (669.0172) | 34 (166.2400) | 12 (171.9772) | 33 (166.8228) | 33 (163.9772) |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 17 / 37 (682.1944) | 28 (166.2628) | 3 (175.4172) | 1 (176.5716) | 32 (163.9428) |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 28 / 42 (679.8972) | 31 (169.6800) | 20 (170.8688) | 2 (177.7144) | 40 (161.6340) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition Gadsden, AL | 26 / 31 (665.5772) | 21 (171.9772) | 29 (156.5144) | 12 (175.4056) | 26 (161.6800) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 76 / 100 (669.0288) | 85 (165.6800) | 35 (171.9888) | 61 (169.1200) | 83 (162.2400) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 317 / 444 (659.2796) | 279 (166.8228) | 309 (165.1428) | 325 (163.3712) | 293 (163.9428) |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 46 / 59 (667.3028) | 51 (164.5256) | 13 (173.7028) | 30 (169.7144) | 53 (159.3600) |
| 2024-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Madison, IN | 20 / 49 (681.0632) | 26 (169.6800) | 22 (169.7144) | 23 (170.8344) | 16 (170.8344) |
| 2024-07-19 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 21 / 31 (678.1944) | 23 (167.3828) | 13 (171.4288) | 15 (169.6800) | 18 (169.7028) |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 65 / 81 (681.5884) | 74 (168.5256) | 25 (175.4172) | 48 (171.9772) | 74 (165.6684) |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | 114 / 118 (652.4228) | 117 (155.9540) | 80 (167.4056) | 75 (169.6800) | 107 (159.3832) |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 16 / 31 (683.3028) | 15 (175.4056) | 5 (175.4172) | 23 (166.2400) | 21 (166.2400) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 65 / 93 (671.3260) | 33 (173.1200) | 4 (178.2972) | 67 (166.2400) | 88 (153.6688) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 28 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 Madison, AL | 2 / 14 (702.7884) | 11 (167.3828) | 5 (177.7028) | 2 (180.0000) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 51 / 73 (668.4572) | 34 (169.6684) | 64 (160.5372) | 53 (165.6916) | 20 (172.5600) |
| 2023-09-15 | Reuniting After War BBQ Competition Bowling Green, KY | 13 / 28 (679.9776) | 8 (173.1544) | 9 (170.8572) | 4 (174.2744) | 23 (161.6916) |
| 2023-08-18 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 12 / 27 (683.9088) | 17 (169.6800) | 17 (169.6916) | 10 (171.9656) | 9 (172.5716) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 15 / 39 (673.0172) | 13 (170.8228) | 5 (173.1200) | 23 (166.2400) | 26 (162.8344) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 50 / 80 (671.8740) | 44 (170.8228) | 16 (171.9772) | 46 (167.9884) | 65 (161.0856) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 39 (163.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-10-28 | Railyard BBQ Brawl Madison, AL | 1 / 10 (690.2632) | 1 (178.8572) | 6 (167.9772) | 4 (173.1316) | 5 (170.2972) |
| 2022-09-08 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 11 / 35 (674.2288) | 2 (178.8572) | 26 (164.5372) | 14 (167.4172) | 18 (163.4172) |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 35 / 72 (673.5772) | 15 (173.1084) | 67 (160.5144) | 46 (166.8344) | 14 (173.1200) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 1 / 34 (353.7144) | 1 (178.2972) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 16 / 38 (338.2512) | 19 (168.5484) | 14 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 36 / 28 (320.4688) | 39 (156.5028) | 22 (163.9660) | — | — |
| 2019-10-25 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | 25 / 42 (491.8624) | 12 (170.2628) | 37 (155.9196) | 24 (165.6800) | — |
| 2019-05-11 | Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN | 15 / 41 (497.5656) | 26 (161.6456) | 10 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2019-04-19 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 11 / 39 (320.4800) | 13 (158.7884) | 13 (161.6916) | 4 (171.9772) | — |
| Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 13 / 23 (334.8228) | 17 (163.3828) | 6 (171.4400) | — | — |
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 | #619 (120 pts) | #586 (180 pts) | #584 (195 pts) | #610 (135 pts) | #650 (120 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #528 (336 pts) | #592 (316 pts) | #433 (561 pts) | #295 (786 pts) | #579 (296 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #423 (486 pts) | #458 (466 pts) | #303 (826 pts) | #473 (436 pts) | #455 (481 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #306 (699 pts) | #385 (589 pts) | #319 (804 pts) | #286 (759 pts) | #348 (619 pts) |