They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Cozy Pig BBQ
Cozy Pig BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 5th of 23 at the Smoke in the North (2024). They are ranked #3815 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “*Cozy Pig Bbq”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1487
peak 1509 · rated over 7 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Aug 1, 2015
latest Oct 10, 2025 · 10.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
38% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.18 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 642.21 (+2.97)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.95
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.99 · weakest Brisket (152.83)
Road miles
14,886
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 4,683 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Master avg
642.21 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #782 (173 pts) | #886 (153 pts) | #688 (273 pts) | #1007 (113 pts) | #976 (118 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1062 (111 pts) | #803 (196 pts) | #1336 (86 pts) | #1103 (111 pts) | #1103 (111 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1427 (188 pts) | #888 (418 pts) | #1284 (248 pts) | #1687 (163 pts) | #1548 (178 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Cozy Pig BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,831 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
They've been 1521 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#3,808 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,799 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
They turned up 8 years after Cozy Pig BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#3,809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1487
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Cozy Pig BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,804 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1487
Level with Cozy Pig BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,801 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before Cozy Pig BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Brothers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 170.8456 | 160 | 167.99 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 155.3484 | 164.77 | top 55% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 142.8228 | 160.84 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8340 | 141.0856 | 152.83 | top 79% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 83% |
By state / province (where the contests were held)
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 83% |
| SE | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| DK | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
2 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
Opponents faced
267
finished ahead 89 times, behind 230
Longest layoff
6.3 yrs
Apr 22, 2017 → Aug 26, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
20243 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Smoke in the North
- Career-best overall score676 Smoke in the North
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7144 Smoke in the North
20155 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke in the North
- First call Smoke in the North
- First overall top-10 Smoke in the North
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3600 Smoke in the North
- Peak power rating (1509) Smoke in the North
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.6 | Smoke in the North | Aug 23, 2024 |
| +8.9 | Smoke in the North | Aug 1, 2015 |
| +0.7 | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp | Aug 26, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.7 | Bardo-Q BBQ Competition | Apr 22, 2017 |
| -9.6 | BBQ by the Sea | Jun 4, 2016 |
| -6.9 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 21, 2016 |
| -4.2 | Smoke in the North | Aug 6, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 93.9% | 93.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 22% | 93.9% | 93.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 81% | 88.3% | 86.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2025 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 67 / 90 (675.9196) | 67 (168.5484) | 20 (176) | 82 (164.5372) | 64 (166.8340) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp | 5 / 23 (676) | 7 (170.8456) | 1 (177.7144) | 12 (163.4400) | 11 (164) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp Rolfstorp | 12 / 21 (656.5596) | 4 (170.2628) | 17 (160.0456) | 12 (162.8456) | 12 (163.4056) |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Bardo-Q BBQ Competition Bardonecchia | 28 / 28 (635.9544) | 16 (168.5828) | 24 (164.5828) | 27 (158.2744) | 28 (144.5144) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 88 / 96 (635.8284) | 84 (160) | 90 (155.3484) | 35 (169.6800) | 92 (150.8000) |
| Aug 6, 2016 | Smoke in the North Gothenburg, Sweden | 21 / 31 (621.5768) | 4 (170.2628) | 13 (161.1084) | 27 (149.1200) | 28 (141.0856) |
| Jun 4, 2016 | BBQ by the Sea Kerteminde, Denmark | 10 / 12 (618.2056) | 3 (169.1428) | 8 (158.2628) | 11 (142.8228) | 9 (147.9772) |
| Aug 1, 2015 | Smoke in the North Gunnilse/Gothenburg | 7 / 26 (651.3600) | 8 (166.2400) | 12 (165.1200) | 2 (176) | 25 (144) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.