A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Pete's Piggy Barn
Pete's Piggy Barn is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 29 at the Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) (2018). They are ranked #5383 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 20, 2013
latest May 25, 2018 · 5.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.93
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.92 · weakest Brisket (140.19)
Road miles
445
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 189 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Master avg
609.96 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Pete's Piggy Barn, each with one reason worth a look.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,385 of the rated field
- Contests
- 79
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1526
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Pete's Piggy Barn)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Pete's Piggy Barn has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,390 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
They turned up 8 years after Pete's Piggy Barn did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#5,400 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Level with Pete's Piggy Barn on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,380 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,376 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9888 | 145.1772 | 155.42 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 138.8570 | 157.92 | top 66% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 145.1428 | 156.43 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9888 | 121.6572 | 140.19 | top 90% |
“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 87% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 90% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
190
finished ahead 31 times, behind 225
Longest layoff
2.8 yrs
Mar 20, 2015 → Jan 19, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20184 milestones
- First call Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score637.0860 Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.6800 Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Most recent contest Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest High Desert BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1486) High Desert BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | High Desert BBQ Showdown | Apr 20, 2013 |
| -10 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 19, 2018 |
| -8.7 | High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown | Jun 26, 2014 |
| -7.9 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | Mar 20, 2015 |
| -6 | Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | May 25, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 88% | 88.5% | 87.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 81.5% | 81.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 79.5% | 79.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2018 | Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Big Bear Lake, CA | 23 / 29 (637.0860) | 27 (145.1772) | 12 (166.2400) | 7 (169.6800) | 21 (155.9888) |
| Jan 19, 2018 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 68 / 70 (618.6516) | 62 (159.3944) | 57 (160.5600) | 66 (155.9200) | 67 (142.7772) |
| Mar 20, 2015 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 83 / 100 (634.7316) | 72 (163.9888) | 61 (163.9656) | 94 (152.5372) | 90 (154.2400) |
| Jun 26, 2014 | High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA | 26 / 30 (586.7656) | 20 (159.9884) | 17 (159.9772) | 27 (145.1428) | 29 (121.6572) |
| Apr 20, 2013 | High Desert BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA | 30 / 32 (572.5714) | 28 (148.5714) | 29 (138.8570) | 18 (158.8570) | 31 (126.2860) |