The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
DDs BBQ Company has finished one call ahead of PiginOrPigout Cooking Team 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
PiginOrPigout Cooking Team
PiginOrPigout Cooking Team is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 25th of 25 at the 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) (2021). They are ranked #5850 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1440
peak 1440 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jul 31, 2015
latest Jan 22, 2026 · 10.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
574.15 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 580.84 (-6.70)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±53.41
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 155.31 · weakest Brisket (146.15)
Road miles
3,972
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 1,207 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)
Purse competed for
$41K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
580.84 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PiginOrPigout Cooking Team, each with one reason worth a look.
91 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,849 of the rated field
- Contests
- 61
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1500
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to PiginOrPigout Cooking Team)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PiginOrPigout Cooking Team has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,863 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,851 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before PiginOrPigout Cooking Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,845 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1441
Level with PiginOrPigout Cooking Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,840 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1441
They turned up 6 years after PiginOrPigout Cooking Team did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#5,865 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9884 | 149.1200 | 154.53 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4516 | 139.3600 | 149.21 | top 89% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5944 | 147.3484 | 155.31 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2972 | 143.3944 | 146.15 | top 93% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 98% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 93% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 100% | Aug 27, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
3 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
236
finished ahead 13 times, behind 262
Longest layoff
4.4 yrs
Aug 27, 2021 → Jan 22, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
20154 milestones
- First tracked contest Badger Brews & Que
- Peak power rating (1489) Badger Brews & Que
- Career-best overall score621.6460 Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)163.4516 Med City BBQ & Musicfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Badger Brews & Que | Jul 31, 2015 |
| -11.2 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 16, 2018 |
| -10.6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 22, 2026 |
| -9.7 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) | Aug 26, 2021 |
| -9.4 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) | Aug 27, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 64.4% | 64.4% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.8% | 82.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86.3% | 85.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 61 / 63 (463.9312) | 58 (155.3828) | 60 (152.5600) | 60 (155.9884) | — |
| Aug 27, 2021 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 25 / 25 (595.8060) | 24 (150.2172) | 25 (147.3716) | 25 (152.5256) | 25 (145.6916) |
| Aug 26, 2021 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 25 / 25 (589.5428) | 25 (149.1200) | 25 (149.0856) | 25 (147.3484) | 24 (143.9888) |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 43 / 44 (599.8172) | 37 (157.0856) | 43 (139.3600) | 36 (159.9772) | 41 (143.3944) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN | 39 / 47 (621.6460) | 39 (155.4056) | 22 (163.4516) | 38 (155.4288) | 43 (147.3600) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Badger Brews & Que Manitowoc, WI | 28 / 30 (614.3200) | 21 (159.9884) | 29 (143.4400) | 15 (160.5944) | 26 (150.2972) |