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Pig Masters

Pig Masters is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 30th of 33 at the Route 66 Smoke Out (2019).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1477
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

6
in the data

First seen

Aug 22, 2014
latest May 3, 2019 · 4.7 years on the trail

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
1 podium

Overall top-10s

0
0% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 82%
overall standings

Best overall

631.2572 / 720

Perfect 180s

0

Walk rate

33%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

166.2856

Consistency

±3.14
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 160.41 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.73)

Road miles

193
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 95 mi

Schedule strength

36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

State championships

0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

626.93 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.68 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 25%.

  • Pork Ribs avg 154.73
  • Chicken avg 160.41
  • 2 calls in 6 entries

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Route 66 Smoke Out (May 3, 2019).

  • last seen Sep 23, 2017
  • back May 3, 2019

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Pig Masters, each with one reason worth a look.

Pig Masters has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 149 rated teams sit within a point of it.

Hook 'Em Hogs BBQ
#4,328 of the rated field
1476 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1476

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Jun 5, 2026
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Herkys Hot Box BBQ
#4,282 of the rated field
1477 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1477

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

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Jul 29, 2022
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M&M BBQ
#4,305 of the rated field
1477 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1503

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Jun 26, 2020
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Rub'N & Squeal'N
#4,283 of the rated field
1477 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1477

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Sep 12, 2019
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LIGHTTOWN SMOKERS
#4,280 of the rated field
1477 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1477

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Aug 31, 2019
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By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 4 1 0 0 165.1656 150.8000 160.41 top 60%
Pork Ribs 6 2 0 1 160.0228 150.7772 154.73 top 63%
Pork 3 0 0 0 166.2856 151.3828 156.93 top 73%
Brisket 3 0 0 0 163.3944 153.6800 159.01 top 61%

“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)10top 91%
Large (40+)20top 77%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Route 66 Smoke Out 2 30 0 top 85% May 3, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 2 contests
Contests a season 1.2 across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in IL 6 of 6 contests
Contests visited 2 1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced 106 finished ahead 24 times, behind 96
Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Sep 23, 2017 → May 3, 2019

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

20191 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Route 66 Smoke Out
20151 milestone
  1. First call Barbeque on the Hill (Competitor's Series)
20144 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Up In Smoke On The Square
  2. Career-best overall score631.2572 Up In Smoke On The Square
  3. Career-best single call (Pork)166.2856 Up In Smoke On The Square
  4. Peak power rating (1495) Up In Smoke On The Square

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

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-9.5Route 66 Smoke OutMay 3, 2019
-8.5Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)May 1, 2015
-5.2Up In Smoke On The SquareAug 22, 2014

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20191000 0% top 91% 86.7% 86.7%
20171000 100% — — —
20161000 0% — — —
20152000 50% top 80% 86.9% 86.9%
20141000 0% top 74% 87.7% 87.7%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
May 3, 2019 Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL 30 / 33 (623.8856) 22 (161.7028) 30 (150.8456) 31 (151.3828) 20 (159.9544)
Sep 23, 2017 Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Blue Island, IL — — 3 (160.0228) — —
Sep 24, 2016 Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITORS SERIES) Blue Island, IL — — 12 (155.9656) — —
Sep 26, 2015 Barbeque on the Hill (Competitor's Series) Blue Island, IL — 4 (163.9884) 7 (157.1200) — —
May 1, 2015 Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Dwight, IL 32 / 40 (625.6340) 22 (165.1656) 31 (153.6684) 37 (153.1200) 33 (153.6800)
Aug 22, 2014 Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL 37 / 50 (631.2572) 44 (150.8000) 44 (150.7772) 17 (166.2856) 20 (163.3944)

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

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