A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Electro-Que-ted ahead in 100% of their meetings
Electro-Que-ted has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
J. Piggy's BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1471
peak 1471 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2025-06-13
latest 2026-03-06
Best ToY finish
#259
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
324.32
last 3 Backyard vs avg 324.32 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.78
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.26 · weakest Brisket (156.81)
Road miles
1,055
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 312 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)
Purse competed for
$43K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
617.82 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
324.32 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is 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 (1 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4566 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1507 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4568 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before J. Piggy's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4545 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 12 years before J. Piggy's BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#4546 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Level with J. Piggy's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4549 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 150.2400 | 159.51 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 143.3488 | 156.86 | top 78% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 155.4056 | 160.26 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 153.0744 | 156.81 | top 88% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 2 | 0 | top 92% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 82% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.7 yrs
2025-06-13 → 2026-03-06
Busiest season
2025
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SC
2 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.26 · weakest Brisket (156.81)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
617.82
out of 720 · 2 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
324.32
out of 360 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
174
45–175 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,055
5 mapped stops · furthest 312 mi
Schedule strength
1591
average field rating faced — tougher than 72% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$43,410
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Power rating
1471
peak 1471 · #4558 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2025
- First tracked contest Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1489) Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score331.9316 Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.6916 Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score631.8628 Uniquely Union Festival
- 2026
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.9 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2026-03-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-06-13 |
| -9.2 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2025-07-10 |
| -7.5 | Uniquely Union Festival | 2025-09-05 |
| -1.6 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-08-01 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 92.2% | 87.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 24 / 44 (327.3944) | 26 (160.5600) | 18 (166.8344) | 25 (158.2400) | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Uniquely Union Festival 🏅 Union, SC | 23 / 25 (631.8628) | 24 (150.2400) | 20 (163.3944) | 23 (157.6912) | 22 (160.5372) |
| 2025-08-01 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 16 / 23 (331.9316) | 12 (169.1200) | 18 (162.8116) | 11 (169.6916) | — |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 61 / 66 (603.7716) | 60 (151.9428) | 63 (143.3488) | 63 (155.4056) | 58 (153.0744) |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 33 / 35 (313.6344) | 29 (165.7028) | 34 (147.9316) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #297 (63 pts) | #341 (58 pts) | #286 (93 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #259 (153 pts) | #240 (173 pts) | #289 (143 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #875 (120 pts) | #1008 (115 pts) | #964 (135 pts) | #935 (120 pts) | #904 (125 pts) |