The Rusty Pig FL
Rating
1546
peak 1547
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2019-01-25
latest 2026-01-22
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
465.76 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 519.51 (-53.75)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±161.54
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.85 · weakest Brisket (162.33)
Road miles
2
mi across 7 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
VETERAN PORK PULLERS has finished one call ahead of The Rusty Pig 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Burnin' Buttz has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Barely Sober BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Double Barrel Smokers in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 58 at their very first tracked contest, Lakeland Pig Festival (2019-01-25).
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.2512 | 159.3600 | 166.01 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 150.2172 | 164.39 | top 40% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 174.2744 | 159.9544 | 169.85 | top 22% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176.0116 | 143.3144 | 162.33 | top 37% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in FL (7 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (7 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 519.51
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 326.7544 | 326.75 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 331.9544 | 331.95 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 342.2284 | 342.23 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 675.9544 | 675.95 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 651.8856 | 651.89 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 634.0572 | 634.06 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 673.7372 | 673.74 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 29 / 63 (326.7544) | 41 (159.3600) | 23 (167.3944) | 16 (168.5256) | 15 (166.2400) |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 23 / 40 (331.9544) | 20 (166.8228) | 30 (165.1316) | 12 (172.0000) | 36 (155.3484) |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 6 / 61 (342.2284) | 9 (170.2512) | 7 (171.9772) | 8 (174.2744) | 15 (165.1200) |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 8 / 51 (675.9544) | 33 (161.6572) | 8 (174.2972) | 14 (169.6800) | 6 (170.3200) |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 14 / 60 (651.8856) | 9 (167.4400) | 31 (150.2172) | 1 (174.2628) | 18 (159.9656) |
| 2020-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 27 / 53 (634.0572) | 6 (169.6684) | 24 (161.1200) | 26 (159.9544) | 40 (143.3144) |
| 2019-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 4 / 58 (673.7372) | 14 (166.8572) | 26 (160.5828) | 6 (170.2856) | 1 (176.0116) |