I Like Pig Butts and I Cannot Lie is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 13th of 54 at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2019). Also listed in KCBS results as “I LIKE PIG BUTTS AND I CANNOT LIE!”.
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
The teams rated closest to I Like Pig Butts and I Cannot Lie, each with one reason worth a look.
I Like Pig Butts and I Cannot Lie 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 158 rated teams sit within a point of it.
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team I Like Pig Butts and I Cannot Lie has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBoth teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.
⚔ Compare careersLevel with I Like Pig Butts and I Cannot Lie on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersCareers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersCareers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 154.2400 | 159.41 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 155.9200 | 162.05 | top 54% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4056 | 153.6456 | 156.53 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 158.8000 | 159.37 | top 73% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 92% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 92% | Aug 24, 2018 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.5 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | May 3, 2019 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival | Aug 24, 2018 |
| -10.2 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) | Aug 25, 2017 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 24% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2019 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 13 / 54 (321.7144) | 13 (161.1772) | 22 (160.5372) | — | — |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 32 / 34 (628.3656) | 32 (154.2400) | 29 (155.9200) | 25 (159.4056) | 22 (158.8000) |
| May 4, 2018 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) Kennesaw, GA | 33 / 37 (646.0800) | 31 (162.8000) | 13 (169.6916) | 36 (153.6456) | 30 (159.9428) |
| May 5, 2017 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 6, 2016 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 1, 2015 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |