The comeback
8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 8 years, then back at Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY) (Sep 19, 2026).
- last seen Sep 22, 2018
- back Sep 19, 2026
Pig Out BBQ
Pig Out BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 16 at the Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) ().
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 21 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jun 27, 2014
latest Sep 19, 2026 · 12.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.41 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.42)
Road miles
1,079
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 396 mi
Purse competed for
$2,500
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
642.15 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
329.66 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Pig Out BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
Pig Out BBQ has 2 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 134 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,550 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,527 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1493
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Pig Out BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,530 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careers#3,548 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with Pig Out BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,534 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Pig Out BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,552 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1510
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Pig Out BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 169.1200 | 159.9312 | 163.41 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 141.7028 | 152.42 | top 73% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 162.2400 | 162.24 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 163.4056 | 163.41 | top 64% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
4 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
63
finished ahead 23 times, behind 40
Longest layoff
8 yrs
Sep 22, 2018 → Sep 19, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score329.6572 Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1200 Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY)
20141 milestone
- Career-best overall score642.1484 Super City Blues & Ques
—3 milestones
- First tracked contest Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
- First call Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
- First overall top-10 Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY) Paxton, IL | 11 / 18 (329.6572) | 6 (169.1200) | 15 (160.5372) | — | — |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Blue Island, IL | — | 3 (164.0572) | 12 (141.7028) | — | — |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Super City Blues & Ques Metropolis, IL | 25 / 33 (642.1484) | 23 (160.5256) | 25 (155.9772) | 23 (162.2400) | 21 (163.4056) |
| Apr 3, 2014 | Smokin on the River (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Summerville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) unrated BlueIsland, IL | 7 / 16 (311.4056) | 5 (159.9312) | 9 (151.4744) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.