High-water mark
673.7488
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.7488 at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 27, 2013
Flying Pig BBQ
Flying Pig BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 6th of 114 at the Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (2013). They are ranked #4689 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1515 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2013
latest Sep 23, 2016 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
606.07 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 617.35 (-11.28)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±44.75
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.83 · weakest Pork (150.09)
Road miles
1,695
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 608 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
617.35 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Flying Pig BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
146 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,691 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,719 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Level with Flying Pig BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,684 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,713 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,716 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 6 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 | 173.1772 | 137.6456 | 158.83 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 138.8344 | 153.98 | top 72% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4744 | 125.7028 | 150.09 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 125.0972 | 154.45 | top 60% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 64% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 4 | 6 | 0 | top 56% | Sep 23, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
253
finished ahead 201 times, behind 307
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
20151 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1772 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- First overall top-10 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.7488 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Career-best overall score673.7488 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Peak power rating (1515) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.7 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 27, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.2 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | Apr 4, 2014 |
| -12.1 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 23, 2016 |
| -11.6 | Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival | Jun 19, 2015 |
| -3.9 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 26, 2014 |
| -2.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 25, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.3% | 87.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 88.1% | 80.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 5% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2016 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 101 / 111 (609.6340) | 56 (162.2856) | 100 (147.9772) | 106 (146.2400) | 80 (153.1312) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 70 / 112 (635.9656) | 11 (173.1772) | 72 (160.5600) | 102 (147.4056) | 71 (154.8228) |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival Barbourville, KY | 25 / 25 (623.2912) | 25 (150.2056) | 25 (153.1200) | 22 (159.9656) | 19 (160) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 71 / 112 (634.1716) | 65 (161.6800) | 75 (155.3832) | 89 (153.7256) | 41 (163.3828) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 40 / 40 (527.2800) | 37 (137.6456) | 37 (138.8344) | 40 (125.7028) | 40 (125.0972) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 6 / 114 (673.7488) | 20 (168.0116) | 23 (168) | 28 (167.4744) | 11 (170.2628) |