TEXAS WARPIG BBQ KS
Rating
1523
peak 1537
Contests
34
in the data
First seen
2019-02-01
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#223
Master 2021
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 34 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.28 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 648.59 (-2.30)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±91.84
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.40 · weakest Chicken (164.89)
Road miles
12768
mi across 34 mapped stops · furthest 692 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
PERFECTLY BLENDED has finished one call ahead of TEXAS WARPIG BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Rio Valley Meat BBQ has come out ahead in 21 of their 22 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Brewski and Barbeque in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Humble BBQ Cook Off is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 126-team field at Humble Rodeo and BBQ.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 126 at their very first tracked contest, Humble Rodeo and BBQ (2019-02-01).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 147.9084 | 164.89 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 153.0972 | 168.18 | top 44% |
| Pork | 31 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 177.7144 | 155.9540 | 168.40 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 151.9312 | 168.12 | top 43% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 13 | 1 | top 41% |
| KS | 10 | 0 | top 53% |
| AL | 5 | 0 | top 63% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
| LA | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 21 | 1 | top 48% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (13 of 34 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (31 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Humble Rodeo and BBQ (2019-02-01)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 648.59
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 676.4568 | 593.61 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 690.2056 | 681.40 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 684.4804 | 672.46 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 685.1084 | 673.46 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 678.1940 | 599.75 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 670.7996 | 657.15 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 689.6228 | 673.69 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 211 / 401 (676.4568) | 261 (167.3828) | 64 (175.4056) | 353 (159.3828) | 65 (174.2856) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition Gadsden, AL | 31 / 31 (510.7656) | 26 (166.2400) | — | 13 (174.8572) | 21 (169.6684) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 143 / 444 (684.4568) | 167 (171.9656) | 273 (167.3828) | 57 (175.4172) | 159 (169.6912) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 25 / 31 (669.5312) | 24 (166.2400) | 29 (161.6456) | 21 (167.3828) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2024-04-05 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff Cedar Park, TX | 5 / 40 (690.2056) | 18 (166.2400) | 10 (173.7028) | 8 (173.1200) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 171 / 487 (680.4800) | 310 (165.6800) | 115 (173.1200) | 340 (163.3828) | 13 (178.2972) |
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 64 / 99 (652.4220) | 70 (160.5256) | 54 (166.2740) | 88 (155.9540) | 25 (169.6684) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 8 / 39 (684.4804) | 14 (169.6916) | 17 (168.5372) | 1 (177.7144) | 18 (168.5372) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 88 / 249 (685.1084) | 172 (168.5828) | 80 (172.5600) | 63 (174.2628) | 113 (169.7028) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 264 / 505 (666.1596) | 378 (162.2400) | 414 (159.3712) | 250 (167.4056) | 20 (177.1428) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 17 / 34 (672.9712) | 22 (165.0856) | 16 (168.5372) | 11 (173.1084) | 21 (166.2400) |
| 2022-04-01 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 23 / 56 (669.5880) | 31 (160.5484) | 28 (166.2284) | 13 (172.5484) | 12 (170.2628) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 174 / 185 (654.2060) | 185 (147.9084) | 65 (172.5832) | 122 (167.9772) | 133 (165.7372) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 161 / 467 (165.7140) | 192 (167.9656) | 79 (173.1084) | 280 (162.8800) | 213 (165.6684) |
| 2021-05-15 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) Plainview, TX | 11 / 22 (673.0284) | 21 (158.7996) | 11 (169.6916) | 5 (171.4172) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2021-05-14 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) Plainview, TX | 10 / 33 (678.1940) | 13 (170.2512) | 14 (166.2400) | 3 (176.5600) | 14 (165.1428) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 24 / 38 (663.3372) | 24 (168.0116) | 35 (155.3600) | 12 (167.9656) | 8 (172.0000) |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 49 / 50 (645.5652) | 45 (165.7028) | 46 (161.1084) | 42 (166.8228) | 49 (151.9312) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 52 / 56 (645.5200) | 52 (159.9660) | 41 (165.6800) | 38 (166.8228) | 53 (153.0512) |
| 2021-01-29 | Humble BBQ Cook Off Humble, TX | 6 / 113 (672.4684) | 14 (169.6800) | 23 (166.8228) | 7 (170.8572) | 15 (165.1084) |
| 2020-11-21 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2) Waco, TX | 21 / 25 (670.7996) | 18 (171.4400) | 4 (174.2856) | 23 (163.4056) | 23 (161.6684) |
| 2020-11-20 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1) Waco, TX | 22 / 26 (645.5084) | 22 (160.5028) | 15 (169.1428) | 23 (157.6456) | 21 (158.2172) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 83 / 94 (665.0400) | 89 (162.8572) | 73 (166.8228) | 70 (167.9888) | 72 (167.3712) |
| 2020-01-31 | Humble BBQ Cook off Humble, TX | 30 / 117 (647.2452) | 58 (156.5140) | 73 (153.0972) | 15 (170.2628) | 16 (167.3712) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 106 / 135 (670.2172) | 118 (164.5372) | 40 (172.0344) | 120 (163.3828) | 76 (170.2628) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 107 / 468 (677.0512) | 10 (177.7028) | 194 (166.8344) | 208 (166.8228) | 204 (165.6912) |
| 2019-08-30 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 27 / 58 (674.7772) | 33 (167.4172) | 16 (170.2744) | 28 (169.7028) | 26 (167.3828) |
| 2019-04-05 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 23 / 61 (657.0168) | 51 (150.7884) | 4 (173.7028) | 30 (163.9656) | 14 (168.5600) |
| 2019-03-22 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | 27 / 48 (670.1256) | 40 (162.8000) | 12 (170.2628) | 5 (173.1200) | 38 (163.9428) |
| 2019-02-15 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 15 / 33 (677.0512) | 13 (171.9656) | 4 (175.4400) | 22 (160.5256) | 16 (169.1200) |
| 2019-02-01 | Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX | 1 / 126 (689.6228) | 23 (166.2400) | 17 (170.2744) | 4 (177.7028) | 6 (175.4056) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #937 (116 pts) | #1002 (116 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #789 (176 pts) | #879 (136 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #573 (301 pts) | #746 (216 pts) | #724 (251 pts) | #620 (291 pts) | #445 (491 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #938 (120 pts) | #1011 (120 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) | #815 (180 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #634 (289 pts) | #718 (254 pts) | #715 (284 pts) | #555 (369 pts) | #584 (349 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #223 (866 pts) | #273 (756 pts) | #225 (901 pts) | #172 (1056 pts) | #209 (946 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #773 (110 pts) | #773 (105 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #625 (523 pts) | #1014 (275 pts) | #568 (610 pts) | #681 (495 pts) | #738 (453 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1500 (125 pts) | #1925 (75 pts) | #1397 (175 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #1988 (110 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1589 (150 pts) | #1666 (150 pts) | #1653 (150 pts) | #1668 (150 pts) | #1664 (150 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #1960 (90 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |