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Pigs'R' Us

Pigs'R' Us is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 25 at the Hog Wild BBQ Festival (2015), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #2858 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Pigs R Us” and “Pigs-R-Us”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,858
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1510
peak 1544 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

12
in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013
latest Mar 13, 2026 · 13 years on the trail

Grand champs

0
2 reserve

Category wins

1
1 podium

Overall top-10s

4
33% of 12 contests

Best top-10 run

2
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 50%
overall standings

Best overall

700.5256 / 720
Master · Hog Wild BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

671.32 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 667.30 (+4.01)

Walk rate

42%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544
Pork Ribs · Hog Wild BBQ Festival

Consistency

±23.92
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs
avg 166.14 · weakest Chicken (156.25)

Road miles

1,142
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 301 mi

Schedule strength

22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)

Purse competed for

$6,900
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

Master avg

667.30 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

156.82 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 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.

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.0856 points from the title

Came within 1.0856 points of the Grand Championship at Hog Wild BBQ Festival (Oct 1, 2015).

High-water mark

700.5256 career-best overall

97.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 700.5256 at Hog Wild BBQ Festival — 97.3% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Oct 2, 2014

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 35%.

  • 3 contests
  • 1 overall top-10
  • 0 category wins
  • average top 35%

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.9 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.88 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 36% of the time against 42%.

  • Chicken avg 156.25
  • Pork Ribs avg 166.14
  • 4 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKE OF THE SHOALS in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

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Pork Ribs nemesis

5 of 8 shared pork ribs entries lost

HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.

Boom or bust

±18.63% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±18.63% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

  • averages 84.5% of a perfect score
  • best 97.3%

An October team

Top 13% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 13% across 3 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

  • 3 October contests
  • top 50% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Pigs'R' Us, each with one reason worth a look.

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

THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS
#2,854 of the rated field
1510 power rating
Contests
31
GCs
0
Top-10s
16%
Peak
1510
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Pigs'R' Us)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Pigs'R' Us has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 31 contests
  • last seen Aug 23, 2019
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FRIDAY NIGHT SMOKE
#2,859 of the rated field
1510 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
8%
Peak
1510

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Sep 24, 2021
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Wisco Fire BBQ
#2,861 of the rated field
1509 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
18%
Peak
1514

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Aug 22, 2025
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Outhouse smokers
#2,846 of the rated field
1510 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
25%
Peak
1523

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Pigs'R' Us's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 11 contests
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TWOLITTLEPIGSBBQ.COM
#2,865 of the rated field
1509 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
18%
Peak
1520

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Aug 12, 2016
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WHOLE HOG CAFE - SPRINGFIELD
#2,855 of the rated field
1510 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
9%
Peak
1513

Level with Pigs'R' Us on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Jun 26, 2015
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
SMOKE OF THE SHOALS 8 6 2 75% ⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS 8 2 6 25% ⚔ compare
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW 8 2 6 25% ⚔ compare
HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ 7 4 3 57% ⚔ compare
1709 BBQ 7 4 3 57% ⚔ compare
HOGG LEGG SMOKERS 7 4 3 57% ⚔ compare
BEAN BANDITS 7 2 5 29% ⚔ compare
ROLLIN' RUMPS BBQ 6 3 3 50% ⚔ compare
Organizer Portal 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
Prime Time Swine 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare
CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
WILD BOAR SMOKERS 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE 5 3 2 60% ⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ 5 2 3 40% ⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE 5 2 3 40% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 11 4 0 0 177.1428 20 156.25 top 42%
Pork Ribs 12 5 0 0 177.1544 141.6916 166.14 top 41%
Pork 12 3 0 0 174.2628 141.6228 160.36 top 63%
Brisket 10 2 1 1 175.4172 148 164.20 top 49%

“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)60top 48%
Large (40+)60top 52%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
MS90top 35%
AL20top 93%
LA10top 98%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Hog Wild BBQ Festival 3 2 0 top 26% Sep 29, 2016
Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 27 0 top 93% Mar 13, 2026
Stand By Your Grill 2 10 0 top 47% Aug 15, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 4 contests
Contests a season 2 across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in MS 9 of 12 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once
Opponents faced 358 finished ahead 329 times, behind 300
Longest layoff 8.4 yrs Sep 29, 2016 → Mar 7, 2025

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

20261 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
20161 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ Festival
20152 milestones
  1. First category win (Brisket) Hog Wild BBQ Festival
  2. Peak power rating (1544) Hog Wild BBQ Festival
20144 milestones
  1. First overall podium Hog Wild BBQ Festival
  2. First Reserve Championship Hog Wild BBQ Festival
  3. Career-best overall score700.5256 Hog Wild BBQ Festival
  4. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1544 Hog Wild BBQ Festival
20134 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4278 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
  3. First call Stand By Your Grill
  4. First overall top-10 Stand By Your Grill

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+15.2Hog Wild BBQ FestivalOct 2, 2014
+14.6Hog Wild BBQ FestivalOct 1, 2015
+12.8Stand By Your GrillAug 16, 2013
+9.9KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQOct 4, 2013
+9.7Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link CentreMar 14, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-15.2Hammond Blues and BBQMar 22, 2013
-14.4Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)Mar 7, 2025
-12.9Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)Mar 13, 2026
-7.4Stand By Your GrillAug 15, 2014
-4.1Hog Wild BBQ FestivalSep 29, 2016

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)
20261000 0% top 90% 47.8% 47.8%
20251000 0% top 97% 39.4% 39.4%
20162000 50% top 64% 92% 91.1%
20151011 100% top 8% 96.7% 96.7%
20143010 33% top 35% 97.3% 93.6%
20134020 50% top 44% 94.8% 91.7%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Mar 13, 2026 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL 27 / 30 (171.9544) 27 (20) 26 (151.9544) 29 (141.6912) —
Mar 7, 2025 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL 29 / 30 (141.6916) — 28 (141.6916) 29 (150.2856) —
Sep 29, 2016 Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS 18 / 28 (662.6856) 18 (166.2284) 8 (171.9772) 10 (169.1200) 23 (155.3600)
Mar 18, 2016 Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS 60 / 95 (649.5428) 24 (172) 53 (163.4172) 68 (161.6456) 83 (152.4800)
Oct 1, 2015 Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS 2 / 25 (696.5716) 4 (176) 8 (172.5944) 4 (172.5600) 1 (175.4172)
Oct 2, 2014 Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS 2 / 32 (700.5256) 4 (177.1428) 4 (177.1544) 10 (174.2628) 10 (171.9656)
Aug 15, 2014 Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS 50 / 65 (647.2572) 22 (171.4172) 21 (170.2628) 65 (141.6228) 37 (163.9544)
Mar 14, 2014 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS 20 / 95 (674.7428) 38 (165.6800) 14 (171.9772) 41 (167.3828) 25 (169.7028)
Oct 4, 2013 KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ Corinth, MS 7 / 30 (682.2744) 5 (176.0116) 6 (173.1428) 15 (168.0228) 13 (165.0972)
Aug 16, 2013 Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS 10 / 62 (682.2740) 7 (175.4400) 5 (173.1656) 44 (162.2512) 18 (171.4172)
Mar 22, 2013 Hammond Blues and BBQ Hammond, LA 49 / 50 (617.7142) 48 (154.2858) 32 (161.7142) 46 (153.7142) 48 (148)
Mar 15, 2013 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS 38 / 100 (659.4278) 54 (164.5712) 43 (164.5714) 57 (161.7140) 30 (168.5712)

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

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