THE GIGGLIN PIG BBQ

THE GIGGLIN PIG BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 16th of 29 at the Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig (2015). They are ranked #5079 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “THE GIGGLIN' PIG BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,079

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1461

peak 1461 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 23, 2014

latest May 24, 2019 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1066

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

669.6004 / 720

Master · Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

647.39 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 643.46 (+3.93)

Walk rate

23%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Pork Ribs · SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±17.42

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.88 · weakest Brisket (156.26)

Road miles

1,295

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi

Schedule strength

66%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)

Purse competed for

$40K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

643.46 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

669.6004 career-best overall

93.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.6004 at Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 93.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 26, 2017

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 63%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 63%

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.63 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 15%.

Brisket avg 156.26
Pork Ribs avg 162.88
0 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of E.T.'S BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

10 of 11 shared pork ribs entries lost

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead 91% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 11 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The metronome

±2.42% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.42% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.4% of a perfect score
13 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 40th

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017 ↗	Master	#1310 (199 pts)	#1446 (194 pts)	#1421 (204 pts)	#1119 (309 pts)	#1516 (179 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1066 (279 pts)	#976 (349 pts)	#721 (529 pts)	#1320 (234 pts)	#1240 (239 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to THE GIGGLIN PIG BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SAPONI SMOKERS

#5,071 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1461

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE GIGGLIN PIG BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE GIGGLIN PIG BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 24, 2021

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BIG SEXY BBQ

#5,084 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 5, 2024

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THE B TEAM

#5,076 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1461

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Mar 17, 2023

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DO IT GENTLY BBQ

#5,063 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1461

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026

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Coulbourn Creek Q

#5,061 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1506

They turned up 9 years after THE GIGGLIN PIG BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 14 contests
last seen May 16, 2026

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Men of Erin

#5,065 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1508

Level with THE GIGGLIN PIG BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
QUEOLOGY	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PALMETTO PITMASTERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	1	0	172.5828	150.2744	162.16	top 69%
Pork Ribs	13	2	1	174.8572	151.3828	162.88	top 60%
Pork	13	1	0	171.9888	154.2056	162.15	top 64%
Brisket	13	0	0	165.6800	130.2288	156.26	top 75%

“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

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 62%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 75%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	6	top 77%
NC	5	top 76%
SC	2	top 51%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	4	40	0	top 71%	May 24, 2019
Jiggy With the Piggy	3	54	0	top 81%	May 4, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 6 of 13 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 8 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 343 finished ahead 228 times, behind 609

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

20191 milestone

May 24 Most recent contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival

20172 milestones

May 26 Career-best overall score669.6004 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 13 10th tracked contest Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off

20153 milestones

Jul 9 First call SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
Jul 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.2800 SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
Jul 9 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8572 SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

20142 milestones

May 23 First tracked contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
May 23 Peak power rating (1488) Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4	SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	Jul 9, 2015
+2.1	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)	May 26, 2017
+1.7	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)	May 27, 2016
+1.2	Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig	Sep 11, 2015
+0.2	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	May 25, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	May 23, 2014
-9.7	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 4, 2018
-6.7	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)	May 22, 2015
-5.9	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 6, 2016
-5.8	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	May 24, 2019

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 89%	89.6%	89.6%
2018	2	0%	top 84%	90.7%	88.8%
2017	3	33%	top 68%	93%	90.3%
2016	2	0%	top 69%	90.8%	89.4%
2015	4	50%	top 63%	91.6%	90.5%
2014	1	0%	top 95%	82.8%	82.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 24, 2019	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Evans, GA	64 / 72 (644.9372)	64 (161.0856)	40 (167.3944)	42 (165.0972)	68 (151.3600)
May 25, 2018	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA	53 / 72 (652.9944)	62 (161.6572)	63 (158.8344)	34 (166.8344)	43 (165.6684)
May 4, 2018	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	66 / 70 (626.0916)	67 (150.2744)	60 (154.7888)	39 (163.3828)	64 (157.6456)
Oct 13, 2017	Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	20 / 29 (643.3140)	21 (159.3944)	19 (158.8228)	9 (169.7028)	24 (155.3940)
May 26, 2017	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	42 / 67 (669.6004)	38 (169.6800)	47 (165.1316)	15 (171.9888)	45 (162.8000)
May 5, 2017	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	54 / 75 (637.0064)	58 (158.2516)	40 (163.4288)	38 (163.9544)	59 (151.3716)
May 27, 2016	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	40 / 66 (653.5660)	28 (169.6800)	47 (161.1088)	51 (159.3600)	38 (163.4172)
May 6, 2016	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	59 / 76 (633.5888)	57 (158.8228)	53 (159.4288)	63 (155.9656)	45 (159.3716)
Sep 11, 2015	Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC	16 / 29 (659.3372)	6 (172.5828)	6 (173.7144)	29 (155.3600)	24 (157.6800)
Jul 9, 2015	SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC	42 / 90 (655.2800)	52 (162.8000)	3 (174.8572)	69 (157.0972)	50 (160.5256)
May 22, 2015	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	54 / 65 (645.4972)	39 (166.2400)	24 (168.5716)	55 (160.5028)	62 (150.1828)
May 8, 2015	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	50 / 74 (647.3372)	64 (157.0856)	50 (160.0116)	41 (164.5600)	34 (165.6800)
May 23, 2014	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA	62 / 65 (596.3772)	50 (160.5600)	59 (151.3828)	58 (154.2056)	65 (130.2288)

THE GIGGLIN PIG BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)