High-water mark
662.6852
career-best overall
92.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.6852 at Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) — 92.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 18, 2014
Highland Pig Pickers
Highland Pig Pickers is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 19th of 27 at the Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) (2014). They are ranked #4902 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2013
latest Mar 25, 2016 · 3 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 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±62.32
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.31 · weakest Brisket (127.40)
Road miles
985
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 491 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Master avg
614.39 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Highland Pig Pickers, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,889 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Highland Pig Pickers)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Highland Pig Pickers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,918 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,913 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Level with Highland Pig Pickers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,884 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,925 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
They turned up 5 years after Highland Pig Pickers did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#4,908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
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 | 170.8228 | 154.8228 | 163.52 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 153.7142 | 159.17 | top 78% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 154.2056 | 164.31 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5256 | 20 | 127.40 | top 89% |
“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 70% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 86% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
LA
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
137
finished ahead 39 times, behind 208
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Hamond BBQ
20144 milestones
- First call Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.6852 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA)
- Career-best overall score662.6852 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA)
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.9884 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA)
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Hammond Blues and BBQ
- Peak power rating (1492) Hammond Blues and BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Hammond BBQ | Mar 21, 2014 |
| -8.4 | Hammond Blues and BBQ | Mar 22, 2013 |
| -6.1 | Hamond BBQ | Mar 25, 2016 |
| -5.4 | Smokin Blues & BBQ | Mar 27, 2015 |
| -3.3 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) | Apr 18, 2014 |
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 86% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 84% | 92% | 80.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2016 | Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA | 50 / 58 (642.7428) | 43 (164.5372) | 32 (165.6800) | 49 (159.9772) | 55 (152.5484) |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA | 45 / 56 (632.9832) | 42 (162.8344) | 45 (154.8460) | 22 (169.6800) | 53 (145.6228) |
| Apr 18, 2014 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) Cornelia, GA | 19 / 27 (662.6852) | 11 (170.8228) | 27 (159.3484) | 6 (171.9884) | 22 (160.5256) |
| Mar 21, 2014 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | 60 / 61 (491.2684) | 55 (154.8228) | 40 (162.2400) | 57 (154.2056) | 61 (20) |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Hammond Blues and BBQ Hammond, LA | 39 / 50 (642.2852) | 35 (164.5714) | 44 (153.7142) | 22 (165.7142) | 38 (158.2854) |