Giant slayer
39
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 39-team field at Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier).
- 2013-06-07
Big Pig Inc
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1539
peak 1550 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2013-06-07
latest 2019-02-22
Best ToY finish
#999
Master 2013
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.43 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 669.60 (-2.16)
Walk rate
58%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.59
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.65 · weakest Brisket (163.61)
Road miles
1,765
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 222 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
669.60 / 720
11 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines (10 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
High-water mark
687.9428
career-best overall
95.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 687.9428 at Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) — 95.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-05-19
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
The Specialists ahead in 100% of their meetings
The Specialists has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.03 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 27%.
- Brisket avg 163.61
- Chicken avg 169.65
- 1 calls in 11 entries
The drought
11
contests since the last title
Their last Grand Championship came at Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) on 2013-06-07 — 11 contests and 13.2 years ago.
- last GC 2013-06-07
- 13.2 years ago
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of FAT BEAR BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
6.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.7 years, then back at Battle for the Bones BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) (2025-10-18).
- last seen 2019-02-22
- back 2025-10-18
Chicken nemesis
5 of 6
shared chicken entries lost
Organizer Portal ahead 83% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.
Announced themselves early
1st
at their very first contest
Finished 1 of 39 at their very first tracked contest, Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) (2013-06-07).
- 2013-06-07
- 39-team field
The metronome
±1.89%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.89% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 93.0% of a perfect score
- 12 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
72 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1967 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1553
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Big Pig Inc)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Big Pig Inc has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1972 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 64%
- Peak
- 1539
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1975 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1539
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1980 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 55%
- Peak
- 1543
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after Big Pig Inc did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#1970 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1542
No shared contest yet.
Level with Big Pig Inc on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1976 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1539
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizer Portal | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| South Pork | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD PLANTATION BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| The Specialists | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 176.0228 | 162.2516 | 169.65 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 174.2856 | 161.1544 | 168.51 | top 37% |
| Pork | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 176.5828 | 159.9656 | 167.36 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 151.9312 | 163.61 | top 55% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 5 | 0 | top 45% |
| GA | 4 | 1 | top 33% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 1 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 41% |
The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.7 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2019-02-22
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
6 of 12 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
11
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
12 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 169.65 · weakest Brisket (163.61)
Walk rate
58%
a top-10 call in 7 of 12 contests
Overall top-10 rate
42%
5 of 12 contests
Wins it all
8%
1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve
First title
2013-06-07
Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
669.60
out of 720 · 11 contests · 1 GC
Opponents faced
353
262–193 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,765
12 mapped stops · furthest 222 mi
Schedule strength
1561
average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$12,100
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
6.7 yrs
2019-02-22 → 2025-10-18
Power rating
1539
peak 1550 · #1964 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall top-10 Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall podium Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
- First Grand Championship Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.7140 Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
- Biggest field won (39 teams) Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
- 2014
- First category win (Chicken) Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)
- 2017
- 10th tracked contest Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD)
- Career-best overall score687.9428 Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD)
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5828 Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD)
- Peak power rating (1550) Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD)
- 2025
- Most recent contest Battle for the Bones BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.9 | Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-06-07 |
| +14.4 | Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) | 2014-03-14 |
| +12.4 | Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) | 2017-05-19 |
| +8.2 | Bacon Brew & Que | 2016-10-07 |
| +5.3 | Porktober Que | 2014-09-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off | 2019-02-22 |
| -7.4 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | 2015-07-31 |
| -5.3 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff | 2016-05-27 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 24% | 95.5% | 95.5% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 49% | 95.2% | 94% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 93.7% | 92.4% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 67% | top 33% | 94% | 92.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 94.7% | 93.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-18 | Battle for the Bones BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Birmingham, AL | — | — | 6 (163.4400) | — | — |
| 2019-02-22 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 23 / 27 (639.2456) | 23 (162.2516) | 16 (165.0972) | 23 (159.9656) | 24 (151.9312) |
| 2017-05-19 | Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) Birmingham, AL | 6 / 25 (687.9428) | 14 (171.4172) | 8 (171.9772) | 1 (176.5828) | 13 (167.9656) |
| 2016-10-07 | Bacon Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL | 8 / 26 (685.6456) | 9 (171.4056) | 9 (169.7028) | 4 (174.2744) | 7 (170.2628) |
| 2016-05-27 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Lewisburg, TN | 21 / 31 (667.8744) | 15 (171.4172) | 16 (169.6800) | 23 (165.6800) | 24 (161.0972) |
| 2015-07-31 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 43 / 55 (656.4572) | 40 (166.8572) | 39 (165.0972) | 45 (161.1200) | 32 (163.3828) |
| 2015-06-05 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA | 16 / 42 (674.8000) | 17 (171.9656) | 11 (169.7144) | 21 (166.8456) | 19 (166.2744) |
| 2014-09-26 | Porktober Que Dothan, AL | 10 / 29 (659.9084) | 15 (165.1200) | 3 (168.5600) | 17 (164.5484) | 16 (161.6800) |
| 2014-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL | 18 / 34 (669.0856) | 25 (165.1084) | 11 (170.2744) | 15 (168.5600) | 20 (165.1428) |
| 2014-03-14 | Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) Bainbridge, GA | 5 / 43 (677.1428) | 1 (176.0000) | 32 (161.1544) | 2 (173.7028) | 16 (166.2856) |
| 2013-10-25 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 35 / 97 (665.7600) | 2 (176.0228) | 14 (173.1428) | 67 (160.0000) | 72 (156.5944) |
| 2013-06-07 | Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA | 1 / 39 (681.7140) | 15 (168.5714) | 3 (174.2856) | 10 (169.7142) | 13 (169.1428) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1516 (165 pts) | #2014 (105 pts) | #1683 (145 pts) | #1191 (275 pts) | #1982 (110 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2169 (76 pts) | #2092 (106 pts) | #2131 (101 pts) | #2292 (66 pts) | #2342 (61 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1476 (165 pts) | #1589 (160 pts) | #1424 (190 pts) | #1675 (140 pts) | #1601 (150 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1064 (287 pts) | #994 (352 pts) | #1453 (197 pts) | #939 (377 pts) | #1445 (197 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #999 (289 pts) | #1840 (114 pts) | #1225 (239 pts) | #1696 (139 pts) | #1755 (124 pts) |